Artem Dalakian

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Artem Dalakian
Артем Далакян
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight
Height5 ft 4+1⁄2 in (164 cm)
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1987-08-10) 10 August 1987 (age 34)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights21
Wins21
Wins by KO15
Losses0

Artem Dalakian (Ukrainian: Артем Далакян; born 10 August 1987) is a Armenian professional boxer who has held the WBA flyweight title since 2018. As of June 2020, he is ranked as the world's fourth best active flyweight by The Ring[1] and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board,[2] and eighth by BoxRec.[3]

Professional career[]

Early career[]

Dalakian was scheduled to fight Angel Moreno for the vacant WBA Continental flyweight title, on July 17, 2015. He won the fight by a unanimous decision.[4]

Dalakian was scheduled to make his first title defense against Robert Kanalas, on December 5, 2015. He beat Kanalas by a first-round technical knockout, stopping his opponent at the 2:24 minute mark.[5]

Dalakian defended his title for the second time against the 2013 EBU Flyweight champion Silviu Olteanu, on May 14, 2016. Dalakian won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout.[6]

Dalakian fought Jozsef Ajtai in his third title defense, on November 6, 2016. He beat Ajtai by a third-round technical knockout.[7]

Dalaian was scheduled to make his fourth and final WBA Continental title defense against Luis Manuel Macias, on April 22, 2017. He beat Macias by a sixth-round knockout.[8]

WBA flyweight champion[]

Dalakian was scheduled to fight the former unified WBA and WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria on February 24, 2018, for the vacant WBA flyweight title. The fight was scheduled as a part of the "Superfly 2" card, which was the second of a series of professional boxing cards centered around the super flyweight division.[9] Viloria was the more experienced of the two, having fought in fourteen world title fights, while Dalakian was making his first world title challenge.[10] Dalakian won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight scoring the fight 118-109 for Dalakian. The referee took away a point from Dalakian in the ninth round for repeatedly pushing Viloria down. Dalakian kept distance from Viloria throughout the twelve, managing to stagger his opponent in both the second and ninth rounds, although he was unable to finish him.[11]

Dalakian was scheduled make his first title defense against Sirichai Thaiyen on June 17, 2018. Thaiyen was, at the time, the #1 rated contender in the WBA flyweight rankings and Dalakian’s mandatory challenger.[12] Dalakian was completely dominant, knocking Thaiyen down in rounds five, six and eight, with the referee stopping the fight after the third knockdown.[13]

It was announced on October 16, 2018, that Dalakian would make a voluntary defense in December. The rumored opponents included Dennepa Kaitniwat, Gregorio Lebron and an unknown Japanese opponent.[14] Dalakian later revealed he would make his second title defense against Gregorio Lebron on December 15, 2018.[15] Dalakian won the fight by technical knockout, managing to knock Lebron down three times in the sixth round.[16]

Dalakian was scheduled to make his third title defense against the #1 ranked WBA flyweight and the WBA mandatory Sarawut Thawornkham, on June 15, 2019.[17] Dalakian was in control from the very beginning of the fight, punishing the advancing Sarawut, who offered little in return. He beat Sarawut by a tenth-round technical knockout.[18]

Dalakian was scheduled to fight Josber Perez in his fourth title defense, on February 8, 2020.[19] Dalakian won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117-111, 117-111 and 118-110. Perez had sporadic success in the first half of the fight, but Dalakian was able to successfully counter with two or three punch combinations.[20]

