Artur Ter-Israelyan
| Artur Ter-Israelyan | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Артур Мельсович Тер-Исраэлян (Artur Melsovich Ter-Israelyan) |
| Weight(s) | Cruiserweight |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born | December 27, 1979 Moscow, Moscow Oblast, Russia |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 7 |
| Wins | 7 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 0 |
Artur Ter-Israelyan (Russian: Артур Мельсович Тер-Исраэлян; born 27 December 1979) is a Russian professional boxer with Armenian descent [1][2] is a sensational and unique boxer notable for remaining in shape and his knockout power despite being in his 40s, he also held the Russian Cruiserweight title and currently holds the ABCO Silver Cruiserweight title.[3]
Background[edit]
Most boxers have primes and when those prime passes, they start to weaken or in other words, "Father Time", mostly retiring at their late 30s or 40s, however, Israelyan is different, Israelyan began his boxing career late, started in 19 March 2022, when he was 42 years old, he boxed for the Shamo Boxing Promotions for several fights, including four of his bouts.[4]
Professional career[edit]
Debut[edit]
At the age of 42, Israelyan made his debut against compatriot journeyman, Artem Vychkin and made swift work, finishing Vychkin at the 2 minutes and 40 seconds mark of their first round out of 4 rounds clash.[5]
Israelyan vs. Zubkov[edit]
After defeating Uzbekistan's Ravshanbek Djabbarov and compiling a record of 4–0, Israelyan worked his way to his first titled bout (Unless the CIS title against Djabbarov mentioned in Sportball24 is certain[6]) facing tomato can yet worthy compatriot Alexander Zubkov for the vacant Russian Cruiserweight title at USC Soviet Wings, Moscow on 11 March 2023. On the match, Zubkov retired on his corner after dealing with an injury, thus, Israelyan's 4 win streak and 4 straight knockouts extends to 5s, according to the scorecards, Israelyan was winning all four rounds before the corner retirement.[7]
Israelyan vs. Ndafoluma[edit]
On 29 October 2023, Israelyan faces his toughest challenge yet and debuted outside of Russia and clashed in Istanbul, Turkey against veteran former IBO All-Africa, WBF (Federation) Inter-Continental and WBO Africa middleweight champion, Namibian boxer Lukas "The Demolisher" Ndafoluma for the vacant ABCO Silver and the less known WBC Middle East/MEBC Cruiserweight titles, in which Israelyan stopped his tough Namibian foe in a surprising two rounds, and looks forward to take the WBC International title and eventually become Russia's oldest cruiserweight champion.[8]
Professional boxing record[edit]
| Professional record summary | ||
| 7 fights | 7 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Lukas Ndafoluma | TKO | 2 (10), 1:24 | 29 Oct 2023 | Istanbul, Turkey | Won vacant ABCO Silver and Inaugural (perhaps) WBC MEBC cruiserweight titles |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Khusan Yuldashev | TKO | 1 (10), 2:52 | 4 May 2023 | USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Alexander Zubkov | RTD | 4 (10), 3:00 | 11 Mar 2023 | USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia | Vacant Russian cruiserweight title at stake; Corner retirement after sustaining an injury |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ravshanbek Djabbarov | TKO | 1 (10), 2:40 | 17 Dec 2022 | USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Said Mbelwa | TKO | 2 (8), 1:20 | 27 May 2022 | Concert Hall Mir, Moscow, Russia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Karen Avetisyan | RTD | 3 (6), 3:00 | 29 Apr 2022 | Concert Hall Mir, Moscow, Russia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Artem Vychkin | KO | 1 (4), 2:40 | 19 Mar 2022 | USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia |
References[edit]
- ↑ Sukachev, Alexey (5 December 2022). "Russia/Kazakhstan December Mid-Circuit Preview: Lopsan, Turarov in action". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ Family names have Armenian meanings
- ↑ "SPORTBALL24: Artur Ter Israelyan boxer". sportball24.com (in Russian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
- ↑ "Tapology: Artur Ter Israelyan boxer". tapology.com. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Artur Ter Israelyan vs. Artem Vychkin bout". boxrec.com. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ "SPORTBALL24: Artur Ter Israelyan boxer". sportball24.com (in русский). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ "BoxRec: Artur Ter Israelyan vs. Alexander Zubkov bout". boxrec.com. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ↑ "Артур Тер-Исраэлян в возрасте 43 лет завоевал свой 4-й чемпионский пояс (видео нокаута)". sportball24.com (in Russian). 30 October 2023.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
External links[edit]
- Professional boxing record for Artur Ter-Israelyan from BoxRec Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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