The majority of people believe Emil Jetchev, the Bulgarian chairman of the international referees' and judges' commission, had orchestrated Todorov's victory.

Todorov does not deny the possibility, but says that Jetchev also orchestrated his unfair loss to Kamsing in the final.

[1] 1992 (at bantamweight) 1996 (at featherweight) Soon after his victory over Mayweather, Todorov rejected a lucrative offer from a group of American boxing promoters.

He believed that if he had won the gold medal match in 1996, the Bulgarian Boxing Federation would provide more financially than the proposed contract would have.

However, he received little support and decided to switch nationalities and represent Turkey at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships.