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Winner of World Championships In 1982 in Munich . Four times golden medalist of Boxing European Championships in 1981, 1983, 1989 and 1991; silver medalist in 1985. His name wad forcefully changed into Ivailo Marinov by the Zhivkov regime. Ivailo Marinov (Ismail Mustafov) was known for his extremely fast footwork. Footwork is one of the features in boxing, which remains neglected by non-boxers. It does not give direct results, like uppercuts, but it allows to maintain comfortable distance. Ivailo Marinov was a master in this area. He would create problems to his opponents in a way that they would not be able to reach him because of his evasive movements. Asked in an interview whether being punched on the ring hurt, he responded humorously that he had been punched once and he had hurt so bad he would not let be punched again. |
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