Sahak Parparyan

Sahak Parparyan
Born	(1988-09-04) September 4, 1988 Armenia
Other names	Hak
Nationality	Armenian
Weight	85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Division	Light Heavyweight Cruiserweight Heavyweight
Reach	72.0 in (183 cm)
Style	Kickboxing, Muay Thai
Stance	Orthodox
Fighting out of	Alkmaar, Netherlands
Team	Gym Alkmaar Mike's Gym
Trainer	Edwin van Os Mike Passenier
Years active	2006–(present)
Kickboxing record
Total	69
Wins	50
Losses	14
Draws	5
last updated on: October 29, 2017

Sahak "Hak" Parparyan (Armenian: Սահակ Պարպարյան; born 4 September 1988)^[1] is an Armenian heavyweight-cruiserweight kickboxer, who is sometimes referred to as Sahak "Hak" Avetisyan.^[2] He is currently fighting out of the Van Os Gym in Alkmaar, Netherlands where he trains with fellow Armenian fighter and K-1 MAX stalwart Gago Drago. Sahak is a former W.F.C.A. European and World Champion'^[3] and he is a former It's Showtime 85MAX world champion.

Biography/Career

Fighting out of Alkmaar, Sahak made his debut with the It's Showtime organization in 2006, winning a C-Klass bout by decision in his home town. In 2010 after almost exclusively fighting on the Dutch circuit, Sahak headed to Paris to face Abdarhmane Coulibaly for the W.P.M.F. European title, losing a decision to the home fighter after five rounds. He would make up for this disappointment the next year, winning the W.F.C.A. world title by KO'ing Yassin Boudrouz in the fourth round of their match in Belgium. In May 2011, Sahak faced Amir Zeyada for the It's Showtime 85MAX world title, vacated by Melvin Manhoef. After five rounds the Armenian was the new world champion, taking the belt by majority decision in what was one of the most exciting world title fights the organization has ever seen.

Parparyan made his first title defense against English-American Andrew Tate.^[4]

He defeated Jason Wilnis via decision at Iron Ring on September 15, 2012 in Alkmaar, Netherlands.^[5]

He was scheduled to defend his title against Alex Pereira at It's Showtime 60 in São Paulo, Brazil on November 10, 2012.^[6][7] However, he was forced to pull out of the fight due to visa issues and was replaced by former foe Jason Wilnis.^[8]

In late 2012, he competed on the third season of the Enfusion reality television show which culminated with a four man tournament at Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators on December 2, 2012 in Ljubljana, Slovenia where Parparyan lost to Franci Grajš by unanimous decision in the semi-finals.^[9][10]

Parparyan fought to a draw with César Córdoba at Enfusion Live: Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain on March 9, 2012.^[11][12][13] Córdoba was more dominant over the first two rounds, but Parparyan scored a knockdown with right overhand in the third and final round to earn himself a draw.^[14]

He lost to Artem Levin via an extension round decision at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy on April 20, 2013.^{[15][16][17][18]}

He was TKO'd in round one by eventual champion Pavel Zhuravlev in the semi-finals of the -93 kg/205 lb tournament at Legend 2: Invasion in Moscow, Russia on November 9, 2013. This was the first time that Parparyan was stopped in a fight.^[19][20][21]

He competed in the Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contendership Tournament in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014, beating Jason Wilnis by split decision in the semi-finals before losing to Alex Pereira by majority decision in the final.^[22][23]

Titles

• 2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Runner-up
• 2011 It's Showtime 85MAX World champion -85 kg
• 2010 W.F.C.A. World champion -86.5 kg
• W.F.C.A. European champion -82.5 kg

