Răzvan Andrei Cojanu (born 10 March 1987) is a Romanian professional boxer. As an amateur he represented Romania at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division; he also represented Romania at the European Union Championships, winning bronze. His knockout-to-win ratio stands at 56.3%. Cojanu was the first Romanian that fought to win a world heavyweight title.
Professional career Cojanu vs Parker Speculation grew that Cojanu would be the replacement opponent for Joseph Parker's first world title defence after the controversial withdrawal of Hughie Fury. Cojanu was involved in Parker's training camp in Las Vegas for the aborted fight with Fury. WBC champion Deontay Wilder also called out Parker for a unification bout while Fury's cousin Tyson, the troubled former champion, said he'd be willing to jump in the ring. Parker was determined to make a statement but couldn't manage that as he left his New Zealand campaign in a convincing unanimous decision. Parker out-pointed Cojanu in the first defence of his world heavyweight title. The judges scored it 119–108, 117–110, and 117–110 in a fight where Cojanu taunted him repeatedly. American referee Mike Ortega deducted a point against Cojanu in the fourth round due to repeatedly pushing down the neck of Parker during the clinches. Parker later admitted he had problems connecting against Cojanu. But Parker's ability to keep disciplined in a fight that involved trash talk, flying elbows, clinches and head holds got him the win comfortably. After the fight, Parker said, "You can all see why we bring Răzvan into camp, we look for the best." This was said as praise, as Cojanu previously worked with Parker as a sparring partner.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes24Loss17–7Efe AjagbaTKO9 (10), 7 Mar 202023Win17–6Tamaz ZadishviliUD620 Oct 2019 22Loss16–6Daniel DuboisKO2 (12), 8 Mar 2019 21Loss16–5Nathan GormanUD1222 Dec 201820Loss16–4Luis OrtizKO2 (10), 28 Jul 201819Loss16–3Joseph ParkerUD126 May 201718Win16–2Zhi Yu WuKO2 (10), 10 Dec 201617Win15–2Cristian MartinezTKO1 (6), 1 Oct 201616Win14–2Grover YoungSD630 Jan 201615Loss13–2Donovan Dennis2 (8), 10 Apr 201514Win13–1Ed FountainUD7 (6)20 Feb 201513Win12–1Darius ShorterTKO1 (6)20 Nov 201412Win11–1Manuel Alberto PuchetaTKO7 (12)25 Jul 201411Win10–1Rodricka RayTKO5 (6), 10 May 201410Win9–1Avery GibsonUD421 Mar 20149Win8–1Tobias RiceRTD3 (6), 7 Feb 20148Win7–1Alvaro MoralesMD426 Jul 20137Win6–1Paula MataeleTKO3 (6), 28 Apr 20136Win5–1Yohan Banks5 (6), 8 Sep 20125Win4–1David Johnson422 May 20124Win3–1Bekim Pergega2 (4)9 Feb 20123Win2–1Rodney HernandezMD420 Jan 20122Win1–1Kourtney Boden429 Jul 20111Loss0–1Alvaro Morales411 Mar 2011
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2008 Romanian National Championships 2009 Romanian National Championships