Stan "The Man" Longinidis (born 25 June 1965) is an
Australian
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retired
heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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kickboxer and 8-time world kickboxing champion. Born in
Melbourne
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of
Greek
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ethnicity, Longinidis is one of the few fighters to win world titles in four different styles of kickboxing competition: international rules, Oriental rules, full contact and
Muay Thai
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.
He holds notable victories over
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 ...
,
Adam Watt,
Peter Graham,
Musashi and
Dennis Alexio.
He is also an
actor
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and
motivational speaker
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.
Biography
1983-1989: Early career
Stan Longinidis began practicing
martial arts
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in 1982 after being inspired by watching a martial artist defeat five opponents in a
night club
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brawl.
His
kickboxing
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career commenced in 1983, and he had won two amateur titles when he challenged Santiago Garza for the
WKA World Light Heavyweight Championship in 1987.
[ Despite the contest ending in a draw, Longinidis had displayed such potential that he was invited to train full-time at the prestigious Jet Center kickboxing gym of ]Van Nuys
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History
In 1 ...
.[ Determined to become ]Australia
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's first world champion in the sport, Longinidis resigned from his job as a computer programmer
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and moved to the United States.[ From his new home in ]California
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, he amassed 18 consecutive wins[ and won the WKA North American and US Heavyweight Championships, as well as the Australian National Heavyweight title.][
]
1990-1992: Heyday as world champion
In April 1990, Longinidis achieved his dream of becoming the first Australia
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n to win a world kickboxing
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title when he claimed the KICK
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World Super Heavyweight Championship[ in a match against the legendary Anthony Elmore. The following year, he challenged the long-reigning WKA World Heavyweight Champion Maurice Smith for his title. Despite knocking the American down in the opening round, Longinidis eventually lost a battle of attrition and accepted a ]split decision
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defeat - his first professional loss.[ Undeterred, he soon acquired the WKA World Junior Heavyweight ( Cruiserweight) and Super Heavyweight Championships, the latter coming by way of a record-setting 15-second ]knockout
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of Melvin Cole in Queensland
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.[
In 1992, he notably defended his titles against top ]heavyweight
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s Branko Cikatić
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and Grant Barker. He fought a full 12 rounds against Cikatić before winning by unanimous decision
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, and knocked out Barker with low kicks. He followed this up with additional wins over international powerhouses Mitch O'Hello and Adam Watt.
On 6 December 1992, Longinidis competed in one of the biggest and most controversial matches in history, against kickboxing superstar Dennis Alexio. Fuelled by media hype and personal animosity between the two fighters,[ it was one of the most highly-anticipated ]martial arts
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events when Longinidis and Alexio finally met in Melbourne
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to compete for the vacant ISKA World Oriental Rules Heavyweight Championship. The match lasted just 15 seconds, with Alexio falling to the mat after receiving a low kick from his opponent. Longinidis was declared the winner by KO and became the new champion.
Controversy arose when Alexio claimed to have broken his leg by stepping into a hole in the canvas, and thus the match's outcome was placed under review. The US branch of the ISKA overturned their ruling and changed it to a no contest, while the ISKA's Australian body and the WKA (which also sanctioned the match) upheld their original decision.[Past IKF Champions: Dennis Alexio]
A rematch between Longinidis and Alexio never took place.
1993-2003: K-1 and later career
Longinidis continued to defend his titles, also adding the ISKA World Heavyweight Championship to his collection in 1993 and the WAKO PRO World Super Heavyweight Championship 1994. He began competing for the K-1
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Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...
kickboxing
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promotion in March 1993, becoming one of the first major fighters to be signed by the company. After defeating reigning Karate World Cup champion Toshiyuki Atokawa in K-1's first event, Longinidis fought rising star Masaaki Satake in a title-versus-title affair, with Satake wagering his UKF World Super Heavyweight Championship and Longinidis his WKA World Super Heavyweight Championship. Longinidis lost by unanimous decision
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but retained his title after asserting that the match had not taken place under WKA rules.
Significant victories and setbacks marked Longinidis' career thereafter. He won the TAIPAN 1 tournament of 1994 by defeating three opponents in a single night, but lost his WKA, ISKA, and WAKO PRO World Super Heavyweight titles in a single match to Jeff Roufus in 1995. He qualified twice for the K-1 World Grand Prix, but was knocked out by Mike Bernardo in the 1995 quarterfinals and was unable to compete in the 1996 tournament due to injury. In June 1996, Longinidis won the inaugural WMTC World Super Heavyweight Muay Thai Championship in Pattaya
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[ was personally presented the title by King Rama IX. He lost the championship in September of the same year to Andy Hug.] A serious knee injury threatened to end his career around this time and contributed to several losses, but Longinidis underwent complete reconstructive surgery
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in 1997.
