Giannis Stoforidis

Giannis Stoforidis is a Greek kickboxer. He has also fought in the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship, Glory, ONE Championship, Enfusion and OSS Fighters.

Kickboxing career

SuperKombat

In 2013, Stoforidis entered the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix after impressing in the SuperKombat New Heroes. Previously, he has won the SUPERKOMBAT Tryouts in Athens, Greece on January 26, 2013. Finally, he qualified for the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Elimination.
Stoforidis beat Mathieu Kongolo by third round TKO at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final Elimination in Ploiești, Romania on November 9, 2013.
He competed in the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2013 Final in Galați, Romania on December 21, 2013, losing to Redouan Cairo via TKO because of a broken hand in the semi-finals.

Glory

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. He lost by KO in the second round.

ONE Championship

Stoforidis made his ONE Championship debut against Beybulat Isaev at ONE: Heavy Hitters on January 14, 2022. He won by first-round knockout 31 seconds into the first round.
Stoforidis faced Andrei Stoica at ONE 156 on April 22, 2022. After getting knocked down in the second round, Stoforidis lost by majority decision.
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. He lost the fight by a second-round knockout. It was the second fastest knockout in ONE's kickboxing history.

Personal life

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.

Championships and awards

Boxing

2011 National Champion of Greece

Kickboxing

Enfusion
*Enfusion Live Heavyweight Tournament Champion
SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship
*SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Runner-up
No Limits
*No Limits Heavyweight Championship

Muay Thai

International Federation of Muaythai Associations
* 2024 IFMA World Championship +91 kg

Fight record