Claudio Rasco
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Grigore Claudio Rasco sometimes written Claudiu Rasku, is a Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 best known for having won the bronze at the 2001 amateur world championships.

Amateur

The very tall (1.96 m) Rasco won the bronze medal at the European Championships 1998 in Minsk
1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Minsk, Belarus from May 17 to May 24. The 32nd edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 180 fighters from 38 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.- Medal...

, 2000 the silver medal losing to Russian Aleksandr Lebziak
Aleksandr Lebziak
Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak is a Russian boxer, who won the Gold medal in the men's Light Heavyweight category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He beat Rudolf Kraj in the final....

 4:7 at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Tampere, Finland from May 13 to 21. The 33rd edition of thi bi-annual competition, in which 175 fighters from 34 countries participated this time, was organised by the Tampere Boxing Association, Member of the Finnish Boxing...

. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he lost his first match to Sergey Mihaylov
Sergey Mihaylov
Sergey Mihaylov is an Uzbek boxer, who competed in the light heavyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.-Career:He won the Asian light heavy title in 1998.Olympic Results 2000...

. At the World Championships 2001 he won the bronze medal in Belfast.

Pro

Rasco turned pro in Canada as a Cruiserweight but occasionally fought heavyweights. He lost own his pro debut against Paul Mbongo but upset heavyweight David Cadieux
David Cadieux
David Cadieux is a professional boxer from Canada, who competes in the heavyweight division.-Amateur:In 2002 he won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games.-Pro:...

 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 Marco Huck
Marco Huck
Marco Huck is a German professional boxer of Bosniak origin. He is the current WBO Cruiserweight Champion.Marco started Taekwando and kickboxing at the age of ten...

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