# Ionuț Iancu

Ionuț Alin Iancu (born 16 November 1998) is a Romanian professional kickboxer, boxer and kempo practitioner. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of GLORY. He is the former DFS Heavyweight Champion. As of February 1, 2025, he is #8 in the GLORY heavyweight rankings.
In 2023, Iancu also won the gold medal at the World Kempo Championships held in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.

## Personal life

Iancu was adopted at birth. His adoptive parents wanted him to become a mathematician and were reluctant to let him join a martial arts academy. He started training in judo, kyokushin and boxing. Iancu was subject to bullying by children.
He became a father to a baby girl in 2020.

## 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. Murat Aygün
** 2024 Heavyweight Fight of the Year vs. Cihad Kepenek
* Dynamite Fighting Show
** 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. Murat Aygün
** 2023 Upset of the Year vs. Sebastian Cozmâncă

### Kempo

* International Kempo Federation
** 2023 IKF World Championships +95 kg Gold Medalist

## Professional kickboxing record

Kickboxing record :
| 31 wins (12 KOs), 11 losses (1 KO), 0 draws |||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
| 2025-04-05 | | Cihad Kepenek | Glory 99 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | | | | |
| 2024-12-07 | Loss | Sofian Laïdouni | Glory Collision 7 | Arnhem, Netherlands | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 31-11-0 |
| 2024-10-12 | Win | Cihad Kepenek | Glory 96 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 2 | 2:59 | 31-10-0 |
| 2024-06-08 | Win | Murat Aygün | Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix | Rotterdam, Netherlands | KO (left hook) | 2 | 1:43 | 30-10-0 |
| 2024-03-29 | Win | Brian Douwes | DFS 22 | Baia Mare, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 29-10-0 |
| 2023-12-15 | Win | Florin Ivănoaie | DFS 21 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Final | Galați, Romania | TKO (towel thrown) | 3 | 2:40 | 28-10-0 |
| Won the DFS Heavyweight World Grand Prix. Defended the DFS Heavyweight Championship. |||||||||
| 2023-09-22 | Win | Sebastian Cozmâncă | DFS 20 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 27-10-0 |
| 2023-06-03 | Win | Winfried Jops | Road to DFS 2 | Târgoviște, Romania | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | 26-10 |
| 2023-05-13 | Win | Sebastian Lutaniuc | DFS 19 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals | Buzău, Romania | TKO (referee stoppage) | 4 | 0:40 | 25-10-0 |
| 2022-09-10 | Loss | Cristian Ristea | Best of the Best | Brăila, Romania | Decision (split) | 5 | 3:00 | 24-10 |
| For the GFC Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship. |||||||||
| 2022-06-11 | Loss | Sergiu Călin Pintye | Phoenix Fight Night | Kassel, Germany | Ext. R Decision (split) | 6 | 3:00 | 24-9 |
| For the WKU European Heavyweight Championship. |||||||||
| 2021-12-15 | Win | Ștefan Lătescu | DFS 13 | Bucharest, Romania | TKO (three knockdowns) | 2 | 2:01 | 24-8 |
| Defended the DFS Heavyweight Championship. |||||||||
| 2021-09-22 | Win | Mohamed Seddik | DFS 12 | Baia Mare, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 23-8 |
| 2021-06-04 | Win | Konstantin Gluhov | DFS 11 | Bucharest, Romania | Ext. R Decision (unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | 22-8 |
| 2021-03-10 | Win | Costin Mincu | DFS 10 | Bucharest, Romania | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:00 | 21-8 |
| 2020-12-04 | Loss | Marius Munteanu | DFS 9 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Ext. R Decision (split) | 4 | 3:00 | 20-8 |
| 2020-08-20 | Win | Sebastian Lutaniuc | DFS 8, Final | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 | 20-7 |
| Won the DFS Heavyweight World Grand Prix. Won the vacant DFS Heavyweight Championship. |||||||||
| 2020-08-20 | Win | Ion Grigore | DFS 8, Semi Finals | Bucharest, Romania | TKO (referee stoppage) | 3 | 1:47 | 19-7 |
| 2020-08-20 | Win | Ștefan Lătescu | DFS 8, Quarter Finals | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (split) | 3 | 2:00 | 18-7 |
| 2020-03-05 | Win | Florin Ivănoaie | DFS 7 | Arad, Romania | KO (punches) | 4 | 2:29 | 17-7 |
| 2019-11-21 | Loss | Vasile Amariței | DFS 6 | Iași, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 16-7 |
| 2019-06-06 | Loss | Claudio Istrate | DFS 4 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | 16-6 |
| 2018-12-14 | Loss | Ciprian Șchiopu | DFS 3 | Craiova, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 16-5 |
| 2018-10-29 | Win | Dumitru Țopai | Colosseum Tournament 9 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 16-4 |
| 2018-02-22 | Loss | Georgij Fibich | Iron Fight Night 3 | Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | — |
| 2017-10-20 | Win | Dumitru Țâră | GFC 3: Romania vs. Suriname | Craiova, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | — |
| 2017-08-24 | Win | Alexandru Mâțu | Urban Legend 2 | Constanța, Romania | TKO (right hook) | 1 | 1:03 | — |
| 2017-05-28 | Win | Octavian Scoruș | Urban Legend 1 | Constanța, Romania | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | — |
| 2017-04-01 | Loss | Cătălin Oprea | Luptă în ring, nu în stradă | Craiova, Romania | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | — |
| 2017-01-29 | Loss | Rade Opačić | BPN Road to W5 | Novi Sad, Serbia | TKO (referee stoppage/low kick) | 2 | 1:20 | — |
| — | Loss | Horațiu David | — | Romania | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | 0-1-0 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes |||||||||

## Professional boxing record

| 2 fights | 2 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
| Draws | 0 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Cătălin Dalcaran | KO | 1 | 2022-05-07 | Olimpia Arena, Timișoara, Romania | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ion Puiu | KO | 2 | 2021-07-30 | Olimpia Arena, Timișoara, Romania | |