Constantin Ursu

As an amateur Ursu represented Moldova at international competitions, winning a silver medal at the 2015 European Junior Boxing Championships^[3][4] and bronze at the 2018 European Youth Boxing Championships.^[4][5]

He moved to Plymouth in England in 2019^[4][6] and, having turned professional, won the vacant Southern Area welterweight title at the city's Guildhall by stopping Matthew King in the third round on 1 April 2023.^[4][7]

Unbeaten in his first 11 pro-fights, Ursu faced Lewis Booth at the Brentwood Centre in Essex on 7 December 2024, in a final eliminator for a shot at the British and Commonwealth welterweight titles.^[8] He won via second round stoppage.^[4][9]

Ursu claimed the vacant Commonwealth title with a seventh round stoppage of Eithan James at York Hall in London on 30 March 2025.^[10][11]

He returned to York Hall to make the first defense of his championship against Ryan Amos on 30 November 2025, with the vacant WBO European welterweight title also on the line.^[12] Ursu won by unanimous decision.^[13][14]

Ursu defended his title for a second time against Owen Cooper in Derby on 28 February 2026, with the vacant British welterweight title also up for grabs.^[15][16] He won via unanimous decision.^[17][18]