Giorgi Malania

Giorgi Malania, is a Georgian kickboxer.
As of August 2025, he is ranked as the #1 –64 kg kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing.

Background

Giorgi was born in Tbilisi in 2004, where his parents moved from Bedia village.
Malania was a highly energetic child, his parents enrolled him in kickboxing at the age of 6. His first coaches were Giorgi Pilashvili and David Purchanadze. At the age of 13 Giorgi began training under Mamuka Shonia and Davit Kiria's coach Bachuki Partsvania.

Kickboxing career

Giorgi Malania made a name on the Georgian promotion MAX Fight where he won two fights in one night against Levan Yankoshvili and Nika Jakonia.
Then he was scheduled to take part in a World 67 kg Tournament at Wu Lin Feng 2023: Chinese New Year where he would face Zhou Jiaqiang in quarterfinals. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
On September 20, 2024, Malania was scheduled to face Samir Novruzov at the Lotus Cup in Russia. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
On October 26, 2024, at Wu Lin Feng 549 Malania took part in a 4-man qualifier tournament for the upcoming Wu Lin Feng 63 kg World MAX tournament. In the semifinals he defeated Zhang Lanpei by unanimous decision. In the final he defeated Wei Weiyang by unanimous decision.
Malania was scheduled to fight in the 2025 Wu Lin Feng World MAX 63kg Tournament Final at the Wu Lin Feng 2025 Global Kung Fu Festival on January 25, 2025. In the semifinals he faced Zhao Chongyang. He won the fight by unanimous decision. In the final he faced Hirotaka Asahisa who he defeated by first-round technical knockout after three knockdowns.
On September 27, 2025, at Wu Lin Feng 554, Giorgi made his first title defense and secured a victory over Chinese fighter Jin Ying, winning by technical knockout in the third round.

Personal life

As a child, Giorgi was inspired by the legendary Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer Buakaw Banchamek as well as by fellow Georgian fighter - and now teammate - Davit Kiria.
From an early age, Malania has been passionate about football. He enjoys playing in his spare time and is a devoted supporter of the Georgia National Football Team and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. His favorite Football Club is Real Madrid.

Championships and awards

Wu Lin Feng
* 2025 Wu Lin Feng World MAX 63 kg Tournament Winner
* 2025 Wu Lin Feng World -63kg Champion
** One successful title defense
MAX Fight League
* 2024 MFL Featherweight Champion

Kickboxing record