On May 31, 2002, Leonard Doroftei and Raul Horacio Balbi met again in an immediate rematch.
Doroftei came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 35% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 26 days.
Leonard Doroftei defeated Raul Horacio Balbi via unanimous decision in the rematch and successfully defended his WBA lightweight title. Doroftei improves his record to 21-0
On May 17, 2003, the 33-year-old WBA lightweight champion, Leonard Doroftei (21-0, 7 KOs), and the 27-year-old IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora (36-0, 14 KOs) met in a title-unification fight.
Doroftei came in to the fight on a 21-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 11 months and 17 days. Spadafora was on a 36-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 8 days.
The fight ended in a split decision draw, and both the fighters retained their titles and added a draw to their respective records. — Doroftei is now 21-0-1 and Spadafora, 36-0-1.
On January 5, 2002, a 31-year-old Leonard Doroftei (19-0, 7 KOs) got a shot at the WBA lightweight title held by Raul Horacio Balbi.
Doroftei came in to the fight on a 19-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 8 days.
Leonard Doroftei defeated Raul Horacio Balbi via split decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Doroftei improves his record to 20-0
On October 14, 1998, a 28-year-old Leonard Doroftei (4-0, 1 KO) and Michael Balagna met in the ring.
Doroftei came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 25% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 20 days.
Leonard Doroftei stopped Michael Balagna via KO in the 1st round. Doroftei improves his record to 5-0 (2 KOs)
On March 20, 2004, a 33-year-old Leonard Doroftei (21-0-1, 7 KOs) and Charles Tschorniawsky met in the ring.
Doroftei came in to the fight after a draw in his last fight with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 3 days.
Leonard Doroftei stopped Charles Tschorniawsky via TKO in the 4th round. Doroftei improves his record to 22-0-1 (8 KOs)
On September 24, 1998, a 28-year-old Leonard Doroftei (3-0, 0 KOs) and Don Sponagle met in the ring.
Doroftei came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 0% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days.
Leonard Doroftei stopped Don Sponagle via TKO in the 2nd round. Doroftei improves his record to 4-0 (1 KO)
On September 8, 2000, a 30-year-old Leonard Doroftei (15-0, 5 KOs) and Gairy St Clair met in the ring.
Doroftei came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 23 days.
Leonard Doroftei defeated Gairy St Clair via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Doroftei improves his record to 16-0
On December 10, 1999, a 29-year-old Leonard Doroftei (11-0, 4 KOs) and Verdell Smith met in the ring.
Doroftei came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 36% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 11 days.
Leonard Doroftei defeated Verdell Smith via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Doroftei improves his record to 12-0
On October 13, 1999, a 29-year-old Leonard Doroftei (9-0, 3 KOs) and Jean-Luc Morin met in the ring.
Doroftei came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 13 days.
Leonard Doroftei stopped Jean-Luc Morin via TKO in the 3rd round. Doroftei improves his record to 10-0 (4 KOs)
On December 15, 2000, a 30-year-old Leonard Doroftei (16-0, 5 KOs) and Darelle Sukerow met in the ring.
Doroftei came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 31% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 7 days.
Leonard Doroftei stopped Darelle Sukerow via KO in the 5th round. Doroftei improves his record to 17-0 (6 KOs)