Colosseum Tournament

Kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion

Colosseum Tournament

Company type| Private
Industry| Combat Sports
Founded| 2016; 9 years ago (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

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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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46  | Colosseum Tournament 44 | Sep 27, 2024 | Dumitru Popescu-Colibași Arena | Brașov, Romania |
45  | Colosseum Tournament 43 | Jun 28, 2024 | Suceava Fortress  | Suceava, Romania |
44  | Colosseum Tournament 42 | May 24, 2024 | Olimpia Arena | Ploiești, Romania
43  | Colosseum Tournament 41 | Dec 8, 2023 | Olimpia Arena | Ploiești, Romania |
42  | Colosseum Tournament 40 | Oct 20, 2023 | Lascăr Pană Arena | Baia Mare, Romania |
41  | Colosseum Tournament 39 | Jun 30, 2023 | Suceava Fortress  | Suceava, Romania | 3,500
40  | Colosseum Tournament 38: Lăpușneanu vs. Argyo | May 5, 2023 | Dumitru Popescu-Colibași Arena | Brașov, Romania | 3,100
39  | Colosseum Tournament 37: Mavrodin vs. Dragomir | Nov 21, 2022 | Romeo Iamandi Arena  | Buzău, Romania |
38  | Colosseum Tournament 36: Amariței vs. Orza | Oct 21, 2022 | Botoșani Arena  | Botoșani, Romania |
37  | Colosseum Tournament 35: Căliniuc vs. Requejo | Sep 30, 2022 | Târgoviște Arena  | Târgoviște, Romania |
36  | Colosseum Tournament 34: Gafencu vs. Amariței | Aug 18, 2022 | Dumitru Popescu-Colibași Arena | Brașov, Romania |
35  | Colosseum Tournament 33: Căliniuc vs. Bilalovski | Jun 23, 2022 | Bucharest Arena | Bucharest, Romania | 3,200
34  | Colosseum Tournament 32: Amariței vs. Ćulafić | Jun 3, 2022 | Craiova Arena | Craiova, Romania |
33  | Road to Colosseum 2: Vikings vs. Gladiators | May 21, 2022 | Ceres Arena | Aarhus, Denmark | Cancelled
32  | Colosseum Tournament 31: Dey Grand Prix | May 9, 2022 | Victoria Arena  | Arad, Romania |
31  | Colosseum Tournament 30: Căliniuc vs. Lamiri | Apr 8, 2022 | Baltiska Hall | Malmö, Sweden |
30  | Colosseum Tournament 29: Marinescu vs. Rusu  | Dec 14, 2021 | Arad Arena  | Arad, Romania |
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.[9]
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[10]
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[11]
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[12]
1  | Colosseum Tournament 1  | November 26, 2016 | Sala Sporturilor Olimpia | Ploiești, Romania |

## Prometheus Fighting Promotion

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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

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* 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
* Alin Nechita
* 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

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* Colosseum Tournament in 2021
* Dynamite Fighting Show
* Golden Fighter Championship
* KO Masters
* OSS Fighters

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the venue operated at limited capacity.
2. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the venue operated at limited capacity.

## References

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1. ^ "Colosseum Tournament XV: Fight Card". Kickboxing Z. 18 September 2019.
2. ^ a b "Colosseum Tournament 18 - LIVE from Bucharest, Romania 09.03.2020". FightBox HD. 16 March 2020.
3. ^ "Morosanu, Dynamite Fighting Show Deliver Knockout TV Rating in Romania". Kickboxing Z. 6 July 2018.
4. ^ "Kick Boxing-ul românesc: Colosseum Tournament vs Dynamite FS" (in Romanian). Ziua de Vest. 30 November 2018.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "Colosseum Tournament 39". fite.tv. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
7. ^ "Old Friendship Leads to New Collaboration for Dutch promoter Schut". kickboxingz.com. 2021-04-15.
8. ^ "Prometheus Fighting Promotion - LIVE on FightBox 22.07.2021 from Cluj-Napoca, Romania". fightbox.com. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
9. ^ Colosseum Tournament Kickboxing - LIVE from Videle, Romania 28.08.2020
10. ^ "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.
11. ^ "Results for Colosseum Tournament "Vikings" LIVE on FightBox HD 16.10.2017". FightBox HD. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
12. ^ "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.
13. ^ "Prometheus Fighting Promotion - LIVE on FightBox 22.07.2021 from Cluj-Napoca, Romania". FightBox HD. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

## External links

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* Official website
* Colosseum Tournament on Facebook
* Colosseum Tournament's channel on YouTube
* FightBox HD

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