Ștefan Lătescu

Ștefan Lătescu (Japanese: ステファン・ラテスク; born 25 December 2001) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and boxer, and former Muay Thai and kempo practitioner, currently signed to Dynamite Fighting Show and K-1. A former amateur in two sports, Lătescu notched over 150 wins in amateur kickboxing,[1] and is the youngest senior heavyweight champion in the amateur boxing history of Romania. He is still undefeated nationally in boxing.[2]

Ștefan Lătescu
Born (2001-12-25) December 25, 2001
Iași, Romania
Other namesGolden Boy
Golden Star
NationalityRomanian
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
DivisionCruiserweight (2022–present)
Heavyweight (2020–2022)
Fighting out ofIași, Romania
TeamScorpions Iași
TrainerMihai Constantin
Years active2020–present
Kickboxing record
Total13
Wins11
By knockout5
Losses2
By knockout1
Draws0
Last updated on: March 12, 2022

As of 1 January 2023, Lătescu is ranked the #8 light-heavyweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.[3]

Professional kickboxing career

DFS

Lătescu made his professional debut against Eugen Mailat at DFS 7 on March 5, 2020.[4] He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[5] Lătescu was placed in the Dynamite Fighting Show Heavyweight tournament immediately afterwards, as he was booked to face Ionuț Iancu in the quarterfinals of the one-day tournament, which took place at DFS 8 on August 20, 2020. He lost the fight by split decision.[6]

Lătescu bounced back from his first professional loss with a unanimous decision win over Florin Ivănoaie at DFS 9 on December 4, 2020.[7] Lătescu next faced Marius Munteanu at DFS 10 on March 10, 2021.[8] He won the fight by unanimous decision. Lătescu would go on to notch two more victories prior to fighting for his first professional title, as he overcame Dževad Poturak by unanimous decision at DFS 11 on June 4, 2021,[9] and Konstantin Gluhov by unanimous decision at DFS 12 on September 22, 2021. His four fight win streak earned Lătescu the chance to face Ionuț Iancu for the vacant DFS Heavyweight Championship at DFS 13 on December 15, 2021. He lost the rematch by a second-round technical knockout, as he was knocked down three times by the two minute mark of the round.[10]

Lătescu made his Senshi debut against Olivier Langlois-Ross at Senshi 12 on July 9, 2022. He won the fight by a third-round knockout.[11] Lătescu next faced Jakob Styben at Senshi 13 in September 2022.[12] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[13] Lătescu returned to Dynamite Fighting Show in order to face Sam Tevette at DFS 14 on October 19, 2022. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[14]

K-1

Lătescu made his K-1 debut against the 2022 K-1 World GP Japan Openweight Tournament winner Mahmoud Sattari at K-1 World GP 2022 in Osaka on December 3, 2022.[15] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[16] Following this victory, Lătescu was ranked as the eighth-best light heavyweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kick.[17]

Lătescu faced the 2022 K-1 Japan Openweight Grand Prix finalist Seiya Tanigawa at K-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6 on March 12, 2023.[18] He won the fight via KO in the second round.[19]

Lătescu faced Adam Kosut at DFS 19 on May 13, 2023. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[20]

Championships and accomplishments

Olympic-style boxing
  • Romania Senior National Championship (2020, 2021, 2022)[2][21]
  • Romania Youth National Championship (2018, 2019)[2]
  • Romania Junior National Championship (2016, 2017)[2]
  • Romania Cadet National Championship (2015)[2]
  • Romanian Youth Cup (2018, 2019)[22][1]

Kempo
  • Romanian Kempo Federation
    • Romania Youth National Championship (2017)

Kickboxing
  • Dynamite Fighting Show
    • 2022 Fighter of the Year[23]
    • 2022 Knockout of the Year vs. Sam Tevette[23]
    • 2021 Rising Star of the Year[24]
    • Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Ionuț Iancu
    • 2019 Tellur Cup Winner
  • K-1
  • Senshi
    • Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Olivier Langlois-Ross[25]
  • FRFK/FRAMC
    • Romania Junior National Championships (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)[26]
  • ISKA
    • 2019 ISKA Amateur Members Association World Championships Junior Gold Medalist[2][27]

Muay Thai
  • World Muay Federation
    • 2017 WMF World Muaythai Championships Junior Silver Medalist[1]
  • European Muay Confederation
    • 2017 EMC European Muaythai Championships Junior Gold Medalist[26]
    • 2016 EMC European Muaythai Championships Junior Gold Medalist[26]
    • 2015 EMC European Muaythai Championships Junior Gold Medalist[26]

Professional kickboxing record
Kickboxing record
12 Wins (6 (T)KOs), 2 Losses (1 (T)KO), 0 Draws
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
2023-07-17 TBAK-1 World GP 2023Tokyo, Japan
2023-05-13WinPoland Adam KosutDFS 19Buzău, RomaniaKO (right hook)11:3712–2
2023-03-12WinJapan Seiya TanigawaK-1 World GP 2023: K'Festa 6Tokyo, JapanKO (punches)22:5011–2
2022-12-03WinIran Mahmoud SattariK-1 World GP 2022 in OsakaOsaka, JapanTKO (punches)21:3710–2
2022-10-19WinNetherlands Sam TevetteDFS 16Iași, RomaniaKO (punches)12:519–2
2022-09-10WinGermany Jakob StybenSenshi 13Varna, BulgariaDecision (unanimous)33:008–2
2022-07-09WinCanada Olivier Langlois-RossSenshi 12Varna, BulgariaKO (left hook)30:557–2
2022-05-06WinFrance Frangis Front GomaDFS 14Bucharest, RomaniaDecision (unanimous)33:006–2
2021-12-15LossRomania Ionuț IancuDFS 13Bucharest, RomaniaTKO (three knockdowns)22:015–2
For the vacant DFS Heavyweight Championship.
2021-09-22WinRussia Konstantin GluhovDFS 12Baia Mare, RomaniaDecision (unanimous)33:005–1
2021-06-04WinBosnia and Herzegovina Dževad PoturakDFS 11Bucharest, RomaniaDecision (unanimous)33:004–1
2021-03-10WinRomania Marius MunteanuDFS 10Bucharest, RomaniaDecision (unanimous)33:003–1
2020-12-04WinRomania Florin IvănoaieDFS 9Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDecision (unanimous)33:002–1
2020-08-20LossRomania Ionuț IancuDFS 8, Quarter FinalsBucharest, RomaniaDecision (split)32:001–1
2020-03-05WinRomania Eugen MailatDFS 7Arad, RomaniaTKO (referee stoppage)11:361–0

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

References
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