| Davit Kiria | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1988-02-09)February 9, 1988 (age 38) Zugdidi,Georgian SSR,Soviet Union |
| Native name | დავით ქირია |
| Nationality | Georgian |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 70.3 kg (155 lb; 11.07 st) |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Reach | 70 in (180 cm) |
| Style | Ashihara karate,kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Georgia |
| Team | Golden Glory (2007–present)[1] |
| Trainer | Sjef Weber, Nieky Holzken, Bachuki Partsvania |
| Rank | Black belt inAshihara karate |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 65 |
| Wins | 41 |
| By knockout | 18 |
| Losses | 23 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
Last updated on: March 8, 2014 | |
Davit Kiria (Georgian:დავით ქირია) (born February 9, 1988), also spelled asDavid Kyria, is aGeorgiankickboxer who competes in theFeatherweight andLightweight divisions.
Also anAshiharakarate stylist, Kiria is a formerGlory Lightweight Champion andKunlun Fight 70kg World Max Tournament Champion.
Combat Press ranked him as the #5 lightweight kickboxer in the world in August 2021,[2] peaking as high as #1 in September 2014.[3]
Born inZugdidi,Georgia, Kiria started learning Ashiharakarate aged nine in the Ashihara International Karate Organization[4] (AIKO). He later relocated to theNetherlands to train under AIKO founder Dave Jonkers at theGolden Glory gym inZuidlaren, where he is a training partner of legendary heavyweightSem Schilt.[5] He begankickboxing at fifteen years old after a career infull contact karate, in which he won the 2009Kyokushinkai Karate Kamakura European Championship[6] of the International Budo Kai organization.[7]
In 2008, he reached the final of the Ring Masters Olympia 2008 Welterweight Tournament inIstanbul,Turkey but lost to the greatSomrak Kamsing by decision after three rounds.[8] Following this, Kiria moved up tomiddleweight and continued to gain experience by fighting his way through the Dutch kickboxing scene. On April 17, 2010, he competed in the Superfighters 8 Man Tournament inFrankfurt,Germany. Despite losing toMarco Piqué by an extension round decision in the quarter-finals, he was still given a slot in the semis by replacingShemsi Beqiri who coundn't continue due to a broken nose. He was then eliminated from the competition by losing a decision to Chris van Venpoep.[9]
After tough losses against some of the sport's most experienced fighters, Kiria finally got the break-out win of his career when he defeated theK-1 andIt's Showtime veteran William Diender by decision after five rounds inAssen, Netherlands.[10]
He was then pitted against the up-and-comingRobin van Roosmalen atUnited Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semifinals inCharleroi,Belgium on March 19, 2011, losing viaunanimous decision in a "Fight of the Night" display.[11]
Kiria then moved up to the 74 kg/163 lb weight class from his usual 70 kg/154 lb to take on one of the world's top fighters inNieky Holzken atUnited Glory 15 inMoscow,Russia on March 23, 2012. He lost by unanimous decision.[12][13]
Despite having gone 0–2 in theGlory promotion, he was included in the 2012 Middleweight Slam tournament, replacingCosmo Alexandre to join sixteen of the world's best fighters at 70 kg/154 lb.[14][15] The tournament kicked off inStockholm,Sweden atGlory 1: Stockholm - 2012 Middleweight Slam First 16 on May 26, 2012, and Kiria caused a major upset by taking a unanimous decision win overMuay Thai stylistKem Sitsongpeenong. Kem seemed uncomfortable without the use ofelbows andclinching and was outboxed throughout the duration of the match. Kiria also floored the Thai star with amawashi geri in the opening round to ensure the points victory.[16][17]
Advancing to the tournament final eight atGlory 3: Rome - 2012 Middleweight Slam Final 8 inRome,Italy on November 3, 2012, Kiria was drawn againstShemsi Beqiri at the quarter-finals.[18] After an action-packed three rounds, Kiria was given the nod viasplit decision and headed into the semis to face eventual tournament winnerGiorgio Petrosyan, who won by a unanimous points verdict.[19] Despite coming back from the Glory tournament empty-handed, Kiria proved himself to be amongst the middleweight elite, and moved into the top ten in the world rankings in December 2012, coming in at #7.[20]
