Dennis Alexio

Dennis Raymond Alexio (born March 12, 1959) is an American former Undisputed World Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion who competed in the light heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Starting out as a light heavyweight, Alexio kicked off his career with an extensive, knockout-laden undefeated streak before losing a decision to Don "The Dragon" Wilson in a World Kickboxing Association (WKA) World Super Light Heavyweight Full Contact Championship match in 1984. He rebounded from this by winning the Professional Karate Association (PKA) World Light Heavyweight title that same year before moving up to cruiserweight and taking the International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) World Cruiserweight Full Contact strap. In the late 1980s, he began his transition to the heavyweight division where he won six world titles and was considered the undisputed World Heavyweight Champion. He faced the two toughest tests of his career in 1992 against Branko Cikatić and Stan Longinidis - both of whom were heavier fighters - fighting to a controversial draw with Cikatić and losing to Longinidis via an early low kick KO which resulted in a broken leg. (The decision was later overturned to a No Contest after it was discovered that a hole in the ring was the true cause of the break in his leg, not the kick by Longinidis.)

Dennis Alexio
BornDennis Raymond Dick
(1959-03-12) March 12, 1959
Vacaville, California, United States
Other namesDennis The Terminator Alexio
Kaheke
The Menace
The Portuguese Man o' War
NationalityAmerican
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92.1 kg (203 lb; 14.50 st)
DivisionLight Heavyweight
Cruiserweight
Heavyweight
Reach72.5 in (184 cm)
StyleKajukenbo • Kickboxing • Tang Soo Do, TKD Muay Thai, Boxing
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
TrainerAl Lagardo, Nasser Niavaroni, Bob Smith, Jacob “Stitch” Duran
Years active1980–1999
Professional boxing record
Total8
Wins7
By knockout5
Losses1
By knockout1
Draws0
Kickboxing record
Total72
Wins68
By knockout63
Losses2
Draws1
No contests1
ChildrenAshley Sanchez Ayoob, Titan Alexio, Tahia Alexio, Taybr Alexio, Thorr- Thays Alexio

An aggressive fighter possessing good boxing skills, a powerful spinning back kick and Muay Thai style roundhouse kick to the midsection, head and legs, Alexio retired with an impressive 92% KO ratio. As of April 2017 he is in prison on multiple counts of tax evasion.

Early life

Dennis Alexio was born and raised in Vacaville, California. He was a standout athlete in his youth, excelling in American football, baseball and basketball. In an interview with Inside Karate magazine, he claimed to have turned down an offer to play baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[1] He began his martial arts training in Kajukenbo and in college, he played American football as a linebacker, using karate to get faster and more flexible for football. Liking karate, he decided to pursue the full contact aspect of it, not just point sparring. So Alexio started learning other styles like tang soo do before moving on to full-contact karate/professional kickboxing, where he added boxing and Muay Thai skills to his kickboxing repertoire along with his karate training. His entrance music was "The Final Countdown" by Swedish rock band Europe.

Career

Early career (1980–1983)

Alexio debuted as a professional kickboxer in early 1980, losing to Mike King via technical knockout in Culver City, California in his freshman appearance. The outcome of the bout was later overturned to a no contest by the PKA, however, with the fight deemed a mismatch as Alexio was competing for the first time with no amateur fights or any fighting experience, while King was a Professional Full Contact Karate/Kickboxer. Alexio learned from that fight and trained hard, he went on to win seventeen consecutive fights after that, all by knockout with only one going past the third round. In his first international match-up, Alexio stopped Basil Gura with a kick in round three of their contest in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia on November 19, 1983.

Light heavyweight and cruiserweight world championships (1984–1986)

Having established himself as a force on the world stage with his extensive winning streak, Alexio was given the chance to fight Don "The Dragon" Wilson for the inaugural WKA World Super Light Heavyweight (-83.2 kg/183.4 lb) Full Contact Championship in Hollywood in Wilson's home state of Florida on March 29, 1984. Televised on NBC's Sports World and with the #1 spot in the STAR System World Kickboxing Ratings on the line, Alexio's straight forward, boxing-based style played into the hands of the counterfighter Wilson, who pelted him with unchecked low kicks throughout the twelve round bout. Wilson won by a unanimous decision 119-106,119-112,118-114.[2] Alexio disputed the result, calling it a "hometown decision."[3] A second bout between the pair would never come to fruition.

