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Tom Theocharis is a professional mixed martial artist who was born in Stratford, Ontario and now resides in Toronto, Canada. He is also the head kickboxing instructor at Xtreme Couture in Toronto. Tom was born on October 20th, 1993

Early Life

Tom Grew up in Stratford, Ontario where he began playing competitive hockey at an early age. Tom actually played on the same hockey team as famous superstar Justin Bieber. In addition to playing hockey Tom played Lacrosse and thoroughly enjoyed playing both sports. Tom grew up in a Greek Canadian household where he was submerged in the culture. Tom learnt the language of speaking Greek through his grandmother and now he is considered fluent in Greek. Tom attended St. Aloysius elementary school and later moved on to St.Michael's Catholic secondary school.

Martial Arts career

Tom started training at the age of 16 where he began training in karate-kickboxing at a local gym. After roughly 8 months he branched out taking Muay-Thai lessons from locals in Stratford who had been fighters. From then on forward in May of 2010 Tom Theocharis joined Team Tompkins in London, Ontario who's most prominent fighters include Sam Stout, Chris Horodecki and Mark Hominick. Other notable fighters from Team Tompkins that Tom frequently trained with include Chad Laprise, Chris Clements, Jesse Ronson and Malcolm Gordon.

Tom began competing as an amateur at the age of 20. On April 5th, 2014 where the fight took place at the legendary Joe Louis Arena. He succeeded in his amateur mma debut winning by second round knockout. He would then earn three more first round knockout victories before suffering his only defeat as an amateur to the number one ranked amateur in North America at 155lbs Alex Martinez. This was a highly anticipated matchup that was televised on the Fight Network. Unfortunately, he lost via second round arm bar but because of his performance against such a highly toughed fighter it was the beginning of his career where he began to gain notoriety throughout the mixed martial arts community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hfb2ceVZXc&t=534s&ab_channel=PeteDogg27. After his first loss as an amateur he quickly bounced back and defeated undefeated prospect Dale Tallman on just two weeks notice via first round submission.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOkHj7dyQmg&t=518s&ab_channel=PeteDogg27.

After amassing a 5-1 amateur record which included 4 knockout wins and 1 submission win Tom decided to turn professional at the age of 23 where he made his debut with King of the Cage. In that timeframe as a professional Tom travel to Thailand to Phuket Top Team where he trained for an upcoming fight. Tom has travelled throughout all of North America in addition to Asia and Europe to train and compete. Currently Tom holds a 100% knockout ratio in his professional career. He has produced some highlight reel knockouts. Throughout Canada Tom is Known as an exciting fighter who fans love to watch.

After moving from his home gym in London, Ontario he now trains full time in Toronto where one of his main training partners is Elias Theodorou.

Secondary Education

Tom Attended the University of Western Ontario to Study earning a degree in Sociology and criminology. He also attended Fanshawe College earning a diploma in in Business Marketing as well as a post graduate certification in Human Resources Management. Tom also holds certifications in sport nutrition and personal training. In addition to those certifications he also holds a certification with real estate mortgage investment conduit.

Filmography

Tom Theocharis has starred in several documentaries which include "Hard Knocks Fighting Out of the Cage TV series documentary . Along with various other documentaries and Pay-Per-View televised events Tom starred in the documentary called "Mind Games"