Cristian Ristea (born February 9, 1992) is a Romanian professional
kickboxer
Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, general ...
, currently competing in the
heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling.
Boxing Professional
Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...
division. He is the current
GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.
Ristea is ranked the #2 light heavyweight in the world by Enfusion Live. As of May 2020, Ristea is ranked the #5 heavyweight in the world by Enfusion Live.
Kickboxing career
Ristea fought
Florent Kaouachi for the vacant ISKA World Heavyweight K1 title. Kaouachi won the fight by a fourth round TKO.
He fought Vladimir Toktasynov during the OSS Fighter 4 event. Ristea won the fight by a unanimous decision.
Ristea fought Jürgen Dolch during Mix Kombat 5. He won the fight by TKO, after knocking Dolch down three times in the first round.
Ristea took part in the 2020
OSS Fighters
The OSS Fighters is a Romanian kickboxing gym and promotion (entertainment), promotion. The company was founded in 2018, being one of the largest kickboxing promotions in Romania, alongside the Dynamite Fighting Show and the Colosseum Tournament. ...
Heavyweight tournament. In the quarter finals he knocked Thomas Froschauer out with a right hook. In the semifinals he defeated Marco Pisu by a unanimous decision. Ristea lost the final bout to
Fabio Kwasi
Fabio Kwasi is a Dutch-Surinamese heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to OSS Fighters. He is the 2020 OSS Fighters 05 and the 2016 WLF heavyweight tournaments winner, the Tafneft Cup season 2018 winner, and the 2016 K-1 World GP -95kg tour ...
by a third round TKO.
Ristea was scheduled to fight
Pavel Zhuravlev at FEA: Reset on March 13, 2021, for the FEA Heavyweight title. However, Zhuravlev pulled out of the fight citing a bicep injury. He was replaced by Kirill Kornilov. Kornilov won the fight by a second-round knockout.
Championships and accomplishments
*
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 Roman ...
**GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship (One time, current)
*
OSS Fighters
The OSS Fighters is a Romanian kickboxing gym and promotion (entertainment), promotion. The company was founded in 2018, being one of the largest kickboxing promotions in Romania, alongside the Dynamite Fighting Show and the Colosseum Tournament. ...
**
OSS Fighters 05 Heavyweight Tournament Runner Up
*Local Kombat
**Local Kombat National Light Heavyweight Plus Championship (One time)
*
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 i ...
**Fight of the Night (One time)
vs. Thomas Froschauer
Professional kickboxing record
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Dynamite Fighting Show 16 , ,
Iași, Romania , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3
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, 2022-09-10 , , Win , , align=left, Ionuț Iancu , ,
Best of the Best 1 , ,
Brăila, Romania , , Decision (split) , , 5
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, 2022-07-22 , , Loss , , align=left, Florin Ivănoaie , ,
Clash of the Titans 24 , ,
Târgoviște, Romania , , TKO (towel thrown) , , 4
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, 2022-06-20 , , Win , , align=left, Kaan Murat İnanır , ,
KO Masters 10
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* ''K.O.'' (album), a 202 ...
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Bucharest, Romania
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, 2021-11-19 , , Loss , , align=left, Kevin Tariq Osaro , ,
OSS Fighters 07 , ,
Constanța, Romania , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3
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, 2021-11-01 , , Win , , align=left, Mustafa Al-Taslaq , ,
Superkombat Universe , ,
Dubai, UAE
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, 2021-08-17 , , Win , , align=left, Muhammed Balli , ,
KO Masters 9 , ,
Bucharest, Romania
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, 2021-07-16 , , Win , , align=left, Nico Pereira Horta , ,
OSS Fighters 06 , ,
Constanța, Romania , , Decision (split) , , 3
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, 2021-03-13 , , Loss , , align=left, Kirill Kornilov , , FEA World GP: Reset , ,
Chișinău, Moldova , , KO (right hook) , , 2
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, 2020-02-07 , , Loss , , align=left,
Fabio Kwasi
Fabio Kwasi is a Dutch-Surinamese heavyweight kickboxer currently signed to OSS Fighters. He is the 2020 OSS Fighters 05 and the 2016 WLF heavyweight tournaments winner, the Tafneft Cup season 2018 winner, and the 2016 K-1 World GP -95kg tour ...
