Ionuț Iftimoaie

Ionuţ Iftimoaie (born August 26, 1978) is a retired Romanian kickboxer. Besides the K-1, Iftimoaie has fought for a number of other promotions including the Local Kombat and SUPERKOMBAT. He defeated names such as Freddy Kemayo, Petar Majstorović, Sergei Gur or Jorge Loren.

Ionuț Iftimoaie
Born (1978-08-26) August 26, 1978
Comănești, Romania
Other namesIvan Drago
Nationality Romanian
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
DivisionHeavyweight
StyleKickboxing
StanceOrthodox
TrainerDidier Le Borgne
Kickboxing record
Total22
Wins15
By knockout6
Losses6
By knockout3
Draws1
last updated on: August 5, 2016

As of 28 September 2016, he was ranked the #7 light heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com.[1]

Championships and awards

Kickboxing
  • 2016 Combat Press Comeback Fighter of the Year[2]
  • 2016 WKN Diamond Super Cruiserweight Title
  • 2016 SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight (-95 kg/209 lb) Championship (one time)
  • 2005 Fight.ro Fighter of the Year
  • 2005 Fight.ro Most Popular Fighter

Kickboxing career

Iftimoaie returned to the stand-up fighting world, losing a close decision to Ray Sefo at K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest.

He beat James Wilson by unanimous decision on November 10, 2012 in Craiova, Romania in a non-tournament at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination.[3]

Kickboxing record
15 Wins, 1 Draw, 6 Losses
Date Result Opponent Event Method Round Time Notes
2016-08-06 Win Jorgen Loren SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2016, Comănești, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Wins the SUPERKOMBAT Super Cruiserweight Championship & the WKN Diamond Super Cruiserweight Title.
2012-11-10 Win James Wilson SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination, Craiova, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-10-15 Win Luca Panto SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2011]], Piatra Neamț, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2011-03-18 Loss Dževad Poturak SUPERKOMBAT The Pilot Show, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-05-21 Loss Ray Sefo K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-03-27 Win Milan Dašić K-1 ColliZion 2010 Croatia, Split, Croatia KO 1 1:15
2007-03-02 Win Miroslav Kielar Local Kombat 25, Romania KO 2
2006-06-02 Win Sergei Gur Local Kombat 21, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2006-03-10 Win Wojciech Jastrzębski Local Kombat 19 "Înfruntarea titanilor", Romania KO 1
2005-12-18 Win Freddy Kemayo Local Kombat 18 "Revanşa", Constanţa, Romania Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2005-09-16 Draw Alexander Ustinov Local Kombat 16 "Liga Campionilor", Cluj Napoca, Romania Decision draw 5 3:00
2005-04-16 Loss Freddy Kemayo K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon, Milan, Italy TKO (Leg injury) 1 0:21 Semi finals
2005-04-16 Win Petar Majstorovic K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon, Milan, Italy Decision 3 3:00 Quarter finals.
2005-02-11 Win André Tete Local Kombat 12, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2004-12-10 Win Josip Bodrozic Local Kombat 11, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2004-09-11 Win Stephen Réveillon Local Kombat 9, Romania TKO 1
2004-06-11 Win Ivica Perkovic Local Kombat 7, Romania Decision 3 3:00
2004-04-24 Win Luca Bellora K-1 Italy 2004, Milan, Italy KO 1 2:45
2003-11-29 Loss Jerrel Venetiaan King Of The Ring 2003 Europe Grand Prix, Padova, Italy, semi finals KO (Kick) 2
2003-11-29 Win Achille Roger King Of The Ring 2003 Europe Grand Prix, Padova, Italy, quarter finals[4] TKO (2 knockdowns) 1
2003-03-29 Loss Ante Varnica Noć Obračuna 1, Split, Croatia KO (High kick) 2 For MTA K-1 rules European Title +95 kg.[5]
2002-12-27 Loss Petr Horak K-1 Bassano 2002, Bassano del Grappa, Italy Decision 3 3:00

Personal life

He is married and has four children.[6]

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See also

References
  1. "The Official LiverKick Rankings". liverkick.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-29.
  2. Zach Aittama (1 February 2017). "Combat Press 2016 Kickboxing Awards: Comeback Fighter of the Year – Ionuț Iftimoaie". Combat Press. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. "Superkombat Final Elimination Craiova – Matchup revealed!". 3 November 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  4. KING OF THE RING 2003 (in Italian)Archived 2008-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
  5. CROAZIA - SERBIA DI KICKBOXING E TITOLO EUROPEO VARNIZA vs IFTIMOAIE (in Italian) Archived 2003-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Ionut Iftimoaie a devenit tata pentru a patra oara. Cu ce cadou vrea sa-si rasplateasca sotia: "O iubesc mult"" (in Romanian). Pro TV. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
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