Mircea Șimon
{{short description|Romanian boxer}}
Passed away on 10/11/2014{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox boxer
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|image = Mircea Șimon.jpg
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| height = 191 cm
|weight = Heavyweight
|nationality =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1954|1|22}}
|birth_place = Bucharest, Socialist Republic of Romania[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120837/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/mircea-simion-1.html Mircea Șimon]. sports-reference.com
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|style = Orthodox
|total = 14
|wins = 12
|KO = 10
|losses = 0
|draws = 2
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{{MedalCountry|{{ROM}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Romania National Amateur Boxing Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 1974 Bucharest | Light heavyweight}}
{{MedalGold| 1975 Bucharest | Heavyweight}}
{{MedalGold| 1976 Bucharest | Heavyweight}}
{{MedalGold| 1977 Bucharest | Heavyweight}}
{{MedalOlympics}}
{{MedalSilver| 1976 Montreal | Heavyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Amateur Championships}}
{{MedalBronze| 1975 Katowice |Heavyweight}}
{{MedalBronze| 1977 Halle |Heavyweight}}
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Mircea Șimon (born 22 January 1954) is a retired Romanian heavyweight boxer.
Amateur career
He took up boxing in 1971 at Dinamo Bucharest, coached by Constantin Nour, and won a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics,{{cite web|url=http://jo2012.antena3.ro/povesti/mircea-simon-romanul-care-a-rezistat-doua-reprize-in-fata-lui-stevenson-631.html|title=Mircea Şimon – Românul care a rezistat două reprize în faţa lui Stevenson|language=Romanian|accessdate=4 April 2014}} losing to Teófilo Stevenson in the final. Șimon also won four national senior titles and two bronze medals at the European Amateur Boxing Championships.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}
Professional career
In 1978 he fled to the United States, where in 1978–1979 he fought 14 bouts as a professional with a record of 12 wins and two draws.{{boxrec|id=22784}} He later returned to Romania and coached Marian and Dorel Simion.
He then took a break from boxing for ten years, and in 2007 worked with Romanian Boxing Federation to prepare the national team for the 2008 Olympics.[http://www.cosr.ro/sportiv/mircea-simon Mircea Șimon]. Romanian Olympic Committee
Professional record
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|align="center" colspan=8|12 Wins (10 knockouts, 2 decisions), 2 Draws {{Cite web|url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=22784&cat=boxer|title=BoxRec: Login}}
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|-align=center
|style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw
|12–2–0
| align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Leroy Caldwell
| PTS || 10 {{small|(10)}}
|1979-09-27
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–1–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Charlie Johnson
| KO || 4 {{small|(10)}}
|1979-08-30 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–1–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Samoa}} Koroseta Kid
| KO || 2 {{small|(10)}}
|1979-07-26 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
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|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–1–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Pulu
| KO || 3 {{small|(10)}}
|1979-06-14 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
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|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–1–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Beau Williford
| KO || 2 {{small|(10)}}
|1979-04-26 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw
|8–1–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie López
| PTS || 10 {{small|(10)}}
|1979-03-01 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} James Dixon
| KO || 2 {{small|(10)}}
|1979-02-01 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Oliver Philipps
| TKO || 2 {{small|(10)}}
|1978-10-26 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
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|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} David Wynne
| KO || 1
|1978-09-15 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Junior
| KO || 2
|1978-07-27 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
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|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Johnson
| KO || 6 {{small|(8)}}
|1978-06-15 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
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|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Swoopes
| PTS || 8 {{small|(8)}}
|1978-05-18 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
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|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Rocky Jones
| KO || 1
|1978-05-04 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, United States
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|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Rocky Jones
| UD || 6 {{small|(6)}}
| 1978-03-18 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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|-align=center
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Romania1974.html 1974 Romanian National Championships]
- [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Romania1975.html 1975 Romanian National Championships]
- [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Romania1976.html 1976 Romanian National Championships]
- [http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Romania1977.html 1977 Romanian National Championships]
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Category:Olympic boxers for Romania
Category:Boxers at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for Romania
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Olympic medalists in boxing
Category:Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics