Ciprian Sora
Romanian kickboxing trainer and Golden Glory Romania founder.
Ciprian Sora, born 23 October 1976, is a Romanian kickboxing coach who started the Golden Glory Romania gym in Bucharest. He was the first Romanian to earn a gold medal at the Muay Thai world championships in 1999, a record he still holds. His amateur record was 75-5, and he never lost a fight in Romania during that period. In 2004, he joined Local Kombat, which later became SUPERKOMBAT.
Quick Facts
- Nationality
- Romanian
- Born
- 23 October 1976
- Birthplace
- Bucharest, Romania
- Style
- Muay Thai, Kickboxing
- Rank
- black 3rd dan black belt in Kickboxing
- Years active
- 1996–2007
- Occupation
- Kickboxing instructor
- sports teacher
- former policeman
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Sora went undefeated in Romania throughout his amateur career from 1996 to 2003.
- He holds a 3rd dan black belt in kickboxing.
Career
Ciprian Sora began training in kickboxing and Muay Thai at age fourteen with coach Dan Deliu. He started his amateur fights in 1996 under shinan Mircea Boldea. Sora first gained attention in 1999 when he won a gold medal at the IAMTF World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand, in the -86 kg division. His cousin Daniel Ghiță also competed there, earning a bronze medal in a different weight class. From 1996 to 2003, Sora built undefeated records in both sports within Romania before moving to the professional ranks. He signed with Local Kombat, the country’s biggest kickboxing promotion, in 2004. In 2009, he opened the Golden Glory Romania gym in Bucharest. The launch ceremony featured Semmy Schilt, Dave Jonkers, Bas Boon, Andre Mannaart, Todd Medina, and Eduard Irimia. The gym later added Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu to its offerings.
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