On July 24, 2004, a 34-year-old Leonard Doroftei (22-0-1, 8 KOs) got a shot at the super-lightweight WBC title held by 32-year-old Canadian boxer Arturo Gatti (37-6, 28 KOs).
Doroftei came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 34% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 4 days. Gatti was on a 3-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months.
Arturo Gatti made very easy work of Leonard Doroftei, stopping the challenger via KO in the 2nd. Gatti improves his record to 38-6 (29 KOs), while Doroftei adds a loss to his record at 22-1-1.