Ciprian Sora
Ciprian Sora | |
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Born | Bucharest, Romania | October 23, 1976
Nationality | Romanian |
Division | Heavyweight |
Style | Muay Thai, Kickboxing |
Rank | 3rd dan black belt in Kickboxing[1] |
Years active | 1996–2007 |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 18 |
Wins | 15 |
Losses | 2 |
By knockout | 2 |
Draws | 0 |
No contests | 1 |
Amateur record | |
Total | 80 |
Wins | 75 |
By knockout | 45 |
Losses | 5 |
Draws | 0 |
Other information | |
Occupation | Kickboxing instructor, sports teacher, former policeman |
Notable relatives | Daniel Ghiță (cousin) |
Notable students | Daniel Ghiță, Semmy Schilt, Errol Zimmerman, Alexandru Lungu, Cristian Spetcu, Mihai Nistor, Raul Cătinaş, Valentino Petrescu, Corneliu Rus, Costel Paşniciuc, Răzvan Ghiţă, Dumitru Ţopai, Dragoş Imbrea, Valentin Bordianu |
Website | cipriansora |
Ciprian Sora (born 23 October 1976)[1] is a Romanian kickboxing trainer and founder of the Golden Glory Romania gym in Bucharest. As an athlete, he became the first ever Romanian to win a gold medal at the Muay Thai world championships in 1999 and still holds the record for that. Sora had an amateur record of 75–5, being undefeated in Romania throughout his career before turning professional. He signed with Local Kombat, the future SUPERKOMBAT, in 2004.[2]
Career
[edit]Ciprian Sora took up kickboxing and Muay Thai at 14 under the tutelage of Dan Deliu. He began his amateur career in 1996 under the tutelage of shinan Mircea Boldea. Sora came to prominence in 1999 by taking a gold medal at the IAMTF World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand at −86 kg/189 lb, where his cousin Daniel Ghiță also fought and won the bronze medal in another weight category. Having amassed undefeated kickboxing and Muay Thai records in Romania from 1996 to 2003, he turned professional. In 2004 he signed with the largest Romanian kickboxing promotion Local Kombat.[2]
In 2009, he founded the Golden Glory Romania kickboxing gym in Bucharest, Romania. Also present at the ceremony were Semmy Schilt, Dave Jonkers, Bas Boon, Andre Mannaart, Todd Medina and Eduard Irimia.[3] Later were added Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) to the gym's repertoire.[4]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]Muaythai
[edit]Kickboxing
[edit]- Local Kombat
- 2007 Fighter of the Year
- 2007 Most Technical Fighter of the Year
- World Kickboxing Network
- 2007 WKN Romania Heavyweight Championship
Personal life
[edit]He has not got along with his cousin Daniel Ghiță since 2012 when he received Semmy Schilt at his academy to train for the Glory 4: Tokyo grand slam. Ghiță accused Sora of training Schilt for him, the two being in the same heavyweight pyramid and later even meeting in the final.[5]
Sora holds a 3rd dan black belt in kickboxing.[1]
Kickboxing record
[edit]15 wins, 2 losses (2 KOs), 0 draws | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
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2008-03-15 | Win | ![]() |
Local Kombat 29 | Arad, Romania | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | 15-2 |
2007-12-14 | Win | ![]() |
Local Kombat 28 | Brașov, Romania | KO | 2 | 1:58 | 14-2 |
2007-06-15 | Loss | ![]() |
Local Kombat 26 | Iași, Romania | KO (high kick) | 1 | 0:15 | 13-2 |
2007-03-02 | Loss | ![]() |
Local Kombat 25 | Sibiu, Romania | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:08 | 13-1 |
2006-11-11 | NC | ![]() |
Local Kombat 23 | Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania | No contest | 3 | 0:47 | 13-0 |
2006-04-14 | Win | ![]() |
Local Kombat 20 | Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 13-0 |
Won the WKN Romania Heavyweight Championship. | ||||||||
2005-11-11 | Win | ![]() |
Local Kombat 17 | Braşov, Romania | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | 12-0 |
2005-07-22 | Win | ![]() |
Local Kombat 15 | Galați, Romania | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | 11-0 |
2004-09-11 | Win | ![]() |
Local Kombat 9 | Constanța, Romania | KO | 1 | 0:27 | 10-0 |
2004-05-14 | Win | ![]() |
Local Kombat 6 | Galați, Romania | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:45 | 9-0 |
2004-02-04 | Win | ![]() |
Local Kombat 4 | Braşov, Romania | KO | 2 | 2:12 | 8-0 |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Ciprian Sora". cipriansora.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Fabrica de campioni Ciprian Sora". Antena 1 (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Sora deschide o academie de lupte!". Sport.ro (in Romanian). 20 January 2009.
- ^ "Despre noi". cipriansora.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Înfruntarea "titanilor". Daniel Ghiță îl face din nou KO pe vărul său". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 26 June 2020.