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Davit Kiria

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Davit Kiria
Born (1988-02-09) February 9, 1988 (age 38)
Zugdidi, Georgia
Other namesDavid Kyria
Occupation(s)Kickboxer, Ashihara karateka
Years active2003–present
Known forGlory Lightweight Championship, Kunlun Fight 70kg World Max Tournament Championship

Davit Kiria () (born February 9, 1988), also known as David Kyria, is a Georgian athlete competing in kickboxing within the featherweight and lightweight categories.

Specializing in Ashihara karate, Kiria has held titles such as the Glory Lightweight Championship and the Kunlun Fight 70kg World Max Tournament Championship.

As of August 2021, Combat Press positioned him as the world’s fifth-ranked lightweight kickboxer, with his highest ranking being number one in September 2014.

Background

Kiria was born in Zugdidi, Georgia, and began practicing Ashihara karate at the age of nine through the Ashihara International Karate Organization (AIKO). He later relocated to the Netherlands to train under AIKO’s founder, Dave Jonkers, at Golden Glory gym in Zuidlaren, where he trained alongside heavyweight fighter Sem Schilt. After a career in full-contact karate, Kiria transitioned to kickboxing at fifteen and secured the 2009 Kyokushinkai Karate Kamakura European Championship under the International Budo Kai federation.

Career

In 2008, Kiria advanced to the final of the Ring Masters Olympia Welterweight Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey, where he was defeated by Somrak Kamsing via decision after three rounds. Subsequently moving up to the middleweight division, he gained valuable experience within the Dutch kickboxing circuit. On April 17, 2010, Kiria participated in the Superfighters 8 Man Tournament in Frankfurt, Germany. Although he lost in the quarter-finals to Marco Piqué, an injury replacement allowed him to continue to the semifinals, where he was ultimately eliminated by Chris van Venpoep.

Kiria’s significant rise came with a five-round decision victory over seasoned fighter William Diender in Assen, Netherlands. He then faced emerging talent Robin van Roosmalen during United Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semifinals in Charleroi, Belgium, losing by unanimous decision in a bout that earned "Fight of the Night" honors. After moving up to 74 kg/163 lb, Kiria competed against top contender Nieky Holzken at United Glory 15 in Moscow on March 23, 2012, where he lost by unanimous decision.

Despite starting with an 0–2 record in Glory, Kiria stepped in for Cosmo Alexandre during the 2012 Middleweight Slam tournament at 70 kg/154 lb. At Glory 1: Stockholm - 2012 Middleweight Slam First 16, he achieved an upset by defeating Muay Thai specialist Kem Sitsongpeenong via unanimous decision, demonstrating sharp boxing skills and scoring a knockdown with a mawashi geri kick.

Progressing to the quarter-finals at Glory 3: Rome - 2012 Middleweight Slam Final 8 in Rome, Italy, Kiria secured a split decision win over Shemsi Beqiri before falling to eventual winner Giorgio Petrosyan. His efforts earned him a #7 ranking among middleweights worldwide by December 2012.

Kiria showcased solid boxing and defensive techniques en route to a unanimous decision win against Yuri Bessmertny at Glory 7: Milan on April 20, 2013. He continued his winning streak with another unanimous decision victory over Murthel Groenhart during Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament on September 28, 2013.

In the semi-final round of the Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament on November 23, 2013, Kiria faced Robin van Roosmalen again but was defeated by unanimous decision.

Glory Lightweight Championship

Stepping in for Ky Hollenbeck, who withdrew, Kiria competed against Andy Ristie for the inaugural Glory Lightweight Championship at Glory 14: Zagreb held in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014. Although he was behind during the first three rounds and suffered a knockdown in the second round, Kiria rallied in the final stages and secured a fifth-round stoppage to earn the title.

Subsequently, Kiria was booked to challenge Robin van Roosmalen for the Glory Lightweight belt but was defeated via majority decision.

He also faced Jonay Risco in a rematch at Enfusion 66, where he lost by unanimous decision.

After these defeats, Kiria bounced back with two victories: a decision win over Anatoly Moiseev and a knockout triumph against Nordin Ben Moh.

Kunlun Fight 70kg World Max Tournament Champion

In 2019, Kiria captured the Kunlun Fight World Max Tournament crown by knocking out Feng Xingli in the semifinals via TKO and edging out Marouan Toutouh through a split decision in the final, marking his third championship title within Kunlun Fight events.

ONE Championship

Kiria inked a contract with ONE Championship on May 18, 2020. He debuted against Giorgio Petrosyan, the 2019 ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix winner, at ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury on February 26, 2021, where he lost by unanimous decision.

