Tosca Petridis
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Tosca Petridis is a Greek-Australian former Kickboxer and Boxer
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He was born in Melbourne
, Australia
, however is of Greek
ethnicity. He lives in Melbourne
.
In 1993, Petridis beat the legendary Full Contact Karate world champion Jean-Yves Thériault
, by points decision in a 12 round fight in Montreal, Canada, for Thériault's Full Contact world title.
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.
In his second boxing bout, he beat former 3 time world boxing champion Iran Barkley
.
His overall boxing record was 9 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
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He was born in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
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, however is of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
ethnicity. He lives in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
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Kickboxing
Tosca is a former 7 world Kickboxing champion.In 1993, Petridis beat the legendary Full Contact Karate world champion Jean-Yves Thériault
Jean-Yves Thériault
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, by points decision in a 12 round fight in Montreal, Canada, for Thériault's Full Contact world title.
Tosca in 1993, also competed in the K-2 Grand Prix '93 tournament, which was a Light Heavyweight tournament hosted by K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
. 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.
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
Iran Barkley
Iran Barkley is a retired American professional boxer who held world titles at three different weights—middleweight , super middleweight and light heavyweight .- Professional career :...
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His overall boxing record was 9 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw.