For 58—th time Stranja boxing cup
The first gloves in the earth boxing arrive in Plovdiv
Now, surely for years as well in the future, the Bulgarian boxing has won the right to put its brand on the most senior international tournament of boxing of the earth ahead.
The beginning was on 26th March 1950 of the Sofia stadium „Yunak“ of the attendance of 10 thousand audiences. On the boxing ring are two teams of 8 categories from Sofia and Plovdiv. Capital residents costly with a 5: 3-win, but for a boxer and a first winner of the cup as well is introduced best Hristo Popov of consequence-engineer and the technical sciences Ph.D
The first five tournaments happen at one regulation in one day of team meeting between Sofia and the countryside. At the sixth in 1955, the competition is in three days, the more classic scheme of individual competition.Then, as to the tournaments through 1957 as well - 1958 for years as well are reported two winners of the cup-one from the capital and a one from the district as well.
In 1964 with its 15--th edition the tournament becomes international. Together with the Bulgarians on the boxing ring climb up four representatives of Hungary and Romania as well. By each past year the authority develops in the tournament. The numbers of Bulgarian and International players grow. Extreme boxers in the gloves from the most nominal schools of the world appear at the boxing ring of Stranja. At a property the tournament marks its point at the last of 70s and the beginning of 80s and therefore in our country were the famous champions from Cuba the former-Soviet Union, Germany and Yugoslavia, Romania, Hungary, Poland, North Korea.
In the longstanding story at the tournament, Plovdiv will be a host in the race at an eighth time. Stranja came here for the first time in 1999 year that became cause the race to increase further its authority figure. Stranja was the best promotion and a „guarantor“ for Plovdiv to be a host of the European boxing championship in 2006. Stranja has been being accepted from Sofia (41), Plovdiv (8), Yambol (6 times), Gabrovo,Veliko Turnovo, Pleven and Burgas ( 1) :. Veliko Turnovo and Burgas are hosts in 1956, when the tournament, prosecuted in two phases, applies as well to the country personal domination.
In Sofia the boxing ring is well - knit in"Universiada" (17 times),"Festivalna" (9) hall,"Slivnica" (6),"Hristo Botev" (1) in the"Drujba" stadiums as well (3),"Vasil Levski" (2),"Yunak" (2) once on the „Racetrack“ as well. Until 1972 year a host is invariably Sofia. This tradition is violated in 1973 year, when Yambol welcomes the boxers.
The record is held upon engagement of contestants from 1982 year. It is then the 33--th release of the tournament, whose host is Yambol, 149 boxers arrive from 13 countries and4 continents. 124 boxers of 17 countries are seated in hall"Universiada" in 1996. The most massive presence of states of Stranja is being charged at the pre-olympic tournament in 2004 year in Plovdiv. 129 players representatives of 37 countries arrive therefore, a record, that can be raised only at another similar tournaments . The fact that therefore the boxers competed merely only in 6 of the categories, as the regulation of the pre-olympic tournament read.
Winners from"Stranja" with four cups are - Tsatcho Andreikovski from Cska boxing club (1974, 1976, 1978, 1979) and Daniel Petrov from Slavia boxing club (1994, 1997, 1998 and 1999).
Serafim Todorov (1989, 1993 and 1996) has won three trophies, Peter Stankov,Mihail Mitsev,, Stoyan Ilichev and Plamen Yankov are so far blue ribbons with two as well. The last winner is (in 2006) Boris Georgiev (Slavia boxing club) became later an European champion in Plovdiv.
Lets remind the latest homemaking in 2005 year (9 - 13 February, 2005) in the palace-2 of the Internationa Plovdiv fair we saw 89 boxers from 15 countries : Bulgaria 16, Estonia 3, Spain 6, Kazakhstan 8, Macedonia 2, Russia 11, Romania 3, Syria 5, Serbia and Montenegro 4 Tunisia 7, Turkey 8, Uzbekistan 6 and Ukraine 6.
In 58th release of Stranja boxig tournament that is from 15. 02 to 18. 02. 2007 in the palace-2 in the Internationa Plovdiv Fair will participate 117- competitors from 23 countries!.The first forces of the earth boxing groups of Russia and Cuba arrive in Plovdiv. Ukraine, Uzbekistan , Azerbajdzhan, Kazakhstan and China with the deemphasized a constitution arrive in Plovdiv,but with the best boxers from its ranges.
In solution to the management of the home federation, Bulgaria will is confronted by 18 contestants.Chance of the new hopes tries the taste of the great tournament battle of 2007 Stranja is given so. „The boxer, who will become premier from the Bulgarians in its category of"Stranja", will accept as well a medal of the world championship!“ - the senior coach Angel Angelov, of the Bulgaria team is categoric.
This year the president of the Bulgarian boxing federation Marin Dimitrov sent official invitations to be a honorary Stranja companies three of the luminaries in the earth boxing - Cubans - Teofilo Stivens - Triple olympic Champion, Felix Savon- Triple Olympic and seven multiple world Champion (complete Record) and Mario Kindelan- triple
olympic champion.
On the boxing ring in Plovdiv spectators will see 9 European champions ,4 World champions , 2 Olympic champions and medalists. The full company is 29 medalists from these tournaments!
The Bulgarian Boxing federation decided to make more attractive offer for Bulgarians boxers. They promise 5000 levs to everyone Bulgarian boxer that places first in the due category.For the first time in the history of the tournament the winner of the "Stranja" cup is expected to become as well an owner of a car!
The racing will be transmitted directly from TV channel"Eurocom Bulgaria".The Russian channel-“Planeta sport“, will transmite directly in Plovdiv the semifinals and the finals.Its spectators are citizens from the former republics of a Soviet Union , of Australia as well, USA and Israel.This means that the name of Plovdiv will sound among in a minimum 65 million audiences!
