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June 2009 Schedule |
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WIN - BOXING
June 6, 2009
Gor Meyrumyan |
WIN - MMA
June 7,
2009 |
WIN - BOXING
June 12,
2009 |
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WIN - BOXING
June 12,
2009
Unanimous
Decision |
WIN - MUAY THAI
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WIN - BOXING
June 27, 2009
Vanes
Martirosyan |
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WIN - BOXING
June 27, 2009
"King" Arthur
Abraham vs. Mahir Oral |
LOSS - BOXING
June 27, 2009
Gennady
Martirosyan |
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RESULTS - Vanes Martirosyan WINS via TKO
HyeFighter
Vanes Martirosyan
Hours after fellow HyeFighter and friend Arthur Abraham scored a decisive 10th round knockout in Berlin, Germany, undefeated junior middleweight HyeFighter Vanes Martirosyan (25-0, 16KO) cruised in what was supposed to be the biggest test of his career. The 2004 US Olympian hit Andrey Tsurkan (26-5, 17KO) with every punch in the book before the fight was stopped after six violently one-sided rounds.
There were no knockdowns in the fight, although Martirosyan had him badly hurt in the fourth, and progressively grew more vicious in his attack in the subsequent rounds. Swelling around Tsurkan’s left eye is ultimately what led to the stoppage, although the insane amount of punishment he absorbed was every bit as qualifying.
Martirosyan’s stock has never been higher. There have been rumblings of 2009 becoming his breakout year, and the Glendale (CA)-based junior middleweight is well on his way. The win was already the third of the year for the 23-year old, with a possible Boxing After Dark showcase on tape later this year or in early 2010. |
RESULTS - Abraham WINS via TKO
HyeFighter
Arthur Abraham HyeFighter Arthur Abraham (30-0, 24 KOs) retained his IBF middleweight title with a thrilling tenth-round technical knockout over German-based Turk Mahir Oral (25-2-2, 7 KOs).
The opening round was pretty calm as both fighters were focused and cautious trying not to take any punches and using their jabs to feel the space between each other. Abraham connected with a hard left to take the first stanza closely. Surprisingly, the WBA #7, IBF #11 and WBO #13 ranked Oral started to take the fight over in the second round. Oral was successful in taking the champion out of his defensive shell, scoring several times with the huge left and right hooks, when ‘King’ Arthur was opening up. Round two was all Oral’s and he also took the first two minutes of the third before being involved in a two-way exchange at the end of the stanza, which saw Abraham being a bit luckier with his huge blows. The fight seemed to be heading in a rough direction for the reigning champion, when Oral started the fourth round as confident as the previous two. But during the third minute of the fourth Abraham suddenly exploded with a huge multipunch combination, which forced Oral to lose his composure, shook him up and sent him into a hard knock-down after a thunderous right by the champion. Oral stood up on shaky legs and was lucky to survive till the ending bell of the round.
While the fight seemed about over, Oral dug deep and found some inner reserves in him to recover during a hard fifth round and even to land some bombs at the end of it. Round six saw his confidence growing up again but when the Turkish fighter was seemingly gaining his earlier composure, Abraham connected with a huge downright right hand that sent Oral down for the second time in the bout. ‘Lion” Oral was able to last till the end of the round again. Round seven was a time off for ‘King’ Arthur as he spent the whole stanza trying to find a weak spot in Oral’s unsteady defense but landed zero power punches. He began to operate with his usual frequency in the eighth; his punches easily penetrating his opponent’s block thanks to their enormous power. Round nine was once again huge for the champion who was all over the challenger. Finally, Oral took a knee at the very beginning of the tenth after another of Abraham’s furious assaults. The challenger bravely stood up only to go down two more times after body shots by Arthur Abraham. The fight was waved off at 1:23 of the tenth round, when Oral’s corner threw in the towel after the third knockdown. Abraham’s tenth successful title defense in a thrilling two-way action. |
UPDATE - Martirosyan on HBO
HyeFighter Vanes
Martirosyan
We spoke with Vanes before he left for New Jersey and he told us he is ready and feels strong for this fight. We know he will be successful and return victorious
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HyeFighter
Vanes Martirosyan (24-0, 15 KOs) a native of
Armenia now living in Glendale, Calif., returns
to the ring reunited with Hall of Fame trainer
Freddie Roach and his assistant trainer former
light heavyweight and heavyweight world champion
Michael Moorer. Known as “The Nightmare,” the
2004 U.S. Olympian, whose amateur resume boasts
victories over world champions Andre Berto and
Timothy Bradley, is on the verge of breaking
through professionally in the competitive junior
middleweight division, where he is currently
word-rated No. 12 by the IBF and No. 19 by the
World Boxing Council (WBC).UPDATE - Arthur Abraham
HyeFighter
Arthur Abraham
Abraham did some skipping exercises before proving his punching power when working the pads with Ulli Wegner. “I want to please my hometown fans on Saturday,” the undefeated IBF Middleweight Champion (29-0, 23 KOs) added. Oral (25-1, 10 KOs) also looked very confident. “If I make the most of my advantage in height and reach, everything will be possible,” he said.