Longinidis fought until 2000, when he retired after defeating fellow Australia
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n Peter Graham at K-1 Oceania Star Wars 2000
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. He returned to the ring shortly afterwards for another several bouts before retiring for good in 2003. He ended his career with a record of 88 wins (65 KOs), 9 losses and 5 draws with one no contest.
2004-present: Life after competition and accolades
Longinidis was awarded a lifetime achievement award at a France
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martial arts
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expo in 2000. The commendation recognised his significant impact on kickboxing
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and his status as one of the most famous names in the history of the sport. On 10 October 2013, he became the first martial artist to be inducted in the Australian Sports Hall of Fame.[
Never far removed from the sport that made him famous, Longinidis trained his younger brother George Longinidis en route to winning the WOKA World Heavyweight Championship in 2009. He also managed kickboxing superstar Mike Zambidis.][
Longinidis now works as a ]motivational speaker
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.[
]
Titles and accomplishments
World Kickboxing Federation
* 1998 WKBF World Heavyweight Champion[
]World Muaythai Council
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* 1996 WMC World Super Heavyweight Champion[
]World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
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* 1994 WAKO PRO World Super Heavyweight Champion[
]International Sport Karate Association
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It is based in the United States. It was es ...
* 1993 ISKA World Heavyweight Champion (Freestyle Rules)[
* 1992 ISKA World Heavyweight Champion (Oriental Rules)][
World Kickboxing Association
* 1992 WKA World Super Heavyweight Champion][
* 1991 WKA World Cruiserweight Champion][
* 1989 WKA United States Heavyweight Champion][
* 1988 WKA North American Heavyweight Champion
* 1984 WKA Amateur Australian Heavyweight Champion][
Karate International Council of Kickboxing
* 1990 ]KICK
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World Super Heavyweight Champion[
* 1988 ]KICK
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North American Heavyweight Champion
Other
* 1994 Taipan 1 World Heavyweight Champion
* 1990 Australian National Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion[
* 1989 Intercontinental Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion
]
Kickboxing record
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, 2000-09-03 , , Win , , align=left, Hannes van der Berg , , K-1 Africa Grand Prix 2000 , , Cape Town, South Africa
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, 2000-07-30 , , Loss , , align=left, Taiei Kin , , K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 in Nagoya , , Nagoya, Aichi
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, 2000-05-12 , , Win , , align=left, Jokki Oberholtzer , , K-1 King of the Ring 2000 , , Bologna, Italy
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, , TKO , , 1 , , 1:55
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, 2000-03-19 , , Draw , , align=left, Tsuyoshi Nakasako , , K-1 Burning 2000 , , Tokyo, Japan
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, , Decision (1-0) , , 5 , , 3:00
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, 1999-05-14 , , Loss , , align=left, Rick Roufus , , IKF Mass Destruction , , Lowell, USA , , TKO , , 9 , ,
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, 1998-10-28 , , Win , , align=left, Tsuyoshi Nakasako , , K-1 Japan '98 Kamikaze , , Tokyo, Japan
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, 1997-07-20 , , Loss , , align=left, Duane van der Merwe , , K-1 Dream '97 , , Nagoya, Japan
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, , Decision (Majority) , , 5 , , 3:00
, - style="background:#cfc;"
, 1997-06-08 , , Win , , align=left, Grant Barker , , Now Or Never , , Sydney, Australia
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, , KO (Left high kick) , , 2 , , 1:00
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, 1997-04-29 , , Win , , align=left, Takeru , , K-1 Braves '97 , , Fukuoka, Japan , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00
, - style="background:#c5d2ea;"
, 1996-12-08 , , Draw , , align=left, Mike Bernardo , , K-1 Hercules '96
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, , Nagoya, Japan
is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...
