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Dennis Alexio (born Dennis Raymond Dick;
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March 12, 1959) is an American former professional kickboxer and actor who competed in the
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, cruiserweight and
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divisions. Beginning his career as a light heavyweight in 1980, Alexio embarked on an extensive,
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-laden undefeated streak before losing a decision to Don "The Dragon" Wilson in a World Kickboxing Association (WKA) World Super Light Heavyweight Full Contact Championship match in 1984. He rebounded from this by winning the Professional Karate Association (PKA) World Light Heavyweight title that same year before moving up to cruiserweight and taking the
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(ISKA) World Cruiserweight Full Contact title. In the late 1980s, he began his transition to the heavyweight division where he won six world titles and was at one point considered the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. He faced the two toughest tests of his career in 1992 against
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and Stan Longinidis - both of whom were heavier fighters - fighting to a controversial draw with Cikatić and losing to Longinidis via an early low kick KO which resulted in a broken leg. He won 16 championship titles before retiring in 1999.Vacaville’s prized kickboxer, Alexio found guilty of fraud, money laundering
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An aggressive fighter possessing good
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skills, a powerful spinning back kick and
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style
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to the midsection, head and legs, Alexio retired with an impressive 92% KO ratio. In April 2017, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison on multiple counts of
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and
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.


Early life

Alexio was born and raised in
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, the son of a high school teacher and coach. He attended Will C. Wood Middle School before graduating from Vacaville High School in 1977. Alexio was a standout athlete in his youth, excelling in American football, baseball and basketball. In an interview with ''Inside Karate'' magazine, he claimed to have turned down an offer to play baseball with the
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. He began his
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training in
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and in college, he played American football as a linebacker, using
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to get faster and more flexible for football. Liking karate, he decided to pursue the full contact aspect of it, not just point sparring. So Alexio started learning other styles like
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before moving on to full-contact karate/professional kickboxing, where he added boxing and Muay Thai skills to his kickboxing repertoire along with his karate training.


Career


Early career (1980–1983)

Alexio debuted as a professional kickboxer in early 1980, losing to Mike King via
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in
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in his freshman appearance. The outcome of the bout was later overturned to a no contest by the PKA, however, with the fight deemed a mismatch as Alexio was competing for the first time with no amateur fights or any fighting experience, while King was a Professional Full Contact Karate/Kickboxer. Alexio learned from that fight and trained hard, he went on to win seventeen consecutive fights after that, all by
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with only one going past the third round. In his first international match-up, Alexio stopped Basil Gura with a kick in round three of their contest in
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on November 19, 1983. Alexio went by the
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s "The Menace" and "The Terminator".


Light heavyweight and cruiserweight world championships (1984–1986)

Having established himself as a force on the world stage with his extensive winning streak, Alexio was given the chance to fight Don "The Dragon" Wilson for the inaugural WKA World Super Light Heavyweight (-83.2 kg/183.4 lb) Full Contact Championship in
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in Wilson's home state of
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on March 29, 1984. Televised on
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's ''Sports World'' and with the #1 spot in the STAR System World Kickboxing Ratings on the line, Alexio's straight forward, boxing-based style played into the hands of the counterfighter Wilson, who pelted him with unchecked low kicks throughout the twelve round bout. Wilson won by a unanimous decision 119-106,119-112,118-114. Alexio disputed the result, calling it a "hometown decision." A second bout between the pair would never come to fruition. Alexio rebounded from this defeat by winning the PKA World Light Heavyweight title in his hometown of Vacaville on September 14, 1984, knocking down Rob Salazar twice in round five en route to a decision win. He made successful defences of this belt against Bernard Clark and Neil Singleton the following year before moving up to the cruiserweight division where he was soon crowned the
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(ISKA) World Cruiserweight (-88.2 kg/194.4 lb) Full Contact Champion. He also briefly pursued a career in
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between 1984 and 1985, going 5-1 with five KO victories. In an ISKA title defence on August 16, 1986, in
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, Alexio survived an early scare as he was dropped with a big right
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from Lowell Nash in the first round, coming back by flooring Nash with a right hook of his own before finishing him with a right
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at the end of the fourth.


