Ionuț Iancu

Ionuț Alin Iancu (born 16 November 1998)DFS profile is a Romanian professional kickboxer, kempo practitioner, and former professional boxer.

He is best known for his outstanding achievements in Kempo, where he is a World Kempo Champion and a three-time World Kempo Vice-Champion. As a kickboxer, he currently competes in the Heavyweight division of GLORY. He is the former DFS Heavyweight Champion. As of 2025, he is ranked the #10 heavyweight in the world.

Iancu achieved international recognition upon signing with GLORY, capturing in 2024 both the Knockout of the Year for his debut stoppage of Murat Aygün and the Heavyweight Fight of the Year honors for his bout against Cihad Kepenek. Domestically, his performances have earned him multiple accolades, such as the Kickboxer of the Year title in the same year. By winning the 2025 Fan Favorite award, he established himself as one of the more popular kickboxers of the new Romanian wave.

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. In 2022 his second child was born, a boy.

Fighting style Ionuț Iancu's fighting style has been compared to boxer Andy Ruiz.Ionuț Iancu, Andy Ruiz al României

Championships and accomplishments Kickboxing Glory 2024 Knockout of the Year vs. Murat Aygün2024 Knockout of the Year Winner: Ionut Iancu 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 2025 Fan Favorite 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 Full-Kempo Gold Medalist 2025 IKF World Championships +95 kg Full-Kempo Silver Medalist 2025 IKF World Championships +95 kg Kempo KO Silver Medalist 2026 IKF World Championships +95 kg Full-Kempo Silver Medalist

Professional kickboxing record

|- style="background:#; | 2026-10-17 || ||align=left| Nabil Khachab || Glory 110 || Antwerp, Belgium || || ||

|- bgcolor="#fbb" | 2025-08-23 || Loss||align=left| Rade Opačić || Glory 103 - Last Heavyweight Standing Opening Round Phase 2 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || TKO (low kicks) || 3 || 0:25 ||32-13-0

|- style="background:#fbb; | 2025-06-14 || Loss ||align=left| Iraj Azizpour || Glory 100 - Last Heavyweight Standing Qualification Round, Semifinals || Rotterdam, Netherlands|| Decision (split) || 3 || 3:00 ||32-12-0

|- bgcolor="#cfc" | 2025-04-05 || Win ||align=left| Cihad Kepenek|| Glory 99 - Last Heavyweight Standing Opening Round || Rotterdam, Netherlands || TKO (retirement) || 1 ||3:00 ||32-11-0

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 2024-12-07 || Loss ||align=left| Sofian Laïdouni || Glory Collision 7 || Arnhem, Netherlands || Decision (unanimous)|| 3 || 3:00 ||31-11-0 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-10-12 || Win ||align=left| Cihad Kepenek|| Glory 96 || Rotterdam, Netherlands || TKO (3 knockdowns) || 2 || 2:59 || 31-10-0 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2024-06-08 || Win ||align=left| Murat Aygün|| Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix || Rotterdam, Netherlands || KO (left hook)|| 2|| 1:43 || 30-10-0 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2024-03-29 || Win ||align=left| Brian Douwes || DFS 22 || Baia Mare, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 29-10-0 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2023-12-15 || Win ||align=left| Florin Ivănoaie || DFS 21 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Final || Galați, Romania || TKO (towel thrown) || 3 || 2:40 || 28-10-0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2023-09-22 || Win ||align=left| Sebastian Cozmâncă || DFS 20 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Semi Finals || Bucharest, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 27-10-0 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2023-06-03 || Win ||align=left| Winfried Jops || Road to DFS 2 || Târgoviște, Romania || Decision (split) || 3 || 3:00 || 26-10 |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2023-05-13 || Win ||align=left| Sebastian Lutaniuc || DFS 19 - Heavyweight Championship Tournament, Quarter Finals || Buzău, Romania || TKO (referee stoppage) || 4 || 0:40 || 25-10-0 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2022-09-10 || Loss ||align=left| Cristian Ristea || Best of the Best || Brăila, Romania || Decision (split) || 5 || 3:00 || 24-10 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2022-06-11 || Loss ||align=left| Sergiu Călin Pintye || Phoenix Fight Night || Kassel, Germany || Ext. R Decision (split) || 6 || 3:00 || 24-9 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" | 2021-12-15 || Win ||align=left| Ștefan Lătescu || DFS 13 || Bucharest, Romania || TKO (three knockdowns) || 2 || 2:01 || 24-8 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" | 2021-09-22 || Win ||align=left| Mohamed Seddik || DFS 12 || Baia Mare, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 23-8 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" | 2021-06-04 || Win ||align=left| Konstantin Gluhov || DFS 11 || Bucharest, Romania || Ext. R Decision (unanimous) || 4 || 3:00 || 22-8

|- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" | 2021-03-10 || Win ||align=left| Costin Mincu || DFS 10 || Bucharest, Romania || KO (punches) || 1 || 3:00 || 21-8

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2020-12-04 || Loss ||align=left| Marius Munteanu || DFS 9 || Cluj-Napoca, Romania || Ext. R Decision (split) || 4 || 3:00 || 20-8 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" | 2020-08-20 || Win ||align=left| Sebastian Lutaniuc || DFS 8, Final || Bucharest, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 2:00 || 20-7 |- ! style=background:white colspan=9 | |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" | 2020-08-20 || Win ||align=left| Ion Grigore || DFS 8, Semi Finals || Bucharest, Romania || TKO (referee stoppage) || 3 || 1:47 || 19-7 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#cfc" | 2020-08-20 || Win ||align=left| Ștefan Lătescu || DFS 8, Quarter Finals || Bucharest, Romania || Decision (split) || 3 || 2:00 || 18-7 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2020-03-05 || Win ||align=left| Florin Ivănoaie || DFS 7 || Arad, Romania || KO (punches) || 4 || 2:29 || 17-7

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2019-11-21 || Loss ||align=left| Vasile Amariței || DFS 6 || Iași, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 16-7

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2019-06-06 || Loss ||align=left| Claudio Istrate || DFS 4 || Cluj-Napoca, Romania || Decision || 3 || 3:00 || 16-6

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2018-12-14 || Loss ||align=left| Ciprian Șchiopu || DFS 3 || Craiova, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 16-5 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2018-10-29 || Win ||align=left| Dumitru Țopai || Colosseum Tournament 9 || Cluj-Napoca, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || 16-4

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2018-02-22 || Loss ||align=left| Georgij Fibich || Iron Fight Night 3 || Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic || Decision || 3 || 3:00 || |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-10-20 || Win ||align=left| Dumitru Țâră || GFC 3: Romania vs. Suriname || Craiova, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 || |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-08-24 || Win ||align=left| Alexandru Mâțu || Urban Legend 2 || Constanța, Romania || TKO (right hook) || 1 || 1:03 || |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2017-05-28 || Win ||align=left| Octavian Scoruș || Urban Legend 1 || Constanța, Romania || Decision (unanimous) || 3 || 3:00 ||

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2017-04-01 || Loss ||align=left| Cătălin Oprea || Luptă în ring, nu în stradă || Craiova, Romania || Decision || 3 || 3:00 ||

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2017-01-29 || Loss ||align=left| Rade Opačić || BPN Road to W5 || Novi Sad, Serbia || TKO (referee stoppage/low kick) || 2 || 1:20 || |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | || Loss ||align=left| Horațiu David || || Romania || Decision || 3 || 3:00 || 0-1-0 |- | colspan=9 | Legend:

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocation Notes 2Win2–0Cătălin Dalcaran12022-05-07 1Win1–0Ion Puiu2 2021-07-30

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