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Art Hovhannisyan
Born
Artyom Hovhannisyan

(1981-11-16) 16 November 1981 (age 42)
Gyumri, Armenia
NationalityArmenian
American
Other namesLionheart
Statistics
Weight(s)Super Featherweight
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights25
Wins18
Wins by KO10
Losses4
Draws3
No contests0

Artyom "Art" Hovhannisyan (born 16 November 1981 in Gyumri, Armenia) is a retired Armenian professional boxer. He fought in the super featherweight division.

Amateur career

Hovhannisyan started amateur boxing at the age of 13. He was taught under internationally known boxing coach, Varuzhan Davtyan. He is a four-time Armenian National Champion in the lightweight division.

Art has had much experience in World and European championships and international tournaments. He has fought in: China, Iran, Czechoslovakia, Croatia, France, Ukraine and many other countries. He has had over 175 amateur bouts and lost only 12 of them.

Professional career

Artyom moved to the United States in 2007 and trained at the Glendale Fighting Club under Edmond Tarverdyan.

Professional boxing record

18 Wins (10 knockouts, 8 decisions), 4 Losses (1 knockouts, 3 decisions), 3 Draws[1] Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes Win 18-4-3 Francisco Medel TKO 1(4) 2018-02-16 Sportsmans Lodge, Studio City, United States Loss 17-4-3 Jamel Herring RTD 3(10) 2017-02-10 Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio, United States Loss 17-3-3 Diego Magdaleno UD 10 2016-10-07 Belasco Theater, Los Angeles, California, United States Draw 17-2-3 Fidel Maldonado D 10 2016-05-20 Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California, United States Loss 17-2-2 Jonathan Maicelo SD 10 2014-07-11 Little Creek Casino Resort, Shelton, Washington, United States Loss the WBC International Silver Lightweight Title Win 17-1-2 Miguel Zuniga UD 8 2014-04-12 Hollywood Park Casino, Inglewood, California, United States Win 16-1-2 Daniel Attah TKO 6 (8) 2013-08-16 Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California, United States Loss 15-1-2 Alejandro Pérez UD 10 2013-02-22 Morongo Casino Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, United States Loss the WBO NABO Super Featherweight Title Win 15-0-2 Miguel Acosta SD 10 2012-07-20 Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California, United States Acosta down in 1st rd & Hovhannisyan down in rd 5. Draw 14-0-2 Cristobal Cruz TD 4 (10) 2011-08-05 Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California, United States Accidental head clash cuts Cruz over right eye. Win 14-0-1 Archie Ray Marquez KO 6 (8) 2011-06-10 Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California, United States Marquez down once in each of rounds one, three and five. Win 13-0-1 Jose Alfredo Lugo KO 5 (6) 2011-04-23 Nokia Theater, Los Angeles, California, United States Win 12-0-1 Cristian Favela UD 8 2010-07-17 Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California, United States Win 11-0-1 Hensley Strachan TKO 5 (6) 2010-03-06 Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California, United States Stratchan down in round 1. Win 10-0-1 Adrian Navarrete KO 1 (6) 2009-10-22 Commerce Casino, Commerce, California, United States Count waived. Win 9-0-1 Baudel Cardenas KO 5 (6) 2009-09-24 Club Nokia, Los Angeles, California, United States Count waived; Cardenas down in 4th round; twice in 5th. Win 8-0-1 Daniel Gonzalez TKO 6 (6) 2009-06-12 Civic Auditorium, Glendale, California, United States Gonzalez down in 3rd round. Win 7-0-1 Jose Alfredo Lugo UD 6 2008-09-19 Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, California, United States Win 6-0-1 Ricardo Delgado UD 6 2008-02-15 Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, United States Win 5-0-1 Terrance Jett TKO 4 (4) 2007-12-28 Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, United States Win 4-0-1 Jose Luis Soto Karass KO 1 (4) 2007-09-28 Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, United States Win 3-0-1 Eric Patrac UD 4 2007-08-17 Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, United States Draw 2-0-1 Youssef Maach MD 6 2006-07-12 Serre Chevalier, France First and second cards were 57-57, third was 58-56 for Hovhannisyan. Win 2–0 Eric Patrac UD 4 2006-06-02 Port Marchand, Toulon, Var, France Win 1–0 Said Moulkraloua PTS 4 2006-07-04 Port Marchand, Toulon, Var, France Professional debut.

References

  1. ^ "Art Hovhannisyan's Professional Boxing Record – BoxRec.com". Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2012.