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.
| Giannis Stoforidis | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 8, 1989 Greece |
| Native name | Γιάννης Στοφοριδης |
| Other names | Hercules |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 108.3 kg (239 lb; 17.05 st) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Reach | 74 in (188 cm) |
| Style | Boxing, kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Kavala, Greece |
| Team | Karanikolis Team |
| Trainer | Panagiotis Karanikolis |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 32 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 15 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 5 |
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
| 24 wins (15 KOs), 10 losses | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-20 | Win |  Cristian Ristea |
SENSHI 21 | Varna, Bulgaria | TKO (Punches) | 1 | ||
| 2023-11-25 | Win |  Nenad Cosic |
Senshi 19 | Varna, Bulgaria | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:30 | |
| 2022-10-01 | Loss |  Rade Opačić |
ONE on Prime Video 2 | Kallang, Singapore | KO (Punches) | 2 | 1:52 | |
| 2022-04-22 | Loss | Andrei Stoica |
ONE 158 | Kallang, Singapore | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2022-01-14 | Win |  Beybulat Isaev |
ONE: Heavy Hitters | Singapore | KO (Left Hook) | 1 | 0:31 | |
| 2020-02-07 | Win |  Enver Šljivar |
OSS Fighters 05, Quarter Finals | Bucharest, Romania | TKO (referee stoppage) | 3 | 1:02 | |
| 2019-12-06 | Loss |  Levi Rigters |
Enfusion 92, Semi Final | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2019-05-04 | Win |  Houari Zeghad |
Enfusion Live 84, Final | Darmstadt, Germany | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:25 | |
| Wins the Enfusion Live 84 Heavyweight Tournament. | ||||||||
| 2019-05-04 | Win | Andre Schmeling |
Enfusion Live 84, Semi Final | Darmstadt, Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-10-07 | Win | Vladimir Tok |
Enfusion Live 54 | Ludwigsburg, Germany | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 2017-05-20 | Loss |  Anderson Silva |
Glory 41: Holland, Semi Final | Den Bosch, Netherlands | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:26 | |
| 2017-03-22 | Win |  Andrei Ohotnik |
Tatneft Cup 2017 - 1st selection 1/8 final | Kazan, Russia | KO (straight left) | 1 | ||
| 2016-11-05 | Loss | Kerim Jemai |
Fight Explosion 2, Final | Buchs, Switzerland | KO (Spinning back fist) | 2 | ||
| 2016-11-05 | Win | Elmir Mehic |
Fight Explosion 2, Semifinal | Buchs, Switzerland | ||||
| 2015-11-07 | Loss | Kerim Jemai |
Fight Explosion | Buchs, Switzerland | Decision | 5 | 3:00 | |
| For the WFC World K-1 Heavyweight title. | ||||||||
| 2015-06-07 | Win |  Radovan Kulla |
Colosseum Fight Show | Thessaloniki, Greece | KO | 1 | ||
| 2015-02-21 | Win |  Giorgos Mavrogiannis |
Best Fighter [17] | Greece | KO | 2 | ||
| 2015-02-07 | Win | Miroslav Vujović |
Scorpion 8 [18] | 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 [19] | 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 edit
References edit
- ^ Κάνει την έκπληξη ο Γιάννης Στοφορίδης στη Ρουμανία! (in Greek). OnlyFighters. 13 February 2013.
- ^ "Με wild card o Γιάννης Στοφορίδης παίζει ξανά στο SuperKombat stis 9 noembriou" (in Greek). OnlyFighters. 27 October 2013.
- ^ SuperKombat Notes; Results and Nov. 9th Fight Card
- ^ Weekend Results: SuperKombat WGP Final Elimination
- ^ SuperKombat World Grand Prix Final Results
- ^ "Kickboxing: Glory 41 Holland fight card update". FIGHTMAG. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "Glory 41 results: Verhoeven takes easy win, Van Roosmalen reclaims title". FIGHTMAG. 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "ONE Championship: Heavy Hitters Preview and Predictions". Combat Press. 2022-01-13. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "ONE Championship 'Heavy Hitters' Results: Xiong Defends, Tawanchai Blasts Saemapetch". Combat Press. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "ONE Championship: Eersel vs. Sadikovic Full Card Released". Combat Press. 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "ONE 156 Results: Eersel Defends; Sundell Dominates for Title". Combat Press. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "Rade Opačić krajem mjeseca ponovno u ONE-u: Protiv opasnog Grka tražit će povratak pobjedama". fightsite.hr. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
- ^ "VIDEO Rade Opačić nokautom u drugoj rundi pobijedio Grka Stoforidisa". croring.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Giannis "Hercules" Stoforidis". ONE Championship – The Home Of Martial Arts. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "Kyriakos Grizzly and the Greek Strongman Tradition". Greek Reporter. Alexander Gale. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "O θηριώδης Κυριάκος Grizzly είναι ο άνθρωπος που δεν θα τα βάλεις μαζί του…". Fight Sports. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Best Fighter 2014 ζωντανά αποτελέσματα!(in Greek)
- ^ Το νοκ άουτ του Γιάννη Στοφορίδη στο 'Scorpion 8 by Salonika' ! (VIDEO)(in Greek)
- ^ Best… nightmare(in Greek)