Gabriel Bozan (born 15 January 1993) 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 ...

. He currently competes in the

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division in the

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 ...

. Bozan is a former

ISKA The ISKA (originally International Sport Karate Association, later also called the International Sport Kickboxing Association) is one of the major international bodies regulating sport karate and kickboxing matches, and is based in the United ...

World Middleweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2011, he formerly competed for Superkombat Fighting Championship, Vendetta and

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 ...

. Bozan is also a former national junior Karate champion and junior European champion. He holds the black belt.

Kickboxing career

Early career

Bozan fought in various organizations in Romania and Austria before signing with the

in 2020. He won an International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) World Middleweight title. Bozan amassed a record of 16–5 prior to joining the

Colosseum Tournament

Bozan was scheduled to make his Colosseum Tournament debut at Colosseum Tournament 20 against Daniel Bolfă. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Bozan faced current Colosseum Tournament Featherweight Champion Maxim Răilean in a non-title fight on December 18, 2020 at Colosseum Tournament 22. Răilean moved up a weight class to take on him. Bozan won the fight by unanimous decision.

Fight against Căliniuc

Bozan faced

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on February 26, 2021, for the vacant Colosseum Tournament World Lightweight Championship in the main event at Colosseum Tournament 23. Bozan lost the fight via unanimous decision. After over a year away from the ring, Bozan faced Cosmin-Mădălin Grosu on 9 May 2022 at Colosseum Tournament 31. He won the fight via technical knockout 1 second into the third round.

Featherweight

He announced that he would drop from lightweight to super featherweight for his next fight. Bozan lost a controversial decision to Eduard del Prado at Colosseum Tournament 35 on September 30, 2022.

Training

Bozan used to train at Gym 23 with fellow

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, after moving to Ruben Stoia Club in Arad, Romania. From summer 2022, he is based at MMA Estéfano Team in

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Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

* International Sport Karate Association **ISKA World Middleweight Championship (One time)

Kickboxing record

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, , Colosseum Tournament 23 , , Bucharest, Romania , , Decision (unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00 , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2020-12-18 , , Win , , align=left, Maxim Răilean , , Colosseum Tournament 22 , , Bucharest, Romania , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2020-10-23 , , Win , , align=left, Daniel Bolfă , , Colosseum Tournament 20 , , Arad, Romania , , Decision (unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2019-11-29 , , Win , , align="left" , Dominique Pinas , , GFC 6: Romania vs. Netherlands , , Timișoara, Romania , , KO (punches and knee) , , 3 , , 2:15 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2019-11-09 , , Win , , align="left" , Vahit İpek , , Vendetta XIX , ,