Leonard Doroftei
Career, Record, Stats
Leonard Doroftei (The Lion) is a 54-year-old retired Romanian professional boxer. He is a former lightweight world champion. In a career spanning 6 years and 3 months, Doroftei amassed a record of 22-1-1, which includes 8 wins via KO.
Leonard Doroftei's Boxing Career
Leonard Doroftei was born in Ploieşti, Romania on April 10, 1970. He made his professional debut at the age of 28 years on April 24, 1998 against Jerry Villareal. Doroftei defeated Villareal via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Doroftei became a world champion at the age of 31 after 19 professional fights. He challenged Raul Horacio Balbi for the WBA lightweight title and defeated the champion via 12-round split decision, winning his first world title.
Doroftei's last fight was a 2nd-round KO loss to Arturo Gatti at age 34, on July 24, 2004, in which he was fighting for the WBC super-lightweight title.
Some of Leonard Doroftei's best fights have been against Paul Spadafora and Emanuel Augustus. For a complete list of Doroftei's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Leonard Doroftei".
Doroftei has just a single loss on his record. For details about this loss refer to "Leonard Doroftei Losses".
Leonard Doroftei's Boxing Record
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | Jul 24, 2004 | 34 | 
Arturo Gatti 32 37-6  | loss | KO 2 |
23 | Mar 20, 2004 | 33 |  Charles Tschorniawsky | win | TKO 4 |
22 | May 17, 2003 | 33 | 
Paul Spadafora 27 36-0 | draw | SD 12 |
21 | May 31, 2002 | 32 | Raul Horacio Balbi | win | UD 12 |
20 | Jan 05, 2002 | 31 | Raul Horacio Balbi | win | SD 12 |
19 | Sep 28, 2001 | 31 | 
Emanuel Augustus 26 23-18-4 | win | UD 10 |
18 | Jul 21, 2001 | 31 | Martin O'Malley | win | TKO 9 |
17 | Dec 15, 2000 | 30 | Darelle Sukerow | win | KO 5 |
16 | Sep 08, 2000 | 30 | Gairy St Clair | win | UD 10 |
15 | Jun 16, 2000 | 30 | Jose Aponte | win | TKO 8 |
14 | Apr 06, 2000 | 29 | Gustavo Fabian Cuello | win | SD 10 |
13 | Mar 07, 2000 | 29 | Rudolfo Lunsford | win | UD 8 |
12 | Dec 10, 1999 | 29 | Verdell Smith | win | UD 10 |
11 | Oct 29, 1999 | 29 | Darien Ford | win | UD 8 |
10 | Oct 13, 1999 | 29 | Jean-Luc Morin | win | TKO 3 |
9 | Apr 30, 1999 | 29 | Dillon Carew | win | PTS 12 |
8 | Feb 05, 1999 | 28 | Bernard Harris | win | SD 10 |
7 | Nov 27, 1998 | 28 | Steve Valdez | win | TKO 6 |
6 | Nov 06, 1998 | 28 | Khalil Shakeel | win | UD 8 |
5 | Oct 14, 1998 | 28 | Michael Balagna | win | KO 1 |
4 | Sep 24, 1998 | 28 | Don Sponagle | win | TKO 2 |
3 | May 28, 1998 | 28 | Sean Knight | win | UD 6 |
2 | May 05, 1998 | 28 | Martin Aubut | win | UD 6 |
1 | Apr 24, 1998 | 28 | Jerry Villareal | win | UD 4 |