Francisc Vastag

Name: Francisc Vastag
Alias: Ferenc Vastagh
Hometown: Resita, Romania
Birthplace: Resita, Romania
Amateur Boxer: Record

Francisc Vastag was born November 26, 1969 in Resita, Caras-Severin, Romania. He has been the head coach of the Romanian National Team and is considered by some to be among the greatest Romanian boxers ever. He was a 3-time world amateur champion (once at welterweight and twice at light middleweight) and represented Romania three times in the Olympics.

Olympic Results

1988

• Round 1 Bye
• Lost to Abdoukerim Hamidou of Togo - (DQ 3) due to a low blow

1992

• Defeated Tajudeen Sabitu of Nigeria - (9-0)
• Defeated Adrian Dodson of Great Britain - (6-5)
• Lost to Anibal Acevedo of Pureto Rico - (9-20)

1996

• Lost to Markus Beyer of Germany - (12-17)

Other Amateur Highlights

• 1986 European Junior Amateur Champion
  • Defeated Jean-Claude Meuret of Switzerland - (5-0)
  • Defeated Javier Martinez of Spain - (5-0)
  • Defeated Igor Arzin of Slovenia - (5-0)
  • Defeated Joerg Teiche of East Germany - (5-0)
• 1987 World Junior Amateur Champion
• 1989 World Amateur Champion - Welterweight
  • Defeated Siegfried Mehnert from East Germany in the final
• 1991 Bronze Medal at World Amateur Championships
• 1993 World Amateur Champion - Light Middleweight
  • Defeated Alfredo Duvergel for Cuba in the final
• 1993 European Amateur Champion
• 1995 World Amateur Champion - Light Middleweight
  • Defeated Alfredo Duvergel for Cuba in the final
• 1996 European Amateur Champion