Alexio rebounded from this defeat by winning the PKA World Light Heavyweight title in his hometown of Vacaville on September 14, 1984, knocking down Rob Salazar twice in round five en route to a decision win. He made successful defences of this belt against Bernard Clark and Neil Singleton the following year before moving up to the cruiserweight division where he was soon crowned the ISKA World Cruiserweight (-88.2 kg/194.4 lb) Full Contact Champion. He also briefly pursued a career in professional boxing between 1984 and 1985, going 7-1 with five KO victories.

In an ISKA title defence on August 16, 1986 in Denver, Colorado, Alexio survived an early scare as he was dropped with a big right hook from Lowell Nash in the first round, coming back by flooring Nash with a right hook of his own before finishing him with a right cross at the end of the fourth.[4]

Transition to heavyweight (1987–1991)

By 1987, Alexio's record consisted of twenty-six wins and one loss, and so he made the transition to the heavyweight class where, at 1.80m/5 ft 11in and just over 91 kg/200 lb, he was one of the smaller competitors. After winning the Karate International Council of Kickboxing (KICK) full contact world heavyweight title, he made one last defence of his ISKA cruiserweight belt on June 3, 1987 when he outpointed Larry McFadden over twelve rounds in Stateline, Nevada. Less than a month later, he defended his KICK Heavyweight belt and also won the vacant ISKA Heavyweight (-96.4 kg/212.5 lb) title against Jeff Hollins on June 20, 1987 in Denver.[5]

On August 6, 1990 at Harrah's Lake Tahoe in Stateline, Alexio faced Canadian taekwondo stylist Darrell Henegan in a heavyweight unification fight with Alexio's ISKA and KICK titles, and Henegan's Fight Factory Karate Association (FFKA) title on the line. Alexio won via TKO after the referee stopped the fight towards the end of the fifth round.[6]

At the end of 1990, he re-located to Honolulu, Hawaii where he fought twenty times at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center, winning all twenty by knockout. He also adopted the nickname of "Kaheke" while fighting there and often fought in a Hawaiian grass skirt.

In another heavyweight title unification bout, Alexio put his ISKA belt on the line against Jerry Rhome with the vacant PKC title also up for grabs at KarateMania III held at Caesars Tahoe in Stateline on August 24, 1991. He floored Rhome with a roundhouse kick on the bell at the end of the fourth before going out and finishing him off early in five.[7] Alexio then defeated a number of middle-of-the-road challengers from around the world under full contact before seeking super fights with champions from other rule sets.

Fights with Cikatić and Longinidis (1992)
Main articles: Dennis Alexio vs. Branko Cikatić and Dennis Alexio vs. Stan Longinidis
"Indeed everything about Alexio screamed larger-than-life. He oozed charisma and it wasn't hard to see why he had been offered several more silver screen roles and developed the biggest following in kickboxing history – especially among female fans."

– Michael Schiavello on Alexio's stardom in the early 1990s.[8]

On March 16, 1992, Alexio faced his toughest opponent to date when he met Croatian Muay Thai fighter Branko Cikatić in at the World Martial Arts Challenge at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Although Alexio still held the ISKA, KICK and FFKA heavyweight world tiltes, and Cikatić was the WKA/IKBF World Cruiserweight Champion, the only title on the line was the inaugural World Martial Arts Challenge (WMAC) Heavyweight Championship. The rules of the bout were disputed between both fighters right up to the day of the fight. Alexio, who had competed exclusively under full contact rules, wanted both fighters to wear foot pads. Cikatić, a Muay Thai stylist and international rules fighter, wanted low kicks as well as the Thai clinch to be allowed. In the end, low kicks were allowed and Alexio wore foot pads, and knees and the clinch were banned. The duration of the fight was set at eight, three-minute rounds.[9]

The first two rounds were a battle but Alexio was winning with his barrage of un-answered uppercuts, hooks to the head and body kicks, but Cikatić was game and did fire back. Alexio utilized his better boxing skills but Cikatić used his powerful low kicks to his advantage. Cikatić was docked a point in the second round for kneeing Alexio in the clinch, which was not legal for this bout. The fight then ended in confusion in the third round when a stoppage was called as Alexio's right foot pad came off. The referee, Pat Burleson, decided to continue the fight without retrieving the foot pad as it had fallen out of the ring. However, before the fight was restarted Alexio hit Cikatić with two left hooks and then kicked at him but missed as he fell to the canvas. The fight was stopped there and, as it had gone less than half of the set eight rounds, was ruled a technical draw.[10]

