Ionuț Alin Iancu (born 16 November 1998)[1] is a Romanian professional kickboxer, boxer and kempo practitioner. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of GLORY.[2] He is the former DFS Heavyweight Champion.[3] As of February 1, 2025, he is #8 in the GLORY heavyweight rankings.[4]

In 2023, Iancu also won the gold medal at the World Kempo Championships held in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.[5]

Personal life

Iancu was adopted at birth. His adoptive parents wanted him to become a mathematician and were reluctant to let him join a martial arts academy. He started training in judo, kyokushin and boxing. Iancu was subject to bullying by children.[6]

He became a father to a baby girl in 2020.[7]

Fighting style

Ionuț Iancu's fighting style has been compared to boxer Andy Ruiz.[8]

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Kempo

Professional kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
31 wins (12 KOs), 11 losses (1 KO), 0 draws
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2025-04-05 Turkey Cihad Kepenek Glory 99 Rotterdam, Netherlands
2024-12-07 Loss Algeria Sofian Laïdouni Glory Collision 7 Arnhem, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 31-11-0
2024-10-12 Win Turkey Cihad Kepenek Glory 96 Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (3 Knockdowns) 2 2:59 31-10-0
2024-06-08 Win Turkey Murat Aygün Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Rotterdam, Netherlands KO (left hook) 2 1:43 30-10-0
2024-03-29 Win Netherlands Brian Douwes DFS 22 Baia Mare, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 29-10-0
2023-12-15 Win Romania Florin Ivănoaie DFS 21 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Final Galați, Romania TKO (towel thrown) 3 2:40 28-10-0
Won the DFS Heavyweight World Grand Prix. Defended the DFS Heavyweight Championship.
2023-09-22 Win Romania Sebastian Cozmâncă DFS 20 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 27-10-0
2023-06-03 Win Netherlands Winfried Jops Road to DFS 2 Târgoviște, Romania Decision (split) 3 3:00 26-10
2023-05-13 Win Romania Sebastian Lutaniuc DFS 19 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals Buzău, Romania TKO (referee stoppage) 4 0:40 25-10-0
2022-09-10 Loss Romania Cristian Ristea Best of the Best Brăila, Romania Decision (split) 5 3:00 24-10
For the GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship.
2022-06-11 Loss Romania Sergiu Călin Pintye Phoenix Fight Night Kassel, Germany Ext. R Decision (split) 6 3:00 24-9
For the WKU European Heavyweight Championship.
2021-12-15 Win Romania Ștefan Lătescu DFS 13 Bucharest, Romania TKO (three knockdowns) 2 2:01 24-8
Defended the DFS Heavyweight Championship.
2021-09-22 Win Morocco Mohamed Seddik DFS 12 Baia Mare, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 23-8
2021-06-04 Win Russia Konstantin Gluhov DFS 11 Bucharest, Romania Ext. R Decision (unanimous) 4 3:00 22-8
2021-03-10 Win Romania Costin Mincu DFS 10 Bucharest, Romania KO (punches) 1 3:00 21-8
2020-12-04 Loss Romania Marius Munteanu DFS 9 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Ext. R Decision (split) 4 3:00 20-8
2020-08-20 Win Romania Sebastian Lutaniuc DFS 8, Final Bucharest, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 2:00 20-7
Won the DFS Heavyweight World Grand Prix. Won the vacant DFS Heavyweight Championship.
2020-08-20 Win Romania Ion Grigore DFS 8, Semi Finals Bucharest, Romania TKO (referee stoppage) 3 1:47 19-7
2020-08-20 Win Romania Ștefan Lătescu DFS 8, Quarter Finals Bucharest, Romania Decision (split) 3 2:00 18-7
2020-03-05 Win Romania Florin Ivănoaie DFS 7 Arad, Romania KO (punches) 4 2:29 17-7
2019-11-21 Loss Romania Vasile Amariței DFS 6 Iași, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 16-7
2019-06-06 Loss Romania Claudio Istrate DFS 4 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Decision 3 3:00 16-6
2018-12-14 Loss Romania Ciprian Șchiopu DFS 3 Craiova, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 16-5
2018-10-29 Win Romania Dumitru Țopai Colosseum Tournament 9 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 16-4
2018-02-22 Loss Czech Republic Georgij Fibich Iron Fight Night 3 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic Decision 3 3:00 —
2017-10-20 Win Romania Dumitru Țâră GFC 3: Romania vs. Suriname Craiova, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 —
2017-08-24 Win Romania Alexandru Mâțu Urban Legend 2 Constanța, Romania TKO (right hook) 1 1:03 —
2017-05-28 Win Romania Octavian Scoruș Urban Legend 1 Constanța, Romania Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 —
2017-04-01 Loss Romania Cătălin Oprea Luptă în ring, nu în stradă Craiova, Romania Decision 3 3:00 —
2017-01-29 Loss Serbia Rade Opačić BPN Road to W5 Novi Sad, Serbia TKO (referee stoppage/low kick) 2 1:20 —
— Loss Romania Horațiu David — Romania Decision 3 3:00 0-1-0
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Professional boxing record

2 fights 2 wins 0 losses
By knockout 2 0
By decision 0 0
Draws 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
2 Win 2–0 Cătălin Dalcaran KO 1 2022-05-07 Olimpia Arena, Timișoara, Romania
1 Win 1–0 Ion Puiu KO 2 2021-07-30 Olimpia Arena, Timișoara, Romania

See also

References

  1. ^ DFS profile
  2. ^ "GLORY Light Heavyweight Grand Prix Draw Results & Fight Card Finalized". beyondkick.com. 28 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Centura ramane la Craiova ! Revansa dintre Tanculetul Iancu si Stefan Latescu, incheiata inainte de limita" (in Romanian). Jurnal De Craiova. 16 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Fighters". www.glorykickboxing.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  5. ^ "Kempo / Ionuţ Iancu a luat centura mondială şi promite un an cu reuşite" (in Romanian). GAZETA de SUD. 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ ""Tancul" Olteniei și puterea de a nu renunța" (in Romanian). welovesport.ro. 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ "DFS: Craioveanul Alin Ionuț Iancu a câștigat turneul piramidal de la Arenele Romane și centura lui Cătălin Moroșanu" (in Romanian). Sportul Doljean. 21 August 2020.
  8. ^ Ionuț Iancu, Andy Ruiz al României
  9. ^ 2024 Knockout of the Year Winner: Ionut Iancu
  10. ^ [1]
  11. ^ "Cele mai tari premii din kickboxul românesc: Mavrodin, marele câștigător. Ostrovanu și Năstase, dublu premianți. VIDEO" (in Romanian). Prosport. 31 December 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Kickboxing Romania Awards 2024: De grootse winnaars op een rij" (in Dutch). vechtsportinfo.nl. 26 December 2024.
  13. ^ "NL Topkickboksers winnaars op Kickboxing Romania Awards 2023: 'Bekijk alle resultaten'" (in Dutch). vechtsportinfo.nl. 3 January 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionu%C8%9B_Iancu
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