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Over 100
\nathletes from 14 countries last week took part in the Golden Belt boxing
\ntournament hosted by the city of Galati in eastern Romania. Having reached its
\n43rd edition, the competition bears the name of the late Nicolae
\nLinca, the only Romanian boxer who became an Olympic champion, in 1956 in
\nMelbourne. The Golden Belt gala is one of the oldest boxing competitions for
\namateurs, the first edition being held in 1972. <\/p>\n
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Romanian boxers
\nhad a good run in Galati. Nine of them qualified to the finals, and three even
\nwon gold medals. In the women’s 64-kg category, Claudia Nechita defeated
\nSteluta Duta, also from Romania. In the men’s 51-kg category, Robert Jitaru won
\nagainst another Romanian, Vasile Suciu. Finally, in the 91+-kg category, Mihai
\nNistor defeated England’s Frazer Clarke. For his remarkable achievement, we
\nhave designated Mihai Nistor Athlete of the Week on RRI. <\/p>\n
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Mihai Nistor was
\nborn on November 5, 1990 in Podu IIoaiei village, northeastern Romania. He took
\nup boxing at the age of 15. A year later he became an under-18 national
\nchampion, and two years later he became Romania’s under-21 champion. Over the
\nyears he was several-time national champion in the super heavyweight category.
\nIn 2011, at the European Boxing Championships hosted by Ankara, Turkey, he won
\nthe bronze medal. In 2015, at the European Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria,
\nhe won again bronze. In September that year he became the world champion in the
\nprofessional division of the international boxing federation, AIBA, by
\ndefeating Germany’s defending champion Erik Pfeifer by KO in the ninth round. <\/p>\n
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Nistor was the
\nonly Romanian boxer to qualify to the 2016 Rio Olympics, where he was knocked
\nout in the round of 16 by Jordanian Hussein Iashaish, following an outrageous
\ndecision of the referees. In the boxing ring, Nistor had sent the Jordanian
\nboxer to the floor twice. <\/p>\n
(Translated by V. Palcu)<\/p>\n
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