, , Draw , , 5 , , 3:00
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, 1996-10-18 , , Win , , align=left, Masaaki Miyamoto , , K-1 Star Wars '96 , , Yokohama, Japan
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, , TKO (Corner stoppage) , , 3 , , 2:55
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, 1996-09-01 , , Loss , , align=left, Andy Hug , , K-1 Revenge '96
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, , Osaka, Japan
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, , KO (Left straight) , , 2 , , 2:00
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, 1996-03-30 , , Win , , align=left, Kirkwood Walker , , WMC King's 50th Anniversary , , Pattaya
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, Thailand , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00
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, 1996-03-10 , , Win , , align=left, Sadau Kiatsongrit , , K-1 Grand Prix '96 Opening Battle , , Yokohama, Japan
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, , Ext.R Decision (Unanimous) , , 6 , , 3:00
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, 1995-12-09 , , Win , , align=left, Musashi , , K-1 Hercules , , Nagoya, Japan
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, 1995-10-22 , , Loss , , align=left, Sam Greco , , The Best of the Best - Final , , Australia
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, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00
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, 1995-10-22 , , Win , , align=left, Mitch O'Hello , , The Best of the Best - Semifinal , , Australia
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, 1995-10-22 , , Win , , align=left, Nathan Briggs , , The Best of the Best - Quarterfinal , , Australia
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, 1995-09-03 , , Win , , align=left, Nobuaki Kakuda , , K-1 Revenge II , , Yokohama, Japan
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, 1995-05-04 , , Loss , , align=left, Mike Bernardo , , K-1 Grand Prix '95 Quarter Finals , , Tokyo, Japan
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, , KO (Right high kick) , , 3 , , 1:42
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, 1995-03-25 , , Loss , , align=left, Jeff Roufus , , World Cup of Martial arts , , Ledyard, United States , , KO (Overhand right) , , 1 , , 0:41
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, 1995-03-03 , , Win , , align=left, Patrick Smith , , K-1 Grand Prix '95 Opening Battle , , Tokyo, Japan
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, 1994-09-18 , , Win, , align=left, Branko Cikatić
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, , K-1 Revenge , , Yokohama, Japan
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, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 5 , , 3:00
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, 1994-03-06 , , Win , , align=left, Vladimir Golovinsky , , Taipan 1: The Best of the Best - Final , , Australia
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, 1994-03-06 , , Win , , align=left, Dino Homsey , , Taipan 1: The Best of the Best - Semifinal , , Australia
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, 1994-03-06 , , Win , , align=left, Bob Schrijber , , Taipan 1: The Best of the Best - Quarterfinal , , Australia
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, , Decision (Unanimous) , , 3 , , 3:00
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, 1993-09-04 , , Loss , , align=left, Masaaki Satake , , K-1 Illusion , , Tokyo, Japan
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, 1993-07-25 , , Win , , align=left, Gary Sandland , , WKA Battle of Champions , , Australia
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, 1993-03-30 , , Win , , align=left, Toshiyuki Atokawa , , K-1 Sanctuary I
This is a list of events held and scheduled by the K-1, a Japanese kickboxing promotion. The first event, K-1 Sanctuary I, took place on March 30, 1993, at Kōrakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
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, , Tokyo, Japan
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, 1992-12-06 , , Win[The WKA and ISKA-Australia record the outcome as a win for Longinidis, while the ISKA-US records it as a no contest.] , , align=left, Dennis Alexio , , ISKA- WKA Alexio vs. Longinidis , , Melbourne
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Australia , , KO (Left low kick) , , 1 , , 0:15
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, 1992-10-04 , , Win , , align=left, Adam Watt , , Seidokaikan '92 Karate World Cup - Kakutogi Olympic III , , Osaka
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, 1992-06 , , Win , , align=left, Branko Cikatić
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, Australia , , Decision (Unanimous) , , 12 , ,
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, 1992 , , Win , , align=left, Mitch O'Hello , , , , Australia
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, 1992 , , Win , , align=left, Grant Barker , , , , Australia
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, 1992 , , Win , , align=left, Lawrence White , , , , Australia
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, 1992 , , Loss , , align=left, Melvin Cole , , , , Queensland
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, 1991 , , Loss , , align=left, Maurice Smith , , , , Sydney
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, Australia , , Decision (Split) , , 12 , , 2:00
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, 1990-04 , , Win , , align=left, Anthony Elmore , , KICK
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Kickboxing , , Sydney
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, 1990 , , Win , , align=left, Dale Broussard , , , , Las Vegas
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, USA , , KO (Right hook) , , 1 , ,
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, 1989-12-04 , , Win , , align=left, Charles Archie , , WKA Kickboxing , , Melbourne
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, 1988-03 , , Win , , align=left, Brendon Leddy , , WKA Kickboxing , , Los Angeles
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, USA , , KO , , 3 , ,
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, 1988 , , Win , , align=left, Kenneth Penn , , KICK
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Kickboxing , , United States , , TKO (Corner stoppage) , , 1 , ,
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, 1987 , , Draw , , align=left, Santiago Garza , , WKA Kickboxing , , Perth
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, Australia , , Draw , , 12 , , 2:00
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, colspan=9 , ''Legend'':
Filmography
Film
See also
* List of K-1 events
* List of K-1 champions
*List of male kickboxers
This is a list of notable male professional kickboxing, kickboxers.
A
* Parviz Abdullayev
* Donegi Abena
* Lukas Achterberg
* Thomas Adamandopoulos
* Serhiy Adamchuk
* Romie Adanza
* Benjamin Adegbuyi
* Israel Adesanya
* Peter Aerts
* Ryo Aitak ...
References
Notes
External links
Official website
IMDb page
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1965 births
Australian male kickboxers
Heavyweight kickboxers
Living people
Martial artists from Melbourne
Australian people of Greek descent
Sportspeople of Greek descent
Australian male Muay Thai practitioners
Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees
20th-century Australian sportsmen