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Colosseum Tournament#Prometheus Fighting Promotion

{{short description|Kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion}}

{{Infobox company

|name = Colosseum Tournament

|logo = Logo for the Colosseum Tournament.jpg

|type = Private

|foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|2016||}}

|founder = Gabriel Georgescu

|industry = Combat Sports

|homepage = [http://www.colosseumkickboxing.com www.colosseumkickboxing.com]

|location = Ploiești, Romania

|key_people = Gabriel Georgescu (CEO)
Horia Rădulescu (Vice President)

}}

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 from colosseum.{{Cite news|url=https://kickboxingz.com/colosseum-tournament-xv-fight-card|title=Colosseum Tournament XV: Fight Card|work=Kickboxing Z|date=18 September 2019}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.fightbox.com/en/news/item/10337-colosseum-tournament-18|title=Colosseum Tournament 18 - LIVE from Bucharest, Romania 09.03.2020|work=FightBox HD|date=16 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://kickboxingz.com/morosanu-dynamite-knockout-tv-rating-in-romania|title=Morosanu, Dynamite Fighting Show Deliver Knockout TV Rating in Romania|publisher=Kickboxing Z|date=6 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ziuadevest.ro/kick-boxing-ul-romanesc-colosseum-tournament-vs-dynamite-fs/|title=Kick Boxing-ul românesc: Colosseum Tournament vs Dynamite FS|publisher=Ziua de Vest|date=30 November 2018|language=Romanian}}

It promoted the first sanctioned professional event in Ploiești, Romania on November 26, 2016, and since its inception can be seen on Digi Sport and on FightBox in over 60 countries.{{cite web|url=https://www.digisport.ro/alte-sporturi/au-fost-scantei-la-gala-colosseum-faza-serii-l-a-avut-protagonist-pe-adrian-maxim-care-i-a-lasat-masca-pe-toti-ce-a-putut-sa-faca-747251|title=Video Scântei la gala Colosseum. Faza serii l-a avut protagonist pe Adrian Maxim, care i-a lăsat mască pe toți. Ce a putut să facă |publisher=Digi Sport|date=29 October 2019|language=Romanian}} On 30 June 2023, Colosseum Tournament was relaunched on Triller TV after 2017-2019.{{cite web|title=Colosseum Tournament 39|url=https://www.fite.tv/watch/colosseum-tournament-39/2pdb3/|website=fite.tv|access-date=June 29, 2023}}

On April 15, 2021, it was announced that Colosseum Tournament and Netherlands-based Glorious Fight Events entered a partnership. The deal encompasses commitment to promote their fighters.{{Cite web|url=https://kickboxingz.com/old-friendship-leads-to-new-collaboration-for-dutch-promoter-schut/|title=Old Friendship Leads to New Collaboration for Dutch promoter Schut|publisher=kickboxingz.com|date=2021-04-15}} Colosseum Tournament also has a partnership with Prometheus Fighting Promotion.{{cite web|url=http://www.fightbox.com/en/news/item/10748-prometheus-fightbox-22-07-2021|title=Prometheus Fighting Promotion - LIVE on FightBox 22.07.2021 from Cluj-Napoca, Romania|publisher=fightbox.com|accessdate=27 July 2021}}

Events

Each event contains several fights. Traditionally, every event starts off with an opening fight followed by other fights, with the last fight being known as the main event.

id="Events" class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;"

