Erik Bazinyan
Erik Bazinyan (born 21 May 1995) Is an Armenian-born, Canadian-based boxer who holds the NABF and NABA super middleweight titles. He resides in Laval, Quebec, Canada.
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Nickname(s) | Bzo |
Weight(s) | Super Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Nationality | Armenian–Canadian |
Born | Yerevan, Armenia | 21 May 1995
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 31 |
Wins | 31 |
Wins by KO | 22 |
Biography
Erik Bazinyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia and currently resides on Laval, Quebec, Canada, Erik Bazinyan states that he had an Amateur career with a record of 108 wins and 1 loss, Bazinyan sadly lost his Father in 2022 which made him focus on his family before returning to boxing in February 2023.[1]
Professional career
Bazinyan began his career as a light heavyweight, winning his first seven fights in the division from 2014 to 2015 when he was 18-19 years old. On March 27, 2015, Bazinyan moved down to super middleweight and knocked Morgan Le Gal in the 5th round of their match.
WBO Youth Super Middleweight title
On September 3, 2016, Bazinyan fought Aro Schwartz for the vacant WBO Youth super middleweight title in a 10-round bout, with Bazinyan earning the unanimous decision victory.
WBO-NABO Super Middleweight title
On June 23, 2018, Bazinyan fought Peruvian David Zegarra for the vacant WBO-NABO Super middleweight title. Bazinyan knocked Zegarra down in the third round, but he was saved by the bell. Bazinyan downed Zegarra twice more in the next round, forcing a referee stoppage.[2]
Bazinyan vs. Ntetu
On October 13, 2018, Bazinyan was booked to defend his WBO-NABO Super middleweight title against Francy Ntetu. The vacant NABA Super middleweight title was also set on line. Bazinyan downed Ntetu in the sixth round. Ntetu later went back up but Bazinyan threw a flurry of punches, making the referee stop the match.
Bazinyan successfully defended his WBO-NABO and NABA titles against Ricardo Adrian Luna[3] and Alan Campa.
Erik Bazinyan vs Saúl Román
On December 13, 2019, Erik Bazinyan fought Mexican veteran Saúl Román in a non-title bout, knocking Román out in the third round.[4]
COVID-19 pandemic
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Bazinyan fought Finland's Timo Laine but due to inactivity because of the pandemic. The WBO-NABO title was vacated, though he kept the NABA title.
Bazinyan vs. Sigmon
On June 4, 2021, Erik Bazinyan returned to put his NABA title on the line against Scott Sigmon, while the vacant NABF super middleweight title was later also put on the line of the match in Cuernavaca, Mexico. In the second round of the match, Erik Bazinyan scored a knockout win against Sigmon.[5]
On February 12, 2022, it was announced that Bazinyan would fight Reinaldo Paniagua,[6] He later retained his NABF super middleweight title via TKO, later his NABA title got vacated, but on April 28, 2022, it was announced that he will defend his NABF Super middleweight title, while also the vacant NABA was put on line on Bazinyan's bout against Argentinian Marcelo Esteban Coceres,[7] Bazinyan succefully defended his NABF title and won back his NABA title via unanimous decision.
