Bogdan Dinu (born 15 August 1986) is a Romanian former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2023.

Biography Dinu was born on 15 August 1986 in Buzău, Romania. He is also an Independent Special Actions and Intervention Service (SIIAS) agent.

Professional career Dinu turned pro in 2008.

On 13 December 2013, Dinu won the third season edition of Bigger's Better, a boxing tournament under a familiar format of the popular UK Prizefighter series, with all the fights scheduled for three-minute rounds. He rocked through his first tournament in Greece, until to repeat the trick later in the same year in the super final from Portugal.

On 17 November 2018, Dinu faced title contender Jarrell Miller, who was ranked #2 by the WBA and #4 by the WBO. Dinu started the fight well, boxing behind his jab. His start was overshadowed by the powerful Miller, who started to apply more pressure in the fourth round, and dropped Dinu twice, who couldn't beat the count the second time. Eventually, Miller tested positive for GW501516 prior his next fight against Anthony Joshua, causing the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) to deny him a license to box. Further tests proved positive for EPO and HGH.

In his following fight, Dinu faced another title contender in Kubrat Pulev. Pulev was ranked #1 by the IBF and #9 by the WBC. The fight started off slow, as Pulev picked up the pace in round two. In the fourth round, Dinu connected on a couple of overhand rights, which caused a severe cut over Pulev's left eye. Pulev was cleared to continue the fight. By round seven, Pulev had regained his confidence, and managed to drop Dinu three times in the round. Dinu managed to get up from the first two, but after the third knockdown in a row, the referee decided to stop the fight.

On 14 December 2019, Dinu bounced back with a fourth round TKO win against Osborn Machimana.

On 3 October 2020, Dinu beat Frank Bluemle via second round TKO.

On 5 June 2021, Dinu challenged for the vacant WBA interim heavyweight title, but was unsuccessful, losing to Daniel Dubois by second-round knockout in Telford, England. He ended his career in 2026.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes25Loss20–5Frazer Clarke2 (8)25 Mar 2023 24Loss20–4Kevin LerenaKO4 (10), 26 Mar 202223Loss20–3Daniel DuboisKO2 (12), 5 Jun 202122Win20–2Frank BluemleTKO2 (10), 3 Oct 202021Win19–2Osborn MachimanaTKO4 (10), 14 Dec 201920Loss18–2Kubrat PulevKO7 (10), 23 Mar 201919Loss18–1 Jarrell MillerKO4 (12), 17 Nov 201818Win18–0 Marcelo NascimentoKO3 (8), 8 Dec 201717Win17–0 Irakli GvenetadzeKO4 (10)6 May 201716Win16–0Davit GorgiladzeTKO4 (10), 14 Oct 201615Win15–0Marino GolesKO1 (10), 18 Mar 201614Win14–0Manuel Alberto Pucheta6 (8), 28 Nov 201513Win13–0Ed PerryKO 2 (8), 15 Aug 201512Win12–0Mickael VieiraKO 1 (8), 6 Dec 201411Win11–0Kertson ManswellTKO 2 (8), 23 Sep 201410Win10–0Avery GibsonUD 6 31 May 20149Win9–0 Ben Nsafoah5 (6), 29 Nov 20128Win8–0Éric Martel-BahoéliTKO 4 (6), 3 Nov 20127Win7–0Muhammed Ali DurmazKO 1 (6)9 Feb 20126Win6–0Awadh TamimKO 1 (4), 9 Jul 20115Win5–0Remigijus ZiausysUD 6 10 Apr 20104Win4–0Nikolay MarinovKO 1 (4)5 Jun 20093Win3–0James Pratt1 (4), 19 Dec 20082Win2–0Shawn McLeanUD 4 1 Aug 20081Win1–0Stéphane Tessier4 19 Apr 2008

Bigger's Better record

|align="center" colspan=8|6 Wins (3 knockouts, 3 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws |- |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res. |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Win |6-0 | align=left| Lucian Bot | UD || 3 |2013-12-13 || align=left| Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |align=left| |-align=center |Win |5-0 |align=left| Fabrice Aurieng | UD || 3 |2013-12-13 || align=left| Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |align=left| |-align=center |Win |4-0 |align=left| Sergej Maslobojev | TKO || 3 |2013-12-13 || align=left| Estádio da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal |align=left| |-align=center |Win |3-0 |align=left| Edmond Baltatzis | KO || 1 | 2013-07-05 || align=left| Sithonia, Greece |align=left| |-align=center |Win |2-0 |align=left| Vladimir Toktasynov | TKO || 1 | 2013-07-05 || align=left| Sithonia, Greece |align=left| |-align=center |Win |1-0 |align=left| Dmitri Bezus | UD || 3 | 2013-07-05 || align=left| Sithonia, Greece |align=left| |-align=center

Titles 2013 Bigger's Better champion.

References

External links

2003 Cadet World Amateur Boxing Championships 2002 Cadet World Amateur Boxing Championships 2003 Cadet European Amateur Boxing Championships 2004 Junior World Amateur Boxing Championships 2004 Romanian National Championships 2005 Junior European Amateur Boxing Championships Bogdan Dinu - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live