Mirel Iacob

Mirel Iacob
Born	September 24, 1985 Giurgiu, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Division	Light heavyweight
Style	Kickboxing, Kyokushin Karate
Fighting out of	Giurgiu, Romania Bucharest, Romania
Team	C.S. Nova Force Respect Gym
Trainer	Lucian Spiridon (head trainer) Dragoș Diaconu (assistant trainer, boxing coach) Alin Panaite (part-time)
Years active	2013-present
Kickboxing record
Total	5
Wins	4
By knockout	2
Losses	1
Draws	0
last updated on: June 19, 2015

Mirel Iacob

Medal record
Competitor for  Romania
Men's Kyokushin
European Championships
	Bucharest 2010	-90 kg
	Padova 2011	-80 kg
	Budapest 2012	-80 kg
U.S.W.C. Karate Championships
	Los Angeles 2011	Middleweight
	Los Angeles 2012	Middleweight
	Los Angeles 2013	Middleweight

Mirel Iacob (September 24, 1985 in Giurgiu) is a Romanian kickboxer who competes in the light heavyweight division. Also a prominent karateka, he is fighting in the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship. Iacob is born in the same month with another kyokushin multiple champion and kickboxer, Andy Hug.

Championships and awards

Karate

• European Kyokushin Championships- IKO-1
  • 24th European Kyokushin Championships -90 kg Silver Medalist ^[1]
  • 25th European Kyokushin Championships -80 kg Silver Medalist ^[2]
  • 26th European Kyokushin Championships -80 kg Gold Medalist ^[3]

• U.S. Weight Category Karate Championships
  • 7th U.S.W.C. Karate Championships ^[4]
  • 8th U.S.W.C. Karate Championships ^[4]
  • 9th U.S.W.C. Karate Championships ^[4]

Contact Martial Arts

• Romanian Contact Martial Arts Federation
  • 2011 Sportsman of the Year^[5][6]

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

4 wins (2 KOs), 1 loss, 0 draws Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record 2015-06-19 Win Ionuț Șandur SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2015 Constanța, Romania Decision (majority) 3 3:00 4-1 2015-05-23 Win Bogdan Qatawneh SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2015 Bucharest, Romania Decision (split) 3 3:00 3-1 2014-03-29 Loss Miljan Vidović SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 7 Ploiești, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2-1 2013-11-03 Win Giannis Fezulai SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 6 Carrara, Italy TKO (referee stoppage) 2 1:48 2-0 2013-10-12 Win Francesco Mattioli SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2013 Giurgiu, Romania TKO (doctor stoppage) 2 2:29 1-0 Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

References

1. "24TH EUROPEAN WEIGHT CATEGORY CHAMPIONSHIPS BUCHAREST 2010". europeankyokushin.org. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
2. "The 25th European Weight Categories Championships Official Results". kyokushinkaikan.org. 30 May 2011.
3. "The 26th European Weight Category Karate Championships Official Results". kyokushinkaikan.org. 4 June 2012.
4. "Reviews". karateuswc.org. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
5. "Mirel Iacob, European Kyokushin Karate Champion". Retrieved 23 March 2014.
6. "Gala Artelor Marțiale de Contact" (in Romanian). kyokushin-karate.ro. Retrieved 23 March 2014.