Career
He is nicknamed "Bombardierul". He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece by ending up in first place at the 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden. He is the younger brother of Olympian Marian Simion.
His Olympic results were:
Defeated Ryan Langham (Australia) 40-15
Defeated Mikhail Biarnadski (Belarus) 38-13
Lost to Jo Seok-Hwan (South of Korea) 35-39.