Arsen Goulamirian
Arsen Goulamirian (ar-SEN goo-la-me-RIAN; Armenian: Արսեն Գուլամիրյան; born 4 October 1987) is an Armenian-born French professional boxer who has held the WBA (Super) cruiserweight title since 2019. As of May 2020, he is ranked as the world's sixth best active cruiserweight by BoxRec,[1] eighth by The Ring magazine[2] and ninth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.[3]
| Arsen Goulamirian | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Feroz |
| Weight(s) | Cruiserweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
| Reach | 73 1⁄2 in (187 cm) |
| Nationality | French |
| Born | 4 October 1987 Armenia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 26 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 0 |
Professional career
Arsen turned professional in 2011 and won 14 consecutive fights before winning the WBA Continental (Europe) cruiserweight title.[4] He would improve his record to 22–0 before getting a shot at the vacant Regular WBA cruiserweight title against Ryad Merhy.[5] Arsen would end up winning the fight via 11th round stoppage and became the interim WBA cruiserweight champion.[6]
The WBA changed Goulamirian's status from Regular to Interim, when former champion Beibut Shumenov came back from his eye injury and recovered the Regular WBA cruiserweight title by defeating Turkish Hizni Altunkaya on 7 July 2018.[7]
On 20 October 2018, Goulamirian defended his Interim title for the first time against the Australian Mark Flanagan in Marseille, France. Flanagan's corner threw in the towel in the ninth round after he fell twice.[8] Goulamirian end up retaining his title with a ninth-round TKO.[9]
In February 2019, Goulamirian's promoter Sébastien Acariès lost a purse bid against Don King, Shumenov's promoter. King won after submitting a winning bid of $821,000, for the proposed WBA “Regular” cruiserweight title fight between titleholder Beibut Shumenov and interim champion Arsen Goulamiriam in Kazakhstan sometime in May.[10] When asked about the fight King said “I’m excited about the prospect of Shumenov returning home to defend his title and meet both the outgoing and the new President of his country. I’m planning to put together another great Don King Productions extravaganza. It will be a night of boxing that Kazakhstan and the United States will not forget.”
However King failed to honor his winning bid and to put together the fighting event, as Shumenov was stripped of his title.[11] Arsen Goulamirian became the new Regular WBA cruiserweight champion.
In June 2019, The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee called for the Purse bid to grant the promotional rights of the Cruiserweight division, between the Super Champion, Denis Lebedev and the Regular Champion, Arsen Goulamirian.[12] But the auction was suspended because both sides reached an agreement to finalize the fight.[13] In July 2019, the Lebedev vs Goulamirian fight collapsed, as Denis Lebedev decided to retire on aged 39.[14]
Goulamirian presented his Super WBA cruiserweight belt in Marseille, on 20 July 2019 without fighting against Lebedev.
Professional boxing record
| 26 fights | 26 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 18 | 0 |
| By decision | 8 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Win | 26–0 |  Constantin Bejenaru |
RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 28 Dec 2019 |  Palais des Sports, Marseille, France |
Retained WBA (Super) cruiserweight title |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kane Watts |
KO | 4 (12), 1:05 | 15 Nov 2019 | AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France |
Retained WBA (Super) cruiserweight title |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Mark Flanagan |
TKO | 9 (12), 2:26 | 20 Oct 2018 | Palais des Sports, Marseille, France |
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| 23 | Win | 23–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ryad Merhy |
TKO | 11 (12), 0:51 | 24 Mar 2018 | Palais des Sports, Marseille, France |
Won WBA interim cruiserweight title |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 |  Hamilton Ventura |
KO | 3 (10), 2:58 | 2 Dec 2017 | La Palestre, Le Cannet, France |
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| 21 | Win | 21–0 |  Mitch Williams |
TKO | 9 (10), 2:04 | 1 Jul 2017 | Casino d'Evian, Evian les Bains, France |
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| 20 | Win | 20–0 |  Alexander Kubich |
UD | 10 | 22 Apr 2017 | Astroballe, Villeurbanne, France |
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| 19 | Win | 19–0 |  Arturs Kulikauskis |
TKO | 3 (10) | 17 Dec 2016 | Stade de l’Est, Saint-Denis, France |
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| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Giulian Ilie |
TKO | 2 (8) | 22 Oct 2016 | Casino de Deauville, Deauville, France |
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Andrei Kniazev |
