For the first time, Colosseum Tournament was live on FightBox HD from Bucharest, Romania. In front of about 5,000 fans jam-packing the Polyvalent Hall two title matches were decided. Nearly every fight from start to finish was hard-hitting and full of action.
In a very confusing and emotional main event, Romania’s Bogdan Stoica faced Fatih Mehmet Karakus of Turkey. As the two started the bout, it was clear that they were not fighting hard. In fact, they were almost not making any contact at all. Only a few seconds into the bout the referee stopped the fight, at which point the fans started to boo loudly and it felt like there could be a riot. It was then announced shortly afterwards that the reason for this was that Karakus had learned only five hours before the fight that his father had died. Everyone here at FightBox would like to pass on our deepest condolences to the Karakus family on their loss. Full results for the event can be found below.
Undercard fights
-77 kg: Lucian Casoni (RO) def. Leonard Popa (RO) by UD
-67 kg: Vlad Trif (RO) def. David Constantin (RO) by decision
Main Card Fights (Live on FightBox)
-71 kg: Marian Dinu (RO) def. Florian Pirtea (RO) by KO, 2nd rd
-72.5 kg: Alexandru Voicu (RO) vs. Andrei Ostrovanu (RO) - DRAW
-65 kg: Petrica Purcaru (RO) def. Razvan Mustata (RO) by UD
-86 kg: Madalin Mogos (RO) def. Alexandru Stan (RO) by TKO in the 2nd rd
+95 kg: Remus Petrica (RO) vs. Valentin Petrut (RO) - NO CONTEST (Petrica KOed Petrut in the 1st rd with an illegal spinning back fist - the elbow / forearm connected)
-86 kg: Vlad Hurduc (RO) def. Costin Mincu (RO) by KO, 1st rd
-77 kg: Claudiu Badoi (RO) def. Luca Migani (IT) by MD
-75 kg, Colosseum Tournament National Title Fight
-75 kg: Florin Lambagiu (RO) def. Mirel Dragan (RO) by KO, 1st rd
-91 kg: Marinica Bejenaru (RO) def. Danut Hurduc (RO) by TKO, 1st rd (doctor’s stoppage - cut)
-71 kg, Colosseum Tournament National Title Fight
Cristian Milea (RO) def. Francesco Montuschi (IT)
-72.5 kg: Amansio Paraschiv (RO) def. Ivan Naccari (IT) by TKO, 2nd rd (doctor’s stoppage - cut)
-95 kg: Sebastian Cozmanca (RO) def. Nicolai Garbuz (MD) by KO, 1st rd
Main Event, -95 kg
Bogdan Stoica (RO) vs. Fatih Mehmet Karakus (TUR) - NO CONTEST, stopped in 1st rd
According to Colosseum Tournament promoter Gabriel Georgescu, the organization will be working to make a rematch between Stoica and Karakus happen in the near future.
