Vanes Martirosyan
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Vanes Martirosyan Վանես Մարտիրոսյան | |
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 Martirosyan celebrating his victory against Joe Greene, 2010 | |
| Born | Vanes Norikovich Martirosyan May 1, 1986 |
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| Other names | The Nightmare |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (182 cm) |
| Reach | 70 in (178 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 36 |
| Wins by KO | 21 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 1 |
Vanes Norikovich Martirosyan (Armenian: Վանես Մարտիրոսյան; born May 1, 1986) is an Armenian-American professional boxer. He has challenged twice for a light middleweight world title, in 2013 and 2016, and held the WBC Silver light middleweight title from 2011 to 2012.
Early life
Vanes was born on May 1, 1986, in Abovyan, Armenia. Vanes' father, Norik Martirosyan, was a boxer in Armenia who worked for an industrial company and was also in the army. Vanes has two brothers, one older and one younger, and a sister.[1]
His family moved to Glendale, CA when he was four years old. He started boxing when he was seven after his father found out there was a gym nearby.
Martirosyan was taken out of junior high school by his father and became home-schooled once it had become clear that he needed to keep his son's fighting confined to the ring.
Amateur career
Martirosyan was an eight-time National Champion and a Golden Gloves Champion.
In 2004, after winning a match against Haiti's Andre Berto in the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana, Mexico, Martirosyan secured a spot in the US Olympic Team. He represented the United States at the 2004 Olympics as a Welterweight. He was on the same olympic team as Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell.
Results were:
- Defeated Benamar Meskine (Algeria) 45-20
- Lost to Lorenzo Aragon Armenteros (Cuba) 11-20
Notable boxers Martirosyan defeated as an amateur include Austin Trout (three times), Andre Berto, and Timothy Bradley.[2]
Professional career
At the age of 20, he turned professional at 154 pounds with Bob Arum's promotional company Top Rank. Vanes is managed by his uncle, Serge Martirosyan.[3] He is also co-managed by Shelly Finkel, who also manages and advises world champions such as Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao, Fernando Vargas and Jeff Lacy, among others.
Vanes is trained by Freddie Roach, who was voted 2003 and 2006 Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America. He trains alongside Roach's other top students: Manny Pacquiao, Julio César Chávez, Jr. and Amir Khan.
Martirosyan has also worked with Ronnie Shields, winning his first fight under Shields's tutelage when he knocked out Dan Wallace in one round. Shields has also trained: Evander Holyfield, Juan Díaz, Rocky Juarez and Pernell Whitaker.
Martirosyan subsequently scored a shutout unanimous decision over Clarence Taylor,[4] and also recorded wins against Billy Lyell (who would later topple previously unbeaten John Duddy), Harrison Cuello, Andrey Tsurkan and Willie Lee.[5]
Martirosyan was scheduled to make his HBO debut on June 5, 2010 in Yankee Stadium on the Miguel Cotto vs. Yuri Foreman undercard. His opponent was fellow undefeated prospect Joe Greene (22-0, 14 KOs). Martirosyan handed Greene the first loss of his career by way of unanimous decision. With this win Martirosyan, advanced to 28-0 with 17 wins coming by way of knockout.
On March 19, 2011 Vanes made his next appearance in the ring at the Bell Centre in Montreal. He got an easy win over Mexican Bladimir Hernandez by way of KO in the second round.
His next fight was against veteran Saúl Román in a WBC semi-final title eliminator for the vacant WBC Silver Light Middleweight Championship. The bout was on June 4, 2011 in HBO's televised portion of the Julio César Chávez, Jr. vs. Sebastian Zbik undercard. Román knocked Vanes down in the first round and gave him trouble in the next two. Martirosyan came back in the fourth and fifth. When the seventh round began, Román cornered Vanes against the ropes and landed several blows. Vanes may have caught Román just in time from being stopped. In the same round, Vanes trapped Román against the ropes and knocked him down. After Román got up, Vanes landed a hard right hook on his chin and followed up with a barrage of blows while Román was leaning on the ropes, causing the fight to be stopped and turning what seemed to be near-defeat into victory.
On October 29, 2011 Vanes fought contender Richard Gutierrez. Vanes dominated from start to finish and won a ten round unanimous decision. The judges' scorecards were 100-90, 100-90 and 99-91; Vanes winning all but one round from one judge.[6]
Martirosyan fought veteran Troy Lowry on the Julio César Chávez, Jr. vs. Marco Antonio Rubio undercard. Vanes knocked Lowry down in the first round and stopping him in the third to retain his WBC Silver title.[7]
On November 9, 2013 Martirosyan was defeated by Demetrius Andrade who on that day became a winner of the World Boxing Organization title.[8]
On March 21, 2014 he appeared on ESPN's Goossen Tutor Promotions, defeating Mario Antonio Lozano via unanimous decision after 10 rounds in a fight for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight title.[9]
Professional boxing record
| 40 fights | 36 wins | 3 losses |
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| By knockout | 21 | 0 |
| By decision | 15 | 3 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 40 | Loss | 36–3–1 |  Erislandy Lara
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UD | 12 | May 21, 2016 |  Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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For WBA and IBO light middleweight titles |
| 39 | Win | 36–2–1 | Ishe Smith
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MD | 10 | Sep 12, 2015 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 38 | Loss | 35–2–1 | Jermell Charlo
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UD | 10 | Mar 28, 2015 | Pearl Concert Theater, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 37 | Win | 35–1–1 | Willie Nelson
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UD | 10 | Oct 4, 2014 | Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
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Retained WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight title |
| 36 | Win | 34–1–1 |  Mario Alberto Lozano
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UD | 10 | Mar 21, 2014 | Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, U.S.