UD | 12 | 20 May 2016 | Palais des Sports Porte de Versailles, Paris, France |
Retained WBA Continental cruiserweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | David Radeff |
TKO | 5 (10) | 16 Apr 2016 | Le PEPSI, Issoudun, France |
Won France cruiserweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Lubos Suda |
TKO | 1 (12) | 5 Mar 2016 | Palais des sports, Paris, France |
Won WBA Continental cruiserweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 |  Tomislav Rudan |
KO | 2 (6) | 29 Jan 2016 | Salle Polyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France |
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Isossa Mondo |
TKO | 6 (8) | 17 Dec 2015 | Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, France |
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  Lukasz Rusiewicz |
UD | 8 | 17 Oct 2015 | Salle Polyvalente de Mon Idee, Auvillers-les-Forges, France |
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Mohamed Azzaoui |
TKO | 1 (8) | 3 Jul 2015 | Salle du Mouzon, Auch, France |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Toni Visic |
TKO | 3 (6) | 31 May 2015 | Zaal Forum, Aalst, Belgium |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ismail Abdoul |
SD | 8 | 3 Apr 2015 | Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Ghent, Belgium |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Arturs Kulikauskis |
PTS | 6 | 30 Jan 2015 | Salle Polyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 |  Martin Avila |
KO | 1 (6), 0:50 | 21 Mar 2014 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Holiday Inn, Greater Montreal, Canada |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Mathieu Monnier |
UD | 6 | 19 Sep 2013 | Casino le Lyon Vert, Lyon, France |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | David Radeff |
TKO | 7 (10) | 5 Jul 2013 | Salle du Mouzon, Auch, France |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 |  Taylor Mabika |
UD | 8 | 30 Mar 2013 | Salle Jean Mace, Issoudun, France |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Patryk Kowoll |
TKO | 1 (6) | 23 Nov 2012 | Salle Polyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Antoine Boya |
PTS | 6 | 26 Jan 2012 | Salle Polyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Adrian Bleszynski |
TKO | 1 (4) | 27 May 2011 | Salle Polyvalente des Ramiers, Blagnac, France |
References
- "BoxRec: Cruiserweight ratings". boxrec.com. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "Ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "RANKINGS | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "Worldwide boxing results 3 - Page 5 of 19". The Ring. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "Goulamirian and Merhy will fight for the WBA Cruiserweight title this Saturday". Boxing channel. Archived from the original on 23 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- "Golulamirian stops Merhy for WBA cruiser title". Fightnews. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- "Beibut Shumenov vs. Hizni Altunkaya – Results » Boxing News 24". Boxing News 24. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "Flanagan beaten in world title bout". www.townsvillebulletin.com.au. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "Boxing News: WBA interim champ Goulamirian stops Flanagan » January 11, 2019". fightnews.com. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
- "Don King Proposes Beibut Shumenov vs. Arsen Goulamiriam To Take Place In Kazakhstan | Fightful Boxing". www.fightful.com. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "Shumenov Stripped Of Title, Goulamiriam Now "Regular" Champ". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "WBA Cruiserweight Lebedev-Goulamirian Purse Bid will be on June 20". World Boxing Association. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "Lebedev and Goulamirian reach an agreement; WBA auction is suspended". World Boxing Association. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "Boxing Champ Lebedev Retires After Fights Fall Through". The New York Times. Associated Press. 11 July 2019. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
External links
| Sporting positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Ovill McKenzie |
WBA Continental cruiserweight champion 5 March 2016 – December 2016 |
Vacant Title next held by Maksim Vlasov | ||
| Preceded by David Redaff |
French cruiserweight champion 16 April 2016 – April 2017 |
Vacant Title next held by Siril Makiadi | ||
| World boxing titles | ||||
| Vacant Title last held by Yuniel Dorticos |
WBA cruiserweight champion Interim title 24 March 2018 - 31 May 2019 Promoted |
Vacant Title next held by Ryad Merhy | ||
| Preceded by Beibut Shumenov Status changed |
WBA cruiserweight champion 31 May – 1 September 2019 Regular title until June 2019 Promoted |
Succeeded by Beibut Shumenov Status changed | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Denis Lebedev |
WBA cruiserweight champion Super title August 2019 - present |
Incumbent | ||