Sahak "Hak" Parparyan ( hy, Սահակ Պարպարյան; born 4 September 1988) is an

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, who is sometimes referred to as Sahak "Hak" Avetisyan. He is currently fighting out of the Van Os Gym in

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where he trains with fellow Armenian-born fighter and K-1 MAX stalwart

Gago Drago Gagik Harutyunyan ( hy, Գագիկ Հարությունյան; born 8 March 1985), better known as Gago Drago, is an Armenian-born Dutch welterweight kickboxer from Alkmaar. He is known for his punch combinations and unpredictable kicking techniqu ...

. Sahak is a former W.F.C.A. European and World Champion' and he is a former It's Showtime 85MAX world champion.

Biography and career

Fighting out of

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland, about 30 km north of Amsterdam. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination. The ...

, Sahak made his debut with the It's Showtime organization in 2006, winning a C-Klass bout by decision in his home town. In 2010 after almost exclusively fighting on the Dutch circuit, Sahak headed to

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to face

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for the W.P.M.F. European title, losing a decision to the home fighter after five rounds. He would make up for this disappointment the next year, winning the W.F.C.A. world title by KO'ing Yassin Boudrouz in the fourth round of their match in

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. In May 2011, Sahak faced

Amir Zeyada Amir "The Sphinx" Zeyada (born February 15, 1984) is an Egyptian- Dutch cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer currently fighting out of the Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he is trained by Thom Harinck. He is a former Dutch nationa ...

for the It's Showtime 85MAX world title, vacated by

Melvin Manhoef Melvin Manhoef (born 11 May 1976) is a retired Surinamese-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. In kickboxing, he is a former It's Showtime Middleweight Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion. In mixed mar ...

. After five rounds the Armenian was the new world champion, taking the belt by

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in what was one of the most exciting world title fights the organization has ever seen. Parparyan made his first title defense against English-American

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision 48–47, 49–46, 49–47, 48–47, and 49–48. He defeated

Jason Wilnis Jason Wilnis (born 10 December 1990) is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer of Surinamese descent competing in the Middleweight division. He is the last It's Showtime 85MAX champion and former Glory Middleweight Cha ...

via decision at ''Iron Ring'' on September 15, 2012 in

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. He was scheduled to defend his title against

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at '' It's Showtime 60'' in

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on November 10, 2012. However, he was forced to pull out of the fight due to

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issues and was replaced by former foe Jason Wilnis. In late 2012, he competed on the third season of the ''

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'' reality television show which culminated with a four-man tournament at ''Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators'' on December 2, 2012 in Ljubljana, Slovenia where Parparyan lost to Franci Grajš by unanimous decision in the semi-finals. Parparyan fought to a draw with

César Córdoba César Córdoba (born 23 October 1980) is a Spanish professional kickboxer and boxer, two times WKN World Champion. Titles Kickboxing *2011 WKL K-1 Rules World Champion *2010 WKN Oriental Rules Super Light Heavyweight World Champion -85.5&nbs ...

at ''Enfusion Live: Barcelona'' in Barcelona, Spain on March 9, 2012. Córdoba was more dominant over the first two rounds, but Parparyan scored a knockdown with right overhand in the third and final round to earn himself a draw. He lost to

Artem Levin Artem Valeryevich Levin (russian: Артё́м Вале́рьевич Ле́вин; born December 8, 1986), also known as Artem "The Lion" Levin, is a Russian middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Prokopyevsk. He is the former Glo ...

via an extension round decision at '' Glory 7: Milan'' in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013. He was TKO'd in round one by eventual champion Pavel Zhuravlev in the semi-finals of the -93 kg/205 lb tournament at ''Legend 2: Invasion'' in Moscow, Russia on November 9, 2013. This was the first time that Parparyan was stopped in a fight. He competed in the '' Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contendership Tournament'' in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014, beating

by split decision in the semi-finals before losing to

by majority decision in the final.

Titles

*2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Runner-up *2011 It's Showtime 85MAX World champion -85 kg *2010 W.F.C.A. World champion -86.5 kg *W.F.C.A. European champion -82.5 kg

Kickboxing record

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References

External links

It's Showtime - Official website

Van Os Gym Hyve - hyves.nl (In Dutch)
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Biography and career

Titles

Kickboxing record

See also

References

External links