 During his career he won the Soviet championships in the featherweight (1959–60) and lightweight divisions (1962–63, 1965–66).In retirement he coached boxers in his club Trudovye Rezervy, and was also involved with the Bulgarian (1970–74) and Soviet (1989) national teams.His trainees included 1972 Olympic medalists Georgi Kostadinov and Angel Angelov.