Mihai Bogdan Dobrescu (born November 30, 1976, in Ploieşti, Prahova) is a

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: *Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing * Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

from

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, who won the silver medal in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) division at the

2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Tampere, Finland from May 13 to 21. The tournament served as a qualification event for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia Sydney is the capital city of the state ...

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. In the final he was defeated by Ukraine's

Vladimir Sidorenko Volodymyr Sydorenko (; born 23 September 1976), also known as Wladimir Sidorenko, is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2010, and held the World Boxing Association, WBA bantamweight title from 2005 to 2008. As an amat ...

. M.B. Dobrescu represented Romania at the

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. There he was stopped in the second round by

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Manuel Mantilla Manuel Mantilla (born September 25, 1973) is an amateur boxer from Cuba, who represented his native country in the Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was stopped in the qua ...

. He failed to qualify for the

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, finishing in third place at the

3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament The 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Gothenburg, Sweden from April 20 to April 25, 2004. The top two in each weight category gained qualification into the 2004 Summer Olympics. Medal winners Qualified Flyweight ( ...

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References

External links

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1976 births Living people Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Romania Sportspeople from Ploiești Romanian male boxers 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-boxing-bio-stub