Constantin Onofrei (born 9 May 1976) is a Romanian former

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Career

As an amateur boxer, Constantin Onofrei won the Romanian National Amateur Boxing Championship at the

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division in 1995 and represented

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at the men's super heavyweight event from the

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where he lost in the first round at points against Samuel Peter. He made his professional debut in 2001 at the age of 25 when he defeated Peter Simko by

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in the first round of a bout held at

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from

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. He won the German International

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title in 2002 after knocking-out

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in the third round. Onofrei defended the German International heavyweight title twice by defeating Adnan Serin and Goran Gogic but lost it against Taras Bidenko in a fight which was also for the

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Intercontinental heavyweight title. Onofrei's last match took place in 2007 when he lost by knockout against Timo Hoffmann in the fourth round of a bout held in Stadhalle from

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Professional boxing record

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1995 Romanian National Championships
1976 births Living people Romanian male boxers Olympic boxers for Romania Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics People from Fălticeni Super-heavyweight boxers Sportspeople from Suceava County {{Romania-boxing-bio-stub