Gabriel Bozan (born 15 January 1993) is a Romanian 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 ...

. He currently competes in the

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division in the Colosseum Tournament. Bozan is a former

ISKA The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches. It is based in the United States. It was est ...

World Middleweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2011, he formerly competed for Superkombat Fighting Championship, Vendetta and

Golden Fighter Championship 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. It is the third largest kickboxing promotion in Romania ...

. Bozan is also a former national junior Karate champion and junior European champion. He holds the black belt.

Kickboxing career

Early career

Bozan fought in various organizations in Romania and Austria before signing with the Colosseum Tournament in 2020. He won an

International Sport Karate Association The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches. It is based in the United States. It was es ...

(ISKA) World Middleweight title. Bozan amassed a record of 16–5 prior to joining the Colosseum Tournament.

Colosseum Tournament

Bozan was scheduled to make his Colosseum Tournament debut at Colosseum Tournament 20 against Daniel Bolfă. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Bozan faced current Colosseum Tournament Featherweight Champion Maxim Răilean in a non-title fight on December 18, 2020 at Colosseum Tournament 22. Răilean moved up a weight class to take on him. Bozan won the fight by unanimous decision.

Fight against Căliniuc

Bozan faced

Sorin Căliniuc Sorin Mihai Căliniuc (born 12 July 1996) is a Romanian professional kickboxing, kickboxer and amateur boxing, Olympic boxer, and former Kenpō, kempo practitioner. He currently competes in the Lightweight division for Glory (kickboxing), Glory. ...

on February 26, 2021, for the vacant Colosseum Tournament World Lightweight Championship in the main event at Colosseum Tournament 23. Bozan lost the fight via unanimous decision. After over a year away from the ring, Bozan faced Cosmin-Mădălin Grosu on 9 May 2022 at Colosseum Tournament 31. He won the fight via technical knockout 1 second into the third round.

Featherweight

He announced that he would drop from lightweight to super featherweight for his next fight. Bozan lost a controversial decision to Eduard del Prado at Colosseum Tournament 35 on September 30, 2022.

Training

Bozan used to train at Gym 23 with fellow Aleksandar Rakić, after moving to Ruben Stoia Club in

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. From summer 2022, he is based at MMA Estéfano Team in

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Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

**ISKA World Middleweight Championship (One time)

Kickboxing record

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, , Decision , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2015-12-12 , , Win , , align="left" , Tony Blijleven , , Austrian FC 2 , ,

, , KO , , 1 , , 2:32 , - , colspan=9 , ''Legend'':

References

External links

Official FFC profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bozan, Gabriel 1993 births Living people Romanian male karateka Romanian male kickboxers Middleweight kickboxers Welterweight kickboxers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Austria People from Deva, Romania SUPERKOMBAT kickboxers Kickboxing champions Eastern Orthodox Christians from Romania Sportspeople from Hunedoara County 21st-century Romanian sportsmen