Tosca Petridis

Tosca Petridis (born Tasis Petridis, 30 October 1966) is an Australian former kickboxer and boxer. He was born in Melbourne, however is of Greek ethnicity. He lives in Melbourne.

Tosca Petridis
BornAnastasios Petridis
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityGreece
Australia
DivisionHeavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Cruiserweight, Super Middleweight.
StyleKickboxing, Boxing

Kickboxing

Tosca is a former 7 time World Kickboxing champion.

In 1992, Tosca won his first World Kickboxing Title, winning the WKA/ISKA World Light Heavyweight Championship against American Mike Cole in Melbourne.[1]

In 1993, Petridis beat the legendary Jean-Yves Thériault, by points decision in a 12-round fight in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, for Thériault's world Kickboxing title, under American Kickboxing rules. Tosca in 1993, also competed in the K-2 Grand Prix '93 tournament, which was a Light Heavyweight tournament hosted by K-1. In this tournament, he beat 1991 World Karate Cup champion Toshiyuki Atokawa in the quarter finals by unanimous points decision, before losing on a very close points decision in the semi-final to Muay Thai legend, Changpuek Kiatsongrit.[2][3]

In 1995, Tosca fought Dutch legend, Rob Kaman under Muay Thai rules, and after Tosca seemingly being in front on points against Kaman, the fight was stopped towards the end, after an accidental headbutt, which had the fight ruled a no contest.[4]

Boxing

Tosca also fought a few times in boxing, later in his career, where he became the Australian Cruiserweight boxing champion. In his second boxing bout, he beat former 3 time world Boxing champion Iran Barkley.[5] His overall boxing record was 9 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw.[6]

Mixed martial arts

Tosca also competed in one MMA match in 2004, where he defeated Judo practitioner, Peter Jones by TKO.[7]

Titles

Professional boxing record
9 Wins (5 knockouts, 4 decisions), 5 Losses (3 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw[8]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 8–1–2 Brett Smith TKO 5 7 March 2004 Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, New South Wales Australia Cruiserweight Title.Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the fifth round.
Draw 8–1–1 Brett Smith TD 2 13 November 2003 Albert Park Powerhouse, Albert Park, Victoria Australia Cruiserweight Title.
Loss 11–3–1 Lawrence Tauasa MD 12 21 February 2003 Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, New South Wales Australia Cruiserweight Title. 114–117, 115–116, 115–115.
Win 16–4–1 Paul Murdoch SD 10 6 December 2002 State Netball and Hockey Centre, Parkville, Victoria 97–94, 94–95, 98–92.
Win 0–2 Kingsley Enedehge TKO 1 9 May 2002 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne
Loss 5–1 Paul Briggs TKO 1 6 October 2000 Seagulls Stadium, Tweed Heads, New South Wales Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the first round.
Loss 12–2 Adam Watt TKO 7 24 March 2000 Waitara Oval, Sydney OPBF/Australia Cruiserweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the seventh round.
Win 10–9–1 John Wyborn TKO 1 14 October 1999 Windsor Hotel, Melbourne PABA Cruiserweight Title.
Loss 7–0 Wayne Braithwaite TKO 2 29 July 1999 Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne WBC International Cruiserweight Title.
Win 12–2–1 Adrian Bellin TKO 12 23 April 1999 Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne Australia Cruiserweight Title.
Win 7–3–1 James Grima UD 8 17 July 1998 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne 79–75, 78–70, 79–72.
Loss 12–0 Chris Okoh PTS 12 6 November 1996 Hull, Yorkshire Commonwealth Cruiserweight Title.
Win 9–3–1 Phil Gregory PTS 10 9 March 1996 Melbourne Park, Melbourne
Win 33–10 Iran Barkley UD 10 14 May 1995 The Glasshouse, Melbourne
Win 4–4–1 Colin Weetra KO 2 19 June 1994 The Glasshouse, Melbourne Weetra knocked out at 0:58 of the second round.

Kickboxing record (notable bouts)
Kickboxing Record
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
1998-09-27Loss Ernesto HoostK-1 World Grand Prix '98 Opening RoundOsaka, JapanTKO (Corner stoppage)43:00
1995-06-24No Contest Rob KamanParis, FranceNo Contest
1995-01-07Loss Rob KamanK-2 France Grand Prix '95 Semi-finalsParis, FranceDecision33:00
1993-09-04Loss Ernesto HoostK-1 IllusionTokyo, JapanTKO (Ref stop/right punch, 3 knockdowns)30:45
1993-12-19Loss Changpuek KiatsongritK-2 Grand Prix '93 Semi-finalTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
1993-12-19Won Toshiyuki AtokawaK-2 Grand Prix '93 Quarter-finalTokyo, JapanDecision (Unanimous)33:00
1993-06-22Won Jean-Yves ThériaultMontreal, Québec, CanadaDecision (Split)12
Wins Thériault's P.K.C. Full Contact Super Middleweight World title.

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed Martial Arts record
1 wins (1 knockout)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Event Location Notes
Win Peter Jones KO 1 20 May 2013 Shooto Australia: NHB 2004 CenterMelbourne, Melbourne Jones knocked out at first round.
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References
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV6h9OwxYe8
  2. Tosca Petridis vs Toshiyuki Atokawa
  3. Tosca Petridis vs Changpuek Kiatsongrit
  4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gd-j6LIPs0
  5. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=6299&cat=boxer
  6. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=6299&cat=boxer
  7. MMA profile Archived 26 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=6299&cat=boxer
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