Constantin Ursu

Constantin Ursu
Personal information
NicknameThe Moldovan Monster
NationalityBritish
Born (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 26)
Chișinău, Moldova
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
WeightWelterweight
Boxing career
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins16
Win by KO7
Medal record
Boxing
Representing  Moldova
European Junior Boxing Championships
Silver medal – second place2015 Hungary57kg
European Youth Boxing Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Italy64kg

Constantin Ursu (born 8 March 2000) is a Moldovan-British professional boxer. Based in Devon, he has held the Commonwealth welterweight title since March 2025 and the British welterweight title since February 2026. Ursu is also a former WBO European welterweight champion.

Career

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

He moved to Plymouth in Devon, England, in 2019 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.

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. He won via second round stoppage.

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

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. Ursu won by unanimous decision.

Ursu defended his title for a second time against Owen Cooper in Derby on 28 February 2026, with the vacant British welterweight title also at stake. He won via unanimous decision.

He defended his British and Commonwealth titles against Ben Vaughan at The O2 Arena in London on 29 August 2026. Ursu won by technical knockout when the referee stopped the contest on the advice of the ringside doctor at the start of the eighth round, due to a severe cut over his opponent's right eye.

Professional boxing record

16 fights 16 wins 0 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 9 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
16 Win 16–0 Ben Vaughan TKO 8 (12), 0:03 29 Aug 2026 The O2 Arena, London, England Retained British and Commonwealth welterweight titles
15 Win 15–0 Owen Cooper UD 12 28 Feb 2026 Vaillant Live, Derby, England Retained Commonwealth welterweight title;
Won vacant British welterweight title
14 Win 14–0 Ryan Amos UD 12 30 Nov 2025 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England Retained Commonwealth welterweight title;
Won vacant WBO European welterweight title
13 Win 13–0 Eithan James KO 7 (12), 0:43 30 Mar 2025 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England Won vacant Commonwealth welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Lewis Booth TKO 2 (12), 0:57 7 Dec 2024 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England
11 Win 11–0 Octavian Gratii PTS 6 7 Sep 2024 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England
10 Win 10–0 Basi Razaq KO 3 (10), 0:48 27 Apr 2024 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England
9 Win 9–0 Jordan Dujon RTD 8 (10), 3:00 9 Dec 2023 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex, England Won vacant Commonwealth Silver welterweight title
8 Win 8–0 Matthew King TKO 3 (10), 2:59 1 Apr 2023 Guild Hall, Plymouth, England Won vacant British Southern Area welterweight title
7 Win 7–0 Fonz Alexander PTS 6 26 Nov 2022 MECA, Regent Circus, Swindon, England
6 Win 6–0 Josh Cook PTS 6 29 Oct 2022 Guild Hall, Plymouth, England
5 Win 5–0 Borja Lopez PTS 4 13 May 2022 Indigo at the O2, Greenwich, London, England
4 Win 4–0 Josh Hodgins TKO 1 (4), 1:26 9 Apr 2022 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
3 Win 3–0 Fernando Valencia PTS 4 16 Oct 2021 Guild Hall, Plymouth, England
2 Win 2–0 Teodor Nikolov PTS 4 07 Mar 2020 York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Artur Davydenko PTS 4 22 Nov 2019 Guild Hall, Plymouth, England

References

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  3. ↑ "One Gold, Two Silver at European Junior Championships finals". Irish Boxing. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
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  7. ↑ "Plymouth has a new boxing champion as Constantin Ursu wins Southern Area welterweight title". Plymouth Herald. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Constantin Ursu vs Lewis Booth will be a final eliminator for the British and Commonwealth welterweight titles". British Boxing News. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  9. ↑ "Plymouth's 'Moldovan Monster' demolishes rival in British and Commonwealth eliminator clash". Plymouth Herald. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
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  12. ↑ "Plymouth boxer to fight for European welterweight title". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Plymouth boxer Constantin Ursu's modest reaction after winning WBO European welterweight title". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "'Faultless' Ursu to target British title in 2026". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "Constantin Ursu challenger announced for when he fights for British title". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
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