Florin Lambagiu

Florin Lambagiu
Born	Florin Lambagiu (1996-04-08) April 8, 1996 (age 28) Scânteia, Iași, Romania
Other names	Rambo
Residence	Iași, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Division	Light heavyweight (2018–2019, 2021–present) Cruiserweight (2018, 2021) Middleweight (2017) Light middleweight (2016)
Team	Scorpions Iași
Trainer	Mihai Constantin
Years active	2015–present
Kickboxing record
Total	38
Wins	32
By knockout	17
Losses	5
By knockout	0
Draws	1
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: December 15, 2023

Florin Lambagiu

Medal record
Representing   Romania
Men's Combat Sambo
Romania Sambo National Championship
	2018 Bucharest	90 kg

Florin Lambagiu (born 8 April 1996) is a Romanian professional kickboxer, former sambist and mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the super middleweight division of the Dynamite Fighting Show (DFS), where he is the current DFS Super Middleweight Champion and was named Fighter of the Year in 2019. Lambagiu also competed for Colosseum Tournament, where he is the former Colosseum Tournament World Light Welterweight Champion.

As a sambist, Lambagiu primarily competed at 90 kilograms, and was the 2018 Romania National champion. He represented his country at the 2018 World Sambo Championships in Bucharest and at the 2018 European Sambo Championships in Athens. ^[1] Besides sambo, he is also a national champion in MMA and kickboxing. ^{[2] [3]}

As of 4 January 2023, Lambagiu is ranked the #2 super-welterweight kickboxer in the world by Boxemag. ^[4]

Background

Lambagiu comes from a poor family with four children. The family lived in an adobe house in the village of Lunca Rateș, Iași County. As a child, he helped his father in the forest, then went to work in construction. After finishing eighth grade, Lambagiu lived on his own because he did not want his family to support him. He worked on construction sites. Lambagiu admits he had a happy childhood. ^[5]

Kickboxing career

Lambagiu signed with Romanian organization Colosseum Tournament in 2017 and became their inaugural Colosseum Tournament World Light Welterweight Champion in the same year.

In May 2018, Lambagiu fought Artur Kyshenko to a draw in a three on one match. ^[6] In September 2019, Lambagiu defeated at Dynamite Fighting Show 5: Team Moroșanu vs. Team Bonjasky the former SUPERKOMBAT light heavyweight champion Daniel Stefanovski by unanimous decision. ^{[7] [8]} As of 19 August 2020, he was the #7 ranked super welterweight in the world, according to the International Professional Combat Council (IPCC). ^{[9] [10]}

Lambagiu faced Cyril Benzaquen on May 31, 2022 for the ISKA World Light Heavyweight Championship at Grand Palais Éphémère in Paris, France. He lost the fight via a controversial unanimous decision. The result was disputed by ISKA who blamed the French federation for it. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Failed drug test

Lambagiu failed a drug test ahead of his scheduled world title bout with Cyril Benzaquen on 31 May 2022, testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. He received a 4-year suspension by the National Anti-Doping Agency of France (AFLD) from the participation in all sports events organized or authorized by French sports federations until 3 August 2026. ^{[14] [15]}

Kickboxing style

Nicknamed "Rambo", Lambagiu is a strong fighter possessing considerable punching power, being one of the best body punchers on the Romanian kickboxing scene, and powerful hooks.

Personal life

He is married and has a son, Yanis Matei (b. 2021). Sebastian Cozmâncă is godfather for this child.^{[ citation needed ]}

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

• Dynamite Fighting Show
  • DFS Super Middleweight Championship (One time, current)
  • First DFS Super Middleweight Champion
  • DFS Season Six Super Middleweight Tournament Winner
  • 2022 Most Popular Fighter of the Year ^[16]
  • 2019 Fighter of the Year ^[17]
  • Dynamite Fighting Show 4 Welterweight Tournament Winner
  • Performance of the Night (Three times) vs. Claudiu Bădoi and Flavius Boiciuc, Alexandru Radnev, and Daniel Stefanovski ^{[18] [19]}
  • Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Alexandru Radnev and Daniel Stefanovski
• Kyokushin World Union
  • 2021 KWU Middleweight Championship (Current)
• Colosseum Tournament
  • 2017 Colosseum Tournament World Light Welterweight Championship (Inaugural)
• Kickboxing Romania Awards
  • 2023 Controversy of the Year vs. Ștefan Orza at DFS 21 ^[20]

