Episode 208 - Part 3 - Stan ’The Man’ Longinidis

Sam Newman and Don Scott chat with Stan "The Man" Longinidis who is an Australia retired heavyweight kickboxer and 8-time world kickboxing champion. Stan Longinidis is one of the few fighters to win world titles in four different styles of kickboxing competition. Stan's kickboxing career commenced in 1983, and he had won two amateur titles when he challenged Santiago Garza for the WKA World Light Heavyweight Championship in 1987. Despite the contest ending in a draw, Longinidis had displayed such potential that he was invited to train full-time at the prestigious Jet Center kickboxing gym of Van Nuys. Determined to become Australia's first world champion in the sport, Longinidis resigned from his job as a computer programmer and moved to the United States. From his new home in California, he amassed 18 consecutive wins and won the WKA North American and US Heavyweight Championships, as well as the Australian National Heavyweight title.