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Giannis Stoforidis

Giannis Stoforidis (Greek: Γιάννης Στοφοριδης; born 8 May 1989) is a Greek kickboxer. He has also fought in the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship, Glory, ONE Championship, Enfusion and OSS Fighters. and ex kickboxing world champion

Kickboxing career

SuperKombat

In 2013, Stoforidis entered the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix after impressing in the SuperKombat New Heroes. Previously, he has won the SUPERKOMBAT Tryouts (heavyweight division) in Athens, Greece on January 26, 2013.[1] Finally, he qualified for the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Elimination.[2]

Stoforidis beat Mathieu Kongolo by third round TKO at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Elimination in Ploiești, Romania on November 9, 2013.[3][4]

He competed in the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, 2013, losing to Redouan Cairo via TKO due to a broken hand in the semi-finals.[5]

Glory

Stoforidis was scheduled to face Anderson Silva at Glory 41: Holland in the semi-finals of the 2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament on May 20, 2017.[6] He lost by KO in the second round.[7]

ONE Championship

Stoforidis made his ONE Championship debut against Beybulat Isaev at ONE: Heavy Hitters on January 14, 2022.[8] He won by first-round knockout 31 seconds into the first round.[9]

Stoforidis faced Andrei Stoica at ONE 156 on April 22, 2022.[10] After getting knocked down in the second round, Stoforidis lost by majority decision.[11]

Stoforidis was booked to face Rade Opačić at ONE on Prime Video 2 on September 30, 2022, in the ONE heavyweight Grand Prix alternate bout.[12] He lost the fight by a second-round knockout.[13] It was the second fastest knockout in ONE's kickboxing history.[14]

Personal life

Stroforidis was born in May 8, 1989.

During his boxing course, Stoforidis has trained, mentored by, and developed a friendship with former Greek strongman and weightlifter Kyriakos Kapakoulakis.[15][16]

Championships and awards

Boxing

Kickboxing

Fight record

See also

References

  1. ^ Κάνει την έκπληξη ο Γιάννης Στοφορίδης στη Ρουμανία! (in Greek). OnlyFighters. 13 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Με wild card o Γιάννης Στοφορίδης παίζει ξανά στο SuperKombat stis 9 noembriou" (in Greek). OnlyFighters. 27 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  3. ^ SuperKombat Notes; Results and Nov. 9th Fight Card
  4. ^ Weekend Results: SuperKombat WGP Final Elimination
  5. ^ SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final Results
  6. ^ "Kickboxing: Glory 41 Holland fight card update". FIGHTMAG. 2017-05-12. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  7. ^ "Glory 41 results: Verhoeven takes easy win, Van Roosmalen reclaims title". FIGHTMAG. 2017-05-21. Archived from the original on 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  8. ^ "ONE Championship: Heavy Hitters Preview and Predictions". Combat Press. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  9. ^ "ONE Championship 'Heavy Hitters' Results: Xiong Defends, Tawanchai Blasts Saemapetch". Combat Press. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  10. ^ "ONE Championship: Eersel vs. Sadikovic Full Card Released". Combat Press. 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  11. ^ "ONE 156 Results: Eersel Defends; Sundell Dominates for Title". Combat Press. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  12. ^ "Rade Opačić krajem mjeseca ponovno u ONE-u: Protiv opasnog Grka tražit će povratak pobjedama". fightsite.hr. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  13. ^ "VIDEO Rade Opačić nokautom u drugoj rundi pobijedio Grka Stoforidisa". croring.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  14. ^ "Giannis "Hercules" Stoforidis". ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  15. ^ "Kyriakos Grizzly and the Greek Strongman Tradition". Greek Reporter. Alexander Gale. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  16. ^ "O θηριώδης Κυριάκος Grizzly είναι ο άνθρωπος που δεν θα τα βάλεις μαζί του…". Fight Sports. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  17. ^ Best Fighter 2014 ζωντανά αποτελέσματα!(in Greek)
  18. ^ Το νοκ άουτ του Γιάννη Στοφορίδη στο 'Scorpion 8 by Salonika' ! (VIDEO)(in Greek)
  19. ^ Best… nightmare(in Greek)