Florin Lambagiu (born 8 April 1996) is a

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

n professional

kickboxer Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouth guards, shorts, and ...

, former sambist and

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. He currently competes in the super middleweight division of the

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 is ...

(DFS), where he is the current DFS Super Middleweight Champion and was named Fighter of the Year in 2019. Lambagiu also competed for

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 ...

, where he is the former Colosseum Tournament World Light Welterweight Champion. As a sambist, Lambagiu primarily competed at 90 kilograms, and was the 2018 Romania National champion. He represented his country at the 2018 World Sambo Championships in Bucharest and at the 2018

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in Athens. Besides sambo, he is also a national champion in MMA and kickboxing. As of 4 January 2023, Lambagiu is ranked the #2 super-welterweight kickboxer in the world by Boxemag.

Background

Lambagiu comes from a poor family with four children. The family lived in an

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house in the village of Lunca Rateș, Iași County. As a child, he helped his father in the forest, then went to work in construction. After finishing eighth grade, Lambagiu lived on his own because he did not want his family to support him. He worked on construction sites. Lambagiu admits he had a happy childhood.

Kickboxing career

Lambagiu signed with Romanian organization

in 2017 and became their inaugural Colosseum Tournament World Light Welterweight Champion in the same year. In May 2018, Lambagiu fought

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to a draw in a three on one match. In September 2019, Lambagiu defeated at Dynamite Fighting Show 5: Team Moroșanu vs. Team Bonjasky the former SUPERKOMBAT light heavyweight champion

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by unanimous decision. As of 19 August 2020, he was the #7 ranked super welterweight in the world, according to the International Professional Combat Council (IPCC). Lambagiu faced

Cyril Benzaquen Cyril Benzaquen (born 2 October 1989) is a French Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer. He is the current ISKA World Light Heavyweight Oriental Rules champion. As an amateur, Benzaquen twice medaled at the World Muaythai Federation World Championshi ...

on May 31, 2022 for the ISKA World Light Heavyweight Championship at

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in Paris, France. He lost the fight via a controversial unanimous decision. The result was disputed by

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who blamed the French federation for it.

Failed drug test

Lambagiu failed a drug test ahead of his scheduled world title bout with

on 31 May 2022, testing positive for

performance-enhancing drugs Performance-enhancing substances (PESs), also known as performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), are substances that are used to improve any form of activity performance in humans. Many substances, such as anabolic steroids, can be used to improve at ...

. He received a 4-year suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency of France (AFLD) from the participation in all sports events organized or authorized by French sports federations until 3 August 2026.

Kickboxing style

Nicknamed "Rambo", Lambagiu is a strong fighter possessing considerable

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, being one of the best body punchers on the Romanian kickboxing scene, and powerful hooks.

Personal life

He is married and has a son, Yanis Matei (b. 2021).

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is godfather for this child.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

**DFS Super Middleweight Championship (One time, current) **First DFS Super Middleweight Champion ** DFS Season Six Super Middleweight Tournament Winner **2022 Most Popular Fighter of the Year **2019 Fighter of the Year ** Dynamite Fighting Show 4 Welterweight Tournament Winner **Performance of the Night (Three times) vs. Claudiu Bădoi and Flavius Boiciuc, Alexandru Radnev, and

**Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Alexandru Radnev and

*Kyokushin World Union **2021 KWU Middleweight Championship (Current) *

**2017 Colosseum Tournament World Light Welterweight Championship (Inaugural) *Kickboxing Romania Awards **2023 Controversy of the Year vs.

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at DFS 21

Sambo

*Romanian Sambo Federation **2018 Romania Sambo National Championship

Kickboxing record

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Baia Mare, Romania Baia Mare ( , ; ; ; ) is a city along the Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramureș, a subregion of Transylvania. It is situated about from Bucharest, from the bord ...

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References

External links

Official Dynamite Fighting Show profile

Sherdog profile
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