Transition to heavyweight (1987–1991)

By 1987, Alexio's record consisted of twenty-six wins and one loss, and so he made the transition to the
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class where, at 1.80m/5 ft 11in and just over 91 kg/200 lb, he was one of the smaller competitors. After winning the Karate International Council of Kickboxing (KICK) full contact world heavyweight title, he made one last defence of his ISKA cruiserweight belt on June 3, 1987, when he outpointed Larry McFadden over twelve rounds in
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. Less than a month later, he defended his KICK Heavyweight belt and also won the vacant ISKA Heavyweight (-96.4 kg/212.5 lb) title against Jeff Hollins on June 20, 1987, in Denver. On August 6, 1990, at
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in Stateline, Alexio faced Canadian
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stylist Darrell Henegan in a heavyweight unification fight with Alexio's ISKA and KICK titles, and Henegan's Fight Factory Karate Association (FFKA) title on the line. Alexio won via TKO after the referee stopped the fight towards the end of the fifth round. In late 1990, Alexio relocated to Waianae, Hawaii.Alexio unbeaten in real life
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Adopting the nickname "Kaheke", Alexio began fighting in a Hawaiian grass skirt, which, along with his
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, became his trademark. He fought twenty times at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in
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, winning all twenty by knockout. In another heavyweight title unification bout, Alexio put his ISKA belt on the line against Jerry Rhome with the vacant Professional Kickboxing Council (PKC) title also up for grabs at ''KarateMania III'' held at
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in Stateline on August 24, 1991. He floored Rhome with a
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on the bell at the end of the fourth before going out and finishing him off early in five. Alexio then defeated a number of middle-of-the-road challengers from around the world under full contact before seeking super fights with champions from other rule sets.


Fights with Cikatić and Longinidis (1992)

On March 16, 1992, Alexio faced his toughest opponent to date when he met Croatian
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fighter
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in at the ''World Martial Arts Challenge'' at the
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in
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. Although Alexio still held the ISKA, KICK and FFKA heavyweight world titles, and Cikatić was the World Kickboxing Association (WKA)– International Kick Boxing Federation (IKBF) World Cruiserweight Champion, the only title on the line was the inaugural World Martial Arts Challenge (WMAC) Heavyweight Championship. The rules of the bout were disputed between both fighters right up to the day of the fight. Alexio, who had competed exclusively under full contact rules, wanted both fighters to wear foot pads. Cikatić, a Muay Thai stylist and international rules fighter, wanted low kicks as well as the Thai clinch to be allowed. In the end, low kicks were allowed and Alexio wore foot pads, and knees and the clinch were banned. The duration of the fight was set at eight, three-minute rounds. The first two rounds were a battle but Alexio was winning with his barrage of un-answered uppercuts, hooks to the head and body kicks, but Cikatić was game and did fire back. Alexio utilized his better boxing skills but Cikatić used his powerful low kicks to his advantage. Cikatić was docked a point in the second round for kneeing Alexio in the clinch, which was not legal for this bout. The fight then ended in confusion in the third round when a stoppage was called as Alexio's right foot pad came off. The referee, Pat Burleson, decided to continue the fight without retrieving the foot pad as it had fallen out of the ring. However, before the fight was restarted Alexio hit Cikatić with two left hooks and then kicked at him but missed as he fell to the canvas. The fight was stopped there and, as it had gone less than half of the set eight rounds, was ruled a
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. Following this, Alexio went on to collect three straight KO wins before agreeing to fight Australian Stan Longinidis, an up-and-coming fighter who had been calling him out for some time. One of the most highly anticipated fights in the sport's history at the time, and a bad-blooded affair, the bout took place in Longinidis' hometown of
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, Victoria on December 6, 1992, with the vacant ISKA International rules Heavyweight Championship of the World up for grabs. Six seconds into the fight, Longinidis hit Alexio with a right low kick, causing Alexio's
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and
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to break. Officially, the fight lasted just fifteen seconds and Longinidis was named the winner via technical knockout. Alexio and his manager, Bob Wall, disputed the fight and claimed that the fracture was caused by Alexio twisting his leg on a depression in the ring floor. Although Wall did initially comment after the fight, that Longinidis clearly won with an excellent legal kick. The outcome of the review was divided: the United States division of the ISKA overturned the ruling to a no contest, while the WKA and Australian division of the ISKA upheld the original decision.Past IKF Champions: Dennis Alexio
A rematch between Longinidis and Alexio was discussed but never materialized.


