Which world titles has Leonard Doroftei held?

Leonard Doroftei has held 1 world title reign: WBA lightweight (2002–2003).

Lightweight · Romania

Leonard Doroftei

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Leonard Doroftei was a lightweight boxer from Romania, born Apr 10, 1970. World titles: WBA lightweight (2002–2003). Leonard Doroftei last fought Arturo Gatti on Jul 24, 2004 and lost by KO in round 2 of 12.

Also: Леонард Дорофтей · لئونارد دوروفی · ليونارد دوروفتى

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BornApr 10, 1970

Country🇷🇴 Romania

StanceOrthodox

NicknameThe Lion

DebutSep 8, 2000

Career2000–2004

Rounds boxed58

Born inPloiești, Romania

TitlesWBA lightweight · 2002–2003

Boxerbook rating1976 ± 218 · inactive since Jul 2004Why here ›

Confirmed bouts0 of 6

Career record

Record

No record compiled yet

Last result

Arturo Gatti 🇨🇦

For WBC super lightweight title

KO 2/12 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸

2004-07-24 ›
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The record

Known bouts: 6, 2000–2004

Record not yet compiled — only bouts reported from opponents' records are shown

Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 6, Wikipedia (ru) · 1

Arturo Gatti 🇨🇦

For WBC super lightweight title

KO 2/12 · Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸

Doroftei — · Gatti 38-6-0

2004-07-24 ›
✓ one source

Paul Spadafora 🇺🇸

For IBF lightweight title

SD 12/12 · Petersen Center, Pittsburgh, 🇺🇸

Doroftei — · Spadafora 36-0-0

2003-05-17 ›
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Raul Horacio Balbi 🇦🇷

For WBA lightweight title

UD 12/12 · Sala Polivalenta, Bucharest, 🇷🇴

Doroftei — · Balbi 48-5-1

2002-05-31 ›
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Raul Horacio Balbi 🇦🇷

Won WBA lightweight title

SD 12/12 · Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, 🇺🇸

Doroftei — · Balbi 48-4-1

2002-01-05 ›
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Emanuel Augustus 🇺🇸

UD 10/10 · War Memorial Gymnasium, San Francisco, 🇺🇸

Doroftei — · Augustus 23-18-4

2001-09-28 ›
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Gairy St. Clair 🇦🇺

UD 10/10 · Molson Centre, Montreal, 🇨🇦

Doroftei — · Clair 16-2-1

2000-09-08 ›
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Amateur career

🥇 European Championships 1996 lightweight🥉 Olympics 1996 lightweight🥇 World Championships 1995 lightweight🥉 Olympics 1992 light welterweight

1996 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight

Semi-finalLHocine Soltani 🇩🇿6:9

Quarter-finalWKoba Gogoladze 🇬🇪17:8

Round of 16WSergey Kopenkin 🇰🇬10:1

Round of 32WJulio Mboumba 🇬🇦RSC R2

1992 Summer Olympics – Men's light welterweight

Semi-finalLMark Leduc 🇨🇦6:13

Quarter-finalWPeter Richardson 🇬🇧

Round of 16WArlo Chavez 🇵🇭15:1

Round of 32WEdgar Ruiz 🇲🇽24:4

8 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

WBALightweight

2002-01-05 – 2003-10-24

Facts

Who did Leonard Doroftei fight last?: Leonard Doroftei last fought Arturo Gatti on Jul 24, 2004 and lost by KO in round 2 of 12.
Which world titles has Leonard Doroftei held?: Leonard Doroftei has held 1 world title reign: WBA lightweight (2002–2003).

Sources

Boxerbook ID 18987 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/18987. 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.

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