Bazinyan vs. Fox
On December 15, 2022, it was announced that Bazinyan would fight former WBA (Regular) super middleweight title challenger, Alantez Fox on February 2, 2023, at Montreal,[8] At the same time, the NABF and NABA Super middleweight titles are on the line. Bazinyan earned a majority decision win, performances, with the judges' scorecards reading 98–92, 98–92 and 95–95.[9]
Bazinyan vs. Macias
On April 5, 2023, it was announced that Bazinyan was booked to defend his NABF and NABA super middleweight titles against Jose de Jesus Macias,[10] During the fight, Bazinyan showed great performances in Round 1–2;Round 4–6, until in the 7th Round, Macias unexpectedly caught him with a hard right hand that made Bazinyan wobble, but Bazinyan stayed on his feet and won the bout.[11]
Bazinyan vs. Ellis
Despite the lack of performance of Bazinyan against Macias, Bazinyan came back stronger on his next bout against Ronald Ellis,[12] who has fought boxers like David Benavidez and Christian Mbili, Ellis hasn't fought a bout for nearly 2 years, but he is still a good match up for Bazinyan, On the 6th round of the fight, Bazinyan threw 2 right hands that knocks Ellis out.[13]
Professional boxing record
31 fights | 31 wins | 0 losses |
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By knockout | 22 | 0 |
By decision | 9 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record[14] | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
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31 | Win | 31–0 | Ronald Ellis | KO | 6 (10) 1:44 | 11 Oct 2023 | Montreal Casino, Montreal | Retained NABF and NABA super middleweight titles |
30 | Win | 30–0 | Jose de Jesus Macias | UD | 10 | 1 Jun 2023 | Montreal Casino, Montreal | Retained NABF and NABA super middleweight titles |
29 | Win | 29–0 | Alantez Fox | MD | 10 | 2 Feb 2023 | Montreal Casino, Montreal | Retained NABF and NABA super middleweight titles |
28 | Win | 28–0 | Marcelo Esteban Coceres | UD | 10 | 23 Jun 2022 | Montreal Casino, Montreal | Retained NABF super middleweight title;Won vacant NABA super middleweight title |
27 | Win | 27–0 | Reinaldo Paniagua | TKO | 9 (10) 1:10 | 3 Mar 2022 | Montreal, Quebec | Retained NABF super middleweight title |
26 | Win | 26–0 | Scott Sigmon | TKO | 2 (10) 1:55 | 4 Jun 2021 | Hotel Holiday Inn, Cuernavaca | Retained NABA super middleweight title;Won vacant NABF super middleweight title |
25 | Win | 25–0 | Timo Laine | TKO | 6 (10) 0:45 | 21 Feb 2020 | Le Centre Financier Sun Life, Rimouski | |
24 | Win | 24–0 | Saúl Román | KO | 3 (8) 0:46 | 13 Dec 2019 | Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio | |
23 | Win | 23–0 | Alan Campa | UD | 10 | 2 May 2019 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, The Joint, Las Vegas | Retained WBO-NABO and NABA super middleweight titles |
22 | Win | 22–0 | Ricardo Adrian Luna | TKO | 5 (10) 1:41 | 14 Dec 2018 | Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton | Retained WBO-NABO and NABA super middleweight titles |
21 | Win | 21–0 | Francy Ntetu | TKO | 6 (10) 1:30 | 13 Oct 2018 | Montreal Casino, Montreal | Retained WBO-NABO super middleweight title;Won vacant NABA super middleweight title |
20 | Win | 20–0 | David Zegarra | TKO | 4 (10) 2:45 | 23 Jun 2018 | Montreal Casino, Montreal | Won vacant WBO-NABO super middleweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | Alejandro Gustavo Falliga | TKO | 3 (8) 1:38 | 26 May 2018 | Centre Vidéotron, Quebec City | |
18 | Win | 18–0 | Ferenc Albert | TKO | 3 (8) 2:35 | 31 Mar 2018 | Montreal Casino, Montreal | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | Bernard Donfack | KO | 2 (8) 1:16 | 9 Sep 2017 | Tohu, Montreal | |
16 | Win | 16–0 | Rolando Paredes | TKO | 4 (8) 1:43 | 10 Jun 2017 | Tohu, Montreal | |
15 | Win | 15–0 | Alis Sijaric | TKO | 4 (8) 2:00 | 8 Apr 2017 | Tohu, Montreal | |
14 | Win | 14–0 | Aro Schwartz | UD | 10 | 3 Sep 2016 | Tohu, Montreal | Won vacant WBO Youth super middleweight title |
13 | Win | 13–0 | Zoltan Sera | KO | 2 (8) 2:02 | 17 Jun 2016 | Tohu, Montreal | |
