Background
He was born in Melbourne, Australia, however is of Greek ethnicity.
He was born in Melbourne, Australia, however is of Greek ethnicity.
He lives in Melbourne. In 1993, Petridis beat the legendary Jean-Yves Thériault, by points decision in a 12 round fight in Montreal, Canada, for Thériault"s world title, under American rules. Tosca in 1993, also competed in the K-2 Grand Prix "93 tournament, which was a Light Heavyweight tournament hosted by K-1.
In 1995, Tosca fought Dutch legend, Rob Kaman under Muay Thai rules, and after Tosca seemingly being in front on points against Kaman, the fight was stopped towards the end, after an accidental headbutt, which had the fight ruled a no contest.
His overall boxing record was 9 wins, 5 losses, and 1 draw. Tosca also competed in one Mobile Marketing Association match in 2004, where he defeated Judo practitioner, Peter Jones by TKO. 2004 Australia Cruiserweight Title in Perth, Australia.