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Turkish boxer
Garbis Zakaryan
Born (1930-06-02 ) 2 June 1930Died 25 January 2020(2020-01-25) (aged 89) Nationality Turkish Other names "Demir Yumruk" ("Iron Fist") Statistics Weight(s) Welterweight
Garbis Zakaryan (Armenian : Կարբիս Զաքարյան ), (June 2, 1930 – 25 January 2020) was a Turkish and European welterweight boxing champion of Armenian ethnicity. He was the first Turkish professional boxer.[ 1] He was nicknamed "Demir Yumruk" ("Iron Fist").[ 2]
Life and career
Zakaryan was born in Istanbul , of Armenian descent, and studied at the local Armenian Esayan school.[ 3] His father couldn't work because of poor health and his mother would make the entire household living from knitting.[ 1] He left school at 5th grade and began working as a newspaper salesman.[ 1] He began his boxing career in 1944 at the Boğaziçi Turnuvası (Bosporus Tournament).[ 3] He became the Istanbul and Turkey champion at 48 kg in 1947 and 1948. He then represented the Turkish National Team for the first time in 1949 against Spain. He became the first Turkish professional boxer in 1951. Zakaryan retired in 1966. He then worked as a boxing trainer including European champion, Cemal Kamaci.
Zakaryan went on to lose his European champion title in March 1957. He was Middle-East champion in 1964.
Zakaryan died on 25 January 2020 at the age of 89 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was interred at Şişli Armenian Cemetery after the religious funeral ceremony at Surp Yerrortutyun Armenian Church (Armenian : Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն Եկեղեցի , Turkish : Beyoğlu Üç Horan Ermeni Kilisesi ).[ 2]
Record
28 Wins (6 knockouts), 8 Losses (1 knockouts), 5 Draws [ 4]
Res.
Record
Opponent
Type
Date
Location
Notes
Draw
32-13-6
Franco Nenci
PTS
1966-04-15
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
1-1
Piero Morgia
TKO
1965-12-09
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
0-1
Maroun Jeres
PTS
1965-08-14
Beirut , Lebanon
Win
5-5-3
Abdulha Mohamed Djen Doubi
TKO
1965-03-20
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
4-6
Jean-Claude Labreuille
PTS
1964-12-02
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
2-1-2
Lothar Kremer
PTS
1964-09-17
Paris, France
Win
2-1-2
Lothar Kremer
PTS
1964-09-17
Paris, France
Win
0-0
Maroun Jeres
KO
1964-06-08
Istanbul , Turkey
Middle Orient Middleweight Title
Win
3-17-6
Mario Della Corte
PTS
1964-04-09
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
39-29-11
Rene Brunet
PTS
1963-11-18
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
66-65-20
Jean Ruellet
PTS
1963-08-19
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
38-26-10
Rene Brunet
TKO
1963-03-27
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
1-0-2
Charles Attali
PTS
1960-10-12
Istanbul , Turkey
Draw
1-0-1
Charles Attali
PTS
1960-03-18
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
0-1-0
Mohammed Salah Mousri
PTS
1959-10-08
Istanbul , Turkey
Loss
38-15-4
Paulo Sacoman
PTS
1957-11-22
São Paulo , Brazil
Win
11-7-6
Brahim Kettani
PTS
1957-11-10
Paris, France
Loss
34-2-2
Martiniano Pereyra
TKO
1956-10-20
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Loss
44-1-2
Cirilo Gil
PTS
1956-09-22
Buenos Aires , Argentina
Loss
48-7-2
Idrissa Dione
PTS
1956-08-18
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
14-3-2
Ousmane Cisse
PTS
1956-04-08
Beirut , Lebanon
Loss
7-0-0
Jacques Nervi
PTS
1956-03-17
Granville , France
Win
16-1-0
Michel François
PTS
1956-03-03
Paris, France
Win
22-6-2
Ziyaris Taki
KO
1955-07-30
Istanbul , Turkey
Turkish Welterweight Title
Win
22-6-2
Ahmed Belarbi II
PTS
1955-06-05
Istanbul , Turkey
Draw
0-1-0
Jan Papadopulos
PTS
1955-05-15
Alexandria , Egypt
Win
19-7-8
Karl Oechsle
PTS
1955-03-27
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
Emmanuel Lambidis
PTS
1955-02-27
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
Jan Papadopulos
PTS
1954-11-02
Beirut , Lebanon
Loss
34-2-0
Idrissa Dione
PTS
1954-02-05
Beirut , Lebanon
Loss
33-2-0
Idrissa Dione
PTS
1954-01-23
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
Brahim Kettani
PTS
1954-01-12
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
22-30-7
Emmanuel Clavel
RTD
1953-10-03
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
15-3-2
Ziyaris Taki
PTS
1953-08-18
Istanbul , Turkey
Turkish Welterweight Title
Win
9-22-4
Robert Astoine
PTS
1953-04-30
Paris, France
Draw
16-15-31
Freddi Teichmann
PTS
1953-04-17
Berlin, Germany
Win
22-8-4
Charles Dhery
PTS
1953-03-14
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
8-18-4
Leandre Mateos
PTS
1953-01-13
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
8-18-4
Michel Lambidis
PTS
1951-12-23
Istanbul , Turkey
Win
5-0-0
Ziyaris Taki
PTS
1951-05-02
Istanbul , Turkey
Precise date is uncertain. This fight is from a record provided by Leo Vollnhofer, Vienna.
Loss
2-0-0
Ziyaris Taki
PTS
1951-03-10
Istanbul , Turkey
Precise date is uncertain. This fight is from a record provided by Leo Vollnhofer, Vienna.
Draw
5-6-2
Ali Amrane
PTS
1950-10-18
Istanbul , Turkey
See also
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