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Golden Fighter Championship

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Golden Fighter Championship
Company typePrivate
IndustryKickboxing, Muay Thai
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
FounderAlin Fălcuşan
HeadquartersTimișoara, Romania
Key people
Alin Fălcuşan (CEO)
Maikel Polanen (Supervisor)

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.[1] It is the third largest kickboxing promotion in Romania, alongside fellow OSS Fighters.

The Golden Fighter Championship and Pro TV, and its subsidiary Pro X announced a multi-year broadcast deal on 24 September 2019, effectively ending the promotion's Digi Sport partnership.[2] With the new TV deal and expansion in the country, the GFC has increased in popularity, and has achieved greater mainstream media coverage. The promotion also has a long-term contract with FightBox giving GFC a deal in other 60 countries.[3]

GFS has a partnership with Wu Lin Feng of China since 2017.[4] The GFC are also in partnership with the World Kickboxing and Karate Union (WKU). In April 2024, GFC entered into an official partnership with K-1.[5][6]

GFC Events

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Each GFC 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.

# Event Date Venue Location
8 GFC 8: K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2024 Jun 13, 2024 Galați Ice Rink Galați, Romania
7 GFC 7: Romania vs. Netherlands II Jun 24, 2021 Silva Complex Bucharest, Romania
6 GFC 6: Romania vs. Netherlands November 29, 2019 Sala Constantin Jude Timișoara, Romania
5 GFC 5: Romania vs. China II August 24, 2018 Piațeta Cazino Mamaia, Romania
4 GFC 4: Bulgaria vs. Romania April 28, 2018 Varna Palace Varna, Bulgaria
3 GFC 3: Romania vs. Suriname October 20, 2017 Centrul Multifuncțional Craiova, Romania
2 GFC 2: Romania vs. China June 16, 2017 Sala Constantin Jude Timișoara, Romania
1 GFC 1: Muay Thai September 25, 2015 Centrul Regional de Afaceri Timișoara, Romania

Notable fighters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gală inedită de Muay Thai, la Timișoara. Evenimentul va avea loc pe 25 septembrie și e o premieră în România". Digi24 (in Romanian). 16 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Un timişorean, în elita kick-boxing-ului". Renaşterea (in Romanian). 24 September 2019.
  3. ^ "A VI-a ediție a galei Golden Fighter la kick-boxing, România – Olanda, în 5 acte, pe 29 noiembrie la sala "Constantin Jude", de la ora 20 direct pe Pro X". SportTim (in Romanian). 25 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Results for Golden Fighter / Oss Fighters "Romania vs. China" from Mamaia, Romania 24.08.2018". FightBox HD. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Golden Fighter Kickboxing "Romania vs. Holland" REVENGE- live from Bucharest, Romania 24.06.2021". fightbox.com. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  6. ^ "K-1 maakt datum Europees event bekend: 'Bekende kickbokser als hoofdact'" (in Dutch). vechtsportinfo.nl. 2024-04-03.
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