He showcased exceptionable boxing skills and an impenetrable defence en route to a unanimous decision victory overYuri Bessmertny atGlory 7: Milan inMilan, Italy on April 20, 2013.[21][22]
Kiria took a unanimous decision overMurthel Groenhart atGlory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament inOntario, California,United States on September 28, 2013.[23][24][25]
He rematchedRobin van Roosmalen in the semi-finals of theGlory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament in New York City, New York, US on November 23, 2013, losing a unanimous decision.[26][27]
ReplacingKy Hollenbeck who withdrew from the fight, Kiria facedAndy Ristie for the inauguralGlory Lightweight Championship atGlory 14: Zagreb inZagreb,Croatia on March 8, 2014.[28] He trailed to his Surinamese opponent for the first three rounds and was knocked down with a step knee in the second, but mounted a late comeback in the championship rounds and finished Ristie in the fifth to take the belt.[29][30]
He was scheduled to fightRobin van Roosmalen for the Glory Lightweight title.[31] Van Roosmalen won the fight by majority decision.[32]
He fought a rematch withJonay Risco during Enfusion 66. Kiria lost a unanimous decision.[33]
Kiria won his next two fights. He beatAnatoly Moiseev by decision[34] and Nordin Ben Moh by KO.[35]
He participated in the 2019 Kunlun Fight World Max Tournament. He beat Feng Xingli by TKO in the semifinals, and beatMarouan Toutouh by split decision in the finals.[36]
On May 18, 2020, it was reported that Kiria had signed withONE Championship.[37] He is set to make his promotional debut against2019 ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix ChampionGiorgio Petrosyan atONE Championship: Fists Of Fury on February 26, 2021. Kiria lost the fight by unanimous decision.[38]
Kiria facedEnriko Kehl in the quarter-finals of the2021 ONE Kickboxing Featherweight World Grand Prix atONE Championship: First Strike.[39] Kiria won by first-round technical knockout.[40][41] Kiria was booked to faceSitthichai Sitsongpeenong in the semifinals of the ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix atONE: Only the Brave on January 28, 2022.[42] Kiria lost by unanimous decision.[43]
Kiria facedMohammed Boutasaa atONE 157 on May 20, 2022.[citation needed] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[44]
Kiria faced Mickael Pignolo for the vacant NDC -72 kg championship at Nuit Des Champions 29 on November 19, 2022.[45] He captured the vacant title by a second-round knockout.[46]
Kiria faced Johannes Baas at Mix Fight Championship on December 3, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[47]
Kiria faced theONE Muay Thai Featherweight World ChampionTawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym in a kickboxing bout atONE Fight Night 13 on August 5, 2023.[48] He lost the bout in the third round due to his right arm being broken whilst attempting to block a left body kick from Tawanchai.[49]
Kiria facedOuyang Feng atWu Lin Feng 2024: 12th Global Kung Fu Festival on January 27, 2024.[50] He lost the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[51]
On February 8, 2024, it was announced that Kiria would be one of sixteen participants of theK-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round where he would faceThananchai Sitsongpeenong on March 20, 2024.[52] Kiria later withdrew from the tournament, as he was unable to secure a visa.[53]
Kiria has two daughters. He is anOrthodox Christian.[1]
| 41 wins (18 KOs),23 losses,1 draw | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-07 | Win |  Lucas Carlos Da Silva | IFC 20 | Tbilisi, Georgia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2024-10-13 | Loss |  Kaito | SHOOT BOXING 2024 act.5 | Tokyo,Japan | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2024-06-29 | Win |  Taras Hnatchuk | Oktagon Tsunami Edition | Rome, Italy | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2024-01-27 | Loss |  Ouyang Feng | Wu Lin Feng 2024: 12th Global Kung Fu Festival | Tangshan, China | TKO (low kicks) | 3 | 0:23 | |
