Ryad Merhy

Ryad Merhy (born 28 November 1992) is an Ivorian-born Belgian professional boxer who has held the WBA interim cruiserweight title since 2019.[1]

Ryad Merhy
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
NationalityBelgian
Born (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992
Ivory Coast
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights30
Wins29
Wins by KO24
Losses1

Professional career

Merdy was born to an Lebanese father and Ivorian mother.[2]Merhy turned professional in 2013, and won 18 consecutive fights, before winning the WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title. He would improve his record to 24–0, before getting a shot at the vacant WBA cruiserweight (Regular) title against Arsen Goulamirian.[3] Merhy would end up losing for the first time as a professional, as he would go on to get stopped in the 11th round by Goulamirian.[4]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
30 fights 29 wins 1 loss
By knockout 24 1
By decision 5 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
31 N/A N/A TBA N/A – (12) 24 Oct 2020 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
30 Win 29–1 Imre Szellő KO 7 (12), 2:10 19 Oct 2019 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium Won WBA interim cruiserweight title
29 Win 28–1 Cesar David Crenz KO 3 (10), 0:22 4 May 2019 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
28 Win 27–1 Samuel Clarkson KO 4 (12), 2:38 15 Dec 2018 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium Won WBA International cruiserweight title
27 Win 26–1 Demetrius Banks UD 8 20 Oct 2018 Country Hall Liège, Liège, Belgium
26 Win 25–1 Soso Abuladze KO 6 (8) 29 Jun 2018 Belleheide Center, Roosdaal, Belgium
25 Loss 24–1 Arsen Goulamirian TKO 11 (12), 0:51 24 Mar 2018 Palais des Sports, Marseille, France For WBA interim cruiserweight title
24 Win 24–0 Nick Kisner KO 4 (12), 2:30 16 Dec 2017 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium Retained WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
23 Win 23–0 Mitch Williams UD 12 20 May 2017 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium Retained WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
22 Win 22–0 Max Alexander KO 11 (12), 0:18 17 Dec 2016 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium Retained WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
21 Win 21–0 Tamas Bajzath TKO 3 (8) 1 Nov 2016 Stedelijke Sporthalle, Izegem, Belgium
20 Win 20–0 Giorgi Tevdorashvili TKO 6 (8) 15 Oct 2016 Robert Charpentier Sports Complex, Paris, France
19 Win 19–0 Williams Ocando TKO 6 (12), 1:15 21 May 2016 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium Won WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
18 Win 18–0 Sylvera Louis KO 6 (12), 1:17 19 Dec 2015 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium Won WBC International Silver cruiserweight title
17 Win 17–0 Antonio Sousa UD 8 26 Sep 2015 Hall Omnisports, Rebecq, Belgium
16 Win 16–0 Attila Palko TKO 2 (6) 31 May 2015 Zaal Forum, Aalst, Belgium
15 Win 15–0 Arturs Kulikauskis KO 7 (8), 2:55 4 Apr 2015 Rebecq, Belgium
14 Win 14–0 Bjoern Blaschke RTD 4 (6), 3:00 14 Mar 2015 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
13 Win 13–0 Shalva Jomardashvili TKO 5 (8), 2:10 25 Dec 2014 Izegem, Belgium
12 Win 12–0 Ben Nsafoah KO 4 (8), 1:47 6 Dec 2014 RTL Spiroudome, Charleroi, Belgium
11 Win 11–0 Ferenc Zsalek UD 4 15 Nov 2014 Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent, Belgium
10 Win 10–0 Cedric Kalonji KO 3 (8), 0:45 3 Oct 2014 Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Ghent, Belgium
9 Win 9–0 Abdelhadi Hanine KO 1 (8) 31 May 2014 Ninove, Belgium
8 Win 8–0 Paata Berikashvili TKO 3 (6) 28 Mar 2014 Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Ghent, Belgium
7 Win 7–0 Elvir Behlulovic KO 2 (4), 2:41 9 Feb 2014 City of Brussels, Belgium
6 Win 6–0 Patrick Berger KO 2 (4), 2:08 11 Jan 2014 Country Hall, Liège, Belgium
5 Win 5–0 Toni Visic KO 3 (6) 14 Dec 2013 Belleheide Center, Roosdaal, Belgium
4 Win 4–0 Jakub Wojcik UD 4 23 Nov 2013 Parc des Sports, Charleroi, Belgium
3 Win 3–0 Marko Martinjak RTD 2 (4), 3:00 5 Oct 2013 Andenne Arena, Andenne, Belgium
2 Win 2–0 Nikolai Ermenkov KO 1 (6) 23 Aug 2013 Kursaal, Oostende, Belgium
1 Win 1–0 Hrvoje Bozinovic KO 2 (4), 0:48 29 Jun 2013 Ninove, Belgium

See also
  • List of cruiserweight boxing champions

References
  1. "BoxRec: Ryad Merhy". boxrec.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. "RESILIENCE – RYAD MERHY". gad-distribution.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  3. "Goulamirian and Merhy will fight for the WBA Cruiserweight title this Saturday". Boxing channel. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. "Golulamirian stops Merhy for WBA cruiser title". Fightnews. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Arsen Goulamirian		 WBA cruiserweight champion
Interim title
19 October 2019 - present		 Incumbent
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