Ionuț Iancu
Romanian professional kickboxer
- Born
- 16 November 1998
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
Ionuț Alin Iancu (born 16 November 1998) 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.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.