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Viorel SIMION

Male

"Bombardierul"
Super-Lightweight, Romania, Lehliu Gara
Born: 19 October 1981, Bucharest, Romania
Height: 5ft 5in, mt 1,64
Weight: 139.25 lbs

as an amateur:
1999 Rijeka, Croatia, European Jr Championships gold medallist 54 kg
Final: W Artak Czironian (Ukr)
2001 Mestre, Italy, Trofeo Italia gold medallist 57 kg
Final: Wpts Boris Georgijew (Bul)
2001, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 11 World Sr Championships 57 kg
Wpts Ramanand (Ind) 48-46 on countback, Wpts Alexei Shadouline (Rus) 24-19
Lstpd 3 Ramazan Palyani (Tur)
2002 Naples, Italy, Trofeo Italia gold medallist 57 kg
Final: Wstpd 2 Denis Boschiero (Ita)
2002 Perm, Russia, European Sr Champs bronze medallist 57 kg
Wstpd 3 David Casero Gallardo (Esp), Wstpd 3 Tomas Papp (Ger)
Semis: Lpts Shakhin Imranov (Aze) 18-28
2003 Romanian amateur champion 57 kg
2003, Bangkok, Thailand, 12th World Senior Championships 57 kg
Lpts Yudenis Gonzalez (Cub) 16-22
2004 Pula, Croatia, European Senior Champs 57 kg
Wstpd 2 Devis Boschiero (Ita), Lpts Vitali Taibert (Ger) 41-65
2004 Gothenburg, Sweden, European qualifier for Athens Olympics 57 kg
Wpts Majid Jelili (Swe) 37-25, Wstpd 3 Darren Edwards (Wal)
Wpts Henrik Kertesz (Hun) 27-16, Final: Wpts Sedat Tasci (Tur) 46-30
2004 Warsaw, Poland, European qualifier for Athens Olympics 57 kg
Wpts Yevgen Kybalyuk (Ukr) 30-13, Lstpd 2 Alksei Tishkenko (Rus)
2004 Athens Olympic Games 57 kg
Wpts Ryan Langham (Aus) 40-15, Wpts Mikhail Biamadski (Blr) 38-13
Lpts Seok Hwan Jo (Kor) 35-39
2005 Moscow, Russia, 10th AIBA World Cup 57 kg
Lstpd 3 Yuriorkis Gamboa (Cub), Lstpd 3 Thongtheang Khlongchn (Tha)
2005 Miyanyang City, Cina, 13th World Senior Champs bronze medallist 57 kg
Wstpd Sasa Janjic (S&M) (24-12), Wpts Eric Donovan (Ire) 40-25
Wpts Andreas Propp (Ger) 33-12, Semis: Lstpd 2 Alexey Tishchenko (Rus)

Amateur results

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
1998
Napoli, Italy, Italia Junior Tournament bronze medal, 57 kg
- June 4	Angelo Cirillo	Napoli, Italy	LPTS 6:5
1999-2001 No activity recorded
2002
Roma, Italy, Trofeo Italia gold medal, 57 kg
+ Mar. 21	Rikard Lundby	Roma, Italy	WPTS 22:6
+ Mar. 22	Devis Boschiero	Roma, Italy	WRSC 2
2003
Roskilde, Denmark, Copenhagen Cup gold medal, 57 kg
+ Nov. 28	Henrik Andersen	Roskilde, Denmark	WRSCO 3
+ Nov. 29	Benoit Gaudet	Roskilde, Denmark	WPTS 18:13
2004
Warsaw, Poland, Feliks Stamm Memorial - Tournament as Olympic Qualifications preliminaries, 57 kg
+ Mar. 30	Evgen Kibalyuk	Warsaw, Poland	WPTS 30:13
- Apr. 1	Alexey Tishchenko	Warsaw, Poland	LRSCO 2

Professional record

Date	Opponent	Place	Result
2006
+ May 19	Nikolai Vesko Mihailov	Braila, Romania	W 4
+ July 21	Akida Yazidu	Timisoara, Romania	KO 3
+ Nov. 11	Piotr Niesporek	Ramnicu Valcea, Romania	W 6
+ Dec. 16	Karim Chakim	Bucharest, Romania	W 6
2007
+ Apr. 13	Alfio Antonio Ruiz	Drobeta Turnu Severin, Romania	TKO 6
+ July 12	Fernando Guevara	Constanta, Romania	W 6
+ Sept. 28	Euclides Espitia	Valencia, Spain	TKO 4
2008
+ Apr. 19	Rudy Encarnacion	Bucharest, Romania	W 10
(Won vacant WBC Mediterranean Featherweight Title)
+ Aug. 1	Abdu Tebazalwa	Piatra Neamt, Romania	W 8
+ Dec. 19	Zsolt Nagy	Ploiesti, Romania	TKO 8
(Won vacant WBC Mediterranean Featherweight Title)
2009
+ June 5	David Kiilu	Bucharest, Romania	W 12
(Retained WBC Mediterranean Featherweight Title)
2010
+ Apr. 10	Victor Cardozo	Bucharest, Romania	KO 6
2011
+ Mar. 19	Pedro Navarrete	Montreal, Canada	W 8
+ July 9	Jun Talape	Bucharest, Romania	KO 9
(Won WBC International Featherweight Title)
2012
+ Feb. 9	Edgar Riovalle	Bucharest, Romania	W 12 UD
(Retained WBC International Featherweight Title)
+ Nov. 29	Ryan Sermona	Craiova, Romania	TKO 4
(Retained WBC International Featherweight Title)
2013
- July 13	Lee Selby	Hull, England	L 12 UD
(Lost WBC International Featherweight Title)
2014
+ May 16	Bakhtiyar Iskenderzade	Hamburg, Germany	W 10
2015
+ Mar. 6	Adnan Oezcoban	Berlin, Germany	TKO 4 (Rtd)
2016 Inactive
2017
- Apr. 29	Scott Quigg	Wembley, England	L 12 UD
2018-2021 Inactive
2022
- Feb. 5	Harlem Eubank	Cardiff, Wales	TKO by 5 (Rtd)

Summary

Total bouts: 21, Won: 18 (8 inside the limit), Lost: 3 (1 inside the limit), Draw: 0, NC: 0