Adrian Diaconu
Diaconu in 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname | The Shark | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Romanian | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1978 Ploieşti, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | Light-heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 183 cm (72 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.