Daniel Anthony Sam (born 13 August 1981) is an English

super heavyweight Super heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and competitive bodybuilding. Boxing In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms (200 pounds). Introduced for th ...

kickboxer Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general ...

and is currently ranked UK number 1 in the heavyweight division of

Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterised ...

. He has fought on the top kickboxing promotions including

Enfusion Enfusion is a Dutch kickboxing promotion company based in Alkmaar, Netherlands. It produces events worldwide, which showcase twelve kickboxing weight classes (7 male and 5 female). Enfusion held its first event in 2013 in the Zwembad Sporthal i ...

, SUPERKOMBAT, Glory and most recently

Dynamite Fighting Show The Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS) is a Romanian kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts (MMA), boxing, kyokushin and taekwondo promotion company based in Bucharest, Romania, which is owned by veteran heavyweight star Cătălin Moroșanu. It i ...

. Sam is known for his flying knees, devastating low kicks and strong punches.

Kickboxing career

In September 2017 Sam fought on the Phoenix Championship 3 event at the

o2 arena O2 Arena may refer to: *The O2 Arena (London) *O2 Arena (Prague) *The 3Arena The 3Arena (originally The O2) is an indoor amphitheatre located at North Wall Quay in the Dublin Docklands in Dublin, Ireland. The venue opened as The O2 on 16 Decemb ...

, London. In a fight under full

rules, he beat Steven 'the Panda' Banks via TKO in the 3rd round. In a rematch versus

Tomáš Možný Tomáš Možný (born April 26, 1991) is a Slovakian kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. Kickboxing career Early career Možný participated in the 2016 Fight Night Saint-Tropez Heavyweight Tournament, which was ...

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 Kickboxing is a combat sports, combat sport focused on kicking and punch (strike), punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is pract ...

world ranked no.10 heavyweight. Sam won the Capital Fights French Federation title with a unanimous decision win over

Nordine Mahieddine Nordine Mahieddine (born 11 December 1989) is an Algerian-French kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory (kickboxing), Glory. He also competed for SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship and World Fighting League. Between J ...

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. In November 2016 Sam faced

Patrice Quarteron Patrice "The Dark Ronin" Quarteron (; born in Sevran on 20 March 1979) is a French heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Évry, Essonne. He is two time French and European Muay Thai champion and current IKF Muay Thai Super Heavyweight World cham ...

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

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and Unincorporated ...

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 Jaideep Singh (born 21 August 1987) is an Indian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to ...

by way of unanimous decision at '' Glory 5: London'' in London, England on 23 March 2013. 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. Sam faced Marian Tuma for the Immortal Champions Heavyweight Title (+95 kg) at Immortal Champions 3 on June 7, 2022, following a three-year absence from the sport. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout. Sam was booked to face the former French national heavyweight boxing champion Raphaël Tronché at Alpha Fight League 2 on November 12, 2022. He lost the fight by a second-round knockout.

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 Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

*Immortal Champions **2022 Immortal Champions Heavyweight (+95 kg) Championship *

**Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Cătălin Moroșanu *Capital Fights **2017 Capital Fights French Federation Heavyweight title *Enfusion **2017 Enfusion Live 48 Heavyweight Tournament Champion **2013 Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro Tournament Champion *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 Med 1

+95 kg

Kickboxing record

, - style="background:#fbb;" , 2022-11-12 , , Loss , , align=left, Raphaël Tronché , , Alpha Fight League 2 , ,

Brussels, Belgium Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

, , KO , , 2 , , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2022-06-07 , , Win , , align=left, Marian Tuma , , Immortal Champions 3 , ,

London, England London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major s ...

