Daniel Sam

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Daniel Anthony Sam (born 13 August 1981) is an English super heavyweight kickboxer and is currently ranked UK number 1 in the heavyweight division of Muay Thai.^[2] He has fought on the top kickboxing promotions including Enfusion, SUPERKOMBAT, Glory and most recently Dynamite Fighting Show. Sam is known for his flying knees, devastating low kicks and strong punches.

Daniel Sam
Born	Daniel Anthony Sam^[1] (1981-08-13) 13 August 1981 (age 42) London, England
Other names	The Warrior
Nationality	English
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	115 kg (254 lb; 18.1 st)
Division	Super Heavyweight
Reach	77.5 in (197 cm)
Style	Muay Thai Kickboxing
Fighting out of	London, England
Team	Muay Thai Masters Academy Mike's Gym
Trainer	Arjarn Vinny Deckon
Kickboxing record
Total	56
Wins	37
By knockout	21
Losses	19
By knockout	6
Other information
Occupation	Daniel Sam Fitness
Last updated on: 11 November 2017

Kickboxing career

In September 2017 Sam fought on the Phoenix Championship 3 event at the o2 arena, London. In a fight under full Muay Thai rules, he beat Steven 'the Panda' Banks via TKO in the 3rd round.^[3]

In a rematch versus Tomáš Možný on Fight Night St. Tropez (August 2017), Sam avenged a loss suffered a year earlier on the same event, winning by unanimous decision against the GLORY kickboxing world ranked no.10 heavyweight.

Sam won the Capital Fights French Federation title with a unanimous decision win over Nordine Mahieddine in Paris (May 2017).

In March 2017, Sam won the Enfusion Live Abu Dhabi tournament with two wins in one night and captured the fighter of the night award. In the semi-final he beat Moroccan heavyweight Yassin Ben Sallam via unanimous decision. In the tournament final Sam faced GLORY ranked no.15 Thomas Vanneste from Belgium and won with a devastating 3rd round knockout.^[4]

In November 2016 Sam faced Patrice Quarteron in a highly anticipated grudge match in Paris, winning by unanimous decision in front of a large crowd in November 2017.^[5] The fight and the result gained worldwide popularity due to the hostile build up and bad blood between both fighters.^[6] Top French rapper Booba subsequently recorded a song titled Daniel Sam^[7] in which he celebrates Sam's victory.

Puerto Rico hosted the SUPERKOMBAT kickboxing event in March 2016 with Sam taking on Catalin Morasanu the hard punching and very popular Southpaw Romanian heavyweight. Sam won via a controversial split decision.

Enfusion reality tournament season 4 (Search for the superpro) took place in Koh Samui, Thailand in Sep 2013. Sam faced 4 opponents from Australia, Netherlands, Ivory Coast and Morocco (the last 3 opponents were fought all in a one night tournament). Sam won every fight, the tournament and became the Enfusion Heavyweight World Champion.

In March 2013 Sam signed with GLORY and defeated Singh Jaideep by way of unanimous decision at Glory 5: London in London, England on 23 March 2013.^[8][9]

In November 2014 Daniel Sam launched his own fitness training company called Daniel Sam Fitness, using martial arts and combat based fitness training. As of 2018 he is coaching out of Diesel Gym London.^[10]

Sam faced Marian Tuma for the Immortal Champions Heavyweight Title (+95 kg) at Immortal Champions 3 on 7 June 2022, following a three-year absence from the sport. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.^[11]

Sam was booked to face the former French national heavyweight boxing champion Raphaël Tronché at Alpha Fight League 2 on 12 November 2022.^[12] He lost the fight by a second-round knockout.^[13]

Doping suspension

Glory 23

On 7 August 2015 it was announced that Sam failed a drug test prior to Glory 23: Las Vegas. He was suspended and fined by Nevada State Athletic Commission until 8 August 2016. Sam must also submit clean drugs tests for steroids and diuretics at 30, 10 and 3 days before next fight in Nevada.^[14]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

• Immortal Champions
  • 2022 Immortal Champions Heavyweight (+95 kg) Championship
• Dynamite Fighting Show
  • Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Cătălin Moroșanu
• Capital Fights
  • 2017 Capital Fights French Federation Heavyweight title ^[15]
• Enfusion
  • 2017 Enfusion Live 48 Heavyweight Tournament Champion ^[16]
  • 2013 Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro Tournament Champion^[17]
• SUPERKOMBAT
  • 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II Tournament Runner-up
• Ringmasters
  • 2007 Ringmasters Heavyweight Tournament Champion