Following this, Alexio went on to collect three straight KO wins before agreeing to fight Australian Stan Longinidis, an up-and-coming fighter who had been calling him out for some time.[11] One of the most highly anticipated fights in the sport's history at the time, and a bad-blooded affair, the bout took place in Longinidis' hometown of Melbourne, Victoria on December 6, 1992 with the vacant ISKA International rules Heavyweight Championship of the World up for grabs. Six seconds into the fight, Longinidis hit Alexio with a right low kick, causing Alexio's fibula and tibia to break. Officially, the fight lasted just fifteen seconds and Longinidis was named the winner via technical knockout.[12][13][14]

Alexio and his manager, Bob Wall, disputed the fight and claimed that the fracture was caused by Alexio twisting his leg on a depression in the ring floor. Although Wall did initially comment after the fight, that Longinidis clearly won with an excellent legal kick.[15][16] The outcome of the review was divided: the United States division of the ISKA overturned the ruling to a no contest, while the WKA and Australian division of the ISKA upheld the original decision.[17] A rematch between Longinidis and Alexio was discussed but never materialized.[18][19]

Later career (1993–1999)

One of kickboxing's biggest stars at the time, Dennis Alexio was offered the opportunity to fight at UFC 1, the first mixed martial arts tournament held in North America, in 1993 but declined because of the money and he was still recovering from his broken leg and a screw was sheared off by accident into his leg which complicated his return to the ring.[20] Alexio recovered from his broken leg and made a comeback on January 22, 1994 in Lake Tahoe, where he defeated England’s Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion and K-1 Kickboxer Mark Russell Of England via technical knockout in the second round to defend the PKC World Heavyweight Full Contact Karate/Kickboxing title.[21] His first significant fight since his comeback came on March 26, 1994 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada when he defeated Dick Kimber to defend the PKC belt at KarateMania VIII. He was ordered by the referee to remove his Hawaiian grass skirt at the end of round one, and came out wearing a pair of traditional kickboxing trunks in round two and battered Kimber to a TKO victory.[22]

He would end out his career fighting mostly in Honolulu and under full contact rules, beating a number of K-1 fighters. During the mid-1990s, he began to face growing criticism of his opponents, with Rick Roufus and Maurice Smith claiming that he was avoiding them and other high-level heavyweights, but he has stated on numerous occasions on television that he would take them on but the promoters couldn’t get the fighters together with the money or the cable networks and pay per view to televise the fights with the arrival and popularity of the UFC/MMA American Kickboxing viewership was on the decline and the television ratings and Pay per view buys weren’t there any longer for the networks to justify those big money fights so they never happened.[23][24]

On May 31, 1997, Alexio won the vacant IKF World Heavyweight Championship when he defeated European Super Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion and MMA fighter Barrington Patterson of England who was often referred to as one of Britain's "hardest men" by TKO at the end of the fifth round in Honolulu.[25] His first defense of this title was on November 21, 1997 when he defeated Jeff Gibson. In May 1998 in Sacramento, California, he defeated French Kickboxing/Savate Heavyweight Champion Achille Roger of France by TKO in round five to defend his title for a second time.[26] His title was retired by the IKF on November 24, 2003. The IKF organization had been trying to contact Alexio since June 2003, to discuss what his future plans for the sport were, such as a title defense or a retirement of his title. However, they never received any return phone call.[27]

His last ever fight came on December 18, 1999 at Honolulu's Neal S. Blaisdell Center, where he knocked out Welshman Gordon Minors to win the WAKO Pro World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship, his eight world title.[28][29]

Personal life

Alexio starred alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 1989 film Kickboxer.[30] He also had a small role in the 1988 film Picasso Trigger in addition to an appearance in a 1990 episode of Super Force.

Alexio was charged with two counts of bank fraud in addition to failing to pay child support on July 1, 2003.[31] On December 20, 2005, a federal magistrate ordered that he be detained and returned to California.[32]

On June 12, 2007, Alexio was arrested at his home in Aiea, Hawaii for failing to appear as a witness before a federal grand jury and on an outstanding federal warrant issued in San Francisco for bank fraud. A federal judge in West Virginia had issued a warrant for his arrest on April 20 when he failed to appear as summoned to testify in a fraud case.[33][34]

