Alin Nechita

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Alin Nechita
BornAlin Marian Nechita
(2003-07-23) July 23, 2003 (age 22)
Iași, Romania
NicknameThe Beast
Residence Poieni, Schitu Duca, Romania
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Weight103.5 kg (228 lb; 16 st 4 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out ofIași, Romania
TeamTornado Fight Gym
TrainerMihai Ifrim (head coach)
Vlad Ifrim
Years active2022–present
Kickboxing record
Total20
Wins18
By knockout7
Losses2
By knockout0
Draws0
Last updated on: August 23, 2025

Alin Marian Nechita (born July 23, 2003), sometimes spelled "Nekita" and nicknamed "The Beast", is a Romanian professional kickboxer who currently competes in the Heavyweight division of GLORY. He formerly competed in Colosseum Tournament where he was the Colosseum Tournament World Heavyweight Champion.

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As of 1 August 2025, Nechita is ranked the #20 heavyweight kickboxer in the world by Boxemag. [1]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Colosseum Tournament World Heavyweight Champion

Nechita faced Marian Dunca for the vacant Colosseum Tournament World Heavyweight Championship belt on 8 December 2023, at Colosseum Tournament 41. He won the bout by unanimous decision. [2]

GLORY

Last Heavyweight Standing

Nechita was announced as one of the 32 participants in the $1 million Last Heavyweight Standing. [3]

Nechita was scheduled to face Ahmed Krnjić in the Last Heavyweight Standing Tournament Opening Round as part of GLORY 99 on April 5, 2025. [4] [5] Nechita won the fight by unanimous decision. [6]

Nechita faced Mory Kromah in the Last Heavyweight Standing Tournament Qualification Round as part of Glory 100 on June 14, 2025, losing via unanimous decision. Kromah faced Bahram Rajabzadeh later that night in the 4-man 1-night pyramid final, winning via TKO in the first round. [7] [8]

Nechita returned at Glory 103, being brought back for the second Opening Round of the tournament. He faced Naim Hebbar, winning via unanimous decision. [9]

Kickboxing fighting style

Upon his Glory debut at just 21 years old, Nechita was compared by Glory heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven and the website Beyond Kickboxing to Gökhan Saki. [10] [11] "The Home of Kickboxing" went so far as to compare Alin Nechita not only to a young Saki, but also to a young Mike Tyson. [11] DAZN writer Timothy Wheaton said that Nechita "has potential as one of kickboxing’s future stars." [12] Promotion matchmaker Robbie Timmers described him as "having extraordinary power for his height." [13]

Championships and accomplishments

Professional kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
18 wins (7 KOs), 2 losses (0 KOs), 0 draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
2025-10-11 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Cvjetićanin Glory 104 - Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Semifinals Rotterdam, Netherlands
2025-08-23Win Flag of Algeria.svg Naim Hebbar Glory 103 - Last Heavyweight Standing Opening Round Phase 2 Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:0018-2-0
2025-06-14Loss Flag of Guinea.svg Mory Kromah Glory 100 Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Semifinals Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:0017-2-0
2025-04-05Win Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ahmed Krnjić Glory 99 Last Heavyweight Standing Opening Round Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:0017-1-0
2024-12-18Win Flag of Ukraine.svg Denis ViktorovihInternational Legion Pro Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine Decision (unanimous)33:0016-1-0
2024-09-27Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Winfried Jops Colosseum Tournament 44 Braşov, Romania Decision (unanimous)33:0015-1-0
2024-04-13Win Flag of Italy.svg Florin MateiAsediul Tornadelor Iași, Romania TKO (three knockdowns)11:5014-1-0
2024-01-13Loss Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz SararaStrike King 1 Wieliczka, Poland Ext R. Decision43:0013-1-0
2023-12-08Win Flag of Romania.svg Marian Dunca Colosseum Tournament 41 Ploiești, Romania Decision (unanimous)53:0013-0-0
Won the vacant Colosseum Tournament World Heavyweight Championship.
2023-10-20Win Flag of Iran.svg Komeil Sharifi Colosseum Tournament 40 Baia Mare, Romania KO (punches)30:1812-0-0
2023-06-30Win Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jakub Doman Kombat London 2 London, England Decision (unanimous)33:0011-0-0
2023-04-08Win Flag of Moldova.svg Alexandr Rojco Legendele Moldovei Iaşi, Romania TKO (towel thrown/punches)10:2810-0-0
2022-06-20Win Flag of Romania.svg Ionuț Busuioc KO Masters 10 Bucharest, Romania Decision (split)33:009-0-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Classement des combattants". boxemag.com (in French). Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ Cristi Tănasă (December 10, 2023). "USR Schitu Duca / Victorie Senzațională la Kickboxing pentru Alin „Bestia" Nechita: Noul Campion al României la Categoria Grea". ReporterIS (in Romanian).
  3. ↑ Behunin, Alexander. "GLORY Announces Insane 32-Man Kickboxing Tournament". MSN . Retrieved April 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ Petronel Ștefan (March 12, 2025). "„Bestia" de la Iași va lupta în gala Glory din Olanda! Alin Nechita este gata să-l facă KO pe adversarul din Bosnia: „Nu știe ce-l așteaptă"". BZI.ro (in Romanian).
  5. ↑ "Ahmed Krnjić saznao prvog protivnika na najvećem turniru u historiji Gloryja". Oslobođenje (in Bosnian). February 23, 2025.
  6. ↑ Cirican, Paul (April 6, 2025). "Benny Adegbuyi, pus de trei ori la podea în două minute la turneul greilor din Glory. Luptătorul român, învins prin KO". Adevărul (in Romanian).
  7. ↑ Hartman, Tim (April 8, 2025). "Rico Verhoeven en Jamal Ben Saddik niet op dezelfde avond: dit is het programma van Glory 100". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
  8. ↑ Staff (June 14, 2025). "GLORY 100 Full Results". Cageside Press. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ Kuhl, Dan (April 30, 2025). "GLORY 103 Results: Rigters Stops Ben Saddik with Spinning Liver Kick; Kwasi Defends". Combat Press. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  10. ↑ Rico Verhoeven Reacts to GLORY 99 and Visits His Commercial Gyms
  11. 1 2 Five Fighters to Watch at GLORY 99: Last Heavyweight Standing
  12. ↑ GLORY 99 Kicks Off Historic Tournament: 32 Heavyweights, 1 Champion
  13. ↑ ROBBIE TIMMERS OVER GLORY 99: ‘FANS HEBBEN WAAR VOOR HUN GELD GEKREGEN!’
  14. ↑ "NL Topkickboksers winnaars op Kickboxing Romania Awards 2023: 'Bekijk alle resultaten'" (in Dutch). vechtsportinfo.nl. January 3, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Kickboxing Romania Awards 2024: De grootse winnaars op een rij" (in Dutch). vechtsportinfo.nl. December 26, 2024.
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