Azat Hovhannisyan

Azat Hovhannisyan (born 15 August 1988) is an Armenian professional boxer who challenged for the WBC super-bantamweight title in 2018. As of August 2020, he is ranked as the world's sixth best active super-bantamweight by BoxRec,[2] ninth by The Ring[3] and tenth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.[4]

Azat Hovhannisyan
Statistics
Nickname(s)Crazy A
Weight(s)Super-bantamweight
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Reach65 in (165 cm)
NationalityArmenian
Born (1988-08-15) 15 August 1988
Yerevan, Armenia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights21
Wins18
Wins by KO15
Losses3

Professional career

Hovhannisyan made his professional debut on 23 April 2011, losing by unanimous decision (UD) over four rounds against Juan Reyes at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California.[5]

After compiling a record of 12–2 (10 KOs) he faced Sergio Frias for the vacant WBC Continental Americas super-bantamweight title on 23 September 2017, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Serving as part of the undercard for the world title fight between Jorge Linares and Luke Campbell, Hovhannisyan captured his first professional title with a wide UD victory. Two judges scored the bout 100–90 and the third scored it 98–92.[6]

He made a successful defence of his regional title in March 2018, defeating Ronny Rios via sixth-round knockout (KO),[7] before challenging WBC super-bantamweight champion Rey Vargas on 12 May at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Hovhannisyan suffered his third professional defeat, losing by UD with the judges scorecards reading 118–110, 117–111, and 116–112.[8]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
21 fights 18 wins 3 losses
By knockout 15 0
By decision 3 3
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Win 18–3 Franklin Manzanilla KO 4 (12), 2:58 5 Sep 2019 Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, US
20 Win 17–3 Glenn Porras KO 4 (10), 2:09 13 Jun 2019 Avalon Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, US
19 Win 16–3 Lolito Sonsona KO 5 (10), 2:23 9 Feb 2019 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, US
18 Win 15–3 Jesus Martinez KO 4 (8), 0:30 12 Oct 2018 Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, US
17 Loss 14–3 Rey Vargas UD 12 12 May 2018 Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, US For WBC super-bantamweight title
16 Win 14–2 Ronny Rios KO 6 (10), 1:12 9 Mar 2018 The Forum, Costa Mesa, California, US Retained WBC Continental Americas super-bantamweight title
15 Win 13–2 Sergio Frias UD 10 23 Sep 2017 The Forum, Inglewood, California, US Won vacant WBC Continental Americas super-bantamweight title
14 Win 12–2 Isao Gonzalo Carranza UD 8 2 Jun 2017 Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, US
13 Win 11–2 Diuhl Olguin KO 6 (8), 2:47 23 Mar 2017 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, US
12 Win 10–2 Israel Rojas KO 1 (6), 1:31 4 Nov 2016 Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, US
11 Win 9–2 Mario Ayala KO 5 (6), 2:18 15 Jul 2016 Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, US
10 Win 8–2 Jesus Serrano KO 3 (8), 2:29 24 Oct 2015 Marriott Convention Center, Burbank, California, US
9 Win 7–2 Daniel Quevedo TKO 3 (6), 0:36 31 Jul 2015 Chino Fair Grounds, Chino, California, US
8 Loss 6–2 Walter Santibanes MD 6 29 Nov 2014 Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, US
7 Win 6–1 Ali González KO 3 (6), 2:16 19 Sep 2014 Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, US
6 Win 5–1 Manuel Galaviz KO 2 (6), 2:36 18 Jul 2014 Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, US
5 Win 4–1 Raymond Chacon UD 4 21 Sep 2012 Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, US
4 Win 3–1 Michael Wood TKO 3 (4), 1:32 24 Aug 2012 Geelong Arena, Geelong, Australia
3 Win 2–1 William Fisher KO 4 (4), 2:43 17 Feb 2012 Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, US
2 Win 1–1 Sergey Tasimov TKO 2 (6), 2:50 3 Sep 2011 Karen Demirchyan Complex, Yerevan, Armenia
1 Loss 0–1 Juan Reyes UD 4 23 Apr 2011 Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California, US

References
  1. "Boxing record for Azat Hovhannisyan". BoxRec.
  2. "BoxRec: Super-bantamweight ratings". BoxRec. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. "The Ring super-bantamweight ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  4. "RANKINGS | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". TBRB. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. "BoxRec: Azat Hovhannisyan vs. Juan Reyes". BoxRec. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  6. Maravilla, Miguel (24 September 2017). "Boxing News: Linares-Campbell undercard results » August 20, 2020". Fight News. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. Salazar, Francisco (10 March 2018). "Azat Hovhannisyan stops Ronny Rios in six-round shootout". The Ring. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. "Rey Vargas outpoints aggressive Azat Hovhannisyan in spirited brawl". The Ring. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Horacio García		 WBC Continental Americas super-bantamweight champion
23 September 2017 – April 2018
Challenged for the world title		 Vacant
Title next held by
Carlos Castro
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