Artur Grigorian
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Artur Grigorian is an Uzbek boxer
of Armenia
n descent.
in 2004 by decision. He retired later that year after winning one more bout.
In February 2009, at the age of 41, he came out of retirement for one more bout in which he won a six round unanonimous decision against Kirkor Kirkorov
, who is also of Armenian descent.
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n descent.
Amateur highlights
- 1991 2nd place as a Lightweight at the World Championships in Sydney, Australia. Results were:
- Defeated Juan Carlos Saiz Segura (Spain) PTS (26-18)
- Defeated Julio Gonzalez (Cuba) PTS (15-12)
- Defeated Hong Sung-SikHong Sung-SikHong Sung-Sik is a retired South Korean amateur boxer.-Career:Hong won a bronze medal in the men's Lightweight category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...
(South Korea) PTS (19-7) - Defeated Justin Rowsell (Australia) PTS (21-15)
- Lost to Marco RudolphMarco RudolphMarco Rudolph was a German boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.- Professional career :...
(Germany) PTS (14-19)
- 1992 Grigorian represented the Unified Team (Former Soviet Union) at the Barcelona Olympic Games as a Lightweight. His results were:
- Defeated Óscar Palomino (Spain) 11-10
- Lost to Hong Sung-SikHong Sung-SikHong Sung-Sik is a retired South Korean amateur boxer.-Career:Hong won a bronze medal in the men's Lightweight category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...
(South Korea) 3-9
Professional career
Known as "King Artur", Grigorian began his professional career in 1994 and won the Vacant WBO Lightweight Title by defeating Javier Altamirano in 1996. He went undefeated throughout his whole career and defended the title 17 times before losing it to Acelino FreitasAcelino Freitas
Acelino "Popó" Freitas is a Brazilian boxer and a former world junior lightweight and lightweight champion. Freitas is also a state legislator for the state of Bahia . His style of fighting in the ring has garnered him a reputation for being more of a brawler than a boxer. His nickname, Popó, was...
in 2004 by decision. He retired later that year after winning one more bout.
In February 2009, at the age of 41, he came out of retirement for one more bout in which he won a six round unanonimous decision against Kirkor Kirkorov
Kirkor Kirkorov
Kirkor Kirkorov is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Featherweight Division by Germany's eventual bronze medalist Andreas Tews.Kirkorov also competed at the 1988...
, who is also of Armenian descent.