Artyom Simonyan Explained

Artyom Simonyan (Armenian: Արտյոմ Սիմոնյան, born December 27, 1975, in Yerevan, Armenia) is an Armenian amateur boxer.

Amateur career

Simonyan won a silver medal at the 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the featherweight division^[1] and a bronze medal at the 1998 Boxing World Cup in the featherweight division.^{[2] [3]}

Professional career

Simonyan amassed a record of 13-0-1 (7 KO) from 2000 to 2003 and won the USBA Super Bantamweight title. He then won an IBF Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator and challenged Israel Vázquez for the IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Simonyan lost via fifth round technical knockout. He later retired with a record of 15-3-2 (7 KO).

Notes and References

1. Web site: 32.European Championships - Minsk, Belarus - May 17-24 1998. amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. 15 February 2013.
2. Web site: Artyom SIMONYAN. www.sportenote.com. 4 December 2012.
3. Web site: 8.World Cup - Beijing, China - June 1998. amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. 15 February 2013.