Daniel Sam
1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Kickboxing
Mike's Gym
Daniel Anthony Sam (born 13 August 1981) is an English super heavyweight kickboxer and is currently ranked UK number 1 in the heavyweight division of Muay Thai.[2] He has fought on the top kickboxing promotions including Enfusion, SUPERKOMBAT, Glory and most recently Dynamite Fighting Show. Sam is known for his flying knees, devastating low kicks and strong punches.
Kickboxing career
In September 2017 Sam fought on the Phoenix Championship 3 event at the o2 arena, London. In a fight under full Muay Thai rules, he beat Steven 'the Panda' Banks via TKO in the 3rd round.[3]
In a rematch versus Tomáš Možný on Fight Night St. Tropez (August 2017), Sam avenged a loss suffered a year earlier on the same event, winning by unanimous decision against the GLORY kickboxing world ranked no.10 heavyweight.
Sam won the Capital Fights French Federation title with a unanimous decision win over Nordine Mahieddine in Paris (May 2017).
In March 2017, Sam won the Enfusion Live Abu Dhabi tournament with two wins in one night and captured the fighter of the night award. In the semi-final he beat Moroccan heavyweight Yassin Ben Sallam via unanimous decision. In the tournament final Sam faced GLORY ranked no.15 Thomas Vanneste from Belgium and won with a devastating 3rd round knockout.[4]
In November 2016 Sam faced Patrice Quarteron in a highly anticipated grudge match in Paris, winning by unanimous decision in front of a large crowd in November 2017.[5] The fight and the result gained worldwide popularity due to the hostile build up and bad blood between both fighters.[6] Top French rapper Booba subsequently recorded a song titled Daniel Sam[7] in which he celebrates Sam's victory.
Puerto Rico hosted the SUPERKOMBAT kickboxing event in March 2016 with Sam taking on Catalin Morasanu the hard punching and very popular Southpaw Romanian heavyweight. Sam won via a controversial split decision.
Enfusion reality tournament season 4 (Search for the superpro) took place in Koh Samui, Thailand in Sep 2013. Sam faced 4 opponents from Australia, Netherlands, Ivory Coast and Morocco (the last 3 opponents were fought all in a one night tournament). Sam won every fight, the tournament and became the Enfusion Heavyweight World Champion.
In March 2013 Sam signed with GLORY and defeated Singh Jaideep by way of unanimous decision at Glory 5: London in London, England on 23 March 2013.[8][9]
In November 2014 Daniel Sam launched his own fitness training company called Daniel Sam Fitness, using martial arts and combat based fitness training. As of 2018 he is coaching out of Diesel Gym London.[10]
Sam faced Marian Tuma for the Immortal Champions Heavyweight Title (+95 kg) at Immortal Champions 3 on 7 June 2022, following a three-year absence from the sport. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[11]
Sam was booked to face the former French national heavyweight boxing champion Raphaël Tronché at Alpha Fight League 2 on 12 November 2022.[12] He lost the fight by a second-round knockout.[13]
Championships and accomplishments
Kickboxing
- Immortal Champions
- 2022 Immortal Champions Heavyweight (+95 kg) Championship
- Dynamite Fighting Show
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Cătălin Moroșanu
- Capital Fights
- 2017 Capital Fights French Federation Heavyweight title [14]
- Enfusion
- 2017 Enfusion Live 48 Heavyweight Tournament Champion [15]
- 2013 Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro Tournament Champion[16]
- SUPERKOMBAT
- 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II Tournament Runner-up
- Ringmasters
- 2007 Ringmasters Heavyweight Tournament Champion
Muaythai
- 2009 English Muaythai Super Heavyweight Champion
- 2007 IFMA Muaythai European Cup
+95 kg
Kickboxing record
37 Wins (21 (T)KO's), 19 Losses, 0 Draws, 0 No Contests | ||||||||
Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
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2022-11-12 | Loss | ![]() | Alpha Fight League 2 | Brussels, Belgium | KO | 2 | ||
2022-06-07 | Win | ![]() | Immortal Champions 3 | London, England | TKO (Referee stoppage) | 1 | ||
Won the Immortal Champions Heavyweight Title +95 kg. | ||||||||
2019-06-06 | Loss | ![]() | Dynamite Fighting Show 4 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2019-02-24 | Loss | ![]() | Kunlun Fight 80: Heavyweight Tournament, Quarter Finals | China | TKO (Three Knockdowns/Punches) | 2 | 2:10 | |
2017-12-09 | Loss | ![]() | Golden Fight | France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-11-18 | Loss | ![]() | Steko’s Fight Night Düsseldorf | Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
For The WKU World Heavyweight Title +95 kg. | ||||||||
2017-09-22 | Win | ![]() | Phoenix 3 London | England | TKO (Referee Stoppage/Right Cross) | 3 | 1:00 | |
2017-08-04 | Win | ![]() | Fight Night Saint-Tropez | France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-05-20 | Win | ![]() | Capital Fights 2 | Paris, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
Wins Capital Fights French Federation Heavyweight Title +95 kg. | ||||||||
2017-03-24 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 48 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | KO (Straight right) | 3 | ||
Wins Enfusion Live 48 Heavyweight Tournament. Won fighter of the night award. | ||||||||
2017-03-24 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 48 | Abu Dhabi, UAE | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2017-02-18 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion Live 46 | Eindhoven, Netherlands | KO | 2 | ||
2016-11-24 | Win | ![]() | Paris Fight 2 [17] | Paris, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-08-04 | Loss | ![]() | Fight Night Saint Tropez, Semi Finals | France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-07-02 | Win | ![]() | Respect World Series 2 | London, England | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2016-03-26 | Win | ![]() | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2016 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-08-07 | Loss | ![]() | Glory 23: Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2015-06-13 | Win | ![]() | SUPERKOMBAT Special Edition [18] | Spreitenbach, Switzerland | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-09-23 | Loss | ![]() | Enfusion 5: Victory of the Vixen, Semi Finals | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2014-06-29 | Loss | ![]() | Enfusion Live 19 | London, England | KO (left hook) | 3 | 0:40 | |
