Armen Petrosyan ( hy, Արմեն Պետրոսյան, born November 6, 1986) is an Armenian-born Italian

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who competes in the

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division. An aggressive fighter, Petrosyan began training in

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after moving to Italy from Armenia, Armen Petrosyan and his brother

Giorgio Petrosyan Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan ( hy, Գևորգ Պետրոսյան; born December 10, 1985) is an Armenian-Italian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Nicknamed "The Doctor" and noted for his supreme technical skills, ringsmanship ...

was put under contract of

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management and born in Oktagon events that allow its growth worldwide, he became a two-time Italian champion and a European titlist before arriving on the world stage in 2010 when he took back-to-back wins over

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and

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and later appeared as a competitor on the ''

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'' reality television show. In March 2013, he won the eight-man ''Haarlem Fight Night IV'' tournament in the

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to be crowned the WMTA World Super Welterweight Champion.

Early life

Armen Petrosyan was born in

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(now

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) and moved to

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, at the age of thirteen with his mother, Karine, and sister, Lianna, joining up with his father, Andranik, and older brothers Giorgio and Stepan who had moved to the country a year earlier. He is a

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Career

Petrosyan rose to prominence by becoming the World Professional Kickboxing Council (WPKC) Italian Champion in 2006 and the Muay Thai Association (MTA) European Champion in 2007. On November 16, 2008, he competed in the Dodge Trophy 2008 at 73 kg/161 lb in

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, losing to

Vladimír Moravčík Vladimír Moravčík (born December 5, 1981) is a Slovak middleweight Muay Thai Fighter. He was ranked #7 light heavyweight kickboxer in the world in May 2011, by Liverkick.com. Biography and career Moravčík started training Muay Thai when ...

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in the final. He defeated

Abdallah Mabel Abdallah Mabel (born April 14, 1983), also known as ''"La Panthère"'', is a France, French-Cameroonian Muay Thai kickboxer, famous for his technical and unpredictable fighting style. Biography and career Biography Abdallah Mabel was born on ...

at the ''Ring Rules'' event in

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, on January 30, 2009, a win that earned him a place on the '' Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2009'' card held on March 14, 2009 where he beat Arnaldo Silva via

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. Just over a month later, on April 24, 2009, in

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, Italy, Petrosyan faced Mauro Serra for the MTA Italian -70 kg/154 lb belt. He scored a knockdown early in round one with a vicious right

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before finishing his opponent off with a barrage of punches soon after to win his second national title. He would lose the title later that year when he dropped a decision at the hands of Carlo DiPaula. Petrosyan ended the year by facing one of Thailand's top middleweights in

Saiyok Pumpanmuang Saiyok Pumpanmuang ( th, ไทรโยค พุ่มพันธ์ม่วง; born October 22, 1983), formerly known as ''Saiyoknoi Sakchainarong'' (ไทรโยคน้อย ศักดิ์ชัยณรงค์), is a Thai welt ...

at ''Janus Fight Night: Thai Boxe Last Challenge'' on November 7, 2009 in

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, Italy, where he lost by unanimous decision after a three round affair. At the beginning of 2010, Petrosyan moved up the rankings with back-to-back wins over veteran competition. After

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on January 20, 2010, he took another points win over

at '' Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2010'' in Milan on March 13, 2010. He then lost a decision to

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, Italy, on June 26, 2010 before going on to take part in the first season of the ''

'' reality television show in Ko Samui. He made it to the semi-finals which took place on July 10, 2010 in

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where he faced

Pajonsuk SuperPro Samui Pajonsuk (born Angkhan Chomphuphuang th, อังคาร ชมพูพวง, 20 January 1980 in Lopburi, Thailand) is a Thai middleweight Muay Thai- kickboxer fighting out of Superpro Samui in Koh Samui, Thailand. He is ...

. Both men were deducted a point by referee Joop Ubeda, Pajonsuk for using his patented throws (illegal under Oriental rules) in round two and Petrosyan for unknown reasons (possibly for

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or a perceived lack of respect for the referee) in the third, and the bout went into an extension round after ending in a

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. While Petrosyan attacked with punches in the fourth stanza, it was Pajonsuk's body

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s which scored highest as the Thai took the judges' decision. He rebounded with a unanimous decision victory over

Leroy Kaestner Leroy "Bamm Bamm" Kaestner (born September 28, 1988) is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Bullys gym Arnhem for Team Aerts/Afafa. He is the K-1 World MAX 2009 Europe Tournament champion currently competing in K-1 MAX. Career and ...

at ''Janus Fight Night 2010'' in Padua on December 4, 2010. After a decision win over Miodrag Olar at ''Thai Boxe Mania'' in

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, Italy, on January 29, 2011 brought his winning streak to two, Petrosyan was matched up with

Yoshihiro Sato is a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1 at middleweight (−70 kg). He is the former world champion of Muay Thai in WKA and WPKC, and he won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 twice in 2006 and 2007. His official nickname is "Mugen ...

