Giannis Stoforidis
| 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 |
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)
Fight record
[edit]| 24 wins (15 KOs), 11 losses | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-06 | Loss |  Ariel Machado |
SENSHI 22 | Varna, Bulgaria | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:29 | |
| 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 | ||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-06 | Dmitrii Vasenev |
IFMA 2024 World Championships, Tournament Semifinals | Patras, Greece | |||||
| 2024-06-05 | Win |  Dovletmyrat Guyjov |
IFMA 2024 World Championships, Tournament Quarterfinals | Patras, Greece | TKO | 1 | ||
| 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. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. 17 December 2021. 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)