Mike Zambidis
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Mike Zambidis Μιχάλης Ζαμπίδης |
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| Born | Michális Zambídis July 15, 1980 Athens, Greece |
| Native name | Μιχάλης Ζαμπίδης |
| Other names | Iron Mike |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
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Welterweight Middleweight |
| Style | Shotokan karate, Kickboxing |
| Team | Zambidis Club |
| Trainer | Kru Mario Barbatsas |
| Years active | 15 (2000-2015) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 178 |
| Wins | 156 |
| By knockout | 87 |
| Losses | 22 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| Other information | |
| Website | http://www.ironmikezambidis.com |
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Michalis "Iron Mike" Zambidis (Greek: Μιχάλης Ζαμπίδης; born July 15, 1980) is a professional Greek kickboxer and martial artist. He is a 16 time World Champion, and is the current SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion also competing in the K-1 MAX.
Mike Zambidis started training in martial arts before he was nine years old with his brother Spiros Zambidis and his best friend Lazaros Filipas. He has trained in Shotokan, Kickboxing, Boxing, Muay Thai, Wrestling and Pankration. He started competing professionally in 2000, scoring a string of victories over notable opponents. So far, the majority of his wins have been knock-outs. He has been technically knocked out twice himself early in his career due to cuts, but after 2002, his next technical knock-out defeat came in 2008 against Andy Souwer in an extra round.
From 2000 till 2002, Zambidis defeated notable kickboxer Jenk Behic twice, Gürkan Özkan twice, Baris Nezif, Wanlop Sosathopan, Bakari Tounkara, Matteo Sciacca and Petr Polak. In 2002, he knocked out the strong and experiencedDutch-Moroccan Hassan Kassrioui. On November 26, 2002 he won the K-1 Oceania MAX 2002 title after defeating John Wayne Parr in the final.
In 2003, promoter Tarik Solak arranged Zambidis' debut fight in Japan against 2002 World K-1 Max Champion Albert Kraus, whom he knocked out in the 2nd round. In April 2005, Zambidis knocked out with a right hook the popular Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto, in front of thousands of the Japanese kickboxer's fans. Zambidis' weakness seems to be receiving low kicks, as was seen in his 2006 defeat by Japanese Yoshihiro Sato, who, despite getting hurt by Zambidis' punches, managed to land many kicks and knees which racked up enough points to "secure a unanimous decision." Zambidis is a 4 time national champion in kickboxing as well as holding a large number of international titles.
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