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Davit Kiria ((グルジア語:დავით ქირია)) (born February 9, 1988), also spelled as David Kyria, is a Georgian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. An Ashihara karate stylist, Kiria is known for mixing crisp boxing with unorthodox kicking techniques.〔(Davit Kiria - Road to GLORY 3 Rome - Final 8 )〕 He won the 2009 Kyokushinkai Karate Kamakura European Championship and also built up experience on the Dutch kickboxing scene before joining the Glory promotion in 2011 where he has faced some of the top fighters in his weight class and won the Glory Lightweight Championship in Zagreb (Glory 14), on March 8 2014. As of 2 November 2015, he is ranked the #3 lightweight in the world by GLORY.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fighters Rankings )〕 ==Career== Born in Zugdidi, Georgia, and started learning Ashihara karate at age of nine in the ''Ashihara International Karate Organization''〔(Ashihara International )〕 (AIKO), Kiria later relocated to the Netherlands to train under AIKO founder Dave Jonkers at the Golden Glory gym in Zuidlaren, where he is a training partner of legendary heavyweight Sem Schilt.〔(Davit Kiria: Road To GLORY Final 8 Video )〕 He began kickboxing at fifteen years old after a career in full contact karate in which he won the 2009 Kyokushinkai Karate Kamakura European Championship 〔(Kickboxing: America's Hollenbeck draws world number one in Glory Final 8 )〕 of the ''International Budo Kai organization''.〔(International Budo Kai )〕 In 2008, he reached the final of the Ring Masters Olympia 2008 Welterweight Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey but lost to the great Somrak Kamsing by decision after three rounds in what was the first defeat of his career.〔(SOMRAK KAMSING VS DAVID KIRIA (RMG Tournoi Istenbul 2008) )〕 Following this, Kiria moved up to middleweight and continued to gain experience by fighting his way through the Dutch kickboxing scene. On April 17, 2010, he competed in the Superfighters 8 Man Tournament in Frankfurt, Germany. Despite losing to Marco Piqué by an extension round decision in the quarter-finals, he was still given a slot in the semis by replacing Shemsi Beqiri who coundn't continue due to a broken nose. He was then eliminated from the competition by losing a decision to Chris van Venpoep.〔(Marco Pique wins Tournament )〕 After tough losses against some of the sport's most experienced fighters, Kiria finally got the break-out win of his career when he defeated the K-1 and It's Showtime veteran William Diender by decision after five rounds in Assen, Netherlands.〔(Kiria enters world-class level )〕 He was then pitted against the up-and-coming Robin van Roosmalen at ''United Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semifinals'' in Charleroi, Belgium on March 19, 2011, losing via unanimous decision in a "Fight of the Night" display.〔(Golden Glory Dominates 'United Glory' World Series )〕 Kiria then moved up to the 74 kg/163 lb weight class from his usual 70 kg/154 lb to take on one of the world's top fighters in Nieky Holzken at ''United Glory 15'' in Moscow, Russia on March 23, 2012. He lost by unanimous decision.〔(Glory World Series, March 23: Fight Card Headlined By Semmy Schilt )〕〔(Glory World Series Live Results )〕 Despite having gone 0-2 in the Glory promotion, he was included in the 2012 Middleweight Slam tournament, replacing Cosmo Alexandre to join sixteen of the world's best fighters at 70 kg/154 lb.〔(Cosmo Alexandre Out Of Glory This Saturday, David Kyria Replaces Him )〕〔(Finalized Glory World Series Fight Card For This Saturday, May 26 )〕 The tournament kicked off in Stockholm, Sweden at ''Glory 1: Stockholm - 2012 Middleweight Slam First 16'' on May 26, 2012 and Kiria caused a major upset by taking a unanimous decision win over Muay Thai stylist Kem Sitsongpeenong. Kem seemed uncomfortable without the use of elbows and clinching and was outboxed throughout the duration of the match. Kiria also floored the Thai star with a ''mawashi geri'' in the opening round to ensure the points victory.〔(Glory World Series Final 16/Schilt vs. Zimmerman Live Results )〕〔(Glory World Series "First 16" Impresses, Marches on to Final 8 )〕 Advancing to the tournament final eight at ''Glory 3: Rome - 2012 Middleweight Slam Final 8'' in Rome, Italy on November 3, 2012, Kiria was drawn against Shemsi Beqiri at the quarter-finals.〔(GLORY 3 Rome: Final 8 Matches Set, Petrosyan Fights Hollenbeck )〕 After an action-packed three rounds, Kiria was given the nod via split decision and headed into the semis to face eventual tournament winner Giorgio Petrosyan, who was simply too good for him and won by a unanimous points verdict.〔(GLORY 3 Rome - Final 8: Live Results )〕〔(Glory 3 Live Play By Play )〕 Despite coming back from the Glory tournament empty-handed, Kiria proved himself to be amongst the middleweight elite, and moved into the top ten in the world rankings in December 2012, coming in at #7.〔(LiverKick.com Middleweight Rankings - December 2012 )〕 He showcased exceptionable boxing skills and an impenetrable defence en route to a unanimous decision victory over Yuri Bessmertny at ''Glory 7: Milan'' in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013.〔(GLORY 7 Milan Fight Card For April 20 )〕〔(GLORY 7 Milan Live Results )〕〔(GLORY 7 Milan Live Updates )〕〔(Giorgio Petrosyan Barely Breaks a Sweat against Hafid El Boustati: GLORY 7 Milan Full Results )〕 Kiria took a unanimous decision over Murthel Groenhart at ''Glory 10: Los Angeles - Middleweight World Championship Tournament'' in Ontario, California, United States on September 28, 2013.〔(GLORY 10 Adds Kiria vs. Groenhart, Watson vs. Kraus, Guidon vs. Wilnis )〕〔(GLORY 10 Live Results and Updates )〕〔(GLORY 10 results, LIVE online fight coverage stream for 'Los Angeles' )〕 He rematched Robin van Roosmalen in the semi-finals of the ''Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament'' in New York City, New York, US on November 23, 2013, losing a unanimous decision.〔(GLORY Announces GLORY 12 Lightweight Tournament Match Ups )〕〔(Match ups for Glory 12 lightweight tournament announced )〕〔(Glory 12 Results and Recap: Andy Ristie shocks the world with two huge knockouts )〕〔(GLORY 12 Live Results and Updates )〕〔(GLORY 12 results: Upsets galore as Giorgio Petrosyan falls short to tourney winner Andy Ristie )〕 Replacing Ky Hollenbeck who withdrew from the fight, Kiria faced Andy Ristie for the inaugural Glory Lightweight Championship at ''Glory 14: Zagreb'' in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014.〔(Kiria In - Ky Out vs. Ristie at GLORY 14 )〕 He trailed to his Surinamese opponent for the first three rounds and was knocked down with a step knee in the second, but mounted a late comeback in the championship rounds and finished Ristie in the fifth to take the belt.〔(Davit Kiria is the NEW GLORY Lightweight Champion )〕〔(Remy Bonjasky Walks Away With Controversial Decision Over ‘Cro Cop’ at Glory 14 )〕〔(Glory 14 Results and Recap )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Davit Kiria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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