12 | Win | 12–0 | Gergo Horvath | KO | 2 (8) 1:22 | 12 Mar 2016 | Tohu, Montreal | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | Michal Ludwiczak | UD | 8 | 21 Jan 2016 | Montreal Casino, Montreal | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | Roody Rene | TKO | 4 (6) 2:36 | 24 Oct 2015 | Complexe Sportif Gilles Tremblay, Repentigny | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | LeeAnthony Spitzka | KO | 3 (6) 2:57 | 15 Aug 2015 | Bell Centre, Montreal | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | Morgan Le Gal | TKO | 5 (6) 2:38 | 27 Mar 2015 | Olympia Theatre, Montreal | |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Victor Manuel Palacios | KO | 1 (6) 2:33 | 7 Nov 2014 | Château Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil-Dorion | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Baptiste Castegnaro | UD | 6 | 27 Sep 2014 | Bell Centre, Montreal | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Gary Kopas | UD | 6 | 28 Jun 2014 | Soccerplexe Catalogna, Lachine | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Jaudiel Zepeda | UD | 4 | 24 May 2014 | Bell Centre, Montreal | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Alexandre Bouvier | TKO | 3 (6) 2:28 | 21 Mar 2014 | Holiday Inn, Pointe-Claire | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Ahmad Selemani | TKO | 4 (4) 1:16 | 8 Nov 2013 | Holiday Inn, Pointe-Claire | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Matt Heim | KO | 1 (4) 0:33 | 21 Sep 2013 | Halifax Forum, Halifax |
Career rankings
As of October 2023, Erik Bazinyan is ranked No. 13 in active Super middleweight boxers in accordance to BoxRec,[15] He is Ranked No.3 on WBC and WBA, No.4 on IBF and No.5 on WBO Super middleweight rankings.[16]
References
- Anson Wainwright (10 October 2023). "Erik Bazinyan looks to leave his Personal Tragedy behind as he takes on Ronald Ellis". ringtv.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- "Boxrec: Erik Bazinyan vs David Zegarra match results". BoxRec.com. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- Gerry Modejonge (13 December 2018). "Erik Bazinyan putting both titles on the line against Adrian Flores". EdmontonSun.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- Scott Christ (13 December 2019). "Luiz Feliciano and Erik Bazinyan scored victories on Prelimenary matches of Ortiz vs. Solomon match". BadLeftHook.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- "Armenian boxer Erik Bazinyan scores a victory against Scott Sigmon". sports.new.am. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- Francisco Salazar (12 February 2022). "Erik Bazinyan takes on Reinaldo Paniagua in Montreal on March 3". MirrorSpectator.com.
- Anson Wainwright (28 April 2022). "Erik Bazinyan will risk his unbeaten record against Marcelo Coceres on June 23, 2022". ringtv.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- Francisco Salazar (15 December 2022). "Erik Bazinyan to face Alantez Fox on February 2 in Montreal". ringtv.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- Keith Idec (2 February 2023). "Erik Bazinyan wears down Alantez Fox, wins 10 Round majority Decision in Montreal". Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- Anson Wainwright (5 April 2023). "Unbeaten Erik Bazinyan to face Jose de Jesus Macias on June 1". ringtv.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- Keith Idec (1 June 2023). "Erik Bazinyan survives scare in 7th Round, Outpoints huge underdog Jose de Jesus Macias". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- RANDOM HITS (24 August 2023). "Erik Bazinyan vs. Ronald Ellis set for October 11 in Montreal". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- Keith Idec (11 October 2023). "Erik Bazinyan blasts Ronald Ellis with right hand, Drops and Stops Him in 6th Round". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- "BoxRec: Erik Bazinyan's Record".
- "BoxRec: Active Super middleweight boxers ranking".
- "WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO rankings".
External links
Boxing record for Erik Bazinyan from BoxRec (registration required)