Golden Fighter Championship
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Founder | Alin Fălcuşan |
| Headquarters | Timișoara, Romania |
Key people | Alin Fălcuşan (CEO) Maikel Polanen (Supervisor) |
The Golden Fighter Championship (GFC) is a Romanian kickboxing, Muay Thai and mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2015 and based in Timișoara, Romania, owned by Alin Fălcuşan.[1] It is the third largest kickboxing promotion in Romania, alongside fellow OSS Fighters.
The Golden Fighter Championship and Pro TV, and its subsidiary Pro X announced a multi-year broadcast deal on 24 September 2019, effectively ending the promotion's Digi Sport partnership.[2] With the new TV deal and expansion in the country, the GFC has increased in popularity, and has achieved greater mainstream media coverage. The promotion also has a long-term contract with FightBox giving GFC a deal in other 60 countries.[3]
GFS has a partnership with Wu Lin Feng of China since 2017.[4] The GFC are also in partnership with the World Kickboxing and Karate Union (WKU). In April 2024, GFC entered into an official partnership with K-1.[5][6]
GFC Events
[edit]Each GFC 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | GFC 8: K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2024 | Jun 13, 2024 | Galați Ice Rink | Galați, Romania |
| 7 | GFC 7: Romania vs. Netherlands II | Jun 24, 2021 | Silva Complex | Bucharest, Romania |
| 6 | GFC 6: Romania vs. Netherlands | November 29, 2019 | Sala Constantin Jude | Timișoara, Romania |
| 5 | GFC 5: Romania vs. China II | August 24, 2018 | Piațeta Cazino | Mamaia, Romania |
| 4 | GFC 4: Bulgaria vs. Romania | April 28, 2018 | Varna Palace | Varna, Bulgaria |
| 3 | GFC 3: Romania vs. Suriname | October 20, 2017 | Centrul Multifuncțional | Craiova, Romania |
| 2 | GFC 2: Romania vs. China | June 16, 2017 | Sala Constantin Jude | Timișoara, Romania |
| 1 | GFC 1: Muay Thai | September 25, 2015 | Centrul Regional de Afaceri | Timișoara, Romania |
Notable fighters
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Ștefan Orza- Andrei Stoica
- Bogdan Stoica
- Amansio Paraschiv
- Cristian Spetcu
- Adrian Maxim
- Gabriel Bozan
- Ionuț Iancu
- Ionuț Popa
- Adrian Mitu
- Cristian Milea
Petru Morari
Michael Boapeah- Christian Baya
- Jan Kaffa
- Muhammed Balli
Eduard Aleksanyan
Jin Ying
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Gală inedită de Muay Thai, la Timișoara. Evenimentul va avea loc pe 25 septembrie și e o premieră în România". Digi24 (in Romanian). 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Un timişorean, în elita kick-boxing-ului". Renaşterea (in Romanian). 24 September 2019.
- ^ "A VI-a ediție a galei Golden Fighter la kick-boxing, România – Olanda, în 5 acte, pe 29 noiembrie la sala "Constantin Jude", de la ora 20 direct pe Pro X". SportTim (in Romanian). 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Results for Golden Fighter / Oss Fighters "Romania vs. China" from Mamaia, Romania 24.08.2018". FightBox HD. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Golden Fighter Kickboxing "Romania vs. Holland" REVENGE- live from Bucharest, Romania 24.06.2021". fightbox.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ "K-1 maakt datum Europees event bekend: 'Bekende kickbokser als hoofdact'" (in Dutch). vechtsportinfo.nl. 2024-04-03.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Golden Fighter Championship on Facebook
- Golden Fighter Championship's channel on YouTube
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