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OSS Fighters 05, Final , ,
Bucharest, Romania
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, 2020-02-07 , , Win , , align=left, Marco Pisu , ,
OSS Fighters 05, Semi Finals , ,
Bucharest, Romania
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, 2020-02-07 , , Win , , align=left, Thomas Froschauer , ,
OSS Fighters 05, Quarter Finals , ,
Bucharest, Romania
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, 2019-12-07 , , Win , , align=left, Jürgen Dolch , ,
Mix Kombat 5 , ,
Bistrița, Romania , , TKO (referee stoppage/3 knockout rule) , , 1
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, 2019-11-21 , , Win , , align=left, Thomas Froschauer , ,
Dynamite Fighting Show 6 , ,
Iași, Romania , , Decision (split) , , 3
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, 2019-10-05 , , Loss , , , , Battle Arena Series , ,
Waregem, Belgium
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, 2019-08-22 , , Win , , align=left, Vladimir Toktasynov , ,
OSS Fighters 04
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* Oss, a city and municipality in the Netherlands
* Osh Airport, IATA code OSS
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Mamaia, Romania
Mamaia () is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea shore and a district of Constanța.
Considered to be Romania's most popular resort,Robert Reid, Leif Pettersen, ''Romania & Moldova'', Lonely Planet, 2007, p. 294 Mamaia is situated immediately nort ...
, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3
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, 2019-06-06 , , Win , , align=left, Eldar Oliveira , ,
Dynamite Fighting Show 4 , ,
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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, 2019-04-13 , , Loss , , align=left, Nidal Bchiri , , Enfusion #82 , ,
Orchies, France , , Decision , , 3
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, 2019-02-28 , , Win , , align=left, Yurii Chornoivanenko , ,
OSS Fighters 03 , ,
Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
, , Decision , , 3
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, 2018-10-27 , , Loss , , align=left, Кirill Kornilov , , Tatneft Cup 2018, Semi Finals , ,
Kazan, Russia
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an ...
, , Decision , , 4
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, 2018-08-24 , , Win , , align=left, Аdel Zaripov , , Tatneft Cup 2018 , ,
Kazan, Russia
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an ...
, , TKO (referee stoppage/3 knockdown rule) , , 1
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, 2018-07-05 , , Win , , align=left, Miroslav Vujović , ,
Dynamite Fighting Show 1 , ,
Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
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, 2018-05-31 , , Loss , , align=left, Igor Darmeshkin , , Tatneft Cup 2018 , ,
Kazan, Russia
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an ...
, , Decision , , 4
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, 2018-02-24 , , Loss , , align=left,
Florent Kaouachi , , K1 Event 11 , ,
Troyes, France
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, 2017-09-06 , , Loss , , align=left, Aleksandr Grinchuk , , Tatneft Cup 2017 , ,
Kazan, Russia
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an ...
, , TKO (referee stoppage/punches) , , 4
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, 2017-05-06 , , Loss , , align=left, Dawid Żółtaszek , ,
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2017 , ,
Madrid, Spain
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, , KO (punches) , , 2
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, 2017-04-07 , , Win , , align=left, Dawid Żółtaszek , ,
SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2017 , ,
Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
, , Extra round decision , , 4
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, 2017-03-22 , , Win , , align=left, Gordon Haupt , , Tatneft Cup 2017 , ,
Kazan, Russia
Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering an ...
, , Decision , , 3
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, 2016-05-07 , , Loss , , align=left, Dănuț Hurduc, , SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix , ,
Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
, , Decision (unanimous) , , 3
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, 2015-06-19 , , Loss , , align=left, Gökhan Gedik , , SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix , ,
Constanța, Romania , , KO (overhand right) , , 2
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, 2015-05-23 , , Win , , align=left, Reda Oudgou , , SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix , ,
Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
, , Decision (split) , , 3
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, 2015-03-07 , , Loss , , align=left, Clyde Brunswijk , , SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix , ,
Ploiești, Romania , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3
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, 2014-06-21 , , Loss , , align=left,
Moisés Baute , , SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix, Semi Finals , ,
Constanța, Romania , , KO (punch to the body) , , 3
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, 2014-05-24 , , Win , , align=left, Christian Brorhilker , , SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix , ,
Mamaia, Romania
Mamaia () is a resort on the Romanian Black Sea shore and a district of Constanța.
