Karapet Karapetyan ( hy, Կարապետ Կարապետյան; born 28 November 1982), also known as Karapet Papijan is an

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kickboxer who competes in the super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. A professional since 2002, Karapetyan established himself on the Dutch scene by becoming a national champion and having a short stint in the It's Showtime promotion before two ill-fated world title shots in 2012. He signed with Glory the following year. As of 2 November 2015, he is ranked the #3 welterweight in the world by GLORY.

Early life

Born in

, Karapet Karapetyan moved to the

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aged sixteen in 1998 in the aftermath of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War, initially living in

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before settling in Nijmegen with his parents and two sisters. He had limited martial arts training in his homeland but began training in kickboxing and Muay Thai seriously under the tutelage of

Perry Ubeda Perry M. Johannes Ubeda (born 15 September 1971) is a Dutch former super middleweight kickboxer. Between 1992 and 2008 he won thirteen titles (national and international) in kickboxing, as well as titles in taekwondo and pro-boxing and he is ...

after his arrival in Nijmegen, having his first fight after six months of preparation.

Career

Early career (2002–2012)

Having turned professional in 2002, Karapetyan spent a number of years honing his skills on the Dutch kickboxing and Muay Thai scene in a rather unremarkable beginning to his career. On June 4, 2006, he competed in the World Full Contact Association (WFCA) 2006 Super Middleweight (-76.2 kg/168 lb) Tournament in

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, Netherlands, outpointing Mustafa Yılmaz in the quarter-finals and Winston Martens in the semis before losing to Joost Bauhaus, who he was already 0-1-1 against in two previous fights, in the final. The tournament final between the pair was scored a

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after the regulation three round and so it went to an extension round to decide the winner, after which Bauhaus came out on top. Later that year, on October 8, he rematched Winston Martens, taking a decision win to be crowned the WFCA Dutch Super Middleweight Champion. In early 2007, Karapetyan had a brief stint in the It's Showtime promotion. He won the '' It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2007 - Zwolle'' on February 2, 2007, taking decision wins over Yücel Fidan, Amir Zeyada and Tarek Slimani, respectively, before dropping a

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in his second and last appearance in the organization at '' Fights at the Border presents: It's Showtime Trophy 2007'' on March 24, 2007. Replacing Grega Smole who withdrew from the fight, Karapetyan challenged

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for his WFCA World Super Middleweight K-1 Championship in Eindhoven, Netherlands on February 12, 2012, losing by decision after five rounds. After rebounding with consecutive wins over Yakup Kaya and Alexandros Chatzichronoglou in the next two months, he then lost to Marc de Bonte on points on May 19, 2012. For the second time that year, Karapetyan challenged for a world title as a late replacement when he filled in for

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who conceded that he would not be able to make the -79.3 kg/175 lb weight limit in a fight for

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's WBC Muaythai Interim World Light Heavyweight Championship at ''Battle for the Belts'' in

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on June 9, 2012. He lost by unanimous decision, losing out in every round but the third. Turning his hand to professional boxing, he won the Ben Bril Memorial 6 Light Heavyweight (-79.3 kg/175 lb) Grand Prix in

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, Netherlands on October 15, 2012, beating Jeremy Blijd in the semi-finals and Marino Schouten in the final. He closed out the year with a controversial

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loss to

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at ''Fight Nights: Battle of Moscow 9'' in

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on December 16, 2012. The match, fought at -80 kg/176 lb, saw Karapetyan give Stetsurenko a lot of trouble, not allowing him to get inside and peppering him from the outside. Stetsurenko looked to have hurt Karapetyan a few times when he was able to get inside, and ultimately got a razor thin decision victory.

Glory (2013–present)

Signing with Glory in 2013 as a competitor in the organization's -77.1 kg/170 lb welterweight division, Karapetyan made his promotional debut against

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at '' Glory 7: Milan'' in

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on April 20, 2013 and winning by unanimous decision. He rematched

on the '' Glory 10: Los Angeles'' undercard in

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on September 28, 2013 and avenged his earlier defeat to the Russian with a unanimous decision victory. In his return to boxing on October 14, 2013, he was unable to retain the title that he won a year previously as he was eliminated by Joos Poulino in the semi-finals of the seventh edition of the Ben Bril Memorial tournament. Karapetyan competed in the four-man '' Glory 13: Tokyo - Welterweight World Championship Tournament'' in

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, Japan on December 21, 2013. He was originally set to face

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in the semi-finals but his opponent was later changed to Nieky Holzken when the matchups were reshuffled. Karapetyan was knocked down in rounds one and two and lost by unanimous decision. He defeated

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by unanimous decision on the '' Glory 14: Zagreb''

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on March 8, 2014. Replacing Nieky Holzken who withdrew from the match due to a recurring shoulder injury, Karapetyan challenged Marc de Bonte for the inaugural Glory Welterweight Championship at '' Glory 16: Denver'' in

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on May 3, 2014, losing by split decision. Karapetyan was scheduled to face

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for the

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80kg title at Enfusion Live 25 on March 14, 2015. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Karapetyan was scheduled to face Yoann Kongolo at Glory 26: Amsterdam on December 4, 2015. Kongolo won the fight by unanimous decision. Karapetyan was scheduled to face

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at CAPITAL FIGHTS on May 19, 2016. He lost the fight by a fourth-round knockout.

Personal life

Karapetyan graduated with a

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from

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in 2011. He is able to speak five languages;

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and

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in addition to his native

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Championships and awards

Boxing

*Ben Bril Memorial **Ben Bril Memorial 6 Light Heavyweight (-79.3 kg/175 lb) Grand Prix Championship

Kickboxing

* It's Showtime ** It's Showtime 75MAX (-75 kg/165 lb) Trophy 2007 - Zwolle Championship *World Full Contact Association **WFCA 2006 Super Middleweight (-76.2 kg/168 lb) Tournament Runner-up **WFCA Dutch Super Middleweight (-76.2 kg/168 lb) Championship

Boxing record

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References

External links

Official Glory profile
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