Adrian Diaconu
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Light-heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Reach | 183 cm (72 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Adrian Diaconu (born 9 June 1978) is a Romanian former
, Canada for almost his entire professional career.Amateur career
Diaconu represented Romania at the
Olympic results:
- Defeated Abdelhani Kenzi (Algeria) 19-9
- Defeated Jitender Kumar(India) 12-3
- Lost to Jorge Gutiérrez (Cuba) KO 1
Professional career
Following the Olympics, Diaconu made his professional debut in 2001 and competed exclusively as a
In October 2007, world cruiserweight champion David Haye described Diaconu as "the future of the light-heavyweight division."[2]
On 19 April 2008, Diaconu won the vacant WBC interim title with a twelve-round unanimous decision over Chris Henry in Romania; the interim title being at stake to allow full titleholder Chad Dawson to make an optional defense after a previous injury-produced delay to the mandated bout. In July 2008, Diaconu was elevated to full champion status after Dawson vacated the title to avoid having to make the mandatory defense.[3]
Diaconu suffered his first career defeat and lost the WBC world title to Jean Pascal on 19 June 2009, and would go on to lose a rematch on 11 December 2009. Diaconu's final professional fight took place on 21 May 2011 against former champion Chad Dawson, who defeated Diaconu by a unanimous decision after twelve rounds. A year later, Diaconu announced his retirement from boxing, stating that he felt a lack of support from his promoters, Interbox, to organize significant fights for him.[4]
Professional boxing record
30 fights | 27 wins | 3 losses |
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By knockout | 15 | 0 |
By decision | 12 | 3 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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30 | Loss | 27–3 | Chad Dawson | UD | 12 | 21 May 2011 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
29 | Win | 27–2 | Omar Sheika | UD | 10 | 15 Oct 2010 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
28 | Loss | 26–2 | Jean Pascal | UD | 12 | 11 Dec 2009 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | For WBC light-heavyweight title |
27 | Loss | 26–1 | Jean Pascal | UD | 12 | 19 May 2009 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Lost WBC light-heavyweight title |
26 | Win | 26–0 | David Whittom | UD | 8 | 4 Apr 2009 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
25 | Win | 25–0 | Chris Henry | UD | 12 | 19 Apr 2008 | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest, Romania | Won WBC interim light-heavyweight title |
24 | Win | 24–0 | Rico Hoye | TKO | 3 (12), 0:32 | 9 May 2007 | Studio Mel's, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
23 | Win | 23–0 | Orlando Rivera | UD | 10 | 15 Sep 2006 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
22 | Win | 22–0 | Andre Thysse | UD | 12 | 16 May 2006 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained WBC International light-heavyweight title |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Max Heyman | KO | 4 (12), 3:00 | 24 Mar 2006 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won vacant TAB light-heavyweight titles
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20 | Win | 20–0 | Darrin Humphrey | TKO | 11 (12), 2:56 | 2 Dec 2005 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won vacant WBC International light-heavyweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Conal MacPhee | TKO | 2 (10), 2:00 | 16 Sep 2005 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Retained Canada light-heavyweight title |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Conal MacPhee | TKO | 5 (10), 3:00 | 3 May 2005 | Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Won vacant Canada light-heavyweight title
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17 | Win | 17–0 | James Crawford | TKO | 1 (8) | 12 Apr 2005 | Galaţi , Romania
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16 | Win | 16–0 | Jesse Sanders | TKO | 4 (6), 3:00 | 18 Mar 2005 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Roberto Coelho | UD | 10 | 20 Mar 2004 | Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Rico Cason | TKO | 3 (8), 2:45 | 20 Dec 2003 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Tiwon Taylor | KO | 2 (8), 1:14 | 22 Nov 2003 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Ronald Cobbs | TKO | 3 (6) | 17 May 2003 | Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Isidore Janvier | UD | 8 | 5 Apr 2003 | Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Ron Johnson | KO | 1 (8), 1:44 | 28 Feb 2003 | Aréna Léonard-Grondin, Granby, Quebec , Canada
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9 | Win | 9–0 | Shaun Creegan | UD | 8 | 14 Dec 2002 | Armory, Dorchester, Massachusetts , US
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8 | Win | 8–0 | Kenny Bowman | MD | 6 | 6 Sep 2002 | Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Ganny Dovidovas | KO | 3 (8) | 31 May 2002 | Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest, Romania | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Melroy Corbin | UD | 6 | 26 Apr 2002 | Mississauga, Ontario , Canada
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5 | Win | 5–0 | Francis Doiron | KO | 1 (6), 1:40 | 30 Nov 2001 | Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Claudio Ortiz | UD | 4 | 20 Jul 2001 | Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec , Canada
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3 | Win | 3–0 | Eric Olds | UD | 4 | 10 Jul 2001 | Molson Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Todd Black | KO | 1 (4), 0:36 | 5 Jun 2001 | Trois-Rivières, Quebec , Canada
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1 | Win | 1–0 | Mark Newton | TKO | 1 (4), 2:34 | 2 Mar 2001 | Molson Centre, Montreal , Quebec, Canada
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Professional debut |
References
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/cp/sports/070509/s050985A.html [dead link]
- ^ Getting to know...David Haye, Part Two Archived 26 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ESPN – Dawson vacates 175-pound title to gird for possible showdown with Tarver – Boxing
- ^ "Diaconu says goodbye". fightnews.com. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
External links
- Boxing record for Adrian Diaconu from BoxRec (registration required)