Famous Armenian Boxers

Arthur Abraham is an Armenian-German retired boxer who was active from 2003 to 2018. Between 2005 and 2009, Abraham held multiple world championships, including the IBF middleweight title. Between 2012 and 2016, he held the WBO super-middleweight title on two separate occasions. In 2009, Arthur Abraham was named Berlin Sportsman of the Year. 

Vanes Martirosyan is an Armenian-born American former professional boxer who was active from 2005 to 2019. An eight-time national champion, Martirosyan represented the US at the 2004 Olympic Games at the age of 18. Vanes Martirosyan ended his amateur career with only 10 losses and 120 wins. 

Also known as the Killer Queen, American-German boxer Susi Kentikian has been a flyweight world champion twice. Born in the Armenian SSR she left the country with her parents at 5, in the midst of a war. At 5’ 1”, she was also initially tagged as Germany’s shortest professional boxer.

Vic Darchinyan is an Armenian retired professional boxer who was active from 2000 to 2017. Darchinyan held various world championships in the flyweight and super-flyweight divisions. From 2004 to 2007, Vic Darchinyan held the IBF flyweight title. Between 2008 and 2010, he held the WBA, IBF, and WBC super-flyweight titles.

Karo Murat is an Armenian-German boxer. From 2008 to 2009, Murat held the European super-middleweight title. In 2017, he held the European light-heavyweight title. The following year, Karo Murat held the IBO light-heavyweight title.

Noel Gevor is an Armenian-German boxer who competes in the cruiserweight division. The step-son of former European champion Khoren Gevor, Noel held the WBO International cruiserweight and WBO Youth world titles between 2014 and 2016.

Known as The Original, Armenian-born German boxer Artem Harutyunyan played for Germany at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where he won a bronze, too. He has also been a European Championship bronze medalist. He mostly plays in the lightweight and light-welterweight categories.

Khoren Gevor is an Armenian-German boxer who competes in the middleweight, light middleweight, and super middleweight divisions. A multiple time world title challenger, Gevor is also a former European middleweight champion. Khoren Gevor first achieved popularity in 2005, when he won the WBO and IBF Inter-Continental middleweight titles.

Alexander Abraham, also known as Alex Abraham, is a retired Armenian-German boxer once held the EBU-EE light middleweight title. The younger brother of fellow boxer and former world champion Arthur Abraham, he retired at age 28 due to bouts of unusual dizziness.

Arajik Marutjan is an Armenian-born German amateur welterweight boxer. He is best known for winning a bronze medal and a silver medal at the 2013 World Championships and European Amateur Championships respectively. Arajik Marutjan also represented Germany at the 2016 Olympic Games, where he was eliminated in the first match.

Alexander Awdijan is an Armenian boxer who competes in the super middleweight division. He is best known for winning the International German Championship title in 2006. The following year, Alexander Awdijan won the Global Boxing Union (GBU) World Championship title.

Roman Aramian is an Armenian boxer who competes in the super middleweight division. Nicknamed the Armenian Warrior, Aramian is renowned for his ability to win fights by knocking out his opponents. 21 out of his 31 wins so far have been achieved through knock outs.

Vardan Zakaryan is a German boxer of Armenian descent. He is best known for competing in the flyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he was defeated by Wijan Ponlid, who went on to win the gold medal.