Vanes Martirosyan

At 37 years old, Vanes Martirosyan has this physical status:

Amateur career

Martirosyan was an eight-time National Champion and a Golden Gloves Champion.

Martirosyan secured a spot in the US Olympic Team in 2004, after winning a match against Andre Berto of Haiti in the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana, Mexico. At age 18, he represented the United States as a Welterweight at the 2004 Olympics. He and Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell were both on the same Olympic team.

Results were:

Martitosyan lost in the second round to Aragon Armenteros, who was 12 years old.

Martirosyan defeated as an amateur three times, Austin Trout (three times), Andre Berto, and Timothy Bradley.

With 120 victories and ten losses, he ended his amateur career.

Professional career

Martirosyan turned pro at 154 pounds with Bob Arum's promotion firm Top Rank at the age of 20. Serge Martirosyan, Vanes' uncle, is in charge of the operation. Shelly Finkel, who also oversees and advises world champions such as Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko, Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao, and others, is co-managed.

Freddie Roach, who was named 2003 and 2006 Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America, was trained by Vanes. Manny Pacquiao and Julio César Chávez, Jr., are among Roach's best students, including Manny Pacquiao and Julio César Chávez, Jr., Jr., who trains with him.

Martirosyan has also worked with Ronnie Shields, winning his first fight under Shields' tutelage when he knocked out Dan Wallace in a one round.

Martirosyan then won by a landslide unanimous verdict over Clarence Taylor, as well as wins over Billy Lyell (who would later topple previously undefeated John Duddy), Harrison Tsurkan, and Willie Lee.

Martirosyan was set to make his HBO debut in Yankee Stadium on June 5, 2010. The Miguel Cotto vs. Yuri Foreman undercard was scheduled. Joe Greene, a undefeated prospect, defeated him (22-0, 14 KOs). Greene suffered his first loss of his career as a result of a unanimous decision. Martirosyan won by this means, moving to 28–0 with 17 victories coming by way of knockout.

Vanes made his second appearance in the Ring at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, on March 19, 2011. In the second round, he was able to defeat Mexican Bladimir Hernandez by a KO.

In a WBC semi-final title eliminator for the vacant WBC Silver Light Middleweight Championship, his next fight was against veteran Sal Román. In HBO's televised portion of the Julio César Chávez, Jr. vs. Sebastian Zbik undercard, the match took place on June 4, 2011. Román knocked Vanes down in the first round and gave him a difficult challenge in the upcoming two. Martirosyan came back in the fourth and fifth positions. Román cornered Vanes against the wires and landed many blows as the seventh round began. Vanes may have caught Román just in time from being stopped. Vanes tied Román against the ropes and knocked him down in the same round. After Román got up, Vanes landed a hard right hook on his chest and followed it with a barrage of blows while Román was leaning on the ropes, causing the brawl, turning what seemed to be near-defeat into victory.

Vanes defeated Richard Gutierrez, a 2011 Dodger. Vanes dominated from start to finish, winning a unanimous vote in ten rounds. The judges' scorecards were 100–90, 100-90, and 99–91; Vanes took only one round from one judge.

Martirosyan defeated Troy Lowry, a veteran of Troy Lowry, on the Julio César Chávez Jr. vs. Marco Antonio Rubio undercard. Vanes knocked Lowry down in the first round of the first round, putting him in the third round to keep his WBC Silver trophy.

Martirosyan was defeated on a split decision by Demetrius Andrade, who on the day became the World Boxing Organization's champion.

Mario Antonio Lozano was defeated by a unanimous decision after ten rounds in a battle for the vacant WBO InterContinental light middleweight crown on March 21, 2014.

Martirosyan will face Jermell Charlo (25-0) in Las Vegas on February 17, 2015, according to showtime. Over ten rounds, the match was fought over. Martirosyan's decision was a contentious unanimous decision. He was deemed the more ferocious of combat. The scores were 97–93, 96–94, 96–94, 96–94. Martirosyan thought he had won the fight.

Martirosyan defeated Ishe Smith on September 12, 2015. Martirosyan defeated Smith on two of the judges' scorecards, 97-91 and 97-91, while the third judge, 95-95, gave Martirosyan the majority decision win.

Martirosyan defeated Erislandy Lara for the WBA world super welterweight championship in his next fight. Martirosyan was defeated by Lara, who lost the game by unanimous decision. Lara's scorecards read 116-111, 116-111, and 115-112 in favour of her.

Martirosyan fought united Middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin at the StubHub Center in Carson, California, after being chosen as the late replacement for Canelo lvarez after the Canelo rematch was postponed due to his failed drug screenings for Clenbuterol. Martirosyan faced the undefeated middleweight champion with just three weeks of preparations and almost two years since his last professional fight. Despite doing better than expected in the first round of the tournament, Martirosyan eventually succumbered to Golovkin's strength and suffered a quick defeat in the 2nd round. Martirosyan expressed disappointment in his role in the post-war war, saying it felt like he was "being struck by a train." "It feels great to get a knockout," Golovkin said. Vanes is a tenacious fighter. In the first round, he caught me a few times. "I felt I was disqualified in the first round of the second round and think I did out all revenue." Golovkin landed 36 of 84 punches (43 percent), and Martirosyan landed 18 of his 73 thrown (25%). Martirosyan earned a $225,000 reward for his service. The match attracted 1,249,000 viewers and a whopping 1,361,000 viewers, making it the most watched boxing match on cable television in 2018.

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