Daniel Sam (born 13 August 1981) is an English super heavyweight kickboxer. Currently ranked UK number 1 in the division of Thai Boxing over Chris Knowles, he is signed to the SUPERKOMBAT and GLORY promotions. He is known for his flying knees, devastating low kicks and strong punches. As of 2 November 2015, he is ranked the #20 heavyweight in the world by GLORY.
Career
He replaced Sergei Lascenko to fight Ismael Londt at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination on 10 November in Craiova, Romania and lost via TKO in round one when the doctor stopped him from fighting due a swollen eye.
He faced Ibrahim Aarab in a non-tournament bout at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Bucharest, Romania on 22 December 2012 and won by split decision after three tough rounds.
Sam defeated Singh Jaideep by way of unanimous decision at Glory 5: London in London, England on 23 March 2013.
He fought Anderson "Braddock" Silva at Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on 22 June 2013, losing a unanimous decision.
Sam lost to Sergei Kharitonov by unanimous decision at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois on 12 October 2013.
He challenged Nicolas Wamba for La Nuit des Champions Heavyweight (+100 kg/220 lb) K-1 Championship at La 20ème Nuit des Champions event in Marseille, France on 23 November 2013, losing on points. He was docked one point in the first round for grabbing his opponents leg, and suffered a knockdown in the third round when Wamba landed a high kick.
He lost to Benjamin Adegbuyi via second round knockout at Glory 16: Denver in Broomfield, Colorado, United States on 3 May 2014.
Sam lost his Enfusion Heavyweight Championship to Ismael Lazaar when he was knocked out with a left hook in round three at Enfusion 19 in London, England on 29 June 2014.
He was replaced by Colin George in a fight against Jérôme Le Banner at Fight Night Saint-Tropez II in Saint-Tropez, France on 4 August 2014.
In November 2014 Daniel Sam launched his own fitness training company called Daniel Sam Fitness, using martial arts and combat based fitness training.
Championships and accomplishments
Kickboxing
- Enfusion
- 2013 Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro Tournament Champion
- SUPERKOMBAT® Fighting Championship
- 2012 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II Tournament Runner-up
- Ringmasters
- 2007 Ringmasters Heavyweight Tournament Champion
Muaythai
- 2009 English Muaythai Super Heavyweight Champion
- 2007 IFMA Muaythai European Cup
+95 kg
Kickboxing record
| Kickboxing record |
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27 Wins, 14 Losses | Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | | 2017-02-18 | |  Fikri Ameziane | Enfusion Live | Eindhoven, Netherlands | | | | | 2016-11-24 | Win |  Patrice Quarteron | Paris Fight 2 | Paris, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | | 2016-08-04 | Loss |  Tomas Mozny | Fight Night Saint Tropez, Semi Finals | France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | | 2016-07-02 | Win |  Vladimir Toktasynov | Respect World Series 2 | London, England | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | | 2016-03-26 | Win |  Cătălin Moroșanu | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix I 2016 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | | 2015-08-07 | Loss |  Xavier Vigney | Glory 23: Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | | 2015-06-13 | Win |  Brian Douwes | SUPERKOMBAT Special Edition | Spreitenbach, Switzerland | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | | 2014-09-23 | Loss |  Lukasz Krupadziorow | Enfusion 5: Victory of the Vixen, Semi Finals | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | | 2014-06-29 | Loss | Ismael Lazaar | Enfusion Live 19 | London, England | KO (left hook) | 3 | 0:40 | | Loses the Enfusion Live Super Heavyweight +95 kg title. |
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| 2014-05-03 | Loss | Benjamin Adegbuyi | Glory 16: Denver | Broomfield, Colorado, USA | KO (right cross) | 2 | 2:59 | | 2013-11-23 | Loss | Nicolas Wamba | La 20ème Nuit des Champions | Marseilles, France | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | | For NDC K-1 rules heavyweight +100 kg title. |
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| 2013-10-12 | Loss | Sergei Kharitonov | Glory 11: Chicago | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | Decision (0-3) | 3 | 3:00 | | 2013-09-17 | Win | Mo Boubkari | Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Finals | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 | | Wins Enfusion heavyweight tournament title. |
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| 2013-09-17 | Win |  Kirk Krouba | Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Semi Finals | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision (2-1) | 3 | 3:00 | | 2013-09-17 | Win | Wendell Roche | Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, Quarter Finals | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 | | 2013-09-12 | Win |  Iggy McGowan | Enfusion 4: Search for the SuperPro, First Round | Koh Samui, Thailand | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 | | 2013-06-22 | Loss |  Anderson Silva | Glory 9: New York | New York City, New York, USA | Decision (0-3) | 3 | 3:00 | | 2013-03-23 | Win |  Singh Jaideep | Glory 5: London | London, England | Decision (3-0) | 3 | 3:00 | | 2012-12-22 | Win | Ibrahim Aarab | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (2-1) | 3 | 3:00 | | 2012-11-10 | Loss |  Ismael Londt | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, Quarter Finals | Craiova, Romania | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | | | 2012-05-12 | Loss | Raul Cătinaș | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012, Finals | Cluj Napoca, Romania | Decision (0-3) | 3 | 3:00 | | For the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012 tournament title. |
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| 2012-05-12 | Win | Sam Tevette | SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2012, Semi Finals | Cluj Napoca, Romania | KO | 1 | 1:30 | | 2012-03-31 | Loss |  Tomáš Hron | Gala night Thaiboxing | Zilina, Slovakia | Decision (0-3) | 3 | 3:00 | | 2011-11-17 | Loss | Ben Edwards | SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club, Quarter Finals | Oradea, Romania | TKO (referee stoppage) | 2 | 2:43 | | 2011-06-19 | Win |  Thanasis Michaloudis | Team Tieu's Super Muay Thai Championships | London, England | TKO (kicks to the body) | 3 | | | 2011-03-12 | Loss |  Luca Panto | Fight Code: Dragon Series Round 2 | Milan, Italy | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | | 2010-05-29 | Win | Alessio Valentini | MSA Muaythai Premier League 3 | London, England | KO | 1 | 1:22 | | 2009-05-24 | Loss |  Dillian Whyte | | London, England | | | | | 2009-03-01 | Win |  Arunas Andriveskius | | Luton, England | KO (punch) | | | | Wins English super heavyweight championship. |
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| 2009-02-07 | Win | Chris Knowles | | London, England | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | | 2008-12-07 | Win | Lyndon Knowles | | London, England | | | | | 2007-00-00 | Win | Mark Fuller | Ringmasters, Finals | Manchester, England | TKO (lowkick) | 1 | | | Wins Ringmasters heavyweight tournament title. |
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| 2007-00-00 | Win | Matt Scott | Ringmasters, Semi Finals | Manchester, England | Decision | 2 | | | 2007-00-00 | Win | Theo Thedoulou | Ringmasters, Quarter Finals | Manchester, England | Decision | 2 | | | 2007-00-00 | Win | Lee Stewart | | Manchester, England | KO (punch) | 1 | | | Win |  Will Riva | | | KO (flying knee) | | |
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |
+95 kg
