Light heavyweight · Romania
Adrian Diaconu 27-4-0 15 KO · 2001–2011
Photo: Shark4l1fe, Attribution via Wikimedia Commons
Adrian Diaconu was a light heavyweight boxer from Romania, born Jun 9, 1978. Record 27-4-0 with 15 knockouts over 2001–2011. World titles: WBC light heavyweight (2008–2009). Adrian Diaconu last fought Chad Dawson on May 21, 2011 and lost by UD over 12 rounds.
Also: Αντριάν Ντιάκονου · Адриан Дьякону · Адріан Д'якону +8 more آدریان دیاکونو · أدريان دياكونو · ادريان دياكونو · アドリアン・ディアコヌ · 아드리안 디아코누 · Дьякону, Адриан · アドリアン・ディアコヌー · エイドリアン・ディアコヌ
Born Jun 9, 1978
Country 🇷🇴 Romania
Stance Orthodox
Height 175 cm
Reach 183 cm
Nickname The Shark
Debut Mar 2, 2001
Career 2001–2011
Rounds boxed 191
KO share 56%
Born in Ploieşti, Romania
Titles WBC light heavyweight · 2008–2009
Boxerbook rating 1853 ± 194 · inactive since May 2011Why here › Confirmed bouts 2 of 31
Career record Record
27-4-0, 15 KOs · 2001–2011
Last result L
UD 12/12 · Centre Bell, Montreal, 🇨🇦
The record 31 bouts, 2001–2011, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
L
UD 12/12 · Centre Bell, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 27-3-0 · Dawson 30-1-0
W
UD 10/10 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 26-3-0 · Sheika —
L
For WBC light-heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 26-2-0 · Pascal 25-1-0
L
For WBC light-heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 26-1-0 · Pascal 23-1-0
L
Lost WBC light-heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 26-0-0 · Pascal 22-1-0
W
David Whittom
UD 8/8 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 25-0-0 · Whittom —
W
Chris Henry
Won WBC interim light-heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest, 🇷🇴
Diaconu 24-0-0 · Henry —
W
TKO 3/12 · Studio Mel's, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 23-0-0 · Hoye —
W
Orlando Rivera
UD 10/10 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 22-0-0 · Rivera —
W
Retained WBC International light-heavyweight title UD 12/12 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 21-0-0 · Thysse —
W
Max Heyman
Won vacant WBA–NABA and TAB light-heavyweight titles KO 4/12 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 20-0-0 · Heyman —
W
Darrin Humphrey
Won vacant WBC International light-heavyweight title TKO 11/12 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 19-0-0 · Humphrey —
W
Conal MacPhee
Retained Canada light-heavyweight title TKO 2/10 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 18-0-0 · MacPhee —
W
Conal MacPhee
Won vacant Canada light-heavyweight title TKO 5/10 · Maurice Richard Arena, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 17-0-0 · MacPhee —
W
James Crawford
TKO 1/8 · Galaţi, 🇷🇴
Diaconu 16-0-0 · Crawford —
W
Jesse Sanders
TKO 4/6 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 15-0-0 · Sanders —
W
Roberto Coelho
UD 10/10 · Montreal Casino, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 14-0-0 · Coelho —
W
Rico Cason
TKO 3/8 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 13-0-0 · Cason —
W
Tiwon Taylor
KO 2/8 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 12-0-0 · Taylor —
W
Ronald Cobbs
TKO 3/6 · Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸
Diaconu 11-0-0 · Cobbs —
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Isidore Janvier
UD 8/8 · Arena Leipzig, Leipzig, 🇩🇪
Diaconu 10-0-0 · Janvier —
W
Ron Johnson
KO 1/8 · Aréna Léonard-Grondin, Granby, Quebec, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 9-0-0 · Johnson —
W
Shaun Creegan
UD 8/8 · Armory, Dorchester, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸
Diaconu 8-0-0 · Creegan —
W
Kenny Bowman
MD 6/6 · Bell Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 7-0-0 · Bowman —
W
Ganny Dovidovas
KO 3/8 · Polyvalent Hall, Bucharest, 🇷🇴
Diaconu 6-0-0 · Dovidovas —
W
Melroy Corbin
UD 6/6 · Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 5-0-0 · Corbin —
W
Francis Doiron
KO 1/6 · Molson Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 4-0-0 · Doiron —
W
Claudio Ortiz
UD 4/4 · Stade L.P. Gaucher, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 3-0-0 · Ortiz —
W
Eric Olds
UD 4/4 · Molson Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 2-0-0 · Olds —
W
Todd Black
KO 1/4 · Pavillon de la Jeunesse, Trois-Rivières, Quebec, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 1-0-0 · Black —
W
Mark Newton
TKO 1/4 · Molson Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦
Diaconu 0-0-0 · Newton —
Amateur career 🥈 World Championships 1999 middleweight 🥉 World Championships 1997 light middleweight
3 amateur bouts at major tournaments, from the tournament articles on English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Not part of the professional record.
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles
Facts
What is Adrian Diaconu's record? Adrian Diaconu's professional record is 27-4-0 with 15 knockouts.
Who did Adrian Diaconu fight last? Adrian Diaconu last fought Chad Dawson on May 21, 2011 and lost by UD over 12 rounds.
Which world titles has Adrian Diaconu held? Adrian Diaconu has held 1 world title reign: WBC light heavyweight (2008–2009). Sources Boxerbook ID 17919 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17919 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