Alexio was again arrested by federal agents at a coffee shop in Aiea, Hawaii on November 21, 2013, and his wife Anitalei was later arrested at their home. The couple was charged with 36 counts of filing false tax claims, wire fraud and money laundering from December 2008 to August 2013. The federal government also accused him of sending false documents to obtain gold bars and coins worth hundreds of thousands of U.S. dollars.[35] Both pleaded not guilty and were scheduled to stand trial on the charges in January 2014.[36][37] On January 22, 2016, Alexio was found guilty on 28 counts, including tax fraud, theft and money laundering.[38] On April 27, 2017, Alexio was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.[39] He is serving his sentence at Federal Correctional Institution, Safford.[40]

Championships and awards

Kickboxing

Boxing record
Boxing record
7 wins (5 KOs), 1 loss, 0 draws
DateResultOpponentVenueLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
1985-11-02Win Kevin SmithHereford HouseSacramento, California, USKO27-1
1985-06-18Win Tim JonesSacramento, California, USDecision63:006-1
1985-04-06Win Bernard ClarkHereford HouseSacramento, California, USTKO45-1
1985-02-08Loss Mike RandleNapa, California, USTKO84-1
1984-11-02Win Tommy TelleryNapa, California, USDQ24-0
1984-07-13Win Tony WillinghamNapa, California, USKO43-0
1984-06-12Win Philip RosasSacramento, California, USKO22-0
1984-02-22Win Darrell SingletonSanta Rosa, California, USKO31-0

