Full name Grigore Claudio Risco Nationality Romanian Weight 81 kg (179 lb) Name Claudio Risco | Nickname(s) Claudio Rasco Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Sport Boxing | |
Born August 22, 1978 (age 45) ( 1978-08-22 ) Sighetu Marmatiei, Maramures | ||
Amateur
The very tall (1.96 m) Rasco won the bronze medal at the European Championships 1998 in Minsk, 2000 the silver medal losing to Russian Aleksandr Lebziak at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships. At the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won the bronze medal in Belfast.
Pro
Rasco turned pro in Canada to fight as a Heavyweight. He lost his pro debut but upset heavyweight David Cadieux 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.
References
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