Considered to be Romania's most popular resort,Robert Reid, Leif Pettersen, ''Romania & Moldova'', Lonely Planet, 2007, p. 294 Mamaia is situated immediately nort ...
, , TKO (referee stoppage) , , 3
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, 2014-03-29 , , Win , , align=left, Romano Romasco , , SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes , ,
Ploiești, Romania , , KO (right hook) , , 2
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 2013-12-20 , , Win , , align=left, Izidor Bunea , , Full Fight , ,
Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3
, - bgcolor="#FFBBBB"
, 2013-11-03 , , Loss , , align=left, Fabian Gondorf , , SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes , ,
Carrara, Italy
Carrara ( , ; , ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some west-northwest of Florence. Its mott ...
, , TKO (leg injury) , , 3
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, 2013-09-28 , , Win , , align=left, Romelleo da Silva , , SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix , ,
Botoșani, Romania , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3
, - bgcolor="#CCFFCC"
, 2013-08-30 , , Win , , align=left, Ștefan Szomoru , , SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes , ,
Târgoviște, Romania , , KO (right hook) , , 1
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, 2013-08-03 , , Loss , , align=left, Ciprian Șchiopu , , Pitbull Challenge , ,
Rădăuți, Romania , , Decision , , 3
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, 2013-03-02 , , Loss , , align=left, Flavius Boiciuc , , Respect Gym , ,
Găești, Romania , , TKO (referee stoppage) , , 3
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, 2012-12-07 , , Win , , align=left, Alexandru Nedelcu , , Local Kombat , ,
Onești, Romania , , Decision (split) , , 3
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, 2012-10-05 , , Win , , align=left, Mihai Vicențiu , , Romanian Xtreme Fighting , ,
Târgoviște, Romania , , TKO (referee stoppage) , , 1
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, 2012-08-15 , , Win , , align=left, Izidor Bunea , , RFC - Noaptea Campionilor , ,
Uricani, Romania , , Decision , , 3
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, 2012-06-08 , , Loss , , align=left, Daniel Alexandru , , Local Kombat , ,
Craiova, Romania
Craiova (, also , ), is Romania's 6th Cities in Romania, largest city and capital of Dolj County, and situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It is a longstanding political center, and is located at approximatel ...
, , TKO (doctor stoppage/eye injury) , , 3
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, 2012-03-30 , , Loss , , align=left, Alexandru Nedelcu , , Local Kombat , ,
Târgu Jiu, Romania , , Decision (split) , , 3
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, 2012-03-30 , , Win , , align=left, Radu Pralea , , Local Kombat , ,
Târgu Jiu, Romania , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3
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, 2011-12-17 , , Win , , align=left, Ionuț Jipa , , Romanian Xtreme Fighting , ,
Brașov, Romania , , TKO (retirement) , , 4
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, 2011-09-03 , , Loss , , align=left, Sorin Vesa , , Challenge Fight , ,
Rieni, Romania , , Decision , , 3
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, 2011-07-01 , , Win , , align=left, Răzvan Popescu , , Golden League , ,
Târgoviște, Romania , , Decision , , 3
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See also
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List of male kickboxers
This is a list of notable male professional kickboxers.
A
* Donegi Abena
* Lukas Achterberg
* Thomas Adamandopoulos
* Serhiy Adamchuk
* Romie Adanza
* Armando González
* Benjamin Adegbuyi
* Israel Adesanya
* Peter Aerts
* Ryo Aitaka
* Vi ...
References
External links
Cristian Ristea at DFS
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ristea, Cristian
1992 births
Living people
Romanian male kickboxers
Heavyweight kickboxers
Cruiserweight kickboxers
People from Găești
SUPERKOMBAT kickboxers