Broke by the authorities, he serves at the tables to earn money and the situation becomes even more difficult: "I try to get my own cross, I am a champion!" The painful decision that Leonard Doroftei must make: "My family …"

Leonard Doroftei (48) gave an interview on Wednesday in which he agreed to speak openly about the very difficult situation he was facing as a result of the conflict with the authorities in Ploiesti. Forced to move his business to the suburbs of the city, the former big boxing champion would not want to leave Romania permanently, but that is one of the variants that he takes seriously in account, especially because it is the wish of his family.

With the departure of the space that has been making steady profits for years, Doroftei Pub figures have dropped considerably, as Doroftei can not sell alcoholic beverages on gasoline matches, the only time it is the bar of the first stage of the stadium "Ilie Oana" is populated. Thus, "Santa" no longer pays servers and servers, but, with his wife, began serving at the tables to thank the loyal customers. Now, "Santa Claus" sadly recalls how he came to the situation he did not expect "I put my soul in a pub.These are the problems that arose and they broke up to me, and now I'm trying to move on, take my cross me." -Even, I am a champion or … I was a champion and I continue, because I am fighting for my dream and what I think.There are no quarrels with City Hall. My only wish was to call for a discussion.You can not send me a letter of escape As proof, I live in this block I live in a country where I have to respect the law, what I am Did itsaid Leonard Doroftei, for Digi Sport.

The family wants to leave Romania

As a result of the conflict with the authorities, Doroftei has reached a point where the family pressures to leave Canada, the country where he has achieved the excellent performances of his professional athlete career, are very, very great. And the thought of "Santa Claus" continues to fly in Romania: "I went home because at home, Ploiesti, I did not go to Canada, I did not emigrate, I left with a contract of employment, I did my job, I I got citizenship in the meantime, I'm back, there are people I've grown up with, people I love with all my heart " Doroftei said, before confirming that his wife Monica and his son were ready for emigration: "I do not do it, but the family thinks, they want to go and I have to be with them They are my family and I have to support them, to be with them (…) I did not go home a a place that is not mine, it's at the town hall, for a business that I had at the first cry: that's where I invested my money, you know how I won it, I I did not win the lot It's a shame for us, as a people, as a city, to have a man who knocked down the mountains, who took the world to the streets and threw it … you can not do this thing. "