Khoren Gevor ( hy, Խորեն Գեվորգյան; born Khoren Gevorgyan on 16 March 1980) is an

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. He is a former European middleweight champion and multiple time world title challenger.

Biography

Gevor was born on March 16, 1980, in

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. He moved to

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, Germany when he was 16 and currently fights out of there. He is known for his good technique and speed.

Amateur career

Gevor started boxing at the age of 12. He had a very successful amateur career with 72 wins in 75 fights and won six national Armenian titles. He turned pro in 2000 and signed a contract with Universum Box Promotion. He is currently managed by Klaus-Peter Kohl.

Professional career

Gevor won his first professional titles when, on December 3, 2005, he stopped Mexican Gustavo Magallanes in the eighth round and won the vacant

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and WBO Inter-Continental middleweight titles. He defended both titles against

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before vacating them soon after. Gevor fought against compatriot

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for the

Middleweight title on August 18, 2007. Gevor was defeated by an 11th-round knockout from a powerful left hook. On November 28, 2008, Gevor beat Finn

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in his hometown of

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by 7th-round knockout and won the European championship belt. Gevor lost a controversial bout to WBA Middleweight Champion

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by unanimous decision on July 11, 2009. On April 9, 2011, Gevor fought WBO Super Middleweight Champion

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in a very competitive brawl. Gevor received a cut over his left eye in round three. The fight got more dirty in round ten when, after referee Manfred Küchler deducted a point from Gevor, both fighters wrestled each other onto the canvas. Stieglitz emerged with a cut over his right eye and Gevor was disqualified by the referee. Angry, Gevor attacked Küchler and was removed by security. Gevor fought Baker Barakat in a six-round bout on December 10, 2011. The whole fight was fairly even. As soon as Barakat was announced the winner by decision, Gevor turned to the referee and punched him in the face. Barakat and people from both corners tried to hold Gevor back. Later in the dressing rooms, the fighting continued and police had to be called in to break it up.

Personal life

Gevor has with Nenel Gevorgyan two sons and a daughter. Both his sons are also boxers, fighting for a club in Hamburg, and have become Northern Germany champions. In his free time, Khoren enjoys

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Professional boxing record

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Boxing titles

Inter-Continental Middleweight Champion (2006) * WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight Champion (2006) *EBU European Middleweight Champion (2008)

References

External links

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Official homepage of Khoren Gevor
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