Marian Velicu is a boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) division at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships

2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Tampere, Finland from May 13 to 21. The 33rd edition of thi bi-annual competition, in which 175 fighters from 34 countries participated this time, was organised by the Tampere Boxing Association, Member of the Finnish Boxing...

 in Tampere, Finland. A year later he captured the silver medal in the same weight division at the World Amateur Boxing Championships

World Amateur Boxing Championships

The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association , which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport...

 in Belfast

Belfast

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Velicu represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

The boxing competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was held over a period of sixteen days at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour...

 in Sydney, Australia. There he was stopped in the second round of the Men's Light Flyweight division by Cuba

Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

's eventual bronze medalist Maikro Romero

Maikro Romero

Maikro Romero is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Flyweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....

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