Colosseum Tournament
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Combat Sports |
Founded | 2016 |
Founder | Gabriel Georgescu |
Headquarters | Ploiești, Romania |
Key people | Gabriel Georgescu (CEO) Horia Rădulescu (Vice President) |
Website | www.colosseumkickboxing.com |
The Colosseum Tournament (COLOSSEUM) is a kickboxing, mixed martial arts (MMA) and boxing promotion company based in Romania, which is owned by Gabriel Georgescu. It is one of the largest kickboxing promotions in the country, and takes its name from colosseum.[1][2][3][4]
It promoted the first sanctioned professional event in Ploiești, Romania on November 26, 2016, and since its inception can be seen on Digi Sport and on FightBox in over 60 countries.[5][2] On 30 June 2023, Colosseum Tournament was relaunched on Triller TV after 2017-2019.[6]
On April 15, 2021, it was announced that Colosseum Tournament and Netherlands-based Glorious Fight Events entered a partnership. The deal encompasses commitment to promote their fighters.[7] Colosseum Tournament also has a partnership with Prometheus Fighting Promotion.[8]
Events
[edit]Each event contains several fights. Traditionally, every event starts off with an opening fight followed by other fights, with the last fight being known as the main event.
Prometheus Fighting Promotion
[edit]Prometheus FP is a brand of the Colosseum Tournament that was introduced on July 22, 2021. The brand serves as a developmental territory, featuring rookies from Romania competing to become members of Colosseum Tournament's roster. FightBox and Digi Sport are the main broadcasters of Prometheus FP.[13]
Notable fighters
[edit]- Daniel Ghiță
- Andrei Stoica
- Bogdan Stoica
- Alexandru Lungu
- Sebastian Ciobanu
- Ionuț Iancu
- Amansio Paraschiv
- Sorin Căliniuc
- Ștefan Orza
- Eduard Gafencu
- Cristian Spetcu
- Adrian Maxim
- Cristiana Stancu
- Gabriel Bozan
- Ionuț Atodiresei
- Sebastian Cozmâncă
- Florin Lambagiu
- Călin Petrișor
- Claudiu Bădoi
- Andrei Ostrovanu
- Cristian Milea
- Ionuț Popa
- Vlad Trif
- Constantin Rusu
- Vitalie Matei
- Dmitrii Sîrbu
- Maxim Răilean
- Stoyan Koprivlenski
- Bogdan Shumarov
- Aleksandar Petrov
- Michael Boapeah
- Thian de Vries
- Jordi Requejo
- Dustin Stoltzfus
- Ibtissam Kassrioui
See also
[edit]- Colosseum Tournament in 2021
- Dynamite Fighting Show
- Golden Fighter Championship
- KO Masters
- OSS Fighters
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Colosseum Tournament XV: Fight Card". Kickboxing Z. 18 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Colosseum Tournament 18 - LIVE from Bucharest, Romania 09.03.2020". FightBox HD. 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Morosanu, Dynamite Fighting Show Deliver Knockout TV Rating in Romania". Kickboxing Z. 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Kick Boxing-ul românesc: Colosseum Tournament vs Dynamite FS" (in Romanian). Ziua de Vest. 30 November 2018.
- ^ "Video Scântei la gala Colosseum. Faza serii l-a avut protagonist pe Adrian Maxim, care i-a lăsat mască pe toți. Ce a putut să facă" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Colosseum Tournament 39". fite.tv. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Old Friendship Leads to New Collaboration for Dutch promoter Schut". kickboxingz.com. 2021-04-15.
- ^ "Prometheus Fighting Promotion - LIVE on FightBox 22.07.2021 from Cluj-Napoca, Romania". fightbox.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ Colosseum Tournament Kickboxing - LIVE from Videle, Romania 28.08.2020
- ^ "Daniel Ghiţă se întoarce în ring! Meciul va fi difuzat de la 22.45, de Kanal D". Știrile Kanal D. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Results for Colosseum Tournament "Vikings" LIVE on FightBox HD 16.10.2017". FightBox HD. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Colosseum Tournament, ediția a 4-a. Cod roșu de KO pe 16 octombrie, la București Citeşte întreaga ştire: Colosseum Tournament, ediția a 4-a. Cod roșu de KO pe 16 octombrie, la București". Libertatea (in Romanian). 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Prometheus Fighting Promotion - LIVE on FightBox 22.07.2021 from Cluj-Napoca, Romania". FightBox HD. Retrieved 22 July 2021.