Tosca Petridis (born Tasis Petridis, 30 October 1966) is an Australian former kickboxer and boxer. He was born in Melbourne, however is of Greek ethnicity. He lives in Melbourne.
| Tosca Petridis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anastasios Petridis Melbourne, Australia |
| Nationality | Greece Australia |
| Division | Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Cruiserweight, Super Middleweight. |
| Style | Kickboxing Boxing, MMA |
Kickboxing
editTosca is a former 7 time World Kickboxing champion.
In 1992, Tosca won his first World Kickboxing Title, winning the WKA/ISKA World Light Heavyweight Championship against American Mike Cole in Melbourne.[1]
In 1993, Petridis beat the legendary Jean-Yves Thériault, by points decision in a 12-round fight in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, for Thériault's world Kickboxing title, under American Kickboxing rules. 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.[2][3]
In 1995, Tosca fought Dutch legend, Rob Kaman under Muay Thai rules, and after Tosca seemingly being in front on points against Kaman, the fight was stopped towards the end, after an accidental headbutt, which had the fight ruled a no contest.[4]
Boxing
editTosca 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.[5] His overall boxing record was 9 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw.[5]
Mixed martial arts
editTosca also competed in one MMA match in 2004, where he defeated Judo practitioner, Peter Jones by TKO.[6]
Titles
edit- 2004 Australia Cruiserweight Title in Perth, Australia
- 1999 PABA Cruiserweight Title in Melbourne, Australia
- 1999 Australia Cruiserweight Title in Melbourne, Australia
- 1993 P.K.C. Full Contact Super Middleweight World title.
Professional boxing record
edit| 9 Wins (5 knockouts, 4 decisions), 5 Losses (3 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw[5] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 8–1–2 | Brett Smith | TKO | 5 | 7 March 2004 | Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, New South Wales | Australia Cruiserweight Title.Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the fifth round. |
| Draw | 8–1–1 | Brett Smith | TD | 2 | 13 November 2003 | Albert Park Powerhouse, Albert Park, Victoria | Australia Cruiserweight Title. |
| Loss | 11–3–1 | Lawrence Tauasa | MD | 12 | 21 February 2003 | Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, New South Wales | Australia Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 16–4–1 | Paul Murdoch | SD | 10 | 6 December 2002 | State Netball and Hockey Centre, Parkville, Victoria | |
| Win | 0–2 | Kingsley Enedehge | TKO | 1 | 9 May 2002 | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne | |
| Loss | 5–1 | Paul Briggs | TKO | 1 | 6 October 2000 | Seagulls Stadium, Tweed Heads, New South Wales | Referee stopped the bout at 1:49 of the first round. |
| Loss | 12–2 | Adam Watt | TKO | 7 | 24 March 2000 | Waitara Oval, Sydney | OPBF/Australia Cruiserweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:36 of the seventh round. |
| Win | 10–9–1 | John Wyborn | TKO | 1 | 14 October 1999 | Windsor Hotel, Melbourne | PABA Cruiserweight Title. |
| Loss | 7–0 | Wayne Braithwaite | TKO | 2 | 29 July 1999 | Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne | WBC International Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 12–2–1 | Adrian Bellin | TKO | 12 | 23 April 1999 | Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne | Australia Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 7–3–1 | James Grima | UD | 8 | 17 July 1998 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne | |
| Loss | 12–0 | Chris Okoh | PTS | 12 | 6 November 1996 | Hull, Yorkshire | Commonwealth Cruiserweight Title. |
| Win | 9–3–1 | Phil Gregory | PTS | 10 | 9 March 1996 | Melbourne Park, Melbourne | |
| Win | 33–10 | Iran Barkley | UD | 10 | 14 May 1995 | The Glasshouse, Melbourne | |
| Win | 4–4–1 | Colin Weetra | KO | 2 | 19 June 1994 | The Glasshouse, Melbourne | Weetra knocked out at 0:58 of the second round. |
Kickboxing record (incomplete)
edit| Kickboxing record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | |
| 1998-09-27 | Loss |  Ernesto Hoost |
K-1 World Grand Prix '98 opening round | Osaka, Japan | TKO (Corner stoppage) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| 1995-06-24 | No Contest | Rob Kaman |
Paris, France | No Contest | ||||
| 1995-01-07 | Loss | Rob Kaman |
K-2 France Grand Prix '95 Semi-finals | Paris, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 1993-09-04 | Loss | Ernesto Hoost |
K-1 Illusion | Tokyo, Japan | TKO (Ref stop/right punch, 3 knockdowns) | 3 | 0:45 | |
| 1993-12-19 | Loss |  Changpuek Kiatsongrit |
K-2 Grand Prix '93 Semi-final | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 1993-12-19 | Won |  Toshiyuki Atokawa |
K-2 Grand Prix '93 Quarter-final | Tokyo, Japan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| 1993-06-22 | Won |  Jean-Yves Thériault |
Montreal, Québec, Canada | Decision (Split) | 12 | |||
| Wins Thériault's P.K.C. Full Contact Super Middleweight World title. | ||||||||
|
Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes | ||||||||
Mixed Martial Arts record
edit| 1 wins (1 knockout) | ||||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Event | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win |  Peter Jones
|
KO | 1 | 20 May 2013 | Shooto Australia: NHB 2004 | CenterMelbourne, Melbourne
|
Jones knocked out at first round. | |
References
edit- ^ "Kickboxing: Tosca Petridis vs Mike 'Cobra' Cole 1992 Part 1". YouTube. 31 July 2012.
- ^ Tosca Petridis vs Toshiyuki Atokawa
- ^ Tosca Petridis vs Changpuek Kiatsongrit
- ^ "Muay Thai: Tosca Petridis vs Rob Kaman 1995 Part 1". YouTube. 31 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Tosca Petridis - Boxer". Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
- ^ MMA profile Archived 26 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine