Daniel Ghiță

Daniel Ghiță is a Romanian former heavyweight kickboxer and politician, born on 22 April 1981, who has sat in the Chamber of Deputies of Romania since December 2020. Before his sporting career he worked from 2001 to 2008 as an agent protecting the Romanian President. He made his debut at the World Muay Thai Championships in 1999, won the European Muay Thai title in 2000 and took bronze at the 2001 world championships. In K-1 he broke Peter Aerts's record for the fastest tournament win in 2009. He became It's Showtime heavyweight champion, was runner-up in the Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam and was ranked the number one heavyweight in the world in 2014. Nicknamed the Savage Samurai, he was known for his low kicks and left hook. This entry is written from the English Wikipedia article on Daniel Ghiță.