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| Vanes Martirosyan | |
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| Born | Vanes Norik Martirosyan (1986-05-01) May 1, 1986 (age 38) Abovyan, Armenia |
| Nationality |  Armenian |
| Other names | Nightmare |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Junior middleweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 15 |
| Wins | 15 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Vanes "The Nightmare" Martirosyan born in Abovyan, Armenia is an American boxer of Armenian descent.
Amateur
His family moved to Glendale, when he was four years old, he started boxing when he was seven after his father, also an amateur boxer found out there was a gym nearby.
Martirosyan was taken out of junior high school by his father and became home-schooled when it was obvious that he needed to keep his son’s fighting confined to the ring.
Andre Berto and Juan McPherson were the top welters in 2004 but Berto was DQd after pushing McPherson down in their fight and McPherson injured himself leaving a spot open. He fought Berto in the North American qualification when Berto competed for Haiti and beat him thus qualifying for the US Olympic team (Berto could compete for Haiti in spite of that loss).
Martirosyan represented the United States at the 2004 Olympics as a Welterweight. Results were:
- Defeated Benamar Meskine (Algeria) 45-20
- Lost to Lorenzo Aragon Armenteros (Cuba) 11-20
He finished 120 wins, and 10 losses. All losses except to Aragon have been avenged in rematches.
Pro
At the age of 20, Vanes (pr. VAH-nes) he turned professional at 154 pounds with Top Rank (of Bob Arum) At the start of 2007 he is 16-0. In his last fight he suffered a knockdown but won by stoppage.
Vanes is co-managed by Shelly Finkel, who also manages or advises IBF super middleweight world champion Jeff Lacy, former world champions Manny Pacquiao and Fernando Vargas, and others. Vanes is trained by Freddie Roach, who was voted 2003 and 2006 Trainer of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America.
See also
External links
- Boxing record for Vanes Martirosyan from BoxRec (registration required)
- Alternate record site
- Official website
- Boxing Encyclopedia
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