Later career (1993–1999)

One of kickboxing's biggest stars at the time, Dennis Alexio was offered the opportunity to fight at '' UFC 1'', the first
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tournament held in North America, in 1993 but declined because of the money and he was still recovering from his broken leg and a screw was sheared off by accident into his leg which complicated his return to the ring. Alexio recovered from his broken leg and made a comeback on January 22, 1994, in Lake Tahoe, where he defeated England's Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion and K-1 Kickboxer Mark Russell Of England via technical knockout in the second round to defend the PKC World Heavyweight Full Contact Karate/Kickboxing title. His first significant fight since his comeback came on March 26, 1994, in
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, Canada when he defeated Dick Kimber to defend the PKC belt at ''KarateMania VIII''. He was ordered by the referee to remove his Hawaiian grass skirt at the end of round one, and came out wearing a pair of traditional kickboxing trunks in round two and battered Kimber to a TKO victory. He would end out his career fighting mostly in Honolulu and under full contact rules, beating a number of
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fighters. During the mid-1990s, he began to face growing criticism of his opponents, with Rick Roufus and Maurice Smith claiming that he was avoiding them and other high-level heavyweights, but he has stated on numerous occasions on television that he would take them on but the promoters couldn't get the fighters together with the money or the cable networks and pay per view to televise the fights with the arrival and popularity of the UFC/MMA American Kickboxing viewership was on the decline and the television ratings and Pay per view buys weren't there any longer for the networks to justify those big money fights so they never happened. On May 31, 1997, Alexio won the vacant International Kickboxing Federation (IKF) World Heavyweight Championship when he defeated European Super Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion Barrington Patterson, who was often referred to as one of Britain's "hardest men", by TKO at the end of the fifth round in Honolulu.Alexio Captures IKF World Heavyweight Title
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His first defense of this title was on November 21, 1997, when he defeated Jeff Gibson. In May 1998 in
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, he defeated French Kickboxing/Savate Heavyweight Champion Achille Roger of France by TKO in round five to defend his title for a second time. His title was retired by the IKF on November 24, 2003. The IKF organization had been trying to contact Alexio since June 2003, to discuss what his future plans for the sport were, such as a title defense or a retirement of his title. However, they never received any return phone call. His last ever fight came on December 18, 1999, at Honolulu's Neal S. Blaisdell Center, where he knocked out Welshman Gordon Minors to win the WAKO Pro World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship, his eight world title.


Acting appearances

Alexio starred alongside
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in the 1989 film '' Kickboxer''. He also had a small role in the 1988 film '' Picasso Trigger'' in addition to an appearance in a 1990 episode of '' Super Force''.


