Silvio Olteanu Turned Repeated Yanchy Meetings
Silvio Olteanu won the vacant European flyweight championship against Valery Yanchy in La Coruña, Spain, on March 9, 2012. The Romanian boxer took a split decision after their previous championship meeting had ended in a draw.
The road to European champion
Olteanu lost his first three professional contests in 2005: two against Yanchy and one against Giovani Jaramillo. He subsequently built a winning run, taking the European Union flyweight title from Alain Bonnel in December 2009 and defending it against Bernard Inom in May 2010.
He challenged Daiki Kameda for the WBA flyweight world title in Japan on December 26, 2010. Kameda retained the belt by split decision after twelve rounds.
European defenses and later opposition
After becoming European champion in 2012, Olteanu stopped Giuseppe Laganà in the fifth round and defeated Andrea Sarritzu by split decision. He later vacated the championship.
His subsequent international opposition included Thomas Masson, Paul Butler, Artem Dalakian and Mohammed Obbadi. A later European championship challenge against Masson in September 2015 ended in a unanimous-decision defeat.
Born in Romania’s Constanța County, Olteanu later based his professional career in Madrid. His later title opportunities included a majority-decision loss to Paddy Barnes in Belfast in June 2017. That contest was for the vacant WBO European flyweight belt, distinct from the EBU championship he had previously held.
Sources
- Boxing Meikan: Olteanu’s European, European Union and world championship results
- Title Histories: Olteanu’s European championship succession
