Golden Fighter Championship
The Golden Fighter Championship (GFC) is a Romanian kickboxing and Muay Thai promotion founded in 2015 and based in Timișoara, Romania, that is owned by Alin Fălcuşan.[1] It is the third largest kickboxing promotion in Romania, alongside fellow OSS Fighters.
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Industry | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
Founded | 2015 |
Founder | Alin Fălcuşan |
Headquarters | Timișoara, Romania |
Key people | Alin Fălcuşan (CEO) Maikel Polanen (Supervisor) |
It has featured fighters such as Bogdan Stoica, Andrei Stoica, Raul Cătinaș, Adrian Mitu, and Adrian Maxim, among others.
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 HD giving GFC a deal in other 80 countries.[3]
GFS has a partnership with Wu Lin Feng of China since 2017.[4]
GFC Events
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 |
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7 | GFC 7: Iron Is Back | Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Sala Constantin Jude | Timișoara, 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 |
See also
- Superkombat Fighting Championship
- Dynamite Fighting Show
- Colosseum Tournament
- OSS Fighters
References
- "Gală inedită de Muay Thai, la Timișoara. Evenimentul va avea loc pe 25 septembrie și e o premieră în România". Digi 24 (in Romanian). 16 September 2015.
- "Un timişorean, în elita kick-boxing-ului". Renaşterea (in Romanian). 24 September 2019.
- "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.
- "Results for Golden Fighter / Oss Fighters "Romania vs. China" from Mamaia, Romania 24.08.2018". FightBox HD. Retrieved 11 March 2020.