In the quarter-finals of the 2021 ONE Kickboxing Featherweight World Grand Prix at ONE Championship: First Strike, Kiria defeated Enriko Kehl via first-round technical knockout. Advancing to the semifinals, he faced Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong at ONE: Only the Brave on January 28, 2022, but was defeated by unanimous decision.

Kiria then competed against Mohammed Boutasaa at ONE 157 on May 20, 2022, losing by unanimous decision. Later that year, he claimed the vacant NDC -72 kg title with a second-round knockout of Mickael Pignolo at Nuit Des Champions 29 on November 19, 2022. He followed up with a unanimous decision victory over Johannes Baas at Mix Fight Championship on December 3, 2022.

On August 5, 2023, Kiria took on ONE Muay Thai Featherweight World Champion Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym in a kickboxing match at ONE Fight Night 13. He was defeated in the third round after sustaining a broken right arm while blocking a body kick.

At Wu Lin Feng 2024: 12th Global Kung Fu Festival on January 27, 2024, Kiria faced Ouyang Feng and lost by technical knockout in the second round.

He was slated to participate in the K-1 World MAX 2024 - World Tournament Opening Round on March 20, 2024, set to fight Thananchai Sitsongpeenong. However, visa complications forced Kiria to withdraw from the event.

Personal life

Kiria is a father of two daughters and practices Orthodox Christianity.

Karate

Kickboxing

Savate

  • Kungfu World Cup Titleholder
    • 2017 KFWC Savate Pro -70 kg Titleholder

Kickboxing Record

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-12-07 || Victory || align=left| Lucas Carlos Da Silva || IFC 20 || Tbilisi, Georgia || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-10-13 || Defeat || align=left| Kaito || SHOOT BOXING 2024 act.5 || Tokyo, Japan || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-06-29 || Victory || align=left| Taras Hnatchuk || Oktagon Tsunami Edition || Rome, Italy || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-01-27 || Defeat || align=left| Ouyang Feng || Wu Lin Feng 2024: 12th Global Kung Fu Festival || Tangshan, China || TKO (Low kicks) || 3 || 0:23