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing Record

50 Wins, 14 Losses, 5 Draws[24] Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2017-10-29 Loss Andrei Stoica WFL: Manhoef vs. Bonjasky, Final 16 Almere, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2015-09-19 Loss Maxim Vorovski Xplosion Fight Series [25] Tallinn, Estonia Ext. R. Decision 4 3:00 2015-05-16 Loss Ertugrul Bayrak A1 World Combat Cup, Semi Finals [26] Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2015-05-16 Win Masoud Rahimi A1 World Combat Cup, Quarter Finals Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2014-03-08 Loss Alex Pereira Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Final Zagreb, Croatia Decision (majority) 3 3:00 For the Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament. 2014-03-08 Win Jason Wilnis Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals Zagreb, Croatia Decision (split) 3 3:00 2013-11-09 Loss Pavel Zhuravlev Legend 2: Invasion, Semi Finals Moscow, Russia TKO (punches) 1 2013-04-20 Loss Artem Levin Glory 7: Milan Milan, Italy Extension round decision (unanimous) 4 3:00 2013-03-09 Draw César Córdoba Enfusion Live: Barcelona Barcelona, Spain Decision draw 3 3:00 2012-12-02 Loss Franci Grajš Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators, Semi Finals Ljubljana, Slovenia Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 2012-09-15 Win Jason Wilnis Iron Ring Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2012-05-12 Win Andrew Tate Siam Gym Belgium presents It's Showtime 56 Kortrijk, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 Retains It's Showtime 85MAX world title -85 kg. 2012-03-10 Win Toni Milanović Cro Cop Final Fight Zagreb, Croatia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2012-01-28 Win Mourad Bouzidi It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden Leeuwarden, Netherlands Decision (4-1) 3 3:00 2012-01-14 Loss Hakan Aksoy Fightsensation II Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2011-08-17 Win Eddie Walker Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators, Quarter Final Ohrid, Macedonia KO 1 1:40 2011-08-12 Win David Radeff Enfusion 3: Trial of the Gladiators, First round Ohrid, Macedonia Decision 3 3:00 2011-06-18 Win Moises Ruibal It's Showtime Madrid 2011 Madrid, Spain Decision (4-1) 3 3:00 2011-05-21 Win Amir Zeyada Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2011 Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (Majority) 5 3:00 Wins vacant It's Showtime 85MAX world title -85 kg. 2011-01-? Loss Frank Muñoz Enfusion Kickboxing Tournament '11, 1st Round[27] Koh Samui, Thailand Decision 3 3:00 2010-05-15 Win Yassin Boudrouz Gala-A Marche-en-Famenne[28][29] Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium KO 4 Wins W.F.C.A. world title -86.5 kg. 2011-03-26 Win Marc Vlieger BFN Group presents: It's Showtime Brussel] Brussels, Belgium Decision (4-1) 3 3:00 2010-10-29 Loss Abdarhmane Coulibaly France vs Lumpinee[30] Paris, France Decision 5 3:00 Fight was for W.P.M.F. Muaythai European title -91 kg. 2010-06-05 Win Donald Berner Uitslagen Kumite 11[31] Hilversum, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2010-04-25 Win Asim Selimovic Gala in Schermerhoorn[32] Schermerhorn, Netherlands KO (Punches) 2 2009-05-30 Loss Romeo Almazidis Bull's Gym Gala Putte[33] Putte, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2009-03-29 Loss Hicham El Gaoui The Outland Rumble III[34] Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 3:00 2008-09-06 Loss Nicu Dascălu It's Showtime 2008 Alkmaar Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2007-12-22 Loss Dave Meijer Fight For Life Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision 5 2006-12-02 Win van Brummel It's Showtime 2006 Alkmaar Alkmaar, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00 2005-09-18 Loss Robin van Tongeren Gala in Zilvermeeuwen[35] Zaandam, Netherlands Decision 3 2:00 2004-12-19 Draw Michael Schrijver Gala Landsmeer[36] Landsmeer, Netherlands Decision Draw 2 1:30 Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also

• List of It's Showtime events
• List of It's Showtime champions
• List of male kickboxers

References

External links

• It's Showtime - Official website
• Van Os Gym Hyve - hyves.nl (In Dutch)