What Happened to the Boxer Who Beat Floyd Mayweather at the 1996 Olympics?

Floyd Mayweather has always been undefeated in his glittery professional career that has run across more than two decades. The retired boxer faced some of the best of his time and bagged a win and a hefty pay-check every time he stepped through the ropes. However, his flawless pro-career was a result of Mayweather’s grit and determination in his amateur days.

In a 9-year-long amateur career, ‘Money’ amassed a record of 38-6. Thus, he is not very unknown to defeats. However, a 50-0 professional record has clearly made him synonymous with being ‘Unbeaten’. That said, a teary Mayweather had to depart from the 1996 Olympics after losing to Serafim Todorov.

Despite offering his best, Mayweather lost a controversial split decision against his Bulgarian rival. He then turned pro immediately, and the rest is history. As for Todorov, he also saw some professional success. But that’s nowhere close to the status of ‘TBE’ Floyd Mayweather.

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Instead, 52-year-old Todorov now struggles to make the ends meet and doesn’t even own flat-screen television. On comparing it with Floyd Mayweather’s financial success, Todorov seems like a no-one. Here’s what we know about the 1996 Olympic medalist.

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Being the last man to beat Mayweather, Todorov regrets it. He connected with media several years back and revealed the dark phases of his career. Serafim Todorov believes he had everything at his disposal to become a legendary boxer. However, he believes to have been a victim of the complex scoring system.

While several people see his fight against Mayweather to be unfair, Todorov doesn’t disagree completely. He believes the scoring system was not fair. When asked about the potential wrong call, he said, “It’s possible, absolutely.”

Todorov believes the final fight was also wrongly judged that ended his hopes for gold. Well, after the fight, the glory was mostly over for Serafim Todorov. The orthodox boxer became a pro in 1998 and fought seven times until 2015. He scored a 6-1 record with 1 KO under his name.

He never fought for a world title and couldn’t make it to the big scene. Still, on looking back at his boxing days, Todorov seems optimistic.

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“My experience was much stronger. I beat all the Russians, all the Cubans, some Americans, Germans, Olympic champions. I was making fun of them in the ring. British, French — I beat them all.”

“I was very smart. I was a very beautiful and attractive fighter to watch. You must be an artist in the ring. I was an artist,” said Todorov while re-calling his fight against Floyd Mayweather.

Nevertheless, he is still an Olympic silver medalist, and that’s quite an applaudable achievement. Serafim Todorov has his name somewhere in boxing history and that can never be taken away.