Legal issues

On July 1, 2003, Alexio was charged with two counts of
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in addition to failing to pay child support.Bail denied for former kickboxer Alexio
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On December 20, 2005, a federal magistrate ordered that he be detained and returned to California, where he failed to show for sentencing for failing to pay more than $34,000 in child support.Ex-champ kickboxer ordered to California
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'' Vol. 10, Issue 354 (December 20, 2005)
On June 12, 2007, Alexio was arrested at his home in Aiea, Hawaii for failing to appear as a witness before a federal
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and on an outstanding federal warrant issued in San Francisco for bank fraud.Feds arrest ex-kickboxing champ Alexio
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A federal judge in West Virginia had issued a warrant for his arrest on April 20, 2007 when he failed to appear as summoned to testify in a fraud case.Alexio jailed for defying Virginia subpoena
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'' Vol. 12, Issue 167 (June 16, 2007)
Alexio was again arrested by federal agents at a coffee shop in Aiea on November 21, 2013, and his wife Anitalei was later arrested at their home. The couple was charged with 36 counts of filing false tax claims,
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and
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from December 2008 to August 2013. The federal government also accused him of sending false documents to obtain gold bars and coins worth hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars. Both pleaded not guilty and were scheduled to stand trial on the charges in January 2014.Former Kickboxer Dennis Alexio and wife arrested
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During his trial, Alexio behaved erratically, and used a sovereign citizen line of defense. The court eventually terminated his self-representation. On January 22, 2016, Alexio was found guilty on 28 counts, including tax fraud, theft, money laundering and using false and fictitious financial instruments. On April 27, 2017, Alexio was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison. He is serving his sentence at
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under BOP Inmate Number 93052-011 and is scheduled for release in 2027.Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator
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Championships and awards


Kickboxing

*Fight Factory Karate Association **FFKA World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship * International Kickboxing Federation **IKF World Heavyweight (-97.73 kg/215.5 lb) Full Contact Championship *
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**ISKA World Cruiserweight (-88.2 kg/194.4 lb) Full Contact Championship **ISKA World Heavyweight (-96.4 kg/212.5 lb) Full Contact Championship * Karate International Council of Kickboxing **KICK World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship * Professional Karate Association **PKA World Light Heavyweight Championship *Professional Kickboxing Council **PKC World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship *
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**WAKO Pro World Heavyweight (-94.1 kg/207.5 lb) Full Contact Championship