Sambo

• Romanian Sambo Federation
  • 2018 Romania Sambo National Championship

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

32 wins (17 KOs), 5 losses (0 KOs), 1 draw
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2023-12-15	Win	Ștefan Orza	Dynamite Fighting Show 21 - Welterweight Championship Tournament, Finals	Galați, Romania	Ext. R decision (unanimous)	4	3:00
Won the inaugural DFS Welterweight Championship.
2023-07-08	Loss	Mehdi Ait El Hadj	Senshi 17	Varna, Bulgaria	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2023-06-30	Win	Rodrigo Mineiro	Kombat London 2	London, England	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2023-05-13	Win	Costin Dinu	Dynamite Fighting Show 19 - Welterweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals	Buzău, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2023-03-17	Win	Lewis Childs	Kombat London 1	London, England	TKO (referee stoppage)	2	0:59
2023-02-18	Win	Mickaël Lopes Da Veiga	Senshi 15	Varna, Bulgaria	KO (right hook)	1	2:59
2023-01-28	Win	Christian Guiderdone	Road to DFS 1	Turin, Italy	KO (right hook)	2	0:15
2022-12-08	Win	Majid Amarouche	Dynamite Fighting Show 17	Constanța, Romania	TKO (three knockdowns)	4	2:35
2022-10-19	Loss	Diaguely Camara	Dynamite Fighting Show 16	Iași, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2022-09-10	Win	Mehdi Ait El Hadj	Senshi 13	Varna, Bulgaria	Extra round decision (split)	4	3:00
2022-07-09	Win	Ünal Alkayış	Senshi 12	Varna, Bulgaria	KO (left hook)	2	0:30
2022-06-24	Win	Burak Ünal	Dynamite Fighting Show 15	Buzău, Romania	KO (liver shot)	2	3:00
2022-05-31	Loss	Cyril Benzaquen	Kickboxing Prestige	Paris, France	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00
For the ISKA World Light Heavyweight Championship. The International Sport Karate Association commission denied Lambagiu’s appeal, but ordered a rematch within twelve months.
2022-05-06	Win	Bassó Pires	Dynamite Fighting Show 14	Bucharest, Romania	TKO (towel thrown)	4	1:54
2022-02-26	Win	Ehsan Sajed	Senshi 11	Varna, Bulgaria	TKO (referee stoppage)	2	2:24
2021-12-15	Loss	Constantin Rusu	Dynamite Fighting Show 13	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2021-09-22	Win	Andrei Ostrovanu	Dynamite Fighting Show 12	Baia Mare, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2021-07-10	Win	Andrei Chekhonin	Senshi 9	Varna, Bulgaria	Extra round decision (split)	4	3:00
Won the KWU Middleweight Championship.
2021-06-04	Win	Petros Vardakas	Dynamite Fighting Show 11	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2021-03-10	Win	Ion Grigore	Dynamite Fighting Show 10	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (split)	3	3:00
2019-11-21	Win	Anatoli Ciumac	Dynamite Fighting Show 6: David vs. Goliath	Iași, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-09-27	Win	Daniel Stefanovski	Dynamite Fighting Show 5: Team Moroșanu vs. Team Bonjasky	Piatra Neamț, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-06-06	Win	Flavius Boiciuc	Dynamite Fighting Show 4, Final	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	KO (left hook)	1	2:57
Won the Dynamite Fighting Show 4 Welterweight Tournament.
2019-06-06	Win	Claudiu Bădoi	Dynamite Fighting Show 4, Semi Final	Cluj-Napoca, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2019-05-01	Draw	Artur Kyshenko	MAS Fight Ling Shan Grand Prix	Sichuan, China	Draw	1	3:00
2018-10-19	Win	Alexandru Radnev	Dynamite Fighting Show 2	Piatra Neamț, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2018-04-20	Loss	Flavius Boiciuc	Colosseum Tournament 6	Iași, Romania	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2017-10-16	Win	Mirel Drăgan	Colosseum Tournament 4	Bucharest, Romania	TKO (three knockdowns)	1	1:51
Defended the Colosseum Tournament World Light Welterweight Championship.
2017-06-17	Win	Cristian Stoica	Colosseum Tournament 2	Ploiești, Romania	KO (left hook)	4	1:01
Won the inaugural Colosseum Tournament World Light Welterweight Championship.
2016-10-01	Win	Denis Teleshman	KOK Hero’s Series	Chișinău, Moldova	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2016-08-??	Win	Izidor Bunea	World Mixed Fights	Bucharest, Romania	Decision (split)	3	3:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers

References

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14. "Dopage: le cas Florin Lambagiu!" (in French). Les Infos Du Fight. 22 May 2023.
15. "Unul dintre cei mai cunoscuți kickboxeri români, prins dopat » „Rambo" a fost suspendat 4 ani!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 22 May 2023.
16. "PREMIILE DFS 2022: LĂTESCU, LUPTĂTORUL ANULUI. ALTE ȘASE CATEGORII PREMIATE" (in Romanian). dynamitefighting.com. 11 January 2023.
17. "Best of Rambo in actiune - Local Kombat Vin Kolindatorii". youtube.com. 2019-12-30.
18. "Lambagiu: Voi investi banii într-o casă" (in Romanian). Dynamite Fighting Show. 2019-06-11.
19. "Victorie pentru Rambo Lambagiu în main eventul Bătăliei Moldovei 2" (in Romanian). Dynamite Fighting Show. 2019-09-29.
20. "NL Topkickboksers winnaars op Kickboxing Romania Awards 2023: 'Bekijk alle resultaten'" (in Dutch). vechtsportinfo.nl. 3 January 2023.

External links

• Official Dynamite Fighting Show profile
• Sherdog profile