Giannis Stoforidis

Giannis Stoforidis Γιάννης Στοφοριδης
Born	May 8, 1989 Greece
Native name	Γιάννης Στοφοριδης
Other names	Hercules
Nationality	Greek
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb; 16.7 st)
Division	Super heavyweight
Style	Boxing, kickboxing
Fighting out of	Kavala, Greece
Team	Karanikolis Team
Trainer	Panagiotis Karanikolis
Kickboxing record
Total	23
Wins	18
By knockout	10
Losses	5
last updated on: August 2, 2014

Giannis Stoforidis (Greek: Γιάννης Στοφοριδης; born 8 May 1989) is a Greek kickboxer fighting in the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship.^[1]

Career

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.^[2] Finally, he qualified for the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Elimination.^[3]

Stoforidis beat Mathieu Kongolo by third round TKO at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Elimination in Ploiești, Romania on November 9, 2013.^[4][5]

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.^[6]

Championships and awards

Boxing

• 2011 National Champion of Greece

Kickboxing

• SUPERKOMBAT® Fighting Championship
  • SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2013 Tournament Runner-up
• No Limits
  • No Limits Heavyweight Championship (Two times, 2011 & 2012)

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record

18 wins (10 KOs), 5 losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2015-06-07 Win Radovan Kulla Colosseum Fight Show Thessaloniki, Greece KO 1 2015-02-21 Win Giorgos Mavrogiannis Best Fighter [7] Greece KO 2 2015-02-07 Win Miroslav Vujović Scorpion 8 [8] Thessaloniki, Greece KO 2 2014-03-07 Loss Cătălin Moroșanu SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 8 Constanța, Romania KO (Left Hook) 2 2:26 2014-03-07 Loss Bahadir Sari AKIN Dövüş Arenası KickBoxing Event Bakırköy, Turkey Decision 3 3:00 2013-12-21 Loss Redouan Cairo SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final, Semi Finals Galați, Romania TKO (Hand Injury) 2 2013-11-30 Win Antonis Tzoros Best Fighter [9] Greece DQ 1 2013-11-09 Win Mathieu Kongolo SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Elimination, Quarter Finals Ploiești, Romania TKO (Referee Stoppage) 3 2:58 Stoforidis was awarded wildcard for the event. 2013-09-28 Loss D'Angelo Marshall SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2013, Final Botoșani, Romania TKO (Referee Stoppage) 3 0:26 For the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III tournament title. 2013-09-28 Win Leroy Johnson SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2013, Semi Finals Botoșani, Romania TKO (Referee Stoppage) 2 2:26 2013-04-26 Win Dorin Robert Old School Fighting Kavala, Greece Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2012-12-01 Win Antonis Tzoros No Limits 20 Patras, Greece TKO (Referee Stoppage) 2 2:20 Won the No Limits Heavyweight Championship. 2013-07-27 Win Karl Glischynski Fight Night Kiel, Germany TKO (Towel Thrown) 2 0:32 2013-06-02 Win Antonis Tzoros KIMBO 1 Marousi, Greece Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2012 Win No Limits 18 Greece KO (Left High Kick) 1 1:29 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

• List of male kickboxers

References

1. "Giannis Stoforidis' profile" (in Greek). BEST FIGHTER. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
2. Κάνει την έκπληξη ο Γιάννης Στοφορίδης στη Ρουμανία! (in Greek). OnlyFighters. 13 February 2013.
3. "Με wild card o Γιάννης Στοφορίδης παίζει ξανά στο SuperKombat stis 9 noembriou" (in Greek). OnlyFighters. 27 October 2013.
4. SuperKombat Notes; Results and Nov. 9th Fight Card
5. Weekend Results: SuperKombat WGP Final Elimination
6. SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final Results
7. Best Fighter 2014 ζωντανά αποτελέσματα!(Greek)
8. Το νοκ άουτ του Γιάννη Στοφορίδη στο 'Scorpion 8 by Salonika' ! (VIDEO)(Greek)
9. Best… nightmare(Greek)

External links

• BEST FIGHTER Profile