Director

IOANNIS THEOFANOUS

WKS Greece Director

Ioannis Theofanous has been involved in Kickboxing since 1987. At the end of 1994 he played his first Full Contact match ending with a Knock Out (K.O.) victory in the second round. From then until 2004, he took part in 46 Kickboxing matches in which he has 42 wins with 8 KO’s and 4 losses. From 2000 to 2004 he took part in 13 Boxing matches winning 11 of them.

As a Kickboxing coach, Ioannis Theofanous started teaching in 1997, while in 2000, by founding the Fight Club Galatsi, he managed with the appearances of his athletes to establish himself in the elite of coaches of P.O.K. (P.K.F. – Panhellenic Kickboxing Federation).

In 2005 until the end of 2017, he was appointed, federal coach of Kickboxing in POK. In August 2005, he was the lecturer of the 1st Kick Boxing school in Halkidiki, which was a reference point for coaching degrees recognized by the state and the granting of the first licenses to practice the profession OF KICKBOXING COACH. Since 2009, and after the delivery of his Thesis in F.I.M.A. University of Martial Arts, in England, he also holds a Bachelor in Martial Arts.

In addition, he holds a coaching degree in the sport of Muay Thai and is a founding member and head coach in Striking of the Panhellenic Federation of Mixed Martial Arts (PFMMA).

During all these years, Fight Club Galatsi produces champions, amateurs and professionals, who star in the global rings, winning the biggest titles and participating in the main cards of top professional events.

Many top Kick Boxing athletes have emerged from his hands as well as teachers who train in the best schools of Athens and in the largest chains of gyms in Attica.

Theofanous Elite Team was founded by Ioannis Theofanous. Each of its events stands out for its perfect organization, the flawless flow of the matches, the successful matchmaking, the fair and certified refereeing, but above all for the deep knowledge of the sport and its regulations.

Distinctions

• 2003 – Participation in the Pre-Olympic Boxing Tournament 2004 A’ class Category in Florina, Greece
• 2003 – Winner of Greek K-1 .82 Kgr (Low Kicks)
• 2003 – 1st World Kickboxing Champion, 82 Kg
• 2003 – 1st Panhellenic Boxing Champion, 81Kg
• 2002 – 2nd Kick Boxing World Champion, 82 Kg (Low Kicks)
• 2002 – World Title Contender (Full Contact) 12 X 2′, 79.5 Kg
• 2001 – 3rd Asian Open (Full Contact) in Kuwait, 81 Kg
• 2000 – 1st Balkan Champion (Professional Title), 79 Kg (Full Contact)
• 1996 – 1st Greek Cup Winner (Full Contact), 75Kg
• 1995 – 1st Greek Champion 1st Category (Full Contact), 75Kg

Events and Seminars

• 2023 – Organizing of the Super Seminar World Series – Athens 2023, with the legend Andy Souwer as the leader.
• 2023 – Organizing of the World Kickboxing Series – Athens 2023, the 1st WKS held in Europe, with invited legend Andy Souwer, and creation and assumption of representation of WKS Greece.
• 2022 – Organizing a seminar with Alex Chadud Da Silva.
• 2021 – Associate lecturer with Progressive Studies University in the sport of KICKBOXING.
• 2021- Organizer of the ALL STYLES STRIKING MMA FESTIVAL interclub matches
• 2019- Organizer of SOLYBAR SUMMER FIGHTS in Chalkoutsi
• 2018- Co-organizer of the XTREME GAMES in Rhodes (World Kickboxing Championship WPKA)
• 2018- Organizer of International Fight Club Open 2018, 1 & 2
• 2018- Kickboxing representative at KOBUDOMANIA (International Martial Arts Festival)
• 2018- Co-organizer of the 1st officially recognized MUAY THAI Championship
• 2017 – Organizer of International Fight Club Open 2017, Parts 1 & 2
• 2017 – Organizer of Aliveri Dare to Fight/Fight Night, in Aliveri, Euboia island, Greece
• 2017 – Kick Boxing presenter at the 1st Greek Scitec Muscle Beach Fest
• 2016 – Organizer of the International Fight Club Open 2016,1 & 2
• 2016 – Organizer of the SCIENCE IN FIGHTSPORTS training camp with the Lebanese National Team)
• 2015 – Organizer of the JOYA Kickboxing Championship (3 competition days)
• 2014 – Organizer of the JOYA Kickboxing Championship (3 competition days)
• 2013 – Organizer of the JOYA Kickboxing Championship (5 competition days)
• 2012 – Organizer of the JOYA Kickboxing Championship (5 competition days)
• 2011 – Organizer of the JOYA Kickboxing CUP (5 competition days)
• 2010 – Organizer of the JOYA Kickboxing CUP (5 competition days)
• 2010 – Leader at the coaching schools of P.O.K (Northern and Southern Greece in Halkidiki and Kamena Vourla respectively) with the participation of approximately 250 coaches in total.
• 2009 – Organizer of the 1st Adidas Kickboxing Championship.
• 2008 – He founds Fight Club Central Gym, Elite Kickboxing Center (1st Premium Kickboxing -MMA School in the country)
• 2007 – Organization of matches between the National teams of Greece and the Netherlands at the OAKA Indoor Stadium and a professional Kickboxing seminar with Ernesto Hoost as the leader.
• 2006 – Organization of a seminar with Ramon Dekkers as the leader, at the indoor stadium of Galatsi and Organizer of professional matches in honor of Ramon Dekkers
• 2006 – Presenter of Kickboxing seminars in Jordan and Syria.
• 2005 – Lecturer at the 1st Kickboxing Coach School (G.G.A.)
• 2004 – Appointed as coach of the national KickBoxing team (Low Kicks – K1)