Daniel Sam

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Daniel Sam
BornDaniel Anthony Sam[1]
(1981-08-13) 13 August 1981 (age 42)
London, England
Other namesThe Warrior
NationalityEnglish
Height1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight115 kg (254 lb; 18.1 st)
DivisionSuper Heavyweight
Reach77.5 in (197 cm)
StyleMuay Thai
Kickboxing
Fighting out ofLondon, England
TeamMuay Thai Masters Academy
Mike's Gym
TrainerArjarn Vinny Deckon
Kickboxing record
Total56
Wins37
By knockout21
Losses19
By knockout6
Other information
OccupationDaniel Sam Fitness
Last updated on: 11 November 2017

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.

Kickboxing career[edit]

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[edit]

Glory 23[edit]

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[edit]

Kickboxing[edit]

  • Immortal Champions
    • 2022 Immortal Champions Heavyweight (+95 kg) Championship
  • Dynamite Fighting Show
  • 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[edit]

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

Kickboxing record[edit]

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 France Raphaël Tronché Alpha Fight League 2 Brussels, Belgium KO 2
2022-06-07 Win Czech Republic Marian Tuma Immortal Champions 3 London, England TKO (Referee stoppage) 1
Won the Immortal Champions Heavyweight Title +95 kg.
2019-06-06 Loss Romania Cătălin Moroșanu Dynamite Fighting Show 4 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-02-24 Loss China Asihati Kunlun Fight 80: Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals China TKO (Three Knockdowns/Punches) 2 2:10
2017-12-09 Loss Belgium Yassine Boughanem Golden Fight France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-11-18 Loss Germany 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 United States Steven Banks Phoenix 3 London England TKO (Referee Stoppage/Right Cross) 3 1:00
2017-08-04 Win Slovakia Tomáš Možný Fight Night Saint-Tropez France Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-05-20 Win France Nordine Mahieddine Capital Fights 2 Paris, France Decision 3 3:00
Wins Capital Fights French Federation Heavyweight Title +95 kg.
2017-03-24 Win Belgium 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 Morocco Yassin Ben Sallam Enfusion Live 48 Abu Dhabi, UAE Decision 3 3:00
2017-02-18 Win Morocco Fikri Ameziane Enfusion Live 46 Eindhoven, Netherlands KO 2
2016-11-24 Win France Patrice Quarteron Paris Fight 2 [18] Paris, France Decision 3 3:00
2016-08-04 Loss Slovakia Tomáš Možný Fight Night Saint Tropez, Semi Finals France Decision 3 3:00
2016-07-02 Win Russia Vladimir Toktasynov Respect World Series 2 London, England Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2016-03-26 Win Romania Cătălin Moroșanu SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2016 San Juan, Puerto Rico Decision (split) 3 3:00
2015-08-07 Loss United States Xavier Vigney Glory 23: Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Decision (split) 3 3:00
2015-06-13 Win Netherlands Brian Douwes SUPERKOMBAT Special Edition [19] Spreitenbach, Switzerland Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2014-09-23 Loss Poland Lukasz Krupadziorow Enfusion 5: Victory of the Vixen, Semi Finals Koh Samui, Thailand Decision 3 3:00
2014-06-29 Loss Morocco 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 Romania Benjamin Adegbuyi Glory 16: Denver Broomfield, Colorado, USA KO (right cross) 2 2:59
2013-11-23 Loss France 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 Russia Sergei Kharitonov Glory 11: Chicago Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA Decision (0-3) 3 3:00
2013-09-17 Win Morocco 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 Belgium Kirk Krouba Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Semi Finals Koh Samui, Thailand Decision (2-1) 3 3:00
2013-09-17 Win Netherlands Wendell Roche Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Quarter Finals Koh Samui, Thailand Decision (3-0) 3 3:00
2013-09-12 Win Australia Iggy McGowan Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, First Round Koh Samui, Thailand Decision (3-0) 3 3:00
2013-06-22 Loss Brazil Anderson Silva Glory 9: New York New York City, New York, USA Decision (0-3) 3 3:00
2013-03-23 Win India Singh Jaideep Glory 5: London London, England Decision (3-0) 3 3:00
2012-12-22 Win Morocco Ibrahim Aarab SUPERKOMBAT WGP 2012 Final Bucharest, Romania Decision (2-1) 3 3:00
2012-11-10 Loss Suriname Ismael Londt SUPERKOMBAT WGP 2012 Final Elimination, Quarter Finals Craiova, Romania TKO (doctor stoppage) 1
2012-05-12 Loss Romania 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 Netherlands Sam Tevette SUPERKOMBAT WGP II 2012, Semi Finals Cluj Napoca, Romania KO 1 1:30
2012-03-31 Loss Czech Republic Tomáš Hron Gala night Thaiboxing Zilina, Slovakia Decision (0-3) 3 3:00
2011-11-17 Loss Australia Ben Edwards SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club, Quarter Finals Oradea, Romania TKO (referee stoppage) 2 2:43
2011-06-19 Win Greece Thanasis Michaloudis Team Tieu's Super Muay Thai Championships London, England TKO (kicks to the body) 3
2011-03-12 Loss Italy Luca Panto Fight Code: Dragon Series Round 2 Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2010-05-29 Win Italy Alessio Valentini MSA Muaythai Premier League 3 London, England KO 1 1:22
2009-05-24 Loss England Dillian Whyte London, England
2009-03-01 Win Lithuania Arunas Andriveskius Luton, England KO (punch)
Wins English super heavyweight championship.
2009-02-07 Win England Chris Knowles London, England Decision 3 3:00
2008-12-07 Win England Lyndon Knowles London, England
2007-00-00 Win England Mark Fuller Ringmasters, Finals Manchester, England TKO (lowkick) 1
Wins Ringmasters heavyweight tournament title.
2007-00-00 Win England Matt Scott Ringmasters, Semi Finals Manchester, England Decision 2
2007-00-00 Win England Theo Thedoulou Ringmasters, Quarter Finals Manchester, England Decision 2
2007-00-00 Win England Lee Stewart Manchester, England KO (punch) 1
Win Wales Will Riva KO (flying knee)
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Glory 23 results Nevada Athletic Commission (7 August 2015)
  2. ^ "UKMF Thai Boxing Rankings". 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 Archived 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 Archived 16 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

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