Grigore Claudio Rîşco (born August 22, 1978), also known as Claudio Rasco, is a retired

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n boxer.

Amateur

The Rasco won the bronze medal at the European Championships 1998 in Minsk, 2000 the silver medal losing to Russian Aleksandr Lebziak at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships. At the

2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from June 3 to June 10. The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing International Boxing Association (AIBA). Medal winn ...

he won the bronze medal in Belfast.

Pro

Rasco turned pro in Canada to fight as a

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. He lost his pro debut but upset heavyweight David Cadieux in his pro debut. In 2005 he lost his bid for the Canadian Cruiserweight title against Troy Ross by stoppage and was KOd in 2006 by undefeated German Cruiserweight prospect

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Professional boxing record

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Risco, Claudio 1978 births Living people Romanian expatriates in Canada Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Romania Romanian male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Heavyweight boxers People from Sighetu Marmației Sportspeople from Maramureș County