| 2023-08-05 | Loss |  Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym | ONE Fight Night 13 | Bangkok, Thailand | TKO (broken arm/middle kick) | 3 | 0:30 | |
| 2022-12-03 | Win |  Johannes Baas | Mix Fight Championship | Frankfurt,Germany | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-11-19 | Win |  Mickael Pignolo | Nuit Des Champions 29 | Marseille,France | TKO (referee stoppage/punch) | 2 | ||
| Won the vacant NDC -72 kg title | ||||||||
| 2022-05-20 | Loss |  Mohammed Boutasaa | ONE 157 | Kallang,Singapore | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-01-28 | Loss | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | ONE: Only the Brave | Kallang,Singapore | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix Semi-finals | ||||||||
| 2021-10-15 | Win | Enriko Kehl | ONE Championship: First Strike | Kallang,Singapore | TKO (3 knockdown/punches) | 1 | 2:50 | |
| Kickboxing Featherweight Grand Prix Quarter Final | ||||||||
| 2021-02-26 | Loss |  Giorgio Petrosyan | ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury | Kallang,Singapore | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2019-02-24 | Win | Marouan Toutouh | Kunlun Fight 80, Final | Shanghai, China | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins theKunlun Fight 70kg World Max Tournament Champion. | ||||||||
| 2019-02-24 | Win | Feng Xingli | Kunlun Fight 80, Semi Finals | Shanghai, China | TKO (left front kick to the body) | 3 | 1:13 | |
| 2018-10-13 | Win | Nordin Ben Moh | Kunlun Fight 77: Hollow Throne, Quarter Finals | Tongling, China | KO (left hook) | 3 | 2:56 | |
| 2018-08-05 | Win |  Anatoly Moiseev | Kunlun Fight 75 | Sanya, China | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2018-05-05 | Loss |  Jonay Risco | Enfusion Live 66 | Tenerife, Spain | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-11-24 | Win | Ludovic Nassibou | 2017 Kungfu World Cup -70 kg Final | Paris, France | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Wins the -70kg KFWC savate pro 2017. | ||||||||
| 2017-11-24 | Win | Sergey Kulyaba | 2017 Kungfu World Cup -70 kg Semi-Finals | Paris, France | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-11-12 | Loss | Superbon Banchamek | Kunlun Fight 67 - World MAX 2017 Final 8 | Sanya, China | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-08-27 | Win | Marouan Toutouh | kunlun Fight 65 – 70 kg World Max 2017 Tournament 1/8 Finals | Qingdao, China | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-06-24 | Loss | Marouan Toutouh | Kunlun Fight 63 | Sanya, China | Ext. R decision (majority) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-03-11 | Win |  Cristian Milea | Kunlun Fight 58/ Magnum Fc 1, 70kg Qualifier Tournament 3 Final B | Rome, Italy | TKO (low kicks) | 1 | ||
| 2017-03-11 | Win | Jonay Risco | Kunlun Fight 58/ Magnum Fc 1, 70kg Qualifier Tournament 3 Semi-Final B | Rome, Italy | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-01-01 | Loss | Jomthong Chuwattana | Kunlun Fight 56 - World MAX 2016, Semi Finals | Sanya, China | Ext. R decision | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-10-30 | Win | Mohamed Mezouari | Kunlun Fight 54 - World MAX 2016 Final 8 | Wuhan, China | Forfeit | 1 | 0:00 | |
| 2016-09-11 | Win |  Dzianis Zuev | Kunlun Fight 52 - World MAX 2016 Final 16 | Fuzhou, China | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-07-31 | Win |  Robbie Hageman | Kunlun Fight 48 - World MAX 2016 Reserve Fight | Jining,China | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-04-08 | Loss |  Tayfun Özcan | Kunlun Fight 41 - World MAX 2016 Group G Tournament Semi Finals | Xining,China | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2016-03-12 | Loss | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | Glory 28: Paris - Lightweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals | Paris, France, | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-12-19 | Loss | Enriko Gogokhia | Kunlun Fight 35 - World MAX 2015 Final 8 | Luoyang, China | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2015-10-28 | Win | David Calvo | Kunlun Fight 32 - World MAX 2015 Final 16 | China | TKO (3 knockdowns) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| Qualified toKunlun Fight 2015 70kg World MAX Tournament Final 8. | ||||||||