Loses the Enfusion Live Super Heavyweight +95 kg world title. | ||||||||
2014-05-03 | Loss | ![]() | Glory 16: Denver | Broomfield, Colorado, USA | KO (right cross) | 2 | 2:59 | |
2013-11-23 | Loss | ![]() | La 20ème Nuit des Champions | Marseilles, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
For NDC K-1 rules heavyweight +100 kg title. | ||||||||
2013-10-12 | Loss | ![]() | Glory 11: Chicago | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | Decision (0-3) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-09-17 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Finals | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 | |
Wins Enfusion heavyweight tournament world title. | ||||||||
2013-09-17 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Semi Finals | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision (2-1) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-09-17 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Quarter Finals | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-09-12 | Win | ![]() | Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, First Round | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-06-22 | Loss | ![]() | Glory 9: New York | New York City, New York, USA | Decision (0-3) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2013-03-23 | Win | ![]() | Glory 5: London | London, England | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2012-12-22 | Win | ![]() | SUPERKOMBAT WGP 2012 Final | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (2-1) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2012-11-10 | Loss | ![]() | SUPERKOMBAT WGP 2012 Final Elimination, Quarter Finals | Craiova, Romania | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | ||
2012-05-12 | Loss | ![]() | SUPERKOMBAT WGP II 2012, Finals | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Decision (0-3) | 3 | 3:00 | |
For the SUPERKOMBAT WGP II 2012 tournament title. | ||||||||
2012-05-12 | Win | ![]() | SUPERKOMBAT WGP II 2012, Semi Finals | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | KO | 1 | 1:30 | |
2012-03-31 | Loss | ![]() | Gala night Thaiboxing | Žilina, Slovakia | Decision (0-3) | 3 | 3:00 | |
2011-11-17 | Loss | ![]() | SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club, Quarter Finals | Oradea, Romania | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 2:43 | |
2011-06-19 | Win | ![]() | Team Tieu's Super Muay Thai Championships | London, England | TKO (kicks to the body) | 3 | ||
2011-03-12 | Loss | ![]() | Fight Code: Dragon Series Round 2 | Milan, Italy | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
2010-05-29 | Win | ![]() | MSA Muaythai Premier League 3 | London, England | KO | 1 | 1:22 | |
2009-05-24 | Loss | ![]() | London, England | |||||
2009-03-01 | Win | ![]() | Luton, England | KO (punch) | ||||
Wins English super heavyweight championship. | ||||||||
2009-02-07 | Win | ![]() | London, England | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | ||
2008-12-07 | Win | ![]() | London, England | |||||
2007-00-00 | Win | ![]() | Ringmasters, Finals | Manchester, England | TKO (lowkick) | 1 | ||
Wins Ringmasters heavyweight tournament title. | ||||||||
2007-00-00 | Win | ![]() | Ringmasters, Semi Finals | Manchester, England | Decision | 2 | ||
2007-00-00 | Win | ![]() | Ringmasters, Quarter Finals | Manchester, England | Decision | 2 | ||
2007-00-00 | Win | ![]() | Manchester, England | KO (punch) | 1 | |||
Win | ![]() | KO (flying knee) | ||||||
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
See also
References
- ^ Glory 23 results Nevada Athletic Commission (7 August 2015)
- ^ "UKMF Thai Boxing Rankings". whatismuaythai.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
- ^ Phoenix Championship (1 October 2017). "Daniel Sam vs Steven Banks Full Fight (Muay Thai) - Phoenix 3 London". Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Daniel Sam (28 March 2017). "Daniel Sam vs Thomas Vanneste - Enfusion live, heavyweight tournament final Abu Dhabi 24/3/17". Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Fight in the world (24 November 2016). "Patrice Quarteron vs Daniel Sam". Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Periscopefrance (24 November 2016). "PATRICE QUARTERON VS DANIEL SAM S'INSULTE VIOLEMENT AVANT LEUR COMBAT..." Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ B20baOfficiel (26 December 2016). "Booba - Daniel Sam (Audio)". Retrieved 18 April 2018 – via YouTube.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "LiverKick". LiverKick. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Results and Recap: Glory 5 Archived 20 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "UK Heavyweight Legend Daniel Sam Made Diesel Gym Head Striking Coach - Diesel Gym". www.dieselgym.co.uk. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "UK Legend Sam Wins Comeback Bout at Immortal Champions 3". kickboxingz.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "AFL 2: Tronché et Sam font la tête d'affiche !". newskickbelgium.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Raphaël Tronché s'impose en kick-boxing". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Capital Fights 2 - Muaythaitv". muaythaitv.uk. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Uitslagen Enfusion Live 48 – Abu Dhabi - Round1Network". www.round1network.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Enfusion Live 2013 Heavyweight Reality Tournament, report by Peter Lowe MC Enfusion-tv.com - SEARCH FOR THE SUPERPRO". enfusion-tv.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Patrice QUARTERON vaincu par Daniel SAM - Résultats et Vidéo(in French)
- ^ SuperKombat Special Edition from Zurich Results Archived 16 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Mike's Gym official site
- Diesel Gym London