Samy Sana

Samy Sana (born 10 December 1988) is a French Muay Thai kickboxer who currently competes in ONE Championship.[1] He is the former WBC Muaythai Interim Super Middleweight champion.

Samy Sana
Born (1988-12-10) December 10, 1988
Paris, France
Other namesTerminator
NationalityFrench
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
DivisionSuper middleweight
Middleweight
Light middleweight
StyleMuay Thai
Fighting out ofThailand
TeamPhenix Muay Thai Paris
Venum Training Camp Thailand
TrainerAlassane Gaye & Bernard Defretin
Years active2001 – present
Kickboxing record
Total151
Wins135
By knockout49
Losses14
Draws2
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec

As of 1 August 2020, he is ranked the #7 lightweight in the world by Combat Press.[2] He is ranked the #4 Featherweight in the ONE Championship Featherweight Kickboxing and Muay Thai divisions.[3]

Biography and career

Early life

Samy Sana was born on 10 December 1988. Sana resides in Paris, France and trains at Phenix Muay Thai Paris, Paris. His coaches are Alassane Gaye and Bernard Defretin. Samy began training in Muaythai at the age of 12. He discovered Muaythai after being introduced to it by a friend at the boxing hall of Gabriel Lamy, and he has not looked back since.

Early career

On 16 June 2013, Samy Sana won the Wicked One Tournament in the 70 kg light middleweight division by defeating Guimba Coulibaly by knockout and Kevin Renahy by decision in one night.[4]

On 4 October 2013, for the A1 World Middleweight Championship, Sana lost to Tass Tsitsiras in Springvale, Australia, by DQ, after a knee illegally struck Tsitsiras in the throat. Tsitsiras could no longer continue. It was ruled a disqualification.

At the "Best of Siam" event held at Rajadamnern Stadium on 27 May 2016, Sana defeated Eakchanachai Kaewsamrit via third-round knockout to win the WBC Muaythai World Super Middleweight (75 kg) Championship.[5]

Samy Sana defeated Fernando Calzetta at the joint event between Oktagon and Bellator on 9 December 2017 to win the ISKA Muay Thai World Middleweight (72.5 kg) Championship.

On 17 March 2018, Samy Sana defeated both Kevin Renahy and Zakaria Laaouatni in the same night in Tours, France to win the "La Nuit Des Titans" 72.5 kg middleweight tournament.[6][7]

ONE Championship

Samy Sana made his ONE Championship debut on 29 June 2018 at ONE Championship: Spirit of a Warrior in Yangon, Myanmar, where he lost to Sorgraw Petchyindee by unanimous decision.[8] He then defeated Armen Petrosyan by unanimous decision at ONE Championship: Conquest of Champions in Manila on 23 November 2018.[9] Next, he lost to Jo Nattawut by unanimous decision at ONE Championship: Clash of Legends in Bangkok on 16 February 2019.

ONE Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix

Sana was announced as one of the participants in the ONE Super Series Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix, which included Giorgio Petrosyan, Yodsanklai Fairtex, and Phetmorakot Petchyindee Academy. In the Grand Prix Quarter-Final, which took place at ONE Championship: Enter the Dragon in Kallang, Singapore on 17 May 2019, he upset Yodsanklai Fairtex in a three-round unanimous decision victory which saw him knock down Yodsanklai.[10] His win over Yodsanklai was voted the "Upset of the Year" by Combat Press.[11]

After his upset win over Yodsanklai, he was scheduled to face Dzhabar Askerov in the Grand Prix Semi-Final at ONE Championship: Dreams of Gold in Bangkok on 16 August 2019,[12] where he went on to win by majority decision in a fight that saw Sana scoring a knockdown on Askerov.[13]

He is scheduled to face Giorgio Petrosyan in the Featherweight Kickboxing World Grand Prix Final at ONE Championship: Century in Tokyo on 13 October 2019.[14] On 13 October 2019, Samy Sana lost to Giorgio Petrosyan in the Kickboxing World Grand Prix Final by unanimous decision.[15]

Following his run in the Featherweight Grand Prix, Sana was one of four French kickboxers to enter the ONE Championship rankings.[16]

Post-Grand Prix

He returned to action at S47S, when he fought Martin Meoni.[17] Sana won the fight by unanimous decision.[18]

Samy Sana was scheduled to fight at ONE Championship: Collision Course 2 on December 25, 2020, where faced Jamal Yusupov. Both fighters held upset victories over Yodsanklai Fairtex.[19] In a fight that saw him get knocked down in the second round, Sana lost by unanimous decision.[20]

