The Most Famous
BOXERS from Armenia
Top 8
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Armenian Boxers of all time. This list of famous Armenian Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Vladimir Yengibaryan (1932 - 2013)
With an HPI of 50.06, Vladimir Yengibaryan is the most famous Armenian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Vladimir Yengibaryan (Armenian: Վլադիմիր Ենգիբարյան, 24 April 1932 – 1 February 2013) was a Soviet and Armenian light-welterweight boxer. He was an Olympic champion, three-time European champion and three-time Soviet champion. In 1956, he was named the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR and awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. During his career he won 255 out of 267 bouts.
2. Arthur Abraham (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 41.19, Arthur Abraham is the 2nd most famous Armenian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Avetik Abrahamyan (Armenian: Ավետիք Աբրահամյան; born 20 February 1980), best known as Arthur Abraham, is an Armenian-German former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2018. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the IBF middleweight title from 2005 to 2009, and the WBO super-middleweight title twice between 2012 and 2016.
3. Vic Darchinyan (b. 1976)
With an HPI of 38.31, Vic Darchinyan is the 3rd most famous Armenian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Vakhtang "Vic" Darchinyan (Armenian: Վախթանգ Դարչինյան; born 7 January 1976) is an Armenian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2017. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the IBF flyweight title from 2004 to 2007; and the WBA (Undisputed, later Unified), WBC, IBF, and lineal super-flyweight titles between 2008 and 2010. Additionally, he held a record four IBO titles at flyweight, super-flyweight, and twice at bantamweight between 2005 and 2011. A southpaw with a highly unique fighting style and formidable punching power, Darchinyan became the first Armenian boxer to win a world title in 2004.
4. Susi Kentikian (b. 1987)
With an HPI of 32.35, Susi Kentikian is the 4th most famous Armenian Boxer. Her biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Susianna Levonovna Kentikian (Armenian: Սյուզի Կենտիկյան; born Syuzanna Kentikyan on 11 September 1987) is an Armenian-German former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2016. She was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, but left the country with her family at the age of five because of the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Kentikian has lived in Hamburg since 1996 and began boxing at the age of twelve. Kentikian is a two-time flyweight world champion, having held the unified World Boxing Association (WBA) and World Boxing Organization (WBO) female titles between 2007 and 2012, and the WBA female title again from 2013 to 2017. Additionally, she held the Women's International Boxing Federation (WIBF) title twice between 2007 and 2017. During the 2009 WBA convention in Colombia she was named the first ever female Super champion. It was announced that this belt would be called "Susi Kentikian belt" for all other future Super champions. Until 2012, Kentikian remained undefeated as a professional, winning 16 of her first 30 fights by knockout or stoppage. The German television station ZDF has broadcast her fights since July 2009. She had previously headlined fight cards for the television station ProSieben from 2007 to 2009. Kentikian has gained minor celebrity status in Germany and she hopes to reach a popularity similar to that of the retired German female boxing star Regina Halmich.
5. Mikhail Aloyan (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 28.24, Mikhail Aloyan is the 5th most famous Armenian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Mikhail Surenovich Aloyan (Russian: Михаил Суренович Алоян; born 23 August 1988) is a Russian professional boxer of Kurdish origin, who challenged for the WBO bantamweight title in 2018. As an amateur flyweight, Aloyan won gold medals at the 2010 European Championships, the 2011 and 2013 World Championships, and bronze at the 2009 World Championships and the 2012 Olympics.
6. Hrachik Javakhyan (b. 1984)
With an HPI of 26.74, Hrachik Javakhyan is the 6th most famous Armenian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Hrachik Javakhyan (Armenian: Հրաչիկ Ջավախյան, born on July 6, 1984, in Vanadzor, Armenian SSR) is an Armenian boxer best known to win gold at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships and bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was awarded the Honored Master of Sports of Armenia title in 2009.
7. Hovhannes Bachkov (b. 1992)
With an HPI of 26.47, Hovhannes Bachkov is the 7th most famous Armenian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Hovhannes Bachkov (born 2 December 1992) is an Armenian amateur boxer. He competed in the light-welterweight division at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but was eliminated in the second bout. He won the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
8. Davit Chaloyan (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 0.00, Davit Chaloyan is the 8th most famous Armenian Boxer. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Davit Chaloyan (Armenian: Դավիթ Չալոյան; born 30 September 1997 in Gyumri) is an Armenian boxer. He competed at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships, winning the silver medal in the super heavyweight event. He also competed at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the super heavyweight event. He defeated Suraj Soldo in the preliminary round. He qualified to represent Armenia at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
People
Pantheon has 8 people classified as Armenian boxers born between 1932 and 1997. Of these 8, 7 (87.50%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Armenian boxers include Arthur Abraham, Vic Darchinyan, and Susi Kentikian. The most famous deceased Armenian boxers include Vladimir Yengibaryan. As of April 2024, 1 new Armenian boxers have been added to Pantheon including Davit Chaloyan.
Living Armenian Boxers
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Arthur Abraham
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.19
Vic Darchinyan
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.31
Susi Kentikian
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.35
Mikhail Aloyan
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.24
Hrachik Javakhyan
1984 - Present
HPI: 26.74
Hovhannes Bachkov
1992 - Present
HPI: 26.47
Davit Chaloyan
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
