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Romanian professional kickboxer

Ionuț Iancu

Born

Ionuț Alin Iancu
(1998-11-16) November 16, 1998 (age 26)
Ișalnița, Romania

Nickname

Tancul ("The Tank")
Tănculeț ("Tankette")
Tancul Olteniei ("The tank of Oltenia")

Residence

Craiova, Romania

Height

1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)

Weight

141.3 kg (312 lb; 22.25 st)

Division

Heavyweight

Stance

Orthodox

Fighting out of

Craiova, Romania

Team

SCM Craiova

Trainer

Ionuț Pucă

Years active

2016–present

Professional boxing record

Total

Wins

By knockout

Losses

Draws

Kickboxing record

Total

Wins

By knockout

Losses

By knockout

Draws

Other information

Spouse

Raluca Iancu

Boxing record from BoxRec

Medal record

Men's kempo

Representing Romania
World Championships
	2023 Caldas da Rainha	+95 kg

Ionuț Alin Iancu (born 16 November 1998) is a Romanian professional kickboxer, boxer and kempo practitioner. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of GLORY. He is the former DFS Heavyweight Champion. As of October 17, 2024, he is #7 in the GLORY heavyweight rankings.

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

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.

He became a father to a baby girl in 2020.

Fighting style

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

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

Glory
- 2024 Knockout of the Year vs. Murat Aygün
Dynamite Fighting Show
- DFS Heavyweight Championship (One time)
  - Two successful title defenses
- 2023 DFS Heavyweight Grand Prix winner
- 2020 DFS Heavyweight Grand Prix winner
- 2024 Best International Performance

Kickboxing Romania Awards
- 2024 Kickboxer of the Year
- 2024 Knockout of the Year vs. Murat Aygün
- 2023 Upset of the Year vs. Sebastian Cozmâncă

Kempo

International Kempo Federation
- 2023 IKF World Championships +95 kg Gold Medalist

Professional kickboxing record

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