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Stan "THE MAN" Longinidis (born June 25 1965) is a Greek-Australian kickboxer who has been the world champion of kickboxing. He won 8 world titles.

Stan is one of very few fighters to have won World titles in the three styles, International Rules Kickboxing, Full Contact and Muay Thai, others being Fred Royers and Ernesto Hoost.

Biography

Longinidis also holds the record for quickest title fight victory with TKO1 of Dennis Alexio.

Longinidis was honoured in France at a martial arts expo in 2000, awarded a lifetime achievement award recognising his major influential impact on the early days of the sport, and his status as one of the most famous names in the history of kick boxing.

Career

• Amateur
  • Australian Super heavyweight champion (1984)
• Professional
  • USA Heavyweight champion (1989)
  • North American Heavyweight champion (1988)
  • Intercontinental champion (1989)
  • KICK Full Contact Super heavyweight champion (1990)
  • WKA World Junior heavyweight champion (1991)
  • WKA World Super heavyweight champion (1992)
  • ISKA Oriental Super heavyweight champion (1992)
  • ISKA Free Style Heavyweight champion (1993)
  • WAKO World Super heavyweight champion (1994)
  • Thaipan 1 tournament winner (1994)
  • WMTC World Super heavyweight champion (1996)
  • WKBF World Heavyweight(1998)