Daniel Ghita
| Daniel Ghiţă | |
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| Born |
April 22, 1981 Bucharest, Romania |
| Other names | The Savage Samurai Sniper |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 111.4 kg (246 lb; 17 st 8 lb) |
| Division | Super Heavyweight |
| Reach | 77.2 in (196 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Netherlands |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 61 |
| Wins | 50 |
| By knockout | 39 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://danielghita.ro/index.php |
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Daniel Ghiţă (Romanian pronunciation: [daniel ɡhit͡sə], born April 22, 1981) is a Romanian super heavyweight kickboxer signed to the GLORY promotion where he has been the runner-up of the 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam, losing to kickboxing's best Semmy Schilt. He is also a former K-1 and Local Kombat fighter and the last It's Showtime World Heavyweight champion. Known for his devastating leg kicks, which earned him the nickname "The Savage Samurai" in Japan, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers in activity.
Ghiţă was born on April 22, 1981. Aside from kickboxing, from 2001 to 2008, Ghiţă worked as a (SPP) agent assigned to protect the Romanian President.
"The Savage Samurai" made his debut in the World Muay Thai Championships in 1999 in Bangkok, Thailand. Daniel won all his matches by knockout before the semifinal, where he lost against Alexey Ignashov by one round (the only match the Belarusian won by decision and not KO).
Ghiţă's career continued with outstanding performances: European Muay Thai champion in Germany in 2000, bronze medal at the World Muay Thai Championships in Thailand in 2001 and European Muay Thai runner-up in Portugal in 2002. In 2003, he recorded the fastest KO at the World Muay Thai Championships in Thailand, 30 seconds against an Australian fighter.
In 2004, Ghiţă entered the Local Kombat fighting circuit in Romania. His good record there gave him the opportunity to fight also in the K-1 fighting circuit. His K-1 debut was in 2007 at K-1 Fighting Network Romania 2007 against Nobu Hayashi.
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