George Arias (boxer)

George Arias
Statistics
Real name	George Arias
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11.5 in)
Nationality	Brazilian
Born	(1974-04-21) 21 April 1974 (age 47) São Paulo, Brazil
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	72
Wins	56
Wins by KO	42
Losses	16

George Arias (born 21 April 1974 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian retired heavyweight boxer based in São Paulo. He challenged once for the WBO world cruiserweight title in 2001.

Professional career[]

Arias faced boxers such as Kubrat Pulev,^[1] Hughie Fury,^[2] Taras Bidenko, Owen Beck, Sinan Şamil Sam and Juan Carlos Gomez. All but Gomez failed to stop Arias.

He started his career at Cruiserweight, having a short against WBO Cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson in January 2001 losing by a lopsided unanimous decision.

He fought on the undercard of an IBF title match between Chris Byrd vs Evander Holyfield on December 14, 2002 against former NABF champion Fres Oquendo, losing by 11th round TKO.^[3]

On 6 September 2008, Arias faced former Olympic Gold medalist Audley Harrison at the MEN Arena in Manchester, live on Sky Box Office, on the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Breidis Prescott.^[4] but lost on points 94 to 98. He only had a 4-day notice to the bout after Martin Rogan had pulled out with injury.^[5][6][7]

Arias is a former Brazilian and South American heavyweight title holder. As of 2009 he was preparing himself to make an assault toward the world title but this time with the professional help of investors, however this never came to pass and he never received a shot at a world Heavyweight title. He works as a personal trainer.

He retired after a 2nd round TKO defeat at the hand of Zhang Junlong.^[8]

Professional boxing record[]

