| Victor Lupo Puiu | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Victor Puiu |
| Weight(s) | Welterweight |
| Nationality |  Romanian |
| Born | February 1, 1979 |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 24 |
| Wins | 20 |
| Wins by KO | 9 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Victor Lupo Puiu (born February 1, 1979) [1] is a Romanian professional boxer living and fighting out of Toronto, Canada.
Victor Lupo won a ten-round majority decision against the former WBC Super Lightweight Champion Junior Witter (37-4-2, 22 KOs) in a welterweight bout on February 19, 2011, at the Hershey Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Scores were 97-92, 96-94, 95-95. Witter was docked a point for holding in round nine and spent a lot of time on the canvas totally gassed. With the win, Lupo claimed the vacant WBC Silver International title. [2]
On December 17, 2011, he lost a hard fought decision against the welterweight Antonin Décarie (26-1 7KO) who captured the WBC International belt. In a bout that had as many clenches as punches, Decarie was able to prevail with 117-112, 118-110, 118-110 decision. The fight took place Quebec City at the Pepsi Colisée. [3]
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