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
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes16Win16–0Ben VaughanTKO8 (12), 29 Aug 202615Win15–0Owen CooperUD1228 Feb 202614Win14–0Ryan Amos1230 Nov 202513Win13–0Eithan JamesKO7 (12), 30 Mar 202512Win12–0Lewis BoothTKO2 (12), 7 Dec 202411Win11–0Octavian GratiiPTS 67 Sep 202410Win10–0Basi Razaq3 (10), 27 Apr 20249Win9–0Jordan Dujon8 (10), 9 Dec 20238Win8–0Matthew KingTKO3 (10), 1 Apr 20237Win7–0Fonz AlexanderPTS626 Nov 20226Win6–0Josh CookPTS629 Oct 20225Win5–0Borja LopezPTS413 May 20224Win4–0Josh Hodgins1 (4), 9 Apr 20223Win3–0Fernando ValenciaPTS416 Oct 20212Win2–0Teodor NikolovPTS407 Mar 20201Win1–0Artur Davydenko 422 Nov 2019
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