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Kickboxing and Karate record
Kickboxing record
68 wins (63 KOs), 2 losses, 1 draw, 1 no contests
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTimeRecord
1999-12-18Win Gordon MinorsNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO568-1-1 (3)
Wins the WAKO Pro World Heavyweight (-94.1kg/207.5lb) Full Contact Championship.
1999-05-08Win Anthony ElmoreNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO1267-1-1 (3)
1999-03-06Win Ricky NickelsonNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO66-1-1 (3)
1998-05-01Win Achille RogerMemorial Auditorium Sacramento, California, USTKO465-1-1 (3)
Defends the IKF World Heavyweight (-97.73kg/215.5lb) Full Contact Championship.
1997-11-21Win Jeff GibsonNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO64-1-1 (3)
Defends the IKF World Heavyweight (-97.73kg/215.5lb) Full Contact Championship.
1997-05-31Win Barrington PattersonNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USTKO563-1-1 (3)
Wins the IKF World Heavyweight (-97.73kg/215.5lb) Full Contact Championship.
1996-11-02Win Larry CuretonNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO (spinning back kick)262-1-1 (3)
1996-08-17Win Masaaki MiyamotoNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USTKO61:0161-1-1 (3)
Defends the ISKA World Heavyweight (-96.4kg/212.5lb) Full Contact Championship.
1996-05-11Win Stephane RevellionNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO560-1-1 (3)
1995-12-01Win Dennis LaneNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO (kick)159-1-1 (3)
1995-11-12Win Hiriwa Te RangiGuamKO358-1-1 (3)
1995-07-01Win Stuart GreenNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO657-1-1 (3)
1994-11-01No Contest Sérgio BatarelliNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USNo contest (injury)12:0056-1-1 (3)
1994-03-26Win Dick KimberKarateMania VIIIMontreal, Quebec, CanadaKO (punches and left body kick)22:2656-1-1 (2)
Defends the PKC World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship.
1994-01-22Win Mark RussellKarateManiaStateline, Nevada, USKO (left hook)21:4055-1-1 (2)
Defends the PKC World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship.
1993-08-27Win Dennis DowneyNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO (right high kick)354-1-1 (2)
1992-12-06Loss[17][note 1] Stan LonginidisClash of the Titans, Melbourne SECMelbourne, Australia(leg kick)10:1553-1-1 (2)
For the ISKA World Heavyweight (-96.4kg/212.5lb) International Rules Championship.
1992-11-10Win Lawrence WhiteNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO253-1-1 (1)
1992-09-06Win Dmitry KocherginNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO (kick)152-1-1 (1)
1992-07-11Win Dennis DowneyNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO (kick)451-1-1 (1)
1992-03-16Draw Branko CikatićWorld Martial Arts Challenge, Thomas & Mack CenterLas Vegas, Nevada, USTechnical draw31:2550-1-1 (1)
For the WMAC World Heavyweight Championship.
1992-02-05Win Clement SallesNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO550-1 (1)
1991-12-20Win David CoradiniPirae, TahitiKO (kick)149-1 (1)
1991-12-07Win Larry CuretonArco Arena.Sacramento, California, USKO548-1 (1)
1991-10-17Win Espedito da SilvaNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO447-1 (1)
1991-08-24Win Jerry RhomeKarateMania III, Caesars TahoeStateline, Nevada, USTKO (referee stoppage)50:2646-1 (1)
Defends the ISKA World Heavyweight (-96.4kg/212.5lb) Full Contact Championship and wins the PKC World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship.
1991-06-08Win Ahmad JihadNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO (kick)245-1 (1)
1991-04-03Win Boom Boom ByersNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO (kick)344-1 (1)
1990-11-29Win Horace CraftNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, Hawaii, USKO (kick)443-1 (1)
1990-11-01Win Michael McDonaldSacramento, California, USKO342-1 (1)
1990-08-06Win Darrell HeneganHarrah's Lake TahoeStateline, Nevada, USTKO (punches)51:5441-1 (1)
Defends the ISKA World Heavyweight (-96.4 kg/212 lb) Full Contact Championship and the KICK World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship, and wins the FFKA World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship.
1990-05-18Win Dino HomseyVacaville, California, USKO (kick)840-1 (1)
1990-04-27Win Curtis JacksonSacramento, California, USKO439-1 (1)
1990-02-19Win Horace CraftRadisson HotelSacramento, California, USKO (punches and left high kicks)238-1 (1)
1989-11-07Win Paul MadisonStateline, Nevada, USKO (kick)337-1 (1)
1989-06-05Win Jeff HollinsInglewood, California, USDecision112:0036-1 (1)
Defends the KICK World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship.
1988-11-16Win Maurice TornisiMadison Square GardenNew York City, New York, USKO335-1 (1)
1988-08-27Win Tim JonesTampa, Florida, USKO (kick)234-1 (1)
1988-06-03Win Jeff BuckStateline, Nevada, USKO533-1 (1)
1988-05-15Win Tom MoutonMiami, Florida, USKO (kick)332-1 (1)
1987-11-17Win Al MimsDenver, Colorado, USKO (kick)231-1 (1)
1987-06-20Win Jeff HollinsDenver, Colorado, USDecision (unanimous)122:0030-1 (1)
Defends the KICK World Heavyweight Full Contact Championship and wins the ISKA World Heavyweight (-96.4 kg/212 lb) Full Contact Championship.
1987-06-03Win Larry McFaddenStateline, Nevada, USDecision122:0029-1 (1)
Defends the ISKA World Cruiserweight (-88.2kg/194.4lb) Full Contact Championship.
1987-04-04Win Mike WinklejohnDenver, Colorado, USDecision (unanimous)72:0028-1 (1)
1987-03-15Win Pete MasterRichmond, California, USKO (kick)527-1 (1)
1987-02-11Win Zinnie ReynoldsVallejo, California, USKO (kick)326-1 (1)
1986-08-16Win Lowell NashDenver, Colorado, USKO (right cross)42:0025-1 (1)
Defends the ISKA World Cruiserweight (-88.2kg/194.4lb) Full Contact Championship.
1986-07-17Win J.D. JohnsonDixon, California, USKO624-1 (1)
1985-12-14Win Neil SingletonSacramento, California, USKO523-1 (1)
Defends the PKA World Light Heavyweight Championship.
1985-11-02Win Kevin SmithSacramento, California, USKO222-1 (1)
1985-04-06Win Bernard ClarkSacramento, California, USTKO (left high kick and punches)41:1921-1 (1)
Defends the PKA World Light Heavyweight Championship.
1984-12-08Win Cedric RogersSacramento, California, USKO920-1 (1)
1984-09-14Win Rob SalazarVacaville, California, USDecision (unanimous)122:0019-1 (1)
Wins the PKA World Light Heavyweight Championship.
1984-07-11Win Al MimsReno, Nevada, USKO (kick)218-1 (1)
1984-03-29Loss Don WilsonHollywood, Florida, USDecision (unanimous)122:0017-1 (1)
For the WKA World Super Light Heavyweight (-83.2kg/183.4lb) Full Contact Championship and the STAR World Super Light Heavyweight (-83.2kg/183.4lb) Championship.
1983-11-19Win Basil GuraNewcastle, AustraliaKO (kick)317-0 (1)
For the Pacific Cruiserweight Title.
1983-10-22Win Al MimsVallejo, California, USKO316-0 (1)
1983-09-10Win Cedric RogersSacramento, California, USKO315-0 (1)
1983-05-09Win Jerold CurryVallejo, California, USKO314-0 (1)
1983-03-11Win Neil SingletonChicago FightsChicago, Illinois, USTKO (referee stoppage)213-0 (1)
1982-11-05Win Mike DuvallBoise, Idaho, USKO112-0 (1)
1982-08-05Win Rick DunnSparks, Nevada, USKO (kick)111-0 (1)
1982-06-02Win Bill HolmesSacramento, California, USKO (kick)110-0 (1)
1982-05-26Win Ed TaftSacramento, California, USKO29-0 (1)
1982-04-30Win Ron JenkinsSacramento, California, USKO (kick)18-0 (1)
1982-04-28Win Jess AddisonSacramento, California, USKO (kick)17-0 (1)
1982-02-02Win John KnightSanta Rosa, California, USKO (kick)26-0 (1)
1981-11-13Win Bruce LeamerSan Jose, California, USKO (kick)45-0 (1)
1981-02-25Win Van PalacioOakland, California, USKO (kick)24-0 (1)
1980-11-25Win Wayne TaylorCulver City, California, USKO13-0 (1)
1980-09-06Win Bill NormanStockton, California, USKO22-0 (1)
1980-06-30Win Reggie EatonStockton, California, USKO31-0 (1)
1980-00-00No Contest Mike KingVeteran's AuditoriumCulver City, California, USNo contest (overturned by the PKA)0-0 (1)
Originally a TKO loss for Alexio. Overturned to a no contest by the PKA as the fight was deemed a mismatch.

Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Footnotes
  1. The WKA and ISKA-Australia record the outcome as a win for Longinidis, while the ISKA-US records it as a no contest.

Notes
  1. page 27, Inside Karate
  2. Video on YouTube
  3. DENNIS ALEXIO & THE LAST BASTION OF A TEENAGE MEMORY By Michael Schiavello
  4. Dennis Alexio vs. Lowell Nash on YouTube
  5. Alexio Defends World Kickboxing Title. Black Belt magazine. Active Interest Media, Inc. September 1989. pp. 77–78.
  6. Dennis Alexio vs. Darrell Henegan on YouTube
  7. Dennis Alexio vs. Jerry Rhome on YouTube
  8. DENNIS ALEXIO & THE LAST BASTION OF A TEENAGE MEMORY By Michael Schiavello
  9. Wallace, Bill (September 1992). Ringside at the Worlds Martial Arts Challenge. Black Belt magazine. Active Interest Media, Inc. p. 12.
  10. Puzzled by Alexio–Cikatic Bout. Black Belt magazine. Active Interest Media, Inc. November 1992.
  11. "Interview with Stan The Man Longinidis". muaythaionline.org. December 2000. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013.
  12. "This sport's really kicking on". The Age. 2003-02-17. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  13. Alexio breaks leg, loses kickboxing title. Black Belt magazine. Active Interest Media, Inc. April 1993. pp. 14–16.
  14. Video on YouTube
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713010042/http://www.ikf-asia.com/ikf-asia-2/past-ikf-champions/
  16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH9dDqe4A64&t=3m42s
  17. Past IKF Champions: Dennis Alexio Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  18. Rematch set for Longinidis, Alexio
  19. Longinidis' title 'in dispute' says ISKA
  20. Catching up with the founders and participants of UFC 1
  21. 1994 IKF news
  22. Alexio Looks Sharp at KarateMania VIII
  23. Alexio Dominates Elmore
  24. Rick Roufus reflects on his career and the future of kickboxing
  25. ALEXIO CAPTURES IKF WORLD HEAVWEIGHT TITLE
  26. Hawaii Sports News
  27. Past IKF Champions: Dennis Alexio Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  28. Alexio returning to Blaisdell to tangle with 'Welsh Warrior'
  29. Minors hopes to be a major threat to Alexio's crown
  30. Willman, Chris (September 11, 1989). "'Kickboxer' Takes a Giant Step Backwards". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
  31. Bail denied for former kickboxer Alexio
  32. Ex-champ kickboxer ordered to California
  33. Alexio jailed for defying Virginia subpoena
  34. Feds arrest ex-kickboxing champ Alexio
  35. Former kickboxing champ Dennis Alexio arrested Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  36. Ex-kickboxing champion Dennis Alexio faces tax, other charges
  37. Former Kickboxer Dennis Alexio and wife arrested
  38. Former kickboxing champion found guilty of tax fraud, money laundering
  39. Dennis Alexio Sentenced For Tax Fraud, Money Laundering, And Commercial Fraud
  40. Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator

References
  • Inside Karate Magazine, page 27: DENNIS ALEXIO by Mike Sullivan.
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