Boxing record

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, US , , TKO , , 8 , , , , 4-1 , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1984-11-02 , , Win , , align=left, Tommy Tellery , , , ,
Napa, California Napa is the largest city and county seat of Napa County, California, Napa County and a principal city of Wine Country in Northern California, United States. Located in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the Bay Area, th ...
, US , , DQ , , 2 , , , , 4-0 , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1984-07-13 , , Win , , align=left, Tony Willingham , , , ,
Napa, California Napa is the largest city and county seat of Napa County, California, Napa County and a principal city of Wine Country in Northern California, United States. Located in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the Bay Area, th ...
, US , , KO , , 4 , , , , 3-0 , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1984-06-12 , , Win , , align=left, Philip Rosas , , , ,
Sacramento, California Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat, seat of Sacramento County, California, Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento Rive ...
, US , , KO , , 2 , , , , 2-0 , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1984-02-22 , , Win , , align=left, Darrell Singleton , , , ,
Santa Rosa, California Santa Rosa (Spanish language, Spanish for "Rose of Lima, Saint Rose") is a city in and the county seat of Sonoma County, California, Sonoma County, in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay A ...
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Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO , , 5 , , , , 68-1-1 (3) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1999-05-08 , , Win , , align=left, Anthony Elmore , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO , , 12 , , , , 67-1-1 (3) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1999-03-06 , , Win , , align=left, Ricky Nickelson , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO , , , , , , 66-1-1 (3) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1998-05-01 , , Win , , align=left, Achille Roger , , IKF: Uppercut Fight Night 1998, Memorial Auditorium , ,
Sacramento, California Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat, seat of Sacramento County, California, Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento Rive ...
, US , , TKO , , 4 , , , , 65-1-1 (3) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1997-11-21 , , Win , , align=left, Jeff Gibson , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO , , , , , , 64-1-1 (3) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1997-05-31 , , Win , , align=left, Barrington Patterson , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , TKO , , 5 , , , , 63-1-1 (3) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1996-11-02 , , Win , , align=left, Larry Cureton , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO (spinning back kick) , , 2 , , , , 62-1-1 (3) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1996-08-17 , , Win , , align=left, Masaaki Miyamoto , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , TKO , , 6 , , 1:01 , , 61-1-1 (3) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1996-05-11 , , Win , , align=left, Stephane Revellion , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO , , 5 , , , , 60-1-1 (3) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1995-12-01 , , Win , , align=left, Dennis Lane , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO (kick) , , 1 , , , , 59-1-1 (3) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1995-11-12 , , Win , , align=left, Hiriwa Te Rangi , , , ,
Guam Guam ( ; ) is an island that is an Territories of the United States, organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean. Guam's capital is Hagåtña, Guam, Hagåtña, and the most ...
, , KO , , 3 , , , , 58-1-1 (3) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1995-07-01 , , Win , , align=left, Stuart Green , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO , , 6 , , , , 57-1-1 (3) , - , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 1994-11-01 , , No Contest , , align=left, Sérgio Batarelli , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , No contest (injury) , , 1 , , 2:00 , , 56-1-1 (3) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1994-03-26 , , Win , , align=left, Dick Kimber , , PKA: KarateMania VIII , ,
Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...
, Quebec, Canada , , KO (punches and left body kick) , , 2 , , 2:26 , , 56-1-1 (2) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1994-01-22 , , Win , , align=left, Mark Russell , , PKA: KarateMania VII , ,
Stateline, Nevada Stateline is a census-designated place (CDP) on the southeastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada, Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It lies next to the border with California and is conurbated with South Lake Tahoe, California ...
, US , , KO (left hook) , , 2 , , 1:40 , , 55-1-1 (2) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1993-08-27 , , Win , , align=left, Dennis Downey , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO (right high kick) , , 3 , , , , 54-1-1 (2) , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 1992-12-06 , , LossThe WKA and ISKA-Australia record the outcome as a win for Longinidis, while the ISKA-US records it as a no contest. , , align=left, Stan Longinidis , , Clash of the Titans, Melbourne SEC , ,
Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung/ or ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia, after Sydney. The city's name generally refers to a metropolitan area also known ...
, , (leg kick) , , 1 , , 0:15 , , 53-1-1 (2) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1992-11-10 , , Win , , align=left, Lawrence White , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO , , 2 , , , , 53-1-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1992-09-06 , , Win , , align=left, Dmitry Kochergin , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , TKO (stoppage) , , 2 , , , , 52-1-1 (1) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1992-07-11 , , Win , , align=left, Dennis Downey , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO (kick) , , 4 , , , , 51-1-1 (1) , - , - style="background:#c5d2ea;" , 1992-03-16 , , Draw , , align=left,
