Mike Zambidis

Michalis Zambidis, known as Iron Mike, is a Greek professional kickboxer and martial artist, born on 15 July 1980. He began training before the age of nine with his brother Spiros and has trained in Shotokan karate, boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, sanda and pankration. He turned professional in 2000 and earned the nickname Turkofagos after his eleventh win over Turkish fighters. He won the K-1 Oceania MAX title in 2002 by beating John Wayne Parr, knocked out Albert Kraus on his Japanese debut in 2003 and stopped Norifumi Kid Yamamoto in 2005. He is described as an 18-time champion, including titles with W5 and SUPERKOMBAT, and he mostly competed in the K-1 MAX, where he scored mostly knockouts. This entry is written from the English Wikipedia article on Mike Zambidis.