Stanoy Tabakov
Stanoy Tabakov is a Bulgarian bare-knuckle boxer, currently competing in the cruiserweight division in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. He was formerly a combat sambo competitor and mixed martial artist in the heavyweight division.
Background
During his time as a combat sambo competitor, he became a bronze medalist at the 2010 European Sambo Championships in Minsk, Belarus.During the 2010 World Sambo Championships, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan between November 4–8, Tabakov became a silver medalist in the +100 kg category. He was defeated only by Russian combat sambo competitor "Baby Fedor" Kiril Sidelnikov.
Mixed martial arts career
In his MMA debut at "RPC - Domination" on April 10, 2010, Tabakov lost by knockout in the first round.On December 18, 2010, at Maxfight Warriors XVIII, Tabakov was defeated by Nedyalko Karadzhov in the first round by technical knockout as a result of punches.
After losing his first two bouts, he was able to win the next five fights including main eventing "Arena MMA Plovdiv - Fight Night 3" on September 20, 2014, against Hristo Yordanov where he won his final MMA fight by an armbar submission.
Bare-knuckle boxing
Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship
Tabakov made his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut at BKFC 58 against Petr Beranek on March 22, 2024, and won by knockout in the first round.Tabakov headlined BKFC Fight Night Prospects: Newcastle in a cruiserweight main event against Paul Venis on June 8, 2024. He lost by way of technical knockout in the third round.
Tabakov faced Dawid Oscar on March 29, 2025 at BKFC Fight Night 23 and lost by technical knockout in the second round.