Branko Cikatić Branko Cikatić (4 October 1955 – 22 March 2020) was a Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, the first Croatian-born fighter to achieve international success. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time. He ...
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Thomas & Mack Center The Thomas & Mack Center is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. It is home of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team of the Mountain West Conference. History The facility first ...
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Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, colloquially referred to as Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. The Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area is the largest within the greater Mojave Desert, and second-l ...
, US , , Technical draw , , 3 , , 1:25 , , 50-1-1 (1) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1992-02-05 , , Win , , align=left, Clement Salles , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO , , 5 , , , , 50-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1991-12-20 , , Win , , align=left, David Coradini , , , , Pirae, Tahiti , , KO (kick) , , 1 , , , , 49-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1991-12-07 , , Win , , align=left, Larry Cureton , , Arco Arena , ,
Sacramento, California Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat, seat of Sacramento County, California, Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento Rive ...
, US , , KO , , 5 , , , , 48-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1991-10-17 , , Win , , align=left, Espedito da Silva , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO , , 4 , , , , 47-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1991-08-24 , , Win , , align=left, Jerry Rhome , , PKA: KarateMania III,
Caesars Tahoe Bally's Lake Tahoe (formerly Park Tahoe, Caesars Tahoe, and MontBleu Resort Casino) is a casino hotel in Stateline, Nevada. It is owned by Edgewood Companies and operated by Bally's Corporation. The property includes a casino and a 438-room hote ...
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Stateline, Nevada Stateline is a census-designated place (CDP) on the southeastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada, Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It lies next to the border with California and is conurbated with South Lake Tahoe, California ...
, US , , TKO (referee stoppage) , , 5 , , 0:26 , , 46-1 (1) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1991-06-08 , , Win , , align=left, Ahmad Jihad , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO (kick) , , 2 , , , , 45-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1991-04-03 , , Win , , align=left, Barry Boom Boom Byers , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO (kick) , , 3 , , , , 44-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1990-11-29 , , Win , , align=left, Horace Craft , , Neal S. Blaisdell Center , ,
Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, located in the Pacific Ocean. It is the county seat of the Consolidated city-county, consolidated City and County of Honol ...
, US , , KO (kick) , , 4 , , , , 43-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1990-11-01 , , Win , , align=left, Michael McDonald , , , ,
Sacramento, California Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat, seat of Sacramento County, California, Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento Rive ...
, US , , KO , , 3 , , , , 42-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1990-08-06 , , Win , , align=left, Darrell Henegan , ,
Harrah's Lake Tahoe Harrah's Lake Tahoe is a hotel and casino in Stateline, Nevada. Harrah's is branded with the name of its former owner and operator, William F. Harrah. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by Eldorado Resorts, Caesars Entertainment. The 18- ...
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Stateline, Nevada Stateline is a census-designated place (CDP) on the southeastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada, Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It lies next to the border with California and is conurbated with South Lake Tahoe, California ...
, US , , TKO (punches) , , 5 , , 1:54 , , 41-1 (1) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1990-05-18 , , Win , , align=left, Dino Homsey , , , ,
Vacaville, California Vacaville is a city located in Solano County, California, United States. It is located from Sacramento, California, Sacramento and from San Francisco, it is on the edge of the Sacramento Valley in Northern California. The city was founded in ...
, US , , KO (kick) , , 8 , , , , 40-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1990-04-27 , , Win , , align=left, Curtis Jackson , , , ,
Sacramento, California Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat, seat of Sacramento County, California, Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento Rive ...
, US , , KO , , 4 , , , , 39-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1990-02-19 , , Win , , align=left, Horace Craft , , Radisson Hotel , ,
Sacramento, California Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat, seat of Sacramento County, California, Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento Rive ...
, US , , KO (punches and left high kicks) , , 2 , , , , 38-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1989-11-07 , , Win , , align=left, Paul Madison , , , ,
Stateline, Nevada Stateline is a census-designated place (CDP) on the southeastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada, Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It lies next to the border with California and is conurbated with South Lake Tahoe, California ...
, US , , KO (kick) , , 3 , , , , 37-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1989-06-05 , , Win , , align=left, Jeff Hollins , , , ,
