Vasile Usturoi (born 3 April 1997) is a Romanian-born Belgian amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the

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. For the first time since 1951, Usturoi ensured that a European boxing title came into the hands of a Belgian.

Personal life

Born in Romania, Usturoi moved to Belgium when he was 12. He is a football fan and a supporter of team Steaua București. Usturoi means

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in Romanian language.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Usturoi, Vasile Belgian male boxers 1997 births Living people Sportspeople from Bucharest Featherweight boxers Southpaw boxers Belgian people of Romanian descent Naturalised citizens of Belgium Boxers at the 2019 European Games Boxers at the 2023 European Games European Games bronze medalists for Belgium European Games medalists in boxing