Artyom Simonyan (; born December 27, 1975, in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , ; ; sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia, as well as one of the world's List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerev ...

Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...

) is an

n amateur

boxer Boxer most commonly refers to: *Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing * Boxer (dog), a breed of dog Boxer or boxers may also refer to: Animal kingdom * Boxer crab * Boxer shrimp, a small group of decapod crustaceans * Boxer snipe ee ...

Amateur career

Simonyan won a silver medal at the 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the featherweight division and a bronze medal at the 1998

Boxing World Cup The Boxing World Cup is an international boxing event organized by the International Boxing Association (IBA), featuring boxers competing in different weight divisions. It was held from 1979 to 1998 as an individual competition and from 2002 to 2 ...

in the featherweight division.

Professional career

Simonyan amassed a record of 13-0-1 (7 KO) from 2000 to 2003 and won the USBA Super Bantamweight title. He then won an IBF Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator and challenged

Israel Vázquez Israel Vázquez Castañeda (December 25, 1977 – December 3, 2024) was a Mexican professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2010. He was a three-time super bantamweight world champion, having held the International Boxing Federation, IBF tit ...

for the IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Simonyan lost via fifth round technical knockout. He later retired with a record of 15-3-2 (7 KO).

Professional boxing record

References

External links

* 1975 births Living people Boxers from Yerevan Featherweight boxers Armenian male boxers {{Armenia-boxing-bio-stub