Muaythai

• 2009 English Muaythai Super Heavyweight Champion
• 2007 IFMA Muaythai European Cup   +95 kg

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

37 Wins (21 (T)KO's), 19 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2022-11-12	Loss	Raphaël Tronché	Alpha Fight League 2	Brussels, Belgium	KO	2
2022-06-07	Win	Marian Tuma	Immortal Champions 3	London, England	TKO (Referee stoppage)	1
Won the Immortal Champions Heavyweight Title +95 kg.
2019-06-06	Loss	Cătălin Moroșanu	Dynamite Fighting Show 4	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-02-24	Loss	Asihati	Kunlun Fight 80: Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals	China	TKO (Three Knockdowns/Punches)	2	2:10
2017-12-09	Loss	Yassine Boughanem	Golden Fight	France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-11-18	Loss	Michael Smolik	Steko’s Fight Night Düsseldorf	Germany	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00
For The WKU World Heavyweight Title +95 kg.
2017-09-22	Win	Steven Banks	Phoenix 3 London	England	TKO (Referee Stoppage/Right Cross)	3	1:00
2017-08-04	Win	Tomáš Možný	Fight Night Saint-Tropez	France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-05-20	Win	Nordine Mahieddine	Capital Fights 2	Paris, France	Decision	3	3:00
Wins Capital Fights French Federation Heavyweight Title +95 kg.
2017-03-24	Win	Thomas Vanneste	Enfusion Live 48	Abu Dhabi, UAE	KO (Straight right)	3
Wins Enfusion Live 48 Heavyweight Tournament. Won fighter of the night award.
2017-03-24	Win	Yassin Ben Sallam	Enfusion Live 48	Abu Dhabi, UAE	Decision	3	3:00
2017-02-18	Win	Fikri Ameziane	Enfusion Live 46	Eindhoven, Netherlands	KO	2
2016-11-24	Win	Patrice Quarteron	Paris Fight 2 ^[18]	Paris, France	Decision	3	3:00
2016-08-04	Loss	Tomáš Možný	Fight Night Saint Tropez, Semi Finals	France	Decision	3	3:00
2016-07-02	Win	Vladimir Toktasynov	Respect World Series 2	London, England	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-03-26	Win	Cătălin Moroșanu	SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2016	San Juan, Puerto Rico	Decision (split)	3	3:00
2015-08-07	Loss	Xavier Vigney	Glory 23: Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	Decision (split)	3	3:00
2015-06-13	Win	Brian Douwes	SUPERKOMBAT Special Edition ^[19]	Spreitenbach, Switzerland	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
2014-09-23	Loss	Lukasz Krupadziorow	Enfusion 5: Victory of the Vixen, Semi Finals	Koh Samui, Thailand	Decision	3	3:00
2014-06-29	Loss	Ismael Lazaar	Enfusion Live 19	London, England	KO (left hook)	3	0:40
Loses the Enfusion Live Super Heavyweight +95 kg world title.
2014-05-03	Loss	Benjamin Adegbuyi	Glory 16: Denver	Broomfield, Colorado, USA	KO (right cross)	2	2:59
2013-11-23	Loss	Nicolas Wamba	La 20ème Nuit des Champions	Marseilles, France	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
For NDC K-1 rules heavyweight +100 kg title.
2013-10-12	Loss	Sergei Kharitonov	Glory 11: Chicago	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA	Decision (0-3)	3	3:00
2013-09-17	Win	Mo Boubkari	Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Finals	Koh Samui, Thailand	Decision (3-0)	3	3:00
Wins Enfusion heavyweight tournament world title.
2013-09-17	Win	Kirk Krouba	Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Semi Finals	Koh Samui, Thailand	Decision (2-1)	3	3:00
2013-09-17	Win	Wendell Roche	Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Quarter Finals	Koh Samui, Thailand	Decision (3-0)	3	3:00
2013-09-12	Win	Iggy McGowan	Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, First Round	Koh Samui, Thailand	Decision (3-0)	3	3:00
2013-06-22	Loss	Anderson Silva	Glory 9: New York	New York City, New York, USA	Decision (0-3)	3	3:00
2013-03-23	Win	Singh Jaideep	Glory 5: London	London, England	Decision (3-0)	3	3:00
2012-12-22	Win	Ibrahim Aarab	SUPERKOMBAT WGP 2012 Final	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (2-1)	3	3:00
2012-11-10	Loss	Ismael Londt	SUPERKOMBAT WGP 2012 Final Elimination, Quarter Finals	Craiova, Romania	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1
2012-05-12	Loss	Raul Cătinaș	SUPERKOMBAT WGP II 2012, Finals	Cluj Napoca, Romania	Decision (0-3)	3	3:00
For the SUPERKOMBAT WGP II 2012 tournament title.
2012-05-12	Win	Sam Tevette	SUPERKOMBAT WGP II 2012, Semi Finals	Cluj Napoca, Romania	KO	1	1:30
2012-03-31	Loss	Tomáš Hron	Gala night Thaiboxing	Zilina, Slovakia	Decision (0-3)	3	3:00
2011-11-17	Loss	Ben Edwards	SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club, Quarter Finals	Oradea, Romania	TKO (referee stoppage)	2	2:43
2011-06-19	Win	Thanasis Michaloudis	Team Tieu's Super Muay Thai Championships	London, England	TKO (kicks to the body)	3
2011-03-12	Loss	Luca Panto	Fight Code: Dragon Series Round 2	Milan, Italy	Decision	3	3:00
2010-05-29	Win	Alessio Valentini	MSA Muaythai Premier League 3	London, England	KO	1	1:22
2009-05-24	Loss	Dillian Whyte		London, England
2009-03-01	Win	Arunas Andriveskius		Luton, England	KO (punch)
Wins English super heavyweight championship.
2009-02-07	Win	Chris Knowles		London, England	Decision	3	3:00
2008-12-07	Win	Lyndon Knowles		London, England
2007-00-00	Win	Mark Fuller	Ringmasters, Finals	Manchester, England	TKO (lowkick)	1
Wins Ringmasters heavyweight tournament title.
2007-00-00	Win	Matt Scott	Ringmasters, Semi Finals	Manchester, England	Decision	2
2007-00-00	Win	Theo Thedoulou	Ringmasters, Quarter Finals	Manchester, England	Decision	2
2007-00-00	Win	Lee Stewart		Manchester, England	KO (punch)	1
	Win	Will Riva			KO (flying knee)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers

