{{short description|Romanian kickboxer and Muay Thai practitioner}} {{Infobox martial artist | name = Ciprian Sora | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | other_names = | nationality = Romanian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|10|23}} | birth_place = Bucharest, Romania | height = | weight = | weight_class = Heavyweight | reach = | style = Muay Thai, Kickboxing | stance = | rank = {{color box|black}} 3rd dan black belt in Kickboxing<ref name=CSCS /> | team = | trainer = | years_active = 1996–2007 | kickbox_win = 15 | kickbox_kowin = | kickbox_loss = 2 | kickbox_koloss = 2 | kickbox_draw = 0 | kickbox_nc = 1 | am_win = 75 | am_kowin = 45 | am_loss = 5 | am_koloss = | am_draw = 0 | am_nc = | occupation = Kickboxing instructor, sports teacher, former policeman | spouse = | children = | relatives | students Semmy Schilt, Errol Zimmerman, Alexandru Lungu, Cristian Spetcu, Mihai Nistor, Raul Cătinaş, Valentino Petrescu, Corneliu Rus, Costel Paşniciuc, Răzvan Ghiţă, Dumitru Ţopai, Dragoş Imbrea, Valentin Bordianu | university = | url = {{URL|cipriansora.ro/}} }}
'''Ciprian Sora''' (born 23 October 1976)<ref name=CSCS>{{cite web|url=http://cipriansora.ro/ciprian-sora/|title=Ciprian Sora|website=cipriansora.ro|accessdate=5 October 2020|language=Romanian}}</ref> is a Romanian kickboxing trainer and founder of the Golden Glory Romania gym in Bucharest. As an athlete, he became the first ever Romanian to win a gold medal at the Muay Thai world championships in 1999 and still holds the record for that. Sora had an amateur record of 75–5, being undefeated in Romania throughout his career before turning professional. He signed with Local Kombat, the future SUPERKOMBAT, in 2004.<ref name=A1>{{cite web|url=https://a1.ro/news/sport/fabrica-de-campioni-ciprian-sora-id778641.html|title=Fabrica de campioni Ciprian Sora|website=Antena 1|accessdate=29 June 2018|language=Romanian}}</ref>
==Career== Ciprian Sora took up kickboxing and Muay Thai at 14 under the tutelage of Dan Deliu. He began his amateur career in 1996 under the tutelage of shinan Mircea Boldea. Sora came to prominence in 1999 by taking a gold medal at the IAMTF World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand at −86 kg/189 lb, where his cousin Daniel Ghiță also fought and won the bronze medal in another weight category. Having amassed undefeated kickboxing and Muay Thai records in Romania from 1996 to 2003, he turned professional. In 2004 he signed with the largest Romanian kickboxing promotion Local Kombat.<ref name=A1 />
In 2009, he founded the Golden Glory Romania kickboxing gym in Bucharest, Romania. Also present at the ceremony were Semmy Schilt, Dave Jonkers, Bas Boon, Andre Mannaart, Todd Medina and Eduard Irimia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sport.ro/local-kombat/sora.html|title=Sora deschide o academie de lupte!|website=Sport.ro|date=20 January 2009|language=Romanian}}</ref> Later were added Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) to the gym's repertoire.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cipriansora.ro/despreclubul-sportiv-ciprian-sora/|title=Despre noi|website=cipriansora.ro|accessdate=5 October 2020|language=Romanian}}</ref>
==Championships and accomplishments== Source:<ref name=CSCS /><ref name=A1 />
===Muaythai=== *'''International Federation of Muaythai Amateur''' **1999 IAMTF World Championships −86 kg/189 lb Gold Medalist Gold **1997 IAMTF World Championships Bronze Medalist Bronze **1998 IAMTF European Championships Silver Medalist Silver **2000 IAMTF European Championships Bronze Medalist Bronze
===Kickboxing=== *'''International Kick Boxing Federation''' **1997 IKBF World Cup Silver Medalist Silver **1998 IKBF European Championships Gold Medalist Gold
*'''Local Kombat''' ** 2007 Fighter of the Year ** 2007 Most Technical Fighter of the Year
*'''World Kickboxing Network''' ** 2007 WKN Romania Heavyweight Championship
==Personal life== He has not got along with his cousin Daniel Ghiță since 2012 when he received Semmy Schilt at his academy to train for the Glory 4: Tokyo grand slam. Ghiță accused Sora of training Schilt for him, the two being in the same heavyweight pyramid and later even meeting in the final.<ref name=EVZ>{{cite web|url=https://evz.ro/infruntarea-titanilor-daniel-ghita-il-face-din-nou-ko-pe-varul-sau-tot-atarnator-ramane.html|title=Înfruntarea "titanilor". Daniel Ghiță îl face din nou KO pe vărul său.|website=Evenimentul Zilei|date=26 June 2020|language=Romanian}}</ref>
Sora holds a 3rd dan black belt in kickboxing.<ref name=CSCS />
==Kickboxing record== {{Kickboxing record start|title=Kickboxing record|record='''15 wins''', '''2 losses (2 KOs)''', '''0 draws'''}} |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2008-03-15 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} Damián García || Local Kombat 29 || Arad, Romania || Decision || 3 || 3:00 || 15-2 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2007-12-14 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|LIT}} Vadim Gridiajev || Local Kombat 28 || Brașov, Romania || KO || 2 || 1:58 || 14-2 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2007-06-15 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Vondráček || Local Kombat 26 || Iași, Romania || KO (high kick) || 1 || 0:15 || 13-2 |- |- bgcolor="#FFBBBB" | 2007-03-02 || Loss ||align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Vondráček || Local Kombat 25 || Sibiu, Romania || KO (punches) || 1 || 2:08 || 13-1 |- |- style="background:#c5d2ea;" | 2006-11-11 || NC ||align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Cătălin Zmărăndescu || Local Kombat 23 || Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania || No contest || 3 || 0:47 || 13-0 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2006-04-14 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Cătălin Zmărăndescu || Local Kombat 20 || Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 || 13-0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |{{Small|Won the WKN Romania Heavyweight Championship.}} |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2005-11-11 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Péter Varga || Local Kombat 17 || Braşov, Romania || Decision || 3 || 3:00 || 12-0 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2005-07-22 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Karl Glischynski || Local Kombat 15 || Galați, Romania || Decision || 3 || 3:00 || 11-0 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2004-09-11 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Alexandru Vitenco || Local Kombat 9 || Constanța, Romania || KO || 1 || 0:27 || 10-0 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2004-05-14 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Liviu Iușan || Local Kombat 6 || Galați, Romania || KO (punch) || 2 || 1:45 || 9-0 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2004-02-04 || Win ||align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Nicu Stanciu || Local Kombat 4 || Braşov, Romania || KO || 2 || 2:12 || 8-0 |- |- | colspan=9 | '''''Legend''''': {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win |border=1px solid #CCFFCC}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss |border=1px solid #FFBBBB}} {{legend2|#c5d2ea|Draw/No contest |border=1px solid #c5d2ea}} {{legend2|White|Notes |border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{end}}
== See also == *List of male kickboxers
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://cipriansora.ro Official website]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sora, Ciprian}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Martial artists from Bucharest Category:Romanian male kickboxers Category:Heavyweight kickboxers Category:Romanian Muay Thai practitioners Category:Kickboxing trainers Category:SUPERKOMBAT kickboxers