# Artyom Simonyan

Artyom Simonyan (Armenian: Արտյոմ Սիմոնյան; born December 27, 1975, in Yerevan, Armenia) is an Armenian amateur boxer.

## Amateur career

Simonyan won a silver medal at the 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the featherweight division and a bronze medal at the 1998 Boxing World Cup in the featherweight division.

## Professional career

Simonyan amassed a record of 13-0-1 (7 KO) from 2000 to 2003 and won the USBA Super Bantamweight title. He then won an IBF Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator and challenged Israel Vázquez for the IBF Super Bantamweight Championship. Simonyan lost via fifth round technical knockout. He later retired with a record of 15-3-2 (7 KO).

## Professional boxing record

| 20 fights | 15 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 3 |
| By decision | 8 | 0 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 20 | Loss | 15–3–2 | Rogers Mtagwa | KO | 4 (12), 1:58 | 16 Jun 2006 | New Alhambra, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | For IBF-USBA featherweight title |
| 19 | Draw | 15–2–2 | Fred Neal | UD | 8 | 2 Feb 2006 | Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 15–2–1 | Gilberto Sánchez León | UD | 8 | 4 Nov 2005 | Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, U.S. | |
| 17 | Loss | 14–2–1 | Agapito Sánchez | TKO | 5 (12), 1:30 | 22 Jul 2005 | Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | Lost IBF-USBA super-bantamweight title |
| 16 | Loss | 14–1–1 | Israel Vázquez | TKO | 5 (12), 0:59 | 28 Dec 2004 | Sycuam Resort & Casino, El Cajon, California, U.S. | For IBF super-bantamweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Fahsan 3K Battery | UD | 12 | 21 May 2004 | The Belvedere, Elk Grove, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Carlos Contreras | UD | 12 | 26 Jul 2003 | Sam's Town Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, U.S. | Won vacant IBF-USBA super-bantamweight title |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Ablorh Sowah | TKO | 6 (10), 2:56 | 15 Mar 2003 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Radford Beasley | TKO | 7 (10), 3:00 | 13 Dec 2002 | Pechanga Resort Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Mario Camarena | UD | 4 | 6 Sep 2002 | Crystal Park Casino, Compton, California, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Jacobo Gomez | KO | 6 (10), 1:46 | 6 Jun 2002 | Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0–1 | Julio Alberto Leal | UD | 6 | 19 Apr 2002 | Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, U.S. | |
| 8 | Draw | 7–0–1 | David Vasquez | MD | 6 | 12 Jan 2002 | Cox Pavilion, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Juan Carlos Martínez | UD | 6 | 16 Nov 2001 | Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Freddy Castro | TKO | 1 (6), 2:08 | 14 Sep 2001 | Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Mynor Vásquez | TKO | 1 (4), 2:22 | 28 Jun 2001 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Brad Timm | TKO | 1 | 25 May 2001 | Mystic Lake Casino, Prior Lake, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Juan Rafael Gutiérrez | UD | 4 | 26 Apr 2001 | Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Alejandro Lopez | UD | 4 | 7 Jan 2001 | Texas Station Casino, North Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Johannes Musa | TKO | 4 (4), 2:40 | 30 Nov 2000 | Hollywood Park Casino, Inglewood, California, U.S. | |