Titles and achievements

Muay Thai & Kickboxing record
Kickboxing record
135 Wins (49 (T)KO's), 14 Losses, 2 Draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2020-12-25Loss Jamal YusupovONE Championship: Collision Course 2Kallang, SingaporeDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2020-10-03Win Martin MeoniS47SParis, FranceDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-10-13Loss Giorgio PetrosyanONE Championship: CenturyTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Kickboxing Featherweight Grand-Prix Final.
2019-08-16Win Dzhabar AskerovONE Championship: Dreams of GoldBangkok, ThailandDecision (Majority)33:00
Kickboxing Featherweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals.
2019-05-17Win Yodsanklai FairtexONE Championship: Enter the DragonKallang, SingaporeDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Kickboxing Featherweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals.
2019-02-16Loss Jo NattawutONE Championship: Clash of LegendsBangkok, ThailandDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-11-23Win Armen PetrosyanONE Championship: Conquest of ChampionsManila, PhilippinesDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-06-29Loss Sorgraw PetchyindeeONE Championship: Spirit of a WarriorYangon, MyanmarDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2018-03-17Win Zakaria LaaouatniLa Nuit Des TitansTours, FranceDecision33:00
Wins La Nuit Des Titans - 72.5 kg Tournament.
2018-03-17Win Kevin RenahyLa Nuit Des TitansTours, FranceDecision33:00
La Nuit Des Titans - 72.5 kg Tournament Semi-Finals.
2018-02-24Win Rashid SalikhovACB KB 13: From Paris with warParis, FranceDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-12-09Win Fernando CalzettaOktagon BellatorFlorence, ItalieDecision33:00
Wins the ISKA World Muay Thai Championship (-72.5 kg).
2017-10-28Draw Alka MatewaDuel 2Paris, FranceDraw33:00
2017-07-17Win Saro PrestiLe Choc Des GladiateursLavandou, FranceDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-02-25Win Ramon KublerIlyrian Fight Night IIWinterthour, SwitzerlandTKO (Doctor Stoppage)23:00
2016-05-27Win Eakchanachai KaewsamritBest of Siam RajadamnernBangkok, ThailandKO (Punch)32:15
Wins the W.B.C. World Muay Thai Championship (-75 kg).
2015-10-25Draw Nontachai SitsaeMax Muay Thai Pattaya – 73 kgPattaya, ThailandDecision33:00
2015-06-19Win Raphaël LlodraBest of Siam 6Paris, FranceDecision53:00
2015-01-31Loss Diesellek TopkingBoxingEmperor Chok DeeNancy, FranceDecision53:00
2014-08-16Loss Thongchai Sitsongpeenong2014 TopKing World Series 2Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, FranceDecision33:00
2014-08-16Loss Yohan Lidon2014 A1 WCC -75 kg/165 lb K1 rulesLyon, FranceDecision33:00
2014-08-16Loss Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee2014 Thai Fight -72.5 kg/154 lb Kard Chuek FightNakan SawanDecision33:00
2014-07-26Loss Walid HaddadLe Choc des Gladiateurs XIIIFranceDecision33:00
2014-06-14Win Yodpayak kaoklai gymBest Of Siam 5Paris, FranceDécision53:00
2014-05-17Win Ibrahima Njie JarraImpact Fight Night -72.5 kg/154 lbBordeaux, FranceDécision33:00
2014-03-08Win Armin Pumpanmuang Windy SportLe Choc des LégendesSaint-Ouen, FranceKO53:00
2014-02-15Win Youssef SidWicked One Tournament -70 kg/154 lb Tournament, FinalsParis, FranceDecision53:00
2013-11-30Loss Yodsanklai Fairtex2013 Thai Fight -70 kg/154 lb Tournament, Semi FinalsBangkokDecision33:00
2013-11-15Win Wannamoon NuttapongMuay Thai League Paris CarpentierParis, FranceKO53:00
2013-10-23Win Chike Lindsay2013 Thai Fight -70 kg/154 lb Tournament, Quarter Finals[23]BangkokDécision33:00
2013-10-04Loss Tass TsitsirasA1 World Middleweight TitleSpringvale, AustraliaDQ (Throat Strike)1
2013-06-16Win Kevin RenahyWicked One Tournament[21] -70 kg/154 lb Tournament, Semi FinalsParis, FranceDecision33:00
2013-06-16Win Guimba CoulibalyWicked One Tournament[21] -70 kg/154 lb Tournament, Quarter FinalsParis, FranceKO33:00
2013-05-04Win Elias AcherguiLa Nuit des Combattants 3Persan (Val-d'Oise), FranceKO53:00
2013-03-30Win Sébastien BillardGala MéruMéru, FranceKO53:00
2013-03-09Draw Moussa DembéléPantin Muay Thaï 2Pantin, FranceDecision53:00
2013-02-15Win Farid El BannoudiShow Thaï 6Aubervilliers, FranceDecision53:00
2012-12-15Loss Michal KrcmarVecer Bojovniku Thajskeho Boxu 4Prague, Czech RepublicDecision53:00
2012-10-20Loss Karim BezzouhGolden FightLa Courneuve, FranceDecision53:00
2012-10-06Loss Jan MazurNoc Bojov 3Orava, SlovakiaDecision33:00
2012-09-22Win Uno KaraoglanSuperpro Fight Night 4Basel, SwitzerlandDecision33:00
2012-09-22Win Claudio BaressiSuperpro Fight Night 4Basel, SwitzerlandDecision33:00
2012-03-03Win Kevin MartensShock Muay Thaï 4[24]Saint-Denis, FranceDécision53:00
2011-05-07Win Amine BouhannaniThai Max 2Palavas-les-Flots, FranceKO53:00
2011-02-26Win Anthony ValleThai MaxPalavas-les-Flots, FranceKO53:00

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References
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