The Most Famous
BOXERS from Romania
Top 10
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Romanian Boxers of all time. This list of famous Romanian Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Romanian Boxers.
1. Calistrat Cuțov (1948 - 2025)
With an HPI of 58.54, Calistrat Cuțov is the most famous Romanian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Calistrat Ilie Cuțov (10 October 1948 – c. 19 March 2025) was a Romanian boxer who won the European lightweight title in 1969 and an Olympic bronze medal in 1968. He also competed in the light-welterweight division at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, but was eliminated before reaching the semifinals. He retired after winning a bronze medal at the 1977 European Championships, with a record of 11 losses out of 398 bouts. From 1981 onwards, he worked as a boxing coach. His trainees include Daniel Dumitrescu.
2. Ion Alexe (b. 1946)
With an HPI of 51.13, Ion Alexe is the 2nd most famous Romanian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Ion Alexe (born 25 July 1946) is a retired heavyweight boxer from Romania. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1972, losing to Teófilo Stevenson by walkover after he was medically disqualified to contest the final. Alexe won the European title in 1969 and placed third in 1973. Domestically he won six Romanian heavyweight titles.
3. Mircea Fulger (b. 1959)
With an HPI of 49.75, Mircea Fulger is the 3rd most famous Romanian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Mircea Fulger (born 26 January 1959) is a retired light-welterweight boxer from Romania who won a bronze medal at the 1984 Olympics. He also won two national senior titles. Fulger retired in December 1984 to become a boxing coach and international referee.
4. Leonard Doroftei (b. 1970)
With an HPI of 47.18, Leonard Doroftei is the 4th most famous Romanian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Leonard Dorin Doroftei (Romanian pronunciation: [le.oˈnard dorofˈtej] , also known as Leonard Dorin; born 10 April 1970) is a Romanian former boxer, the WBA Lightweight World Champion from 5 January 2002 to 24 October 2003.
5. Daniel Dumitrescu (b. 1968)
With an HPI of 42.88, Daniel Dumitrescu is the 5th most famous Romanian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Daniel Dumitrescu (born 23 September 1968) is a retired Romanian boxer who won silver medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships. In 1989 he fled from Romania to Greece and then to Germany, where he stayed for one year. He also participated in the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1993 he turned professional and retired in 1997 with a record of five victories and two losses. In 2009, he was arrested in Rome for stealing wallets.
6. Zoltan Lunka (b. 1970)
With an HPI of 42.84, Zoltan Lunka is the 6th most famous Romanian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Zoltan Lunka (born 22 May 1970 in Miercurea Nirajului, Romania) is a professional boxer, who won a Flyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics for Germany. A year earlier, at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Berlin, he captured the world title.
7. Lucian Bute (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 41.74, Lucian Bute is the 7th most famous Romanian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Lucian Bute (born February 28, 1980) is a Romanian-Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2017. He held the IBF super-middleweight title from 2007 to 2012.
8. Adrian Diaconu (b. 1978)
With an HPI of 41.07, Adrian Diaconu is the 8th most famous Romanian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Adrian Diaconu (born 9 June 1978) is a Romanian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2011, and held the WBC light-heavyweight title from 2008 to 2009. As an amateur he won a silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1999 World Championships and bronze in the light-middleweight division at the 1997 World Championships. Diaconu was born in Ploieşti, Romania, but fought out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada for almost his entire professional career.
9. Ionuț Gheorghe (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 39.06, Ionuț Gheorghe is the 9th most famous Romanian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Ionuţ Gheorghe (born 29 February 1984 in Constanţa, Romania) is a boxer from Romania.
10. Cosmin Gîrleanu (b. 1999)
With an HPI of 7.16, Cosmin Gîrleanu is the 10th most famous Romanian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 3 different languages.
Cosmin Gîrleanu (born 3 June 1999) is a Romanian boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics., as well as winning a gold medal at the 2015 Junior World Championships.
People
Pantheon has 10 people classified as Romanian boxers born between 1946 and 1999. Of these 10, 8 (80.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Romanian boxers include Ion Alexe, Mircea Fulger, and Leonard Doroftei. The most famous deceased Romanian boxers include Calistrat Cuțov, and Zoltan Lunka. As of April 2024, 3 new Romanian boxers have been added to Pantheon including Daniel Dumitrescu, Zoltan Lunka, and Adrian Diaconu.
Living Romanian Boxers
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Ion Alexe
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.13
Mircea Fulger
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.75
Leonard Doroftei
1970 - Present
HPI: 47.18
Daniel Dumitrescu
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Lucian Bute
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Adrian Diaconu
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.07
Ionuț Gheorghe
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.06
Cosmin Gîrleanu
1999 - Present
HPI: 7.16
Deceased Romanian Boxers
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Go to all RankingsDaniel Dumitrescu
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Zoltan Lunka
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Adrian Diaconu
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.07