, , TKO (Referee stoppage) , , 1 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2019-06-06, , Loss , , align=left, Cătălin Moroșanu, , Dynamite Fighting Show 4 , , Cluj-Napoca, Romania , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3, , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2019-02-24, , Loss , , align=left, Asihati , , Kunlun Fight 80: Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals , ,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, , TKO (Three Knockdowns/Punches) , , 2 , , 2:10 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2017-12-09 , , Loss , , align=left, Yassine Boughanem , , Golden Fight , ,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2017-11-18 , , Loss , , align=left, Michael Smolik, , Steko’s Fight Night Düsseldorf , ,

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2017-09-22 , , Win , , align=left, Steven Banks, , Phoenix 3 London , ,

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

, , TKO (Referee Stoppage/Right Cross) , , 3 , , 1:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2017-08-04 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Fight Night Saint-Tropez , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2017-05-20 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Capital Fights 2 , ,

Paris, France Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2017-03-24 , , Win , , align=left, Thomas Vanneste , , Enfusion Live 48 , ,

Abu Dhabi, UAE Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

, , KO (Straight right) , , 3 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2017-03-24 , , Win , , align=left, Yassin Ben Sallam , , Enfusion Live 48 , ,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2017-02-18 , , Win , , align=left, Fikri Ameziane , , Enfusion Live 46 , , Eindhoven, Netherlands , , KO , , 2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-11-24 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Paris Fight 2 , ,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2016-08-04 , , Loss , , align=left,

, , Fight Night Saint Tropez, Semi Finals , ,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-07-02 , , Win , , align=left, Vladimir Toktasynov , , Respect World Series 2 , ,

, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2016-03-26 , , Win , , align=left, Cătălin Moroșanu , , SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2016 , ,

San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (, , ; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jur ...

, , Decision (split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2015-08-07 , , Loss , , align=left, Xavier Vigney , , Glory 23: Las Vegas , ,

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ...

, , Decision (split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2015-06-13 , , Win , , align=left,

Brian Douwes Brian "Bad Ass" Douwes (born 21 November 1987 in Beverwijk) is a Dutch kickboxer fighting out of Team Spirit, formerly known as Top Team Beverwijk in Beverwijk. He competed in K-1, Enfusion Live, Superkombat and Glory. As of 1 May 2017, he is ...

, , SUPERKOMBAT Special Edition SuperKombat Special Edition from Zurich Results
, , Spreitenbach, Switzerland , , Decision (Split) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2014-09-23 , , Loss , , align=left,

Lukasz Krupadziorow Lukasz Krupadziorow (born 1989) is a Polish heavyweight kickboxer. Background Lukasz comes from Augustow, Poland, started training kickboxing in 2012 in Storm Gym Luton. He came to England for work, as he was always interested in martial arts h ...

, , Enfusion 5: Victory of the Vixen, Semi Finals , , Koh Samui, Thailand , , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2014-06-29 , , Loss , , align=left, Ismael Lazaar , , Enfusion Live 19 , ,

, , KO (left hook) , , 3 , , 0:40 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2014-05-03 , , Loss , , align=left,

Benjamin Adegbuyi Benjamin Adekunle Miron Adegbuyi (born January 24, 1985) is a Romanian kickboxer and professional boxer. He is a two-time Glory Heavyweight Championship challenger and three-time winner of heavyweight tournament. Adegbuyi is also Superkombat Wo ...

, , Glory 16: Denver , ,

Broomfield, Colorado, USA Broomfield is a consolidated city and county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. Broomfield has a consolidated government which operates under Article XX, Sections 10-13 of the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The Broomfield population ...

, , KO (right cross) , , 2 , , 2:59 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2013-11-23 , , Loss , , align=left, Nicolas Wamba , , La 20ème Nuit des Champions , , Marseilles, France , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2013-10-12 , , Loss , , align=left, Sergei Kharitonov , , Glory 11: Chicago , ,

Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA Hoffman Estates is a village in Illinois, United States. The village is located primarily in Cook County, with a small section in Kane County. It is a suburb of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 52,530. The village now serves a ...

, , Decision (0-3) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-09-17 , , Win, , align=left, Mo Boubkari , , Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Finals , , Koh Samui, Thailand , , Decision (3-0) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-09-17 , , Win, , align=left, Kirk Krouba , , Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Semi Finals , , Koh Samui, Thailand , , Decision (2-1) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-09-17 , , Win, , align=left, Wendell Roche , , Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Quarter Finals , , Koh Samui, Thailand , , Decision (3-0) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-09-12 , , Win, , align=left, Iggy McGowan , , Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, First Round , , Koh Samui, Thailand , , Decision (3-0) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2013-06-22 , , Loss , , align=left, Anderson Silva , , Glory 9: New York , ,

New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...