Dalakian is scheduled to make the fifth defense of his WBA title against Luis Concepción on November 20, 2021, at the AKKO International in Kyiv, Ukraine.[21] Dalakian won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout, forcing Concepción's corner to throw in the towel 41 seconds into the round.[22]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
21 fights 21 wins 0 losses
By knockout 15 0
By decision 6 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
21 Win 21–0 Panama Luis Concepción TKO 9 (12), 0:41 20 Nov 2021 Ukraine AKKO International, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained WBA flyweight title
20 Win 20–0 Venezuela Josber Perez UD 12 8 Feb 2020 Ukraine Parkovy Convention Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained WBA flyweight title
19 Win 19–0 Thailand Sarawut Thawornkham TKO 10 (12), 2:08 15 Jun 2019 Ukraine Parkovy Convention Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained WBA flyweight title
18 Win 18–0 Dominican Republic Gregorio Lebron TKO 6 (12), 2:46 15 Dec 2018 Ukraine Parkovy Convention Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained WBA flyweight title
17 Win 17–0 Thailand Sirichai Thaiyen TKO 8 (12), 2:54 17 Jun 2018 Ukraine Parkovy Convention Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained WBA flyweight title
16 Win 16–0 United States Brian Viloria UD 12 24 Feb 2018 United States The Forum, Inglewood, California, US Won vacant WBA flyweight title
15 Win 15–0 Mexico Luis Manuel Macias KO 6 (12), 2:31 22 Apr 2017 Ukraine Parkovy Convention Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained WBA Continental (Europe) flyweight title
14 Win 14–0 Hungary Jozsef Ajtai TKO 3 (12), 2:28 6 Nov 2016 Ukraine Parkovy Convention Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained WBA Continental (Europe) flyweight title
13 Win 13–0 Romania Silviu Olteanu TKO 8 (12), 2:10 14 May 2016 Ukraine Parkovy Convention Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained WBA Continental (Europe) flyweight title
12 Win 12–0 Hungary Robert Kanalas TKO 1 (12), 2:24 5 Dec 2015 Ukraine Stereo Plaza, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained WBA Continental (Europe) flyweight title
11 Win 11–0 Spain Angel Moreno UD 12 17 Jul 2015 Ukraine AKKO International, Kyiv, Ukraine Won vacant WBA Continental (Europe) flyweight title
10 Win 10–0 Georgia (country) Malkhaz Tatrishvili TKO 2 (8), 1:01 22 Nov 2014 Ukraine Ice Palace, Brovary, Ukraine
9 Win 9–0 Ukraine Kyrylo Kolomoytsev TKO 8 (8), 1:32 24 Jan 2014 Ukraine Sport Palace Druzhba, Donetsk, Ukraine
8 Win 8–0 Philippines Juan Purisima UD 12 24 Aug 2013 Ukraine Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine Retained WBA International flyweight title
7 Win 7–0 Hungary David Kanalas KO 1 (12) 5 Apr 2013 Ukraine Sergey Bubka school of Olympic reserve, Donetsk, Ukraine Won vacant WBA International flyweight title
6 Win 6–0 Bulgaria Galin Paunov TKO 2 (6), 2:37 10 Nov 2012 Ukraine Sport Palace Druzhba, Donetsk, Ukraine
5 Win 5–0 Ukraine Kyrylo Kolomoytsev UD 6 27 Jul 2012 Ukraine Sportpalace Dynamo, Donetsk, Ukraine
4 Win 4–0 Ukraine Serhiy Chekalov TKO 4 (6), 2:54 21 Jun 2012 Ukraine Sportpalace Dynamo, Donetsk, Ukraine
3 Win 3–0 Georgia (country) Levan Garibashvili TKO 4 (6), 1:44 2 May 2012 Ukraine Sports Complex SportMax, Donetsk, Ukraine
2 Win 2–0 Estonia Sergey Tasimov UD 4 10 Jan 2012 Ukraine Sport Palace Druzhba, Donetsk, Ukraine
1 Win 1–0 Ukraine Artur Oganesian TKO 3 (4), 2:00 26 Aug 2011 Ukraine Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine

See also[]

  • List of flyweight boxing champions

References[]

  1. ^ "Ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. ^ "RANKINGS | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ "BoxRec: Flyweight ratings". boxrec.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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  7. ^ "Далакян, Ефимович и Егоров защитили свои титулы". talks.su. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  8. ^ Preisser, Jeremiah. "Prospect Watch: Artem Dalakian". thegruelingtruth.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  9. ^ Rafael, Dan. "Brian Viloria to square off against Artem Dalakian for vacant flyweight belt". espn.com.sg. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  10. ^ Pamintuan, Carlo. "Brian Viloria to bank on experience in title fight with Artem Dalakian". espn.in. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  11. ^ BoxingScene Staff. "Artem Dalakian Decisions a Bloody Brian Viloria For WBA Title". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  12. ^ Sukachev, Alexey. "Artem Dalakian vs. Sirichai Thaiyen Heads To Kiev, June 17". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  13. ^ BoxingScene Staff. "Artem Dalakian Knocks Out Thaiyen in Eight, Retains WBA Belt". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  14. ^ Wilson, Michael. "Dalakian to Defend WBA Title in December". 3kingsboxing.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  15. ^ AMB. "Artem Dalakian expondrá este sábado ante Gregorio Lebrón". soloboxeo.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Dalakian vence a LeBron y retiene el título de la AMB". fightnews.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  17. ^ Costa, Carlos. "Thai WBA # 1 Flyweight Sarawut Thawornkham Training in the Philippines for Artem Dalakian Title Battle". philboxing.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  18. ^ Raspanti, John J. "Artem Dalakian defends WBA flyweight title, stops Sarawut Thawonkham in Kiev". maxboxing.com. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  19. ^ "Dalakian will defend WBA title against Perez". boxingworld.com.ua. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  20. ^ Salazar, Francisco. "Artem Dalakian outpoints Josber Perez, retains WBA 112-pound title". ringtv.com. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  21. ^ Costa, Carlos. "Artem Dalakian vs. Luis Concepcion on November 20 in Ukraine". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  22. ^ Sukachev, Alexey. "Artem Dalakian Breaks Down, Drops, Stops Luis Concepcion in Nine". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

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