Colosseum Tournament
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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 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.[6] Colosseum Tournament also has a partnership with Prometheus Fighting Promotion.[7]
It has featured fighters such as Daniel Ghiță, Andrei Stoica, Bogdan Stoica, Sebastian Cozmâncă, Eduard Gafencu, Florin Lambagiu, Amansio Paraschiv, Sorin Căliniuc, Gabriel Bozan, Cristian Spetcu, Cristiana Stancu, and Alexandru Lungu, among others.
Events[]
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.
# | Event | Date | Venue | Location | Attendance |
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29 | Colosseum Tournament 28: Amariței vs. Van Oeveren II | Oct 25, 2021 | Ion Constantinescu Arena | Craiova, Romania | 0 |
28 | Colosseum Tournament 27: Căliniuc vs. Koprivlenski | Sep 20, 2021 | Antonio Alexe Arena | Oradea, Romania | 1,000[note 1] |
27 | Colosseum Tournament 26: Cardoș vs. Boiciuc | Aug 20, 2021 | Corvin Castle | Hunedoara, Romania | 1,000[note 1] |
26 | Road to Colosseum 1: Mihăilă vs. Graidia | Jun 19, 2021 | PalaRovagnati | Milan, Italy | 500[note 2] |
25 | Colosseum Tournament 25: Căliniuc vs. Matei | May 31, 2021 | ANL Hall | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 0 |
24 | Colosseum Tournament 24: Spetcu vs. Maxim | April 1, 2021 | Colosseum Tournament Studios | Bucharest, Romania | 0 |
23 | Colosseum Tournament 23: Căliniuc vs. Bozan | February 26, 2021 | Colosseum Tournament Studios | Bucharest, Romania | 0 |
22 | Colosseum Tournament 22: Ostrovanu vs. Căliniuc | December 18, 2020 | Colosseum Tournament Studios | Bucharest, Romania | 0 |
21 | Colosseum Tournament 21 | November 27, 2020 | Colosseum Tournament Studios | Bucharest, Romania | 0 |
20 | Colosseum Tournament 20 | October 23, 2020 | Sala Polivalentă | Arad, Romania | 0 |
19 | Colosseum Tournament 19 | September 25, 2020 | Undisclosed Studio | Debrecen, Hungary | 0 |
18 | Colosseum Tournament 18 | August 28, 2020 | Videle Ranch | Videle, Romania | Cancelled due to the Romanian government's decisions regarding COVID-19.[8] |
17 | Colosseum Tournament 17 | December 1, 2019 | Sala Polivalentă | Bucharest, Romania | |
16 | Colosseum Tournament 16 | October 28, 2019 | Sala Transilvania | Sibiu, Romania | |
15 | Colosseum Tournament 15 | September 22, 2019 | Arena Antonio Alexe | Oradea, Romania | |
14 | Colosseum Tournament 14 | July 20, 2019 | Sala Gabriel Udișteanu | Fălticeni, Romania | |
13 | Colosseum Tournament 13 | June 28, 2019 | Sala Polivalentă | Călărași, Romania | |
12 | Colosseum Tournament 12 | May 9, 2019 | Sala Polivalentă | Arad, Romania | |
11 | Colosseum Tournament 11 | March 29, 2019 | Sala Polivalentă | Bucharest, Romania | |
10 | Colosseum Tournament 10 | December 14, 2018 | Sala Constantin Jude | Timișoara, Romania | |
9 | Colosseum Tournament 9: Ghiță vs. Poturak | October 29, 2018 | BTarena | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | 10,000[9] |
8 | Colosseum Tournament 8 | September 17, 2018 | Sala Polivalentă | Bucharest, Romania | |
7 | Colosseum Tournament 7 | May 24, 2018 | Sala Polivalentă | Bucharest, Romania | |
6 | Colosseum Tournament 6 | April 20, 2018 | Sala Polivalentă | Iaşi, Romania | |
5 | Colosseum Tournament 5 | February 23, 2018 | Patinoarul Dunărea | Galați, Romania | |
4 | Colosseum Tournament 4 | October 16, 2017 | Sala Polivalentă | Bucharest, Romania | 5,000[10] |
3 | Colosseum Tournament 3: Romania vs. Germany | July 14, 2017 | Arena IDU | Mamaia, Romania | |
2 | Colosseum Tournament 2 | June 17, 2017 | Stadionul Ilie Oană | Ploiești, Romania | 8,000[11] |
1 | Colosseum Tournament 1 | November 26, 2016 | Sala Sporturilor Olimpia | Ploiești, Romania |
See also[]
- Colosseum Tournament in 2021
- Superkombat Fighting Championship
- Dynamite Fighting Show
- Golden Fighter Championship
- KO Masters
- OSS Fighters
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. 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.
External links[]
- 2016 establishments in Romania
- Kickboxing organizations
- Mixed martial arts organizations
- Professional boxing organizations
- Sports organizations established in 2016
- Companies based in Ploiești