Florin Lambagiu (born 8 April 1996) is a

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n 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 ...

, former sambist and

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...

. He currently competes in the super middleweight division of the

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 ...

(DFS), where he is the former DFS 4 tournament winner and was named Fighter of the Year in 2019. Lambagiu also competed for

Colosseum Tournament 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 ...

, where he is the former Colosseum Tournament World Light Welterweight Champion. As a sambist, Lambagiu primarily competed at 90 kilograms, and was the 2018 Romania National champion. He represented his country at the

2018 World Sambo Championships The 2018 World Sambo Championships was held in Bucharest, Romania from 9 and 12 November 2018. This tournament, marking the 80th of its kind, included 9 weight categories and three disciplines; men's and women's sambo and combat sambo. Around 7 ...

in Bucharest and at the 2018

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in Athens. Besides sambo, he is also a national champion in MMA and kickboxing. As of 4 January 2023, Lambagiu is ranked the #2 super-welterweight kickboxer in the world by Boxemag.

Background

Lambagiu comes from a poor family with four children. The family lived in an

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house in the village of Lunca Rateș, Iași County. As a child, he helped his father in the forest, then went to work in construction. After finishing eighth grade, Lambagiu lived on his own because he did not want his family to support him. He worked on construction sites. Lambagiu admits he had a happy childhood.

Kickboxing career

Lambagiu signed with Romanian organization

in 2017 and became their inaugural Colosseum Tournament World Light Welterweight Champion in the same year. In May 2018, Lambagiu fought

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to a draw in a three on one match. In September 2019, Lambagiu defeated at Dynamite Fighting Show 5: Team Moroșanu vs. Team Bonjasky the former SUPERKOMBAT light heavyweight champion

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by unanimous decision. As of 19 August 2020, he was the #7 ranked super welterweight in the world, according to the International Professional Combat Council (IPCC).

Benzaquen controversy

Lambagiu faced

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on May 31, 2022 for the ISKA World Light Heavyweight Championship at

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in Paris, France. He lost the fight via a controversial unanimous decision. The result was disputed by

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who blamed the French federation for it.

Kickboxing style

Nicknamed "Rambo", Lambagiu is a strong fighter possessing considerable

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, being one of the best body punchers on the Romanian kickboxing scene, and powerful hooks.

Personal life

He is married and has a son, Yanis Matei (b. 2021).

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is godfather for this child.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

**2022 Most Popular Fighter of the Year **2019 Fighter of the Year ** Dynamite Fighting Show 4 Welterweight Tournament Winner **Performance of the Night (Three times) vs. Claudiu Bădoi and Flavius Boiciuc, Alexandru Radnev, and

**Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Alexandru Radnev and

*Kyokushin World Union **2021 KWU Middleweight Championship (Current) *

**2017 Colosseum Tournament World Light Welterweight Championship (Inaugural)

Sambo

*Romanian Sambo Federation **Romania Sambo National Championship (2018)

Kickboxing record

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References

External links

Official Dynamite Fighting Show profile

Sherdog profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lambagiu, Florin 1996 births Living people People from Iași County Romanian male kickboxers Middleweight kickboxers Light heavyweight kickboxers Cruiserweight kickboxers Romanian male mixed martial artists Welterweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing sambo Romanian sambo practitioners Eastern Orthodox Christians from Romania