| 2015-06-05 | Loss | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | Glory 22: Lille - Lightweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals | Lille, France, | KO (knee to the body) | 2 | 2:09 | |
| 2015-02-01 | Win | Zheng Zhaoyu | Kunlun Fight 18 | Guangzhou, China | KO (right hook) | 1 | ||
| 2014-11-07 | Loss | Robin van Roosmalen | Glory 18: Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA | Decision (majority) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Loses theGlory Lightweight Championship. | ||||||||
| 2014-03-08 | Win |  Andy Ristie | Glory 14: Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | KO (punches) | 5 | 2:22 | |
| Wins theGlory Lightweight Championship. | ||||||||
| 2013-11-23 | Loss | Robin van Roosmalen | Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament, Semi Finals | New York City, New York, USA | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-09-28 | Win | Murthel Groenhart | Glory 10: Los Angeles | Ontario, California, USA | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2013-04-20 | Win | Yuri Bessmertny | Glory 7: Milan | Milan, Italy | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-11-03 | Loss |  Giorgio Petrosyan | Glory 3: Rome - 70 kg Slam Tournament, Semi Finals | Rome, Italy | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-11-03 | Win |  Shemsi Beqiri | Glory 3: Rome - 70 kg Slam Tournament, Quarter Finals | Rome, Italy | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-05-26 | Win | Kem Sitsongpeenong | Glory 1: Stockholm - 70 kg Slam Tournament, First Round | Stockholm, Sweden | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2012-03-23 | Loss | Nieky Holzken | United Glory 15 | Moscow, Russia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2011-11-12 | Win | Marvin Sansaar | Glorious Heroes Part II | Assen, Netherlands | TKO (punches) | 1 | ||
| 2011-08-19 | Win |  David Javakhia | Zughdidi | Georgia | Points | |||
| 2011-03-19 | Loss | Robin van Roosmalen | United Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semifinals | Charleroi, Belgium | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-11-13 | Win | Ulli Schick | Glorious Heroes Part I | Assen, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-10-09 | Win | William Diender | Ring Rage Part V | Assen, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-04-17 | Win | Chris van Venrooij | Superfighters 8 Man Tournament, Semi Finals | Frankfurt, Germany | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2010-04-17 | Loss | Marco Piqué | Superfighters 8 Man Tournament, Quarter Finals | Frankfurt, Germany | Extension round decision | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 2009-06-20 | Loss | Milo El Geubli | Fight 058 | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2008-11-01 | Loss | Somrak Kamsing | Ring Masters Olympia 2008, Welterweight Tournament Final | Istanbul, Turkey | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| For the Ring Masters Olympia 2008 Welterweight Tournament title. | ||||||||
| 2008-11-01 | Win | Aydin Tuncay | Ring Masters Olympia 2008, Welterweight Tournament Semi Finals | Istanbul, Turkey | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2008-07-06 | Loss | Faldir Chahbari | Ultimate Glory 8 | Nijmegen, Netherlands | TKO (doc stop/cut) | 2 | ||
| 2008-03-23 | Loss | Ardalan Scheikholeslamie | Eastside Rumble | Twello,Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2007-11-17 | Win | Marvin Sansaar | Battle Under the Tower 2007 | Steenwijk, Netherlands | ||||
| 2007-06-11 | Draw | Sornsuk | Beatdown 6 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/no contest Notes | ||||||||
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