! scope="col" | #

! scope="col" | Event

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Venue

! scope="col" | Location

! scope="col" | Attendance

align=center| 46

| Colosseum Tournament 44

| {{dts|2024|Sep|27}}

| Dumitru Popescu-Colibași Arena

| Brașov, Romania

|

align=center| 45

| Colosseum Tournament 43

| {{dts|2024|Jun|28}}

| Suceava Fortress

| Suceava, Romania

|

align=center| 44

| Colosseum Tournament 42

| {{dts|2024|May|24}}

| Olimpia Arena

| Ploiești, Romania

align=center| 43

| Colosseum Tournament 41

| {{dts|2023|Dec|08}}

| Olimpia Arena

| Ploiești, Romania

|

align=center| 42

| Colosseum Tournament 40

| {{dts|2023|Oct|20}}

| Lascăr Pană Arena

| Baia Mare, Romania

|

align=center| 41

| Colosseum Tournament 39

| {{dts|2023|Jun|30}}

| Suceava Fortress

| Suceava, Romania

| 3,500

align=center| 40

| Colosseum Tournament 38: Lăpușneanu vs. Argyo

| {{dts|2023|May|5}}

| Dumitru Popescu-Colibași Arena

| Brașov, Romania

| 3,100

align=center| 39

| Colosseum Tournament 37: Mavrodin vs. Dragomir

| {{dts|2022|Nov|21}}

| Romeo Iamandi Arena

| Buzău, Romania

|

align=center| 38

| Colosseum Tournament 36: Amariței vs. Orza

| {{dts|2022|Oct|21}}

| Botoșani Arena

| Botoșani, Romania

|

align=center| 37

| Colosseum Tournament 35: Căliniuc vs. Requejo

| {{dts|2022|Sep|30}}

| Târgoviște Arena

| Târgoviște, Romania

|

align=center| 36

| Colosseum Tournament 34: Gafencu vs. Amariței

| {{dts|2022|Aug|18}}

| Dumitru Popescu-Colibași Arena

| Brașov, Romania

|

align=center| 35

| Colosseum Tournament 33: Căliniuc vs. Bilalovski

| {{dts|2022|Jun|23}}

| Bucharest Arena

| Bucharest, Romania

| 3,200

align=center| 34

| Colosseum Tournament 32: Amariței vs. Ćulafić

| {{dts|2022|Jun|3}}

| Craiova Arena

| Craiova, Romania

|

align=center| 33

| Road to Colosseum 2: Vikings vs. Gladiators

| {{dts|2022|May|21}}

| Ceres Arena

| Aarhus, Denmark

| Cancelled

align=center| 32

| Colosseum Tournament 31: Dey Grand Prix

| {{dts|2022|May|9}}

| Victoria Arena

| Arad, Romania

|

align=center| 31

| Colosseum Tournament 30: Căliniuc vs. Lamiri

| {{dts|2022|Apr|8}}

| Baltiska Hall

| Malmö, Sweden

|

align=center| 30

| Colosseum Tournament 29: Marinescu vs. Rusu

| {{dts|2021|Dec|14}}

| Arad Arena

| Arad, Romania

|

align=center| 29

| Colosseum Tournament 28: Amariței vs. Van Oeveren II

| {{dts|2021|Oct|25}}

| Ion Constantinescu Arena

| Craiova, Romania

| {{nts|0}}

align=center| 28

| Colosseum Tournament 27: Căliniuc vs. Koprivlenski

| {{dts|2021|Sep|20}}

| Antonio Alexe Arena

| Oradea, Romania

| 1,000{{refn|group=note|name=COVID-19 restrictions Romania|Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the venue operated at limited capacity.}}

align=center| 27

| Colosseum Tournament 26: Cardoș vs. Boiciuc

| {{dts|2021|Aug|20}}

| Corvin Castle

| Hunedoara, Romania

| 1,000{{refn|group=note|name=COVID-19 restrictions Romania|Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the venue operated at limited capacity.}}

align=center| 26

| Road to Colosseum 1: Mihăilă vs. Graidia

| {{dts|2021|Jun|19}}

| PalaRovagnati

| Milan, Italy

| 500{{refn|group=note|name=COVID-19 restrictions Italy|Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the venue operated at limited capacity.}}

align=center| 25

| Colosseum Tournament 25: Căliniuc vs. Matei

| {{dts|2021|May|31}}

| ANL Hall

| Cluj-Napoca, Romania

| 0

align=center| 24

| Colosseum Tournament 24: Spetcu vs. Maxim

| {{dts|2021|April|1}}

| Colosseum Tournament Studios

| Bucharest, Romania

| 0

align=center| 23

| Colosseum Tournament 23: Căliniuc vs. Bozan

| {{dts|2021|February|26}}

| Colosseum Tournament Studios

| Bucharest, Romania

| 0

align=center| 22

| Colosseum Tournament 22: Ostrovanu vs. Căliniuc

| {{dts|2020|December|18}}

| Colosseum Tournament Studios

| Bucharest, Romania

| 0

align=center| 21

| Colosseum Tournament 21

| {{dts|2020|November|27}}

| Colosseum Tournament Studios

| Bucharest, Romania

| 0

align=center| 20

| Colosseum Tournament 20

| {{dts|2020|October|23}}

| Sala Polivalentă

| Arad, Romania

| 0

align=center| 19

| Colosseum Tournament 19

| {{dts|2020|September|25}}

| Undisclosed Studio

| Debrecen, Hungary

| 0

align=center| 18

| Colosseum Tournament 18

| {{dts|2020|August|28}}

| Videle Ranch

| Videle, Romania

| Cancelled due to the Romanian government's decisions regarding COVID-19.[http://www.fightbox.com/en/news/item/10535-colosseum-tournament-live-august-2020 Colosseum Tournament Kickboxing - LIVE from Videle, Romania 28.08.2020]

