Colosseum Tournament

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]

Colosseum Tournament

Company type	Private
Industry	Combat Sports
Founded	2016; 8 years ago (2016)
Founder	Gabriel Georgescu
Headquarters	Ploiești, Romania
Key people	Gabriel Georgescu (CEO) Horia Rădulescu (Vice President)
Website	www.colosseumkickboxing.com

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 FITE 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

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
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

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

•   Daniel Ghiță
•   Andrei Stoica
•   Bogdan Stoica
•   Alexandru Lungu
•   Sebastian Ciobanu
•   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

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

Notes

1. 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

1. "Colosseum Tournament XV: Fight Card". Kickboxing Z. 18 September 2019.
2. "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

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