Vasile Usturoi
Belgian boxer (born 1997)
1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)Medal record
Men's amateur boxing | ||
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Representing Belgium | ||
European Games | ||
2023 Kraków-Małopolska | Featherweight | |
European Championships | ||
2022 Yerevan | Featherweight |
Vasile Usturoi (born 3 April 1997) is a Romanian-born Belgian amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 2022 European Championships.[1] For the first time since 1951, Usturoi ensured that a European boxing title came into the hands of a Belgian.
Personal life
Born in Romania, Usturoi moved to Belgium when he was 12. He is a football fan and a supporter of team Steaua București. Usturoi means garlic in Romanian language.[2]