Artem Dalakian: record, next fight and profile →
The flyweight world champion of the World Boxing Council, Julio César 'Rey' Martínez, revealed that he will leave when his team instructs him to concentrate at the Otomí Ceremonial Center, in the mountains of the State of Mexico, for a possible unification battle against Artem Dalakian, who holds the title of the World Boxing Association.
WBA flyweight champion Artem Dalakian celebrated a start of his third year as a champion by removing a Venezuelan obstacle Josber Perez via a hard-fought unanimous decision. If a unification remains viable is a tougher question to answer.
48 years of age is no joke, but Ukrainian fight veteran Oksana Romanova utilized what is left of her energy and a surreal amount of experience to put up a solid fight to rising Russia-based Armenian Sofia Abramyan (5-1, 2 KOs). Romanov was aggressive, hardly polished, very crude with her defense but also determined. Smaller, stockier Abramyan was more refined and busy with her punches. At the end of eight grueling rounds, on judges somehow had it a draw - 76-76. Two other got it right: 78-76 and 80-73 - for Sofia Abramyan, who is now UBO international super flyweight titist. Ever-brave Romanova is now 10-30-1, 2 KOs.
East or West - the home is best. The proverbial wisdom was in place at the Parkoviy Convention Centre in Kiev, Ukraine, where WBA flyweight champion Artem Dalakian paid his obligatory duties and retained his title with a dominant tenth-round stoppage of Thai import and WBA mandatory Sarawut Thawornkham.
WBA flyweight titleholder Artem Dalakian would like to face any of the world titleholders at 112 pounds in an attempt to unify the division. For now, he will make another defense of his world title belt. Dalakian will face mandatory challenger Sarawut Thawornkhan of Thailand Saturday night at the Parkovy Convention Centre in Kiev, Ukraine.
WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol of Russia is not surprised with the level of talent to come out of Ukraine in the last few years. Vasiliy Lomachenko, Artem Dalakian, Oleksandr Usyk and Oleksandr Gvozdyk are fierce world champions who are widely regarded as some of the best fighters in the world. There are several others from Ukraine who are rising up in the ranks.
Artem Dalakian broke down Gregorio Lebron Saturday night, dropping him four times en route to a sixth round knockout victory at the Parkovy Convention Center in Kiev, Ukraine. With the win, Dalakian successfully defended his WBA World flyweight title. The styles of Dalakian and Lebron were awkward that the action produced a lot of clenching. Lebron fell to the canvas several times during the fight from Dalakian pushing down on the back of his head.
Artem Dalakian, a Ukraine-based ethnic Armenian, born in Baku, Azerbaijan, became clearly one of 2018's biggest sensations when he beat much more heralded multi-time two-division world champion Brian Viloria on a wide unanimous decision in February.
Parkovy Convention Centre in Kiev, Ukraine - World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight world champion Artem Dalakian (17-0, 12 KOs) knocked out Sirichai Thaiyen (50-4, 35 KOs) of Thailand in the eight round.