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
72	Loss	56–16	Zhang Junlong	TKO	2 (12), 0:47	11 Apr 2016	Sport Hall, Jinghong, China	For vacant WBA Oceania Heavyweight title
71	Loss	56–15	Carlos Takam	UD	8	28 Nov 2015	Palasport Le Cupole, Torino, Italy
70	Loss	56–14	Kubrat Pulev	UD	8	17 Oct 2015	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
69	Loss	56–13	Hughie Fury	PTS	10	25 Jul 2015	Derby Arena, Derby, United Kingdom
68	Win	56–12	Leonardo De Moura	UD	8	11 May 2015	Ginásio de Esportes, Pacaembu, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight Title
67	Loss	55–12	Denis Boytsov	UD	8	6 Dec 2014	Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany
66	Win	55–11	Mateus Roberto Osorio	KO	3 (10), 1:46	7 Jun 2014	, Capivari, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
65	Win	54–11	Adilson Da Silva Santos	KO	8 (10)	10 May 2014	, Santos, Brazil
64	Win	53–11	Paulo Ramos	KO	1 (10)	4 May 2013	Itatiba, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
63	Win	52–11	Adilson Da Silva Santos	KO	2 (10), 2:59	19 Jan 2013	, Itatiba, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
62	Win	51–11	Cesar Estigarribia Canete	TKO	1 (10), 1:53	29 Jun 2012	Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Sao Paulo, Brazil
61	Win	50–11	Bruno Lucas Moreira de Oliveira	TKO	1 (10), 2:12	27 Mar 2012	, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Won Brazilian Heavyweight title
60	Win	49–11	Lisandro Ezequiel Diaz	TKO	2 (12), 2:50	18 Mar 2011	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Defended South American Heavyweight Title
59	Win	48–11	Roberto Martins	RTD	5 (10), 0:04	27 Nov 2010	Itatiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
58	Win	47–11	Emilio Ezequiel Zarate	DQ	10 (12), 2:10	20 Nov 2010	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended South American Heavyweight title
57	Win	46–11	Saul Farah	RTD	2 (12), 0:40	31 Jul 2010	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended South American Heavyweight title
56	Win	45–11	Kleber Giovanne Souza Pereira	TKO	2 (10), 0:50	10 Apr 2010	Itatiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
55	Win	44–11	Ademar Leonardo Correa	KO	2 (10), 2:16	12 Dec 2009	Ibitinga, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Won vacant Brazilian Heavyweight title
54	Win	43–11	Jairo Kusunoki	UD	12	21 Mar 2009	Itatiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended South American Heavyweight title
53	Win	42–11	Cesar Gustavo Acevedo	TKO	4 (12), 1:32	8 Nov 2008	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Won South American Heavyweight title
52	Loss	41–11	Audley Harrison	PTS	10	6 Sep 2008	MEN Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom
51	Loss	41–10	Taras Bydenko	UD	12	20 Oct 2007	Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany	For WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight title
50	Win	41–9	Renilson Dos Santos	KO	1 (10), 1:11	31 Aug 2007	, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
49	Win	40–9	Mauro Aparecido Gomes	KO	2 (10)	3 Aug 2007	Ribeirao Bonito, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
48	Win	39–9	Gilton Dos Santos	RTD	5 (10), 0:01	21 Apr 2007	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Won vacant Brazilian Heavyweight title; Won vacant WBC Mundo Hispano Intercontinental Heavyweight title
47	Win	38–9	Valtencir Franca	TKO	2 (10)	23 Sep 2006	Itatiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
46	Loss	37–9	Sinan Şamil Sam	UD	12	8 Apr 2006	Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	For vacant WBC International Heavyweight Title
45	Win	37–8	Victor Luis Ferreira	TKO	3 (10)	25 Nov 2005	Indaiatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
44	Win	36–8	Robson Bispo Piza	KO	2 (10), 2:00	29 Oct 2005	Cajamar, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
43	Win	35–8	Luiz Delmino	TKO	2 (10), 1:27	24 Sep 2005	Monte Mor, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Won vacant Brazilian Heavyweight title
42	Loss	34–8	Juan Carlos Gomez	KO	4 (8), 2:27	28 May 2005	Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
41	Win	34–7	Steffen Nielsen	KO	3 (8), 1:59	15 Apr 2005	Copenhagen, Denmark
40	Win	33–7	Daniel Silva Frank	KO	3 (10), 2:48	7 Dec 2004	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
39	Win	32–7	Luiz Aparecido Dos Santos	SD	10	27 Nov 2003	Santana de Parnaíba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Won vacant Brazilian Heavyweight title
38	Loss	31–7	Owen Beck	UD	12	20 Sep 2003	Uncasville, Connecticut, United States	For vacant WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight title
37	Loss	31–6	Fabrice Tiozzo	UD	8	8 Mar 2003	Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhone, France
36	Loss	31–5	Fres Oquendo	TKO	11 (12)	14 Dec 2002	Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States	For vacant WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight title
35	Win	31–4	Daniel Silva Frank	PTS	10	30 Oct 2001	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
34	Win	30–4	Gilton Dos Santos	TKO	5 (10)	22 Mar 2001	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
33	Loss	29–4	Johnny Nelson	UD	12	27 Jan 2001	York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom	For WBO World Cruiserweight title
32	Loss	29–3	Marcelo Fabian Dominguez	UD	10	4 Nov 2000	Ituzaingó, Buenos Aires, Argentina
31	Win	29–2	Edegar Da Silva	TKO	4 (10), 2:20	15 Aug 2000	Sao Paulo, Brazil
30	Win	28–2	Laerte Resende	TKO	6 (10)	20 Jun 2000	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
29	Win	27–2	Pedro Daniel Franco	UD	12	25 Apr 2000	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Won vacant WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight title
28	Win	26–2	Marcos Celestino	KO	4 (10)	4 Apr 2000	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
27	Win	25–2	Laerte Resende	TKO	4 (10)	29 Feb 2000	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
26	Win	24–2	Egidio Amaro Da Costa	KO	2 (10)	8 Feb 2000	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
25	Win	23–2	Egidio Amaro Da Costa	KO	2 (10)	23 Dec 1999	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
24	Win	22–2	Carlos Barcelete	TKO	6 (12)	31 Aug 1999	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
23	Loss	21–2	Oscar Angel Gomez	TKO	10 (12)	9 Jul 1999	Puerto San Julian, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina	For WBO Latino Cruiserweight title; Lost South American Cruiserweight title
22	Win	21–1	Ivan Aparecido Rosa	PTS	10	22 Jun 1999	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
21	Loss	20–1	Oscar Angel Gomez	KO	8 (12), 2:50	30 Mar 1999	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Lost WBO Latino Cruiserweight title
20	Win	20–0	Marcos Celestino	TKO	5 (10)	2 Feb 1999	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
19	Win	19–0	Elmo Mamede De Carvalho	PTS	10	1 Dec 1998	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended Brazilian Heavyweight title
18	Win	18–0	Miguel Angel Medina Burgos	PTS	12	6 Oct 1998	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Retained WBO Latino Cruiserweight title; Won vacant South American Cruiserweight title
17	Win	17–0	Elmo Mamede De Carvalho	TKO	9 (10)	8 Sep 1998	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Won Brazilian Heavyweight title
16	Win	16–0	Luiz Augusto Ferreira	UD	10	30 Jun 1998	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Won vacant Brazilian Cruiserweight title
15	Win	15–0	Josemir De Oliveira	TKO	4 (10)	2 Jun 1998	Sao Paulo, Brazil
14	Win	14–0	Miguel Angel Antonio Aguirre	PTS	12	21 Apr 1998	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Defended WBO Latino Cruiserweight title
13	Win	13–0	Genival Galvao	KO	1 (8)	7 Apr 1998	Sao Paulo, Brazil
12	Win	12–0	Hernan Raul Perez Ramos	PTS	10	24 Mar 1998	Sao Paulo, Brazil
11	Win	11–0	Carlos Alberto Cerdan	PTS	10	24 Jan 1998	Foz do Iguacu, Parana, Brazil
10	Win	10–0	Sergio Daniel Merani	PTS	12	1 Dec 1997	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Won vacant WBO Latino Cruiserweight title
9	Win	9–0	Antonio Fernando Caldas, Jr.	TKO	6 (8)	28 Oct 1997	Sao Paulo, Brazil
8	Win	8–0	Argemiro Antonio Dos Santos	TKO	5 (8)	31 Aug 1997	Sao Paulo, Brazil
7	Win	7–0	Carlos Lezcano	KO	3 (8)	12 Jun 1997	Sao Paulo, Brazil
6	Win	6–0	Luis Alberto Musa Pereyra	KO	8 (8)	27 May 1997	Sao Paulo, Brazil
5	Win	5–0	Victor Luis Britos Samudio	KO	5 (6)	15 Apr 1997	Sao Paulo, Brazil
4	Win	4–0	Robson Silva dos Santos	KO	2 (6)	4 Mar 1997	Sao Paulo, Brazil
3	Win	3–0	Silvano De Castro	TKO	5 (6)	4 Feb 1997	Sao Paulo, Brazil
2	Win	2–0	Fernando Gonzaga	UD	4	12 Nov 1996	Sao Paulo, Brazil
1	Win	1–0	Sergio Lopez	KO	1 (4)	15 Oct 1996	Sao Paulo, Brazil	Professional debut

References[]

External links[]

• Boxing record for George Arias from BoxRec