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Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light middleweight title |
| 35 | Loss | 33–1–1 | Demetrius Andrade
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SD | 12 | Nov 9, 2013 | American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.
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For vacant WBO light middleweight title |
| 34 | Win | 33–0–1 | Ryan Davis
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TKO | 2 (10), 2:01 | Jun 15, 2013 | American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
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| 33 | Draw | 32–0–1 | Erislandy Lara
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TD | 9 (12), 0:26 | Nov 10, 2012 | Wynn Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Split TD after Martirosyan was cut from an accidental head clash |
| 32 | Win | 32–0 | Troy Lowry
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TKO | 3 (10), 2:53 | Feb 4, 2012 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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Retained WBC Silver light middleweight title |
| 31 | Win | 31–0 |  Richard Gutierrez
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UD | 10 | Oct 29, 2011 | WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, Oklahoma, U.S.
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| 30 | Win | 30–0 | Saúl Román
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TKO | 7 (12), 2:58 | Jun 4, 2011 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Won vacant WBC Silver light middleweight title |
| 29 | Win | 29–0 | Bladimir Hernandez
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KO | 2 (8), 0:57 | Mar 19, 2011 |  Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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| 28 | Win | 28–0 | Joe Greene
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UD | 10 | Jun 5, 2010 | Yankee Stadium, New York City, New York, U.S.
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Retained NABF and WBO–NABO light middleweight titles; Won vacant WBA International light middleweight title |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 |  Kassim Ouma
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UD | 10 | Jan 16, 2010 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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Retained NABF and WBO–NABO light middleweight titles |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Willie Lee
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TKO | 3 (10), 2:13 | Dec 19, 2009 | Beeghly Center, Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
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Won NABF and vacant WBO–NABO light middleweight titles |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 |  Andrey Tsurkan
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RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | Jun 27, 2009 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
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| 24 | Win | 24–0 |  Harrison Cuello
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TKO | 1 (8), 2:13 | May 16, 2009 | Star of the Desert Arena, Primm, Nevada, U.S.
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| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Billy Lyell
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UD | 8 | Feb 7, 2009 | Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.
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| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Charles Howe
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TKO | 1 (10), 1:20 | Nov 1, 2008 | Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Michael Medina
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UD | 10 | Sep 19, 2008 | Star of the Desert Arena, Primm, Nevada, U.S.
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| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Ángel Hernández
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UD | 10 | Jun 26, 2008 | The Orleans, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Michi Munoz
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TKO | 3 (10), 2:20 | Feb 7, 2008 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Clarence Taylor
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UD | 6 | Jan 4, 2008 | Alameda Swap Meet, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Dan Wallace
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TKO | 1 (6), 1:34 | Dec 20, 2007 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Patrick Thompson
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UD | 6 | Oct 4, 2007 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Alexis Division
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RTD | 3 (8), 0:10 | Aug 30, 2007 | Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Alberto Mercedes
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TKO | 7 (8), 1:17 | Jun 29, 2007 | Cliff Castle Casino Hotel, Camp Verde, Arizona, U.S.
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Nelson Estupinan
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TKO | 2 (8), 2:59 | Apr 27, 2007 | Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas, U.S.
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Taronze Washington
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TKO | 2 (8), 2:22 | Jan 27, 2007 | Honda Center, Anaheim, California, U.S.
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Edgar Reyes
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RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | Nov 18, 2006 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Marcus Brooks
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UD | 6 | Aug 12, 2006 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Oscar Gonzalez
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TKO | 1 (6), 2:14 | Jun 3, 2006 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Tefo Seetso
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KO | 3 (6), 0:55 | Apr 8, 2006 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Juan Pablo Montes de Oca
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TKO | 3 (6), 1:21 | Feb 18, 2006 | The Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Abdias Castillo
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TKO | 5 (6), 1:45 | Nov 12, 2005 | Wynn Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Tony Morales
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TKO | 1 (6), 2:37 | Oct 8, 2005 | Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Gerardo Cesar Prieto
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UD | 6 | Sep 10, 2005 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Fernando Vela
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UD | 4 | Aug 26, 2005 | D&I Colonial Ballroom, Houston, Texas, U.S.
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jovanni Rubio
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TKO | 1 (4), 2:55 | May 28, 2005 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jesse Orta
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UD | 4 | Apr 8, 2005 | Fort McDowell Casino, Fountain Hills, Arizona, U.S.
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See also
References
- ^ http://www.vanesboxing.com/bio_personal.html
- ^ Anson Wainwright. "Vanes Martirosyan: "I'm calling out the champions. None of them are responding to me."". Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; February 2, 2014 suggested (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Gabriel Rizk (September 17, 2011). "Martirosyan counters". Glendale News-Press. Archived from the original on October 28, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Lance Pugmire (January 5, 2008). "Martirosyan scores impressive victory". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Christ, Scott (June 27, 2008). "Peterson and Martirosyan win on another Top Rank stinker". Bad Left Hook. SB Nation. Archived from the original on June 28, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Doug Fischer (October 31, 2011). "Martirosyan stays busy with one-sided decision over Gutierrez". The Ring. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Scott Christ (February 6, 2012). "Bully Beat-Up: On Vanes Martirosyan and Boxing's Ugliest Mismatches". Bad Left Hook. SB Nation. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Scott Christ (November 9, 2013). "Martirosyan vs Andrade results: Demetrius Andrade wins vacant WBO title by decision". Bad Left Hook. SB Nation. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Scott Christ (March 29, 2014). "Vanes Martirosyan: Top Rank held me back from making the biggest fights". Bad Left Hook. SB Nation. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
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External links
- Boxing record for Vanes Martirosyan from BoxRec (registration required)
- Stars are Aligned for Vanes Martirosyan