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2023-08-05 || Defeat || align=left| Tawanchai P.K. Saenchaimuaythaigym || ONE Fight Night 13 || Bangkok, Thailand || TKO (Broken arm/Middle kick) || 3 || 0:30 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2022-12-03 || Victory || align=left| Johannes Baas || Mix Fight Championship || Frankfurt, Germany || Unanimous Decision || 3 || 3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2022-11-19 || Victory || align=left| Mickael Pignolo || Nuit Des Champions 29|| Marseille, France|| TKO (Referee stoppage/Punch) || 2 || |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2022-05-20|| Defeat|| align=left| Mohammed Boutasaa|| ONE 157|| Kallang, Singapore|| Unanimous Decision|| 3|| 3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 2022-01-28|| Defeat|| align=left| Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong|| ONE: Only the Brave|| Kallang, Singapore|| Unanimous Decision|| 3|| 3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;" | 2021-10-15|| Victory|| align=left| Enriko Kehl|| ONE Championship: First Strike|| Kallang, Singapore|| TKO (3 Knockdown/Punches) ||1||2:50 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2021-02-26|| Defeat|| align=left| Giorgio Petrosyan|| ONE Championship: Fists Of Fury|| Kallang, Singapore|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2019-02-24|| Victory|| align=left| Marouan Toutouh|| Kunlun Fight 80, Final|| Shanghai, China|| Split Decision||3||3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" |2019-02-24|| Victory|| align=left| Feng Xingli|| Kunlun Fight 80, Semi Finals|| Shanghai, China|| TKO (Left front kick to body)||3||1:13 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2018-10-13|| Victory|| align=left| Nordin Ben Moh|| Kunlun Fight 77 Quarter Finals|| Tongling, China|| KO (Left Hook)||3||2:56 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2018-08-05|| Victory|| align=left| Anatoly Moiseev|| Kunlun Fight 75|| Sanya, China|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2018-05-05|| Defeat|| align=left| Jonay Risco|| Enfusion Live 66|| Tenerife, Spain|| Unanimous Decision||5||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2017-11-24|| Victory|| align=left| Ludovic Nassibou|| Kungfu World Cup -70 kg Final|| Paris, France|| Unanimous Decision||3||3:00 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- style="background:#cfc;" |2017-11-24|| Victory|| align=left| Sergey Kulyaba|| Kungfu World Cup -70 kg Semi-Finals|| Paris, France||| Unanimous Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2017-11-12||| Defeat|||align=left|||Superbon Banchamek||| Kunlun Fight 67 Final 8||| Sanya, China||| Majority Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2017-08-27||| Victory|||align=left|||Marouan Toutouh||| Kunlun Fight 65 – World Max Tournament Round of 16||| Qingdao, China||| Unanimous Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2017-06-24||| Defeat|||align=left|||Marouan Toutouh||| Kunlun Fight 63||| Sanya, China||| Ext. R Majority Decision|||4|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2017-03-11||| Victory|||align=left|||Cristian Milea||| Kunlun Fight/Magnum FC Qualifier Final B||| Rome, Italy||| TKO (low kicks)||1|| |- style="background:#cfc;" |2017-03-11||| Victory|||align=left|||Jonay Risco||| Kunlun Fight/Magnum FC Qualifier Semi-Final B||| Rome, Italy||| Unanimous Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2017-01-01||| Defeat|||align=left|||Jomthong Chuwattana||| Kunlun Fight Semi Finals||| Sanya, China||| Ext. R Decision|||4|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-10-30||| Victory|||align=left|||Mohamed Mezouari||| Kunlun Fight Final Eight||| Wuhan, China||| Forfeit||||0:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-09-11||| Victory|||align=left|||Dzianis Zuev||| Kunlun Fight Final Sixteen||| Fuzhou, China||| Unanimous Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#cfc;" |2016-07-31||| Victory|||align=left|||Robbie Hageman||| Kunlun Fight Reserve Fight||| Jining, China||| Unanimous Decision|||3|||3:00 |- style="background:#fbb;" |2016-04-08||| Defeat|||align=left|||Tayfun Özcan||| Kunlun Fight Group G Semi Finals|||| Xining, China|||| Unanimous Decision|||| |- style="background:#fbb;" |2016-03-12||| Defeat||||Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong|||| Glory 28 Paris Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi Finals|||| Paris, France|||| Unanimous Decision|||| |- style="background:#fbb;" |2015-12-19||||Defeat||||Enriko Gogokhia|||| Kunlun Fight Final Eight|||| Luoyang, China|||| Decision|||| |- style="background:#cfc;" |2015-10-28||||Victory||||David Calvo|||| Kunlun Fight Final Sixteen|||| China|||| TKO (3 Knockdowns)||2|||| |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | Qualified for Kunlun Fight World MAX Final Eight. |- style="background:#fbb;" |2015-06-05||||Defeat||||Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong|||| Glory 22 Lille Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi Finals|||| Lille, France|||| KO (knee to body)||2|||| |- style="background:#cfc;" |2015-02-01||||Victory||||Zheng Zhaoyu|||| Kunlun Fight 18|||| Guangzhou, China|||| KO (Right hook)||1|| |- style="background:#fbb;" |2014-11-07||||Defeat||||Robin van Roosmalen|||| Glory 18 Oklahoma Lightweight Championship|||| Oklahoma City, USA|||| Majority Decision||(5 rounds)|| |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | Lost Glory Lightweight Championship. |- style="background:#cfc;" |2014-03-08||||Victory||||Andy Ristie|||| Glory 14 Zagreb Lightweight Championship|||| Zagreb, Croatia|||| KO (punches)||(5 rounds)|| |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | Captured Glory Lightweight Championship. |- style="background:#fbb;" |2013-11-23||||Defeat||||Robin van Roosmalen|||| Glory 12 New York Lightweight World Championship Tournament Semi Finals|||| New York City, USA|||| Unanimous Decision||(3 rounds)|| |- style="background:#cfc;" |2013-09-28||||Victory||||Murthel Groenhart|||| Glory 10 Los Angeles Lightweight Tournament|||| Ontario, California, USA|||| Unanimous Decision||(3 rounds)|| |- style="background:#cfc;" |2013-04-20||||Victory||||Yuri Bessmertny|||| Glory 7 Milan Lightweight Tournament|||| Milan, Italy|||| Unanimous Decision||(3 rounds)|| |- style="background:#fbb;" |2012-11-03||||Defeat||||Giorgio Petrosyan|||| Glory 3 Rome Lightweight Slam Tournament Semi Finals|||| Rome, Italy|||| Unanimous Decision||(3 rounds)|| |- style="background:#cfc;" |2012-11-03||||Victory||||Shemsi Beqiri|||| Glory 3 Rome Lightweight Slam Tournament Quarter Finals|||| Rome, Italy|||| Split Decision||(3 rounds)|| |- style="background:#cfc;" |2012-05-26||||Victory||||Kem Sitsongpeenong|||| Glory 1 Stockholm Lightweight Slam Tournament First Round|||| Stockholm, Sweden|||| Unanimous Decision||(3 rounds)|| |- style="background:#fbb;" |2012-03-23||||Defeat||||Nieky Holzken|||| United Glory15 Moscow Event;;;; Moscow, Russia;;;; Unanimous Decision;;;;

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