, New York, USA , , Decision (0-3) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2013-03-23 , , Win , , align=left,

, , Glory 5: London , ,

, , Decision (3-0) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2012-12-22 , , Win , , align=left, Ibrahim Aarab , , SUPERKOMBAT WGP 2012 Final , , Bucharest, Romania , , Decision (2-1), , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2012-11-10 , , Loss , , align=left,

Ismael Londt Ismael Londt (born 12 July 1985) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer signed to the ONE Championship. He is the former SUPERKOMBAT Heavyweight Champion, and two time SUPERKOMBAT Grand Prix Heavyweight tournament winner. He was ranked as a top ten h ...

, , SUPERKOMBAT WGP 2012 Final Elimination, Quarter Finals , ,

Craiova Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Romania, largest city and capital of Dolj County, and situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximatel ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

, , TKO (doctor stoppage) , , 1 , , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2012-05-12 , , Loss , , align=left, Raul Cătinaș , , SUPERKOMBAT WGP II 2012, Finals , , Cluj Napoca,

, , Decision (0-3) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2012-05-12 , , Win , , align=left, Sam Tevette , , SUPERKOMBAT WGP II 2012, Semi Finals , , Cluj Napoca,

, , KO , , 1 , , 1:30 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2012-03-31 , , Loss , , align=left,

Tomáš Hron Tomáš Hron (born July 25, 1981) is a Czech kickboxer who has fought for the K-1, It's Showtime and SUPERKOMBAT promotions. Former Kings of The Ring, WKA and WKN champion and current Kings of The Ring heavyweight world champion. Career He w ...

, , Gala night Thaiboxing , , Zilina,

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

, , Decision (0-3) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2011-11-17 , , Loss , , align=left, Ben Edwards , , SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club, Quarter Finals , ,

Oradea Oradea (, , ; german: Großwardein ; hu, Nagyvárad ) is a city in Romania, located in Crișana, a sub-region of Transylvania. The county seat, seat of Bihor County, Oradea is one of the most important economic, social and cultural centers in the ...

, , TKO (referee stoppage) , , 2 , , 2:43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2011-06-19 , , Win , , align=left, Thanasis Michaloudis , , Team Tieu's Super Muay Thai Championships , ,

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

, , TKO (kicks to the body) , , 3 , , , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2011-03-12 , , Loss , , align=left, Luca Panto , , Fight Code: Dragon Series Round 2 , ,

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2010-05-29 , , Win , , align=left, Alessio Valentini , , MSA Muaythai Premier League 3 , ,

, , KO , , 1 , , 1:22 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2009-05-24 , , Loss , , align=left, Dillian Whyte , , , ,

, , , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2009-03-01 , , Win , , align=left, Arunas Andriveskius , , , ,

Luton Luton () is a town and unitary authority with borough status, in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 census, the Luton built-up area subdivision had a population of 211,228 and its built-up area, including the adjacent towns of Dunstable an ...

, , KO (punch) , , , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2009-02-07 , , Win , , align=left, Chris Knowles , , , ,

, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2008-12-07 , , Win , , align=left, Lyndon Knowles , , , ,

, , , , , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2007-00-00 , , Win , , align=left, Mark Fuller , , Ringmasters, Finals , ,

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...

, , TKO (lowkick) , , 1 , , , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2007-00-00 , , Win , , align=left, Matt Scott , , Ringmasters, Semi Finals , ,

, , Decision , , 2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2007-00-00 , , Win , , align=left, Theo Thedoulou , , Ringmasters, Quarter Finals , ,

, , Decision , , 2 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2007-00-00 , , Win , , align=left, Lee Stewart , , , ,

, , KO (punch) , , 1 , , , - style="background:#cfc;" , , , Win , , align=left, Will Riva , , , , , , KO (flying knee) , , , , , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

References

External links

Mike's Gym official siteDiesel Gym London
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sam, Daniel 1981 births Living people English male kickboxers English Muay Thai practitioners Heavyweight kickboxers Glory kickboxers SUPERKOMBAT kickboxers Doping cases in kickboxing English sportspeople in doping cases Sportspeople from London Black British sportsmen