align=center| 17

| Colosseum Tournament 17

| {{dts|2019|December|1}}

| Sala Polivalentă

| Bucharest, Romania

|

align=center| 16

| Colosseum Tournament 16

| {{dts|2019|October|28}}

| Sala Transilvania

| Sibiu, Romania

|

align=center| 15

| Colosseum Tournament 15

| {{dts|2019|September|22}}

| Arena Antonio Alexe

| Oradea, Romania

|

align=center| 14

| Colosseum Tournament 14

| {{dts|2019|July|20}}

| Sala Gabriel Udișteanu

| Fălticeni, Romania

|

align=center| 13

| Colosseum Tournament 13

| {{dts|2019|June|28}}

| Sala Polivalentă

| Călărași, Romania

|

align=center| 12

| Colosseum Tournament 12

| {{dts|2019|May|9}}

| Sala Polivalentă

| Arad, Romania

|

align=center| 11

| Colosseum Tournament 11

| {{dts|2019|March|29}}

| Sala Polivalentă

| Bucharest, Romania

|

align=center| 10

| Colosseum Tournament 10

| {{dts|2018|December|14}}

| Sala Constantin Jude

| Timișoara, Romania

|

align=center| 9

| Colosseum Tournament 9: Ghiță vs. Poturak

| {{dts|2018|October|29}}

| BTarena

| Cluj-Napoca, Romania

| 10,000{{cite news|url=https://www.stirilekanald.ro/daniel-ghita-se-intoarce-in-ring-meciul-va-fi-difuzat-de-la-22-45-de-kanal-d-18620477|title=Daniel Ghiţă se întoarce în ring! Meciul va fi difuzat de la 22.45, de Kanal D|newspaper=Știrile Kanal D|date=28 October 2018 |accessdate=10 March 2020}}

align=center| 8

| Colosseum Tournament 8

| {{dts|2018|September|17}}

| Sala Polivalentă

| Bucharest, Romania

|

align=center| 7

| Colosseum Tournament 7

| {{dts|2018|May|24}}

| Sala Polivalentă

| Bucharest, Romania

|

align=center|6

| Colosseum Tournament 6

| {{dts|2018|April|20}}

| Sala Polivalentă

| Iaşi, Romania

|

align=center| 5

| Colosseum Tournament 5

| {{dts|2018|February|23}}

| Patinoarul Dunărea

| Galați, Romania

|

align=center| 4

| Colosseum Tournament 4

| {{dts|2017|October|16}}

| Sala Polivalentă

| Bucharest, Romania

| 5,000{{cite web|url=http://www.fightbox.com/en/news/item/9427-results-colosseum-tournament-oct-2017|title=Results for Colosseum Tournament "Vikings" LIVE on FightBox HD 16.10.2017|publisher=FightBox HD|accessdate=16 March 2020}}

align=center| 3

| Colosseum Tournament 3: Romania vs. Germany

| {{dts|2017|July|14}}

| Arena IDU

| Mamaia, Romania

|

align=center| 2

| Colosseum Tournament 2

| {{dts|2017|June|17}}

| Stadionul Ilie Oană

| Ploiești, Romania

| 8,000{{Cite news|url=https://www.libertatea.ro/sport/colosseum-tournament-editia-a-4-a-1995122|title=Colosseum Tournament, ediția a 4-a. Cod roșu de KO pe 16 octombrie, la București Citeşte întreaga ştire: Colosseum Tournament, ediția a 4-a. Cod roșu de KO pe 16 octombrie, la București|work=Libertatea|date=8 October 2017|language=Romanian}}

align=center| 1

| Colosseum Tournament 1

| {{dts|2016|November|26}}

| Sala Sporturilor Olimpia

| Ploiești, Romania

|

Prometheus Fighting Promotion

Prometheus FP is a brand of the Colosseum Tournament that was introduced on July 22, 2021. The brand serves as a developmental territory, featuring rookies from Romania competing to become members of Colosseum Tournament's roster. FightBox and Digi Sport are the main broadcasters of Prometheus FP.{{cite web |title=Prometheus Fighting Promotion - LIVE on FightBox 22.07.2021 from Cluj-Napoca, Romania|url=http://www.fightbox.com/en/news/item/10748-prometheus-fightbox-22-07-2021|website=FightBox HD |access-date=22 July 2021}}

==Notable fighters==

See also

Notes

{{reflist|group=note}}

References

{{Reflist|30em}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.colosseumkickboxing.com}}
  • [https://www.facebook.com/colosseum.tournament/ Colosseum Tournament] on Facebook
  • [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF1yThIUHHBUBo-WhamZftQ Colosseum Tournament's channel] on YouTube
  • [http://www.fightbox.com/ FightBox HD]

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Category:Mixed martial arts promotions

Category:Professional boxing promotion companies

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