, who his brother Giorgio had defeated in the '' K-1 World MAX 2010 Tournament'' final five months earlier. Going down as the co-main event of ''Oktagon 2011'' in Milan on March 12, 2011, both men traded heavy shots in the first round but Petrosyan began to pull away in the second by utilizing

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. Much of round three was fought in the clinch and, although Sato landed some solid

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, Petrosyan was given a unanimous decision win on the judges' scorecards. With this win, he jumped from #25 to #15 in the world middleweight rankings. He was unable to keep his momentum going, however, as he fought to a

with

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in his next outing in

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, Italy, on June 11, 2011. Despite this minor set-back, he was still able to break the top ten in the world rankings, coming in at #9. Petrosyan was then invited to compete in the Fight Code Dragon Series, a sixteen-man -72.5 kg/160 lb tournament held throughout

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over the course of 2011, and he was entered into the competition at the quarter-final stage against eventual champion

Yuri Bessmertny Yuri Gorbachev ( be, Юрый Гарбачоў, born August 27, 1987), better known as Yuri Bessmertny ( be, Юрый Бяссмертны), is a Belarusian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions. Aft ...

. The pair first met in

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, on October 15, 2011 with Bessmertny coming away with a controversial

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win. However, it later emerged that the French sporting commission had not allowed the Fight Code promotion's complete rule set just hours before the event and so a rematch was set for

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on November 26, 2011. Petrosyan came out aggressive in round one but was caught with a counter punch and knocked down. After beating the referee's count, he kept up the aggression and was hit with a vicious right

from the Belarusian, this time knocking him out. With these two consecutive losses, Petrosyan dropped out of the top ten rankings. He was able to bounce back with a dominant TKO of Djimé Coulibaly at the ''Yokkao Extreme 2012''

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in Milan on January 21, 2012, dropping the Frenchman a total of four times in the first two rounds and forcing a referee stoppage. After almost a year out of the ring, Petrosyan returned to defeat Marco Della Gaggia on points in

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, Italy, on December 15, 2012. On March 24, 2013, Petrosyan defeated three opponents in one night to win the vacant WMTA World Super Welterweight (-69.85 kg/154 lb) Championship at ''Haarlem Fight Night IV'' in

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. After stopping Nick Beljaards in the first round of their quarter-final with three knockdowns, he cruised to a decision over Robbie Hagemen in the semis. In the final, he faced

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in match set for five rounds. Petrosyan didn't need that long, however, as he damaged van Opstal with

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s and throws and caused the Dutchman's trainer

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at the end of the third round. He was expected to fight Samo Petje in Trieste on July 5, 2013 but the fight seemingly fell through. He defeated Mirko Vorkapić via UD in a rematch at ''Gorizia Fight Night'' in

, Italy, on September 28, 2013 before losing to Alim Nabiev by the same margin at ''W5 Grand Prix Orel XXII'' in

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on November 16, 2013. On January 25, 2014, Petrosyan stopped Davide Cattaneo with a body shot in round one at ''Ring Wars'' in Milan. He rematched Alim Nabiev at ''Legend 3: Pour Homme'' in Milan on April 5, 2014, again losing UD. Petrosyan defeated Mohamed Houmer by knock out in round two at ''Gorizia Fight Night 2'' in Gorizia, Italy on May 25, 2014 to win the vacant

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Super Welterweight (-70 kg/154 lb) Oriental Rules World Championship. He defended the title against

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at ''Oktagon 2015: 20 Years Edition'' in Milan, Italy on April 11, 2015, Charles François at ''VVWS - Venum Victory World Series'' in Florence, Italy on December 10, 2016, and

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at '' Bellator Kickboxing 8'' in Florence, Italy on December 9, 2017.

Championships and accomplishments

Kickboxing

*Dodge Trophy **Dodge Trophy 2008 (-73 kg/161 lb) Runner-up *Haarlem Fight Night **Haarlem Fight Night IV 70 kg/154 lb Tournament Championship *

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Super Welterweight (-70 kg/154 lb) Oriental Rules World Championship (3 title defences) *Muay Thai Association **MTA Italian -70 kg/154 lb Championship **MTA European Championship *

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**WMTA World Super Welterweight (-69.85 kg/154 lb) Championship *World Professional Kickboxing Council **WPKC Italian Muay Thai Championship

Kickboxing record

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Fabio Siciliani Fabio Siciliani is a Muay thai kickboxer. Six Times Professional World Champion Muay Thai (WAKO, ISKA, WKU, WMF PRO, WMF World Championship, ONE SONGCHAI), International Champion WAKO, One Songchai Champion, Italian Champion. Muay Thai Khru. H ...

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References

External links

Official Enfusion profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Petrosyan, Armen 1986 births Living people Armenian male kickboxers Italian male kickboxers Middleweight kickboxers Armenian Muay Thai practitioners Italian Muay Thai practitioners Sportspeople from Yerevan People from Gorizia Armenian emigrants to Italy Naturalised citizens of Italy Italian people of Armenian descent ONE Championship kickboxers Sportspeople from Friuli-Venezia Giulia