Grigore Claudio Rîşco (born August 22, 1978), also known as Claudio Rasco, is a retired Romanian boxer.

Claudio Rîşco
Personal information
Full nameGrigore Claudio Rîşco
NicknameClaudio Rasco
NationalityRomania Romanian
Born (1978-08-22) August 22, 1978 (age 45)
Sighetu Marmaţiei, Maramureş
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classHeavyweight
Medal record
World Amateur Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Belfast Light Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver medal – second place 2000 Tampere Light Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Minsk Light Heavyweight

Amateur edit

The 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) 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 edit

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.

Professional boxing record edit

13 fights 10 wins 3 losses
By knockout 3 2
By decision 7 1
No. Result Record Opponent Method Round, time Date Location Notes
13 Win 10–3   Curtis Murray KO 5 (6), 2:20 June 23, 2006   Docks Entertainment Complex, Toronto, Ontario
12 Loss 9–3   Marco Huck KO 7 (8), 2:15 Jan 28, 2006   Tempodrom, Kreuzberg
11 Win 9–2   Harold Sconiers TKO 5 (8), 3:00 Nov 12, 2005   Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec
10 Win 8–2   John Battle UD 8 Oct 15, 2005   Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec
9 Win 7–2   Sebastian Hill UD 6 Sep 10, 2005   Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec
8 Loss 6–2   Troy Ross TKO 8 (10), 1:25 May 28, 2005   Casino Lac Leamy, Hull, Quebec For Vacant CBF Cruiserweight Title
7 Win 6–1   Daniel Bispo UD 6 April 9, 2005   Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec
6 Win 5–1   Cliff Nellon UD 6 Mar 12, 2005   Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec
5 Win 4–1   Larry Robinson UD 4 Feb 26, 2005   Casino Lac Leamy, Hull, Quebec
4 Win 3–1   Jesse Corona UD 4 Nov 13, 2004   Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec
3 Win 2–1   David Cadieux SD 4 Sep 29, 2004   Club Soda, Montreal, Quebec
2 Win 1–1   Mark Newton KO 3 (4), 1:15 Sep 9, 2004   Fort Garry Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba
1 Loss 0–1   Paul Mbongo MD 4 April 17, 2004   Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario Professional debut

References edit

  • Boxing record for Claudio Rasco from BoxRec (registration required)
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Grigore Rîşco". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.