Giannis Stoforidis

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Giannis Stoforidis
Born (1989-05-08) May 8, 1989 (age 34)
Greece
Native nameΓιάννης Στοφοριδης
Other namesHercules
NationalityGreek
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Weight108.3 kg (239 lb; 17.05 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
Reach74 in (188 cm)
StyleBoxing, kickboxing
Fighting out ofKavala, Greece
TeamKaranikolis Team
TrainerPanagiotis Karanikolis
Kickboxing record
Total32
Wins24
By knockout15
Losses8
By knockout5

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.

Kickboxing career[edit]

SuperKombat[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Boxing[edit]

  • 2011 National Champion of Greece

Kickboxing[edit]

  • Enfusion
    • Enfusion Live Heavyweight Tournament Champion (2019)
  • SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
    • SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Runner-up (2013)
  • No Limits
    • No Limits Heavyweight Championship (Two times, 2011 & 2012)

Kickboxing record[edit]

Professional kickboxing record
24 wins (15 KOs), 10 losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-04-20 Win Romania Cristian Ristea SENSHI 21 Varna, Bulgaria TKO (Punches) 1
2023-11-25 Win Germany Nenad Cosic Senshi 19 Varna, Bulgaria TKO (Punches) 2 1:30
2022-10-01 Loss Serbia Rade Opačić ONE on Prime Video 2 Kallang, Singapore KO (Punches) 2 1:52
2022-04-22 Loss Romania Andrei Stoica ONE 158 Kallang, Singapore Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2022-01-14 Win Russia Beybulat Isaev ONE: Heavy Hitters Singapore KO (Left Hook) 1 0:31
2020-02-07 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Enver Šljivar OSS Fighters 05, Quarter Finals Bucharest, Romania TKO (referee stoppage) 3 1:02
2019-12-06 Loss Netherlands Levi Rigters Enfusion 92, Semi Final Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-05-04 Win France Houari Zeghad Enfusion Live 84, Final Darmstadt, Germany KO (Punch) 1 2:25
Wins the Enfusion Live 84 Heavyweight Tournament.
2019-05-04 Win Germany Andre Schmeling Enfusion Live 84, Semi Final Darmstadt, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-10-07 Win Germany Vladimir Tok Enfusion Live 54 Ludwigsburg, Germany Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-05-20 Loss Brazil Anderson Silva Glory 41: Holland, Semi Final Den Bosch, Netherlands TKO (punches) 2 2:26
2017-03-22 Win Ukraine Andrei Ohotnik Tatneft Cup 2017 - 1st selection 1/8 final Kazan, Russia KO (straight left) 1
2016-11-05 Loss Germany Kerim Jemai Fight Explosion 2, Final Buchs, Switzerland KO (Spinning back fist) 2
2016-11-05 Win Bosnia and Herzegovina Elmir Mehic Fight Explosion 2, Semifinal Buchs, Switzerland
2015-11-07 Loss Germany Kerim Jemai Fight Explosion Buchs, Switzerland Decision 5 3:00
For the WFC World K-1 Heavyweight title.
2015-06-07 Win Slovakia Radovan Kulla Colosseum Fight Show Thessaloniki, Greece KO 1
2015-02-21 Win Greece Giorgos Mavrogiannis Best Fighter [17] Greece KO 2
2015-02-07 Win Serbia Miroslav Vujović Scorpion 8 [18] Thessaloniki, Greece KO 2
2014-03-07 Loss Romania Cătălin Moroșanu SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 8 Constanța, Romania KO (Left Hook) 2 2:26
2014-03-07 Loss Turkey Bahadir Sari AKIN Dövüş Arenası KickBoxing Event Bakırköy, Turkey Decision 3 3:00
2013-12-21 Loss Suriname Redouan Cairo SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final, Semi Finals Galați, Romania TKO (Hand Injury) 2
2013-11-30 Win Greece Antonis Tzoros Best Fighter [19] Greece DQ 1
2013-11-09 Win Belgium 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 Curaçao 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 United States Leroy Johnson SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III 2013, Semi Finals Botoșani, Romania TKO (Referee Stoppage) 2 2:26
2013-04-26 Win Romania Dorin Robert Old School Fighting Kavala, Greece Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2012-12-01 Win Greece Antonis Tzoros No Limits 20 Patras, Greece TKO (Referee Stoppage) 2 2:20
Won the No Limits Heavyweight Championship.
2013-07-27 Win Germany Karl Glischynski Fight Night Kiel, Germany TKO (Towel Thrown) 2 0:32
2013-06-02 Win Greece 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[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Κάνει την έκπληξη ο Γιάννης Στοφορίδης στη Ρουμανία! (in Greek). OnlyFighters. 13 February 2013.
  2. ^ "Με wild card o Γιάννης Στοφορίδης παίζει ξανά στο SuperKombat stis 9 noembriou" (in Greek). OnlyFighters. 27 October 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. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  7. ^ "Glory 41 results: Verhoeven takes easy win, Van Roosmalen reclaims title". FIGHTMAG. 2017-05-21. 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. 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)
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