Inglewood, California Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, in the Greater Los Angeles, Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the city had a population of 107,762. ...
, US , , Decision , , 11 , , 2:00 , , 36-1 (1) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1988-11-16 , , Win , , align=left, Maurice Tornisi , ,
Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...
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New York City, New York New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harb ...
, US , , KO , , 3 , , , , 35-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1988-08-27 , , Win , , align=left, Tim Jones , , , ,
Tampa, Florida Tampa ( ) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and t ...
, US , , KO (kick) , , 2 , , , , 34-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1988-06-03 , , Win , , align=left, Jeff Buck , , , ,
Stateline, Nevada Stateline is a census-designated place (CDP) on the southeastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada, Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It lies next to the border with California and is conurbated with South Lake Tahoe, California ...
, US , , KO , , 5 , , , , 33-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1988-05-15 , , Win , , align=left, Tom Mouton , , , ,
Miami, Florida Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
, US , , KO (kick) , , 3 , , , , 32-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1987-11-17 , , Win , , align=left, Al Mims , , , ,
Denver, Colorado Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...
, US , , KO (kick) , , 2 , , , , 31-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1987-06-20 , , Win , , align=left, Jeff Hollins , , , ,
Denver, Colorado Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...
, US , , Decision (unanimous) , , 12 , , 2:00 , , 30-1 (1) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1987-06-03 , , Win , , align=left, Larry McFadden , , , ,
Stateline, Nevada Stateline is a census-designated place (CDP) on the southeastern shore of Lake Tahoe in Douglas County, Nevada, Douglas County, Nevada, United States. It lies next to the border with California and is conurbated with South Lake Tahoe, California ...
, US , , Decision , , 12 , , 2:00 , , 29-1 (1) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1987-04-04 , , Win , , align=left, Mike Winklejohn , , , ,
Denver, Colorado Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...
, US , , Decision (unanimous) , , 7 , , 2:00 , , 28-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1987-03-15 , , Win , , align=left, Pete Master , , , ,
Richmond, California Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was municipal corporation, incorporated on August 3, 1905, and has a Richmond, California, City Council, city council.
, US , , KO (kick) , , 5 , , , , 27-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1987-02-11 , , Win , , align=left, Zinnie Reynolds , , , ,
Vallejo, California Vallejo ( ; ) is a city in Solano County, California, United States, and the second largest city in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the ci ...
, US , , KO (kick) , , 3 , , , , 26-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1986-08-16 , , Win , , align=left, Lowell Nash , , , ,
Denver, Colorado Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...
, US , , KO (right cross) , , 4 , , 2:00 , , 25-1 (1) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1986-07-17 , , Win , , align=left, J.D. Johnson , , , , Dixon, California, US , , KO , , 6 , , , , 24-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1985-12-14 , , Win , , align=left, Neil Singleton , , , ,
Sacramento, California Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat, seat of Sacramento County, California, Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento Rive ...
, US , , KO , , 5 , , , , 23-1 (1) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1985-11-02 , , Win , , align=left,
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Sacramento, California Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat, seat of Sacramento County, California, Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento Rive ...
, US , , KO , , 2 , , , , 22-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1985-04-06 , , Win , , align=left,
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Sacramento, California Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat, seat of Sacramento County, California, Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento Rive ...
, US , , TKO (left high kick and punches) , , 4 , , 1:19 , , 21-1 (1) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1984-12-08 , , Win , , align=left, Cedric Rogers , , , ,
Sacramento, California Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat, seat of Sacramento County, California, Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento Rive ...
, US , , KO , , 9 , , , , 20-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1984-09-14 , , Win , , align=left, Rob Salazar , , , ,
Vacaville, California Vacaville is a city located in Solano County, California, United States. It is located from Sacramento, California, Sacramento and from San Francisco, it is on the edge of the Sacramento Valley in Northern California. The city was founded in ...
, US , , Decision (unanimous) , , 12 , , 2:00 , , 19-1 (1) , - ! style=background:white colspan=9 , , - , - bgcolor="CCFFCC" , 1984-07-11 , , Win , , align=left, Al Mims , , , ,
Reno, Nevada Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County, Nevada, Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, ...
, US , , KO (kick) , , 2 , , , , 18-1 (1) , - , - bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 1984-03-29 , , Loss , , align=left, Don Wilson , , , ,
Hollywood, Florida Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb in the Miami metropolitan area. The population of Hollywood was 153,067 as of 2020, making it the Broward County#Communities, third-largest city in Broward County, th ...
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References

*Inside Karate Magazine, page 27: DENNIS ALEXIO by Mike Sullivan.


External links

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