References

1. Glory 23 results Nevada Athletic Commission (7 August 2015)
2. . whatismuaythai.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
3. Phoenix Championship (1 October 2017). "Daniel Sam vs Steven Banks Full Fight (Muay Thai) - Phoenix 3 London". Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via YouTube.
4. Daniel Sam (28 March 2017). "Daniel Sam vs Thomas Vanneste - Enfusion live, heavyweight tournament final Abu Dhabi 24/3/17". Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via YouTube.
5. Fight in the world (24 November 2016). "Patrice Quarteron vs Daniel Sam". Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via YouTube.
6. Periscopefrance (24 November 2016). "PATRICE QUARTERON VS DANIEL SAM S'INSULTE VIOLEMENT AVANT LEUR COMBAT..." Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via YouTube.
7. B20baOfficiel (26 December 2016). "Booba - Daniel Sam (Audio)". Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via YouTube.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
8. "LiverKick". LiverKick. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
9. Results and Recap: Glory 5 20 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
10. "UK Heavyweight Legend Daniel Sam Made Diesel Gym Head Striking Coach - Diesel Gym". www.dieselgym.co.uk. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
11. "UK Legend Sam Wins Comeback Bout at Immortal Champions 3". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
12. "AFL 2: Tronché et Sam font la tête d'affiche !". newskickbelgium.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
13. "Raphaël Tronché s'impose en kick-boxing". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
14. REVISED ***KICKBOXING SHOW RESULTS
15. "Capital Fights 2 - Muaythaitv". muaythaitv.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
16. "Uitslagen Enfusion Live 48 – Abu Dhabi - Round1Network". www.round1network.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
17. "Enfusion Live 2013 Heavyweight Reality Tournament, report by Peter Lowe MC Enfusion-tv.com - SEARCH FOR THE SUPERPRO". enfusion-tv.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
18. Patrice QUARTERON vaincu par Daniel SAM - Résultats et Vidéo(in French)
19. SuperKombat Special Edition from Zurich Results 16 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Mike's Gym official site
• Diesel Gym London