Vasile Usturoi
Born (1997-04-03) 3 April 1997
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Belgium
European Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 Kraków-MałopolskaFeatherweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 YerevanFeatherweight

Vasile Usturoi (born 3 April 1997) is a Romanian-born Belgian amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 2022 European Championships.[1] For the first time since 1951, Usturoi ensured that a European boxing title came into the hands of a Belgian.

Personal life

Born in Romania, Usturoi moved to Belgium when he was 12. He is a football fan and a supporter of team Steaua București. Usturoi means garlic in Romanian language.[2]

References

  1. "Vasile Usturoi". BoxRec. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  2. "VIDEO Echipa din Liga 1 care l-a cucerit pe Vasile Usturoi, românul care face senzație sub steagul Belgiei: „Am fost pe stadion. WOW!"". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). June 7, 2022.
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