Constantin Bejenaru (born 7 June 1984) is a Moldovan-born Romanian professional boxer living Shelton Connecticut and training Brooklyn New York, United States. He is currently trained by Ilya Mesishchev.[1] His former coach from Bacău, is Relu Auraş.[2]
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| Born | June 7, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Romanian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Cruiserweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 67+1⁄2 in (171 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur highlights
editAs an amateur, Bejenaru won the bronze medal at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, multiple medals at the European Union Amateur Boxing Championships and the gold medal at the 2010 World Combat Games.
Professional career
editBejenaru turned pro in 2011, winning the first season edition of Bigger's Better, a boxing tourney under a familiar format of the popular UK Prizefighter series, with all the fights scheduled for three-minute rounds. He rocked through his first tournament in Vilnius, Lithuania, with three easy victories, until to repeat the trick later in the same year in the super final from Croatia.[3]
Professional boxing record
edit| 16 fights | 14 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 4 | 1 |
| By decision | 10 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 16 | Loss | 14–1 (1) | Arsen Goulamirian | RTD | 9 (12) | 2019-12-28 | Palais des Sports, Marseille, France | For WBA (Super) cruiserweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–0 (1) | Jose Humberto Corral | TKO | 6 (8) | 2019-07-12 | Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0 (1) | Thabiso Mchunu | UD | 10 (10) | 2017-11-25 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | Retained WBC Continental Americas & International cruiserweight titles |
| 13 | Win | 12–0 (1) | Stivens Bujaj | UD | 10 (10) | 2016-11-04 | Omega Products International, Corona, California, U.S. | Won vacant WBC Continental Americas & International cruiserweight titles |
| 12 | Win | 11–0 (1) | Alexey Zubov | UD | 8 (8) | 2016-04-15 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0 (1) | Joel Shojgreen | UD | 8 (8) | 2015-10-24 | Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0 (1) | Dave Valykeo | TKO | 2 (6) | 2015-04-18 | Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0 (1) | Jon Bolden | UD | 6 (6) | 2014-12-20 | Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0 (1) | Milen Paunov | UD | 6 (6) | 2014-11-14 | Athletics Arena, Chișinău, Moldova | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0 (1) | Tyyab Beale | UD | 6 (6) | 2014-09-19 | Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0 (1) | Aaron Kinch | UD | 6 (6) | 2014-04-24 | Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0 (1) | Excell Holmes | UD | 4 (4) | 2013-09-14 | Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York, U.S. | |
| 4 | NC | 3–0 (1) | Excell Holmes | NC | 2 (4) | 2013-05-24 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | Bejenaru suffered a cut on his forehead from an accidental head-butt |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | DJ Hughley | TD | 3 (4) | 2013-02-15 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Rocky Mullooly | TKO | 1 (4) | 2013-01-25 | Paramount Theatre, Huntington, New York, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Dwayne Jackson | KO | 2 (4) | 2012-09-28 | Comanche Nation Casino, Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "BB King 2011 Constantin Bejenaru signs the contract with BBB Inc in USA". biggersbetterboxing.com. February 24, 2012. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
- ^ "Interviu cu Constantin Bejenaru, câştigător al BB 2011" (in Romanian). fight.ro. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "Constantin Bejenaru wins Bigger's Better boxing tourney". boxingscene.com. December 16, 2011.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Constantin Bejenaru from BoxRec (registration required)