HyeFighters.com and all Armenian fans would like to wish Arthur the best and all know his arms will be raised in victory after all is said and done!!!
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KHyeFighter
ing Arthur Abraham and his opponent Mahir Oral
participated in a public workout in Berlinīs
Axel-Springer Passage today. On Saturday, they
will display their talents in the Max-Schmeling-Halle.
“I am in great shape,” King Arthur told
reporters. “I really look forward to fighting in
Berlin. It will be a tough night for Mahir
Oral.”FIGHT RESULT - Mnatsakanyan Wins via KO
HyeFighter Vardan Mnatsakanyan
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FIGHT RESULT - Hovhannisyan & Dolmajyan BOTH win
HyeFighters
Artyom Hohannisyan &
What an amazing turnout and an absolute great night for professional boxing in Glendale. Both HyeFighters won impressive victories and the event was attended by a large contingent of HyeFighters who showed up to support their brothers and the event. It was very gratifying and uplifting to see Manny Gamburyan, Edmond Tarverdyan, Vanes Martirosyan, Georgi Karakhanyan, Roman Mitichyan, Ando Dermenjyan and Vacho Avagyan supporting and even cornering the two HyeFighters, Artyom Hovhannisyan and Gapo Dolmajyan. And, a special thanks to Kahren Harutyunyan, of Art Of Boxing Promotions and Steve Bash of Bash Boxing for putting this event together.
HyeFighter Hovhannisyan, who trains at Glendale Fighting Club, handily won every round entering the sixth and final round. Referee Raul Caiz, Jr. put a halt to the bout 21 seconds into the round when Gonzalez left himself unprotected from a crushing left from Hovhannisyan. Gonzalez took heavy damage in the third round when Hovhannisyan (8-0-1, 3 KOs) scored a knockdown on a punch that split Gonzalez’s lower lip open. By the end of the round, Gonzalez also had a cut above his right eye and considerable swelling on his left. “I was very surprised [with how much punishment Gonzalez took],” Hovhanneisyan’s trainer Edmond Tarverdyan said. “He’s got a very good chin. “I’m happy with [Hovhannisyan’s] performance.”
Gapo “The Ghost” Dolmajyan, who also trains at the Glendale Fighting Club, improved to 6-1 (1 KO) with a win by majority decision in four rounds over Hugo Ramos (2-1-1, 1 KO) in a super featherweight contest. Dolmajyan, a southpaw, displayed quick hand work and repeatedly scored with a punishing left to the torso, all while fending off occasional wild salvos from Ramos.
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FIGHT RESULT - GAMBURYAN wins
HyeFighter Manny
Gamburyan
Gamburyan, who also said after the fight that he may have suffered a broken hand in the first round (which was later confirmed to HyeFighters.com that there is no break), said that he expects to fight the Faber vs. Brown 2 winner some day. "That's what I'm here for," Gamburyan said. "It's all about getting that belt around my waist. I think if I follow the right path, I can do it." We are certain that with a few more times he'll get that chance, but Gamburyan took the first step Sunday night in Sacramento.
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HyeFighter Manny
Gamburyan, the former UFC fighter making his
World Extreme Cagefighting debut, won what we
know will be the first fight on his path to
taking on the Faber-Brown winner down the road.
Gamburyan, fighting at 145 pounds after fighting
at 155 pounds in all five of his UFC fights,
beat John Franchi by unanimous decision (30-27
on all three judges' cards) in a fight that
established him as a featherweight to watch.
"This is my new home, guys," Gamburyan said
afterward, via Ariel Helwani at Versus. "I'm
only going to get better. That's all I can say.
I'm only going to get better. The last time I
cut to 145 was exactly 10 years ago, so this
wasn't easy for me, trust me ... 20 pounds for
me was very hard." 
NEXT BIG CARD - BOXING EVENT - JUNE 12 2 HyeFighters On The Same Card!
** Glendale
Armenians....
HyeFighters Artyom Hovhannisyan & Gapo Dolmajyan will be putting their talents on display in their hometown of Glendale CA.
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GAMBURYAN Update - JUNE 6th
Manny
Gamburyan Representing
HyeFighters would like to send out a very special thanks to one of our own, Manny Gamburyan for representing HyeFighters in a huge way at his long-awaited WEC debut. He has made weight and is on schedule to meet John Franchi on Sunday June 7h.
“The Anvil,” as he is known in the MMA circles will be wearing a HyeFighters patch on his shorts as well as have the HyeFighters logo on his banner. We in the Armenian community are very proud of all of our combat sports athletes and when they take the time and effort to support our organizations and fellow HyeFighters we can only commend them and praise them for their support and thoughtfulness. This will be the first time that our tricolors will be presented in the big stage of the WEC and we want to give our full support to Manny. We know his victory will be sweet and his skills unparalleled inside the cage.
