Yuri Barashian

Yuri Barashian
Statistics
Real name Юрій Барашян
Weight(s) Light heavyweight
Nationality Ukrainian
Born (1979-10-18) October 18, 1979
Feodosiya, Ukraine
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 37
Wins 28
Wins by KO 19
Losses 9

Yuri Barashian (Ukrainian: Юрій Барашян (born October 18, 1979 in Feodosiya, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian professional boxer who held the European light-heavyweight title and challenged for the WBA light-heavyweight title in 2008.

Professional career

Barashian won the European light-heavyweight title in February 2008 with a knockout win over Thomas Ulrich. Following the win, he was ranked as a top contender for the WBA light-heavyweight title. He faced Hugo Garay in July 2008, but lost a unanimous decision. In his next bout, Barashian challenged WBO champion Zsolt Erdei but was again defeated via unanimous decision. The bout would have been contested for Erdei's title, but Barashian missed the weight limit, making it a non-title bout.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
37 fights 28 wins 9 losses
By knockout 19 2
By decision 9 7
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
37 Win 28–9 Ukraine Roman Sergienko RTD 4 (8), 3:00 20 May 2016 Ukraine Theodoros Boxing Club, Kharkov, Ukraine
36 Loss 27–9 Gabon Taylor Mabika TKO 4 (8) 30 May 2015 Gabon Libreville, Gabon
35 Loss 27–8 Russia Yury Kashinsky RTD 7 (10), 3:00 28 Nov 2014 Russia Sport Palace, Barnaul, Russia
34 Loss 27–7 Russia Ruslan Fayfer UD 8 26 Sep 2014 Russia Basket-Hall, Krasnodar, Russia For vacant WBC Baltic Silver cruiserweight title
33 Loss 27–6 Latvia Arturs Kulikauskis UD 6 23 Feb 2013 Latvia Studio 69, Riga, Latvia
32 Win 27–5 Argentina Juan Manuel Garay MD 8 21 Oct 2012 Ukraine Sport Complex "Prometey", Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukraine
31 Win 26–5 Russia Yuri Potanin TKO 6 (6) 29 Oct 2010 Russia Yubileiny Sports Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia
30 Loss 25–5 Hungary Zsolt Erdei UD 12 10 Jan 2009 Germany Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
29 Loss 25–4 Argentina Hugo Garay UD 12 3 Jul 2008 Argentina Estadio Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina For vacant WBA light-heavyweight title
28 Win 25–3 Germany Thomas Ulrich KO 8 (12), 0:56 23 Feb 2008 Germany Brandberge Arena, Halle, Germany Won European light-heavyweight title

References

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Vadym Safonov
Ukraine light-heavyweight champion
13 Feb 2005 – May 2005
Vacated
Title discontinued
Vacant
Title last held by
Silvio Branco
WBA Inter-Continental light-heavyweight champion
20 Jul 2005 – Jun 2006
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Vyacheslav Uzelkov
Preceded by
Thomas Ulrich
European light-heavyweight champion
23 Feb 2008 – 3 Jul 2008
Lost bid for WBA title
Vacant
Title next held by
Jürgen Brähmer
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