# Yuri Arbachakov

Yuri Yakovlevich Arbachakov (Russian: Юрий Яковлевич Арбачаков; born October 22, 1966) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 1997. He held the WBC flyweight title from 1992 to 1997.

## Amateur career

Yuri Arbachakov was born on October 22, 1966, in the village of Ust-Kezes, Kemerovo Oblast into a Shor family.
Arbachakov was an amateur boxing star in the Soviet Union. He won both world and European amateur championships during his amateur career, and lost only 21 of 186 amateur fights.

## Professional boxing career

Arbachakov emigrated to Japan as part of the perestroika program, along with Orzubek Nazarov. He trained with the Kyoei boxing gym, and fought almost all of his fights in Japan. He made his professional debut in February, 1990, under the name "Yuri Chakov", in the bantamweight division. In 1991, his gym changed his ring name to "Yuri Ebihara", (after former world champion Hiroyuki Ebihara) and in July of that year, he won the Japanese flyweight title in his seventh professional bout, by 1st-round knockout. He defended the title once before returning it.
In June, 1992, he challenged Muangchai Kittikasem for the WBC and lineal flyweight titles, and won by 8th-round knockout. He would go on to defend his titles nine times over five years.
After winning the world titles, he took out "Ebihara" from his ring name, and began fighting as "Yuri Arbachakov". He made this change because "Ebi" closely resembles the Russian word for "fuck".
In August, 1996, he made his 9th defense by 8th-round KO, but injured his right hand during the fight. The injury forced him into a long period of inactivity.
His 10th defense was scheduled for November, 1997, over a year since his last fight. Chatchai Sasakul had become the WBC flyweight interim champion during Arbachakov's inactivity, and the two had previously fought in September, 1995, with Arbachakov emerging victorious by decision. However, Sasakul won the rematch by 12-round decision, and Arbachakov announced his retirement after the fight. His professional record was 23-1-0 (16KOs).

## Professional boxing record

| 24 fights | 23 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 16 | 0 |
| By decision | 7 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| 24 | Loss | 23–1 | Chatchai Sasakul | UD | 12 | Nov 12, 1997 | Tsukisamu Green Dome, Sapporo, Japan | Lost WBC flyweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Puma Toguchi | TKO | 9 (12) | Aug 26, 1996 | Kokugikan, Japan | Retained WBC flyweight title |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Raul Juarez | UD | 12 | Feb 5, 1996 | Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka, Japan | Retained WBC flyweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Chatchai Sasakul | UD | 12 | Sep 25, 1995 | Nippon Budokan, Japan | Retained WBC flyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Oscar Arciniega | UD | 12 | Jan 30, 1995 | Green Dome, Sapporo, Japan | Retained WBC flyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Hugo Rafael Soto | KO | 8 (12) | Aug 1, 1994 | Ariake Colosseum, Japan | Retained WBC flyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Hiroshi Kobayashi | KO | 9 (10) | May 16, 1994 | Korakuen Hall, Japan | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Nam-Hoon Cha | UD | 12 | Dec 13, 1993 | Municipal Gymnasium, Kyoto , Japan | Retained WBC flyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Ysaias Zamudio | UD | 12 | Jul 16, 1993 | World Memorial Hall, Kobe, Japan | Retained WBC flyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Muangchai Kittikasem | TKO | 9 (12) | Mar 20, 1993 | Lop Buri, Thailand | Retained WBC flyweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Yoon-Un Jin | UD | 12 | Oct 20, 1992 | Korakuen Hall, Japan | Retained WBC flyweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Muangchai Kittikasem | KO | 8 (12) | Jun 23, 1992 | Kokugikan, Japan | Won WBC flyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Sucatchai Chalermsri | KO | 3 (?) | Apr 20, 1992 | Japan | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Samanchai Chalermsri | PTS | 10 | Mar 16, 1992 | Korakuen Hall, Japan | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Shun Hazama | TKO | 5 (10) | Nov 25, 1991 | Korakuen Hall, Japan | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Byung Kab Kim | KO | 5 (10) | Sep 30, 1991 | Korakuen Hall, Japan | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Takahiro Mizuno | KO | 1 (10) | Jul 15, 1991 | Japan | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Hyun Ki Lee | KO | 4 (?) | Mar 16, 1991 | Korakuen Hall, Japan | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Rolando Bohol | KO | 2 (?) | Dec 20, 1990 | Korakuen Hall, Japan | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Justo Zuniga | TKO | 5 (10) | Oct 29, 1990 | Korakuen Hall, Japan | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jung Eui Hyun | TKO | 7 (10) | Jun 23, 1990 | Korakuen Hall, Japan | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Diego Ongalo | KO | 1 (?) | May 7, 1990 | Korakuen Hall, Japan | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Jae-Hyun Kim | KO | 5 (?) | Apr 12, 1990 | Korakuen Hall, Japan | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Allan Tanaka | TKO | 3 (6) | Feb 1, 1990 | Kokugikan, Japan | |