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Gegard Mousasi makes time for fellow HyeFighters - JUNE 4th
HyeFighter
Gegard Mousasi visits LA
I am sure that to those of you who follow MMA, are aware of the fact that Gegard Mousasi (Geghart Movsesyan) was in Los Angeles this week on June 4th & 5th for the August 1st Affliction Trilogy announcement and press conference. After six years in MMA, HyeFighter Gegard Mousasi is finally getting the respect he deserves. The 25-2-1 fighter is currently riding a 12-fight winning streak with his next bout is the co-main event at "Affliction: Trilogy" against Renato "Babalu" Sobral in Anaheim CA. A win over "Babalu" in his first fight in the United States will certainly confirm his status as one of the best fighters in the world. What a lot of you may not be aware of, is the fact that Gegard was extremely generous and took time from his busy schedule to meet with us and fellow HyeFighterts. We picked him up from his hotel near LAX and met up with small group at of fans and HyeFighters at a local Armenian restaurant in Glendale CA. Among some of the notable HyeFighters were, Gokor Chivichyan, Edmond Tarverdyan, Kahren Harutyunyan, Hovhannisyan, Gapo Dolmajyan, Karen Darabedyan and Roman Mitichyan. Gegard was very friendly and open to everyone there and we all appreciated his candor.
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Before taking Gegard back to his hotel room, we made a quick stop at Gokor Chivichyan's gym, where Gokor, Roman and Gegard spent some time demonstrating and practicing some submission moves. The entire night was perfect and Gegard left an absolute positive impression on everyone there. He transformed his fans and fellow HyeFighters into friends an earned everyone's respect. All of us who attended would like to thank Gegard and let him know the Armenian community in Los Angeles considers him as a brother and we will be at his fight on August 1st, in droves, cheering him on to victory on his 24th birthday!!!
The official
Affliction Gegard Mousasi shirt....
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GAMBURYAN's WEC DEBUT - JUNE 7th
WEC 41 Preview:
“The Anvil,” as he is known to “The Ultimate Fighter 5” fans, is going on a decade in his MMA career. He has seen some stiff competition, even before his UFC days, as evidence of his wins over Jorge Santiago (KO – 2003) and Sam Morgan (Decision – 2004) and has had close contests with the likes of Sean Sherk (Decision – 2001). In 2007 Gamburyan was chosen to compete as a lightweight on “The Ultimate Fighter: Season 5.” He made it through until the show finale in June ’07 when he was unable to continue against Nate Diaz when he injured his shoulder early in the 2nd round. He was so impressive that he received invitations to four more UFC fights. He recorded UFC wins over Nate Mohr and Jeff Cox. John Franchi is a 26 year-old Team Bombsquad member that began his MMA career less than two years ago after an amateur kick-boxing and boxing stint. He built a 3-0 record fighting for small organizations such as Extreme Fighting International, Full Force Productions, and World Championship Fighting. The now-defunct IFL was the next pit-stop for Franchi who took little time in submitting Frank Latina with a rear naked choke at “IFL-Connecticut” in May ’08. Four stoppage wins in four fights earned him a five-fight deal with the WEC, where he went back and forth with Mike Budnik for three rounds before finally being rewarded with a split decision win.
We feel strongly that Manny will win this contest in a dominant fashion as he has told us he is in the best shape of his life and feels very strong. Good luck Manny!!! |
HyeFighter
Manny Gamburyan will finally make his
long-awaited WEC debut, after almost two years
in the UFC, against undefeated featherweight
John Franchi. Gamburyan will be attempting to
put a stop to his opponent's win streak.
Franchi (5-0) was successful in his WEC debut
back in March with a razor-thin close split
decision over Mike Budnik.UPDATE
HyeFighter
Gegard Mousasi to Face Babalu
"Sources close to Mousasi (25-2-1) have informed to www.HyeFighters.com that current Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and former UFC competitor Renato "Babalu" Sobral (32-8) is expected to finalized as his opponent." "A formal announcement by Affliction Vice President Tom Atencio could be made as soon as Wednesday during a scheduled press conference in New York." |
UPDATE
HyeFighter
Vardan Mnatsakanyan in
TRUE MUAY
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UPDATE
HyeFighter
Arthur Abraham will
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Unbeaten HyeFighter
IBF middleweight champion “King” Arthur
Abraham will return on June 27th to defend
against Mahir Oral (25-1-2, 10 KOs) at the
Max Schmeling Halle in Berlin. Originally,
Abraham was to defend against mandatory
challenger Giovanni Lorenzo, however, since
no contractual agreement was reached, the
IBF approved a voluntary defense against
Oral at their convention in Panama City. The
deadline for the mandatory defense is now
September.
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