Ionuț Alin Iancu (born 16 November 1998) is a Romanian professional

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and kempo practitioner. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of GLORY. He is the former DFS Heavyweight Champion. As of 1 May 2025, Iancu is ranked the #10 heavyweight in the world. In 2023, Iancu also won the gold medal at the World Kempo Championships held in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.

Personal life

Iancu was

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at birth. His adoptive parents wanted him to become a

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and were reluctant to let him join a martial arts academy. He started training in

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and

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. Iancu was subject to

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by children. He became a father to a baby girl in 2020. In 2022 his second child was born, a boy.

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.

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**2024 Heavyweight Fight of the Year vs. Cihad Kepenek * Dynamite Fighting Show ** Generic_belt_icon

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.

**2023 Upset of the Year vs.

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Kempo

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**2023 IKF World Championships +95 kg Full-Kempo Gold Medalist Med 1

**2025 IKF World Championships +95 kg Full-Kempo Silver Medalist Med 2

**2025 IKF World Championships +95 kg Kempo KO Silver Medalist Med 2

Professional kickboxing record

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Professional boxing record

References

External links

Ionuț Iancu
at GLORY *
Ionuț Iancu at Tapology.com
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