| Azat Hovhannisyan | |
| Nickname: | Crazy A |
| Weight: | Super-bantamweight |
| Height: | 5 ft 6 in |
| Reach: | 65 in |
| Birth Date: | 1988 8, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Boxrec: | 568890 |
| Total: | 25 |
| Wins: | 21 |
| Ko: | 17 |
| Losses: | 4 |
Azat Hovhannisyan (born 15 August 1988[1]) is an Armenian professional boxer who challenged for the WBC super-bantamweight title in 2018. As of August 2020, he is ranked as the world's sixth best active super-bantamweight by BoxRec,[2] ninth by The Ring[3] and tenth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.[4]
Hovhannisyan made his professional debut on 23 April 2011, losing by unanimous decision (UD) over four rounds against Juan Reyes at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California.[5]
After compiling a record of 12–2 (10 KOs) he faced Sergio Frias for the vacant WBC Continental Americas super-bantamweight title on 23 September 2017, at The Forum in Inglewood, California. Serving as part of the undercard for the world title fight between Jorge Linares and Luke Campbell, Hovhannisyan captured his first professional title with a wide UD victory. Two judges scored the bout 100–90 and the third scored it 98–92.[6]
He made a successful defence of his regional title in March 2018, defeating Ronny Rios via sixth-round knockout (KO),[7] before challenging WBC super-bantamweight champion Rey Vargas on 12 May at the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York. Hovhannisyan suffered his third professional defeat, losing by UD with the judges scorecards reading 118–110, 117–111, and 116–112.[8]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Loss | 21–4 | Luis Nery | KO | 11 (12), | 18 Feb 2023 | ||
| 24 | Win | 21–3 | Dagoberto Aguero | TKO | 2 (10), | 9 Apr 2022 | ||
| 23 | Win | 20–3 | Jose Santos Gonzalez | UD | 10 | 9 Jul 2021 | ||
| 22 | Win | 19–3 | Enrique Bernache | KO | 8 (10), | 13 Feb 2021 | ||
| 21 | Win | 18–3 | Franklin Manzanilla | KO | 4 (12), | 5 Sep 2019 | ||
| 20 | Win | 17–3 | Glenn Porras | KO | 4 (10), | 13 Jun 2019 | ||
| 19 | Win | 16–3 | Lolito Sonsona | KO | 5 (10), | 9 Feb 2019 | ||
| 18 | Win | 15–3 | Jesus Martinez | KO | 4 (8), | 12 Oct 2018 | ||
| 17 | Loss | 14–3 | Rey Vargas | UD | 12 | 12 May 2018 | ||
| 16 | Win | 14–2 | Ronny Rios | KO | 6 (10), | 9 Mar 2018 | ||
| 15 | Win | 13–2 | Sergio Frias | UD | 10 | 23 Sep 2017 | ||
| 14 | Win | 12–2 | Isao Gonzalo Carranza | UD | 8 | 2 Jun 2017 | ||
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Diuhl Olguin | KO | 6 (8), | 23 Mar 2017 | ||
| 12 | Win | 10–2 | Israel Rojas | KO | 1 (6), | 4 Nov 2016 | ||
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Mario Ayala | KO | 5 (6), | 15 Jul 2016 | ||
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Jesus Serrano | KO | 3 (8), | 24 Oct 2015 | ||
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Daniel Quevedo | TKO | 3 (6), | 31 Jul 2015 | ||
| 8 | Loss | 6–2 | Walter Santibanes | 6 | 29 Nov 2014 | |||
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Ali González | KO | 3 (6), | 19 Sep 2014 | ||
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Manuel Galaviz | KO | 2 (6), | 18 Jul 2014 | ||
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Raymond Chacon | UD | 4 | 21 Sep 2012 | ||
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Michael Wood | TKO | 3 (4), | 24 Aug 2012 | ||
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | William Fisher | 4 (4), | 17 Feb 2012 | |||
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Sergey Tasimov | 2 (6), | 3 Sep 2011 | |||
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Juan Reyes | 4 | 23 Apr 2011 | |||