Giorgio Petrosyan
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Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan is an Armenian
-Italian welterweight
kickboxer, fighting out of Satori Gladiatorium in Gorizia
, Italy
. He is the two time K-1 World MAX champion (2009, 2010) and WKN
Intercontinental Middleweight Muay Thai champion.
He has been noted for his extremely technical fighting style, and defence which has been described as being "airtight".
, Armenia
as Gevorg Petrosyan, he started to train Muay Thai
at the age of 14 when he moved to Italy
. He trains at Satori Gladiatorium Nemesis gym under the guidance of Alfio Romanut. He had his first fight at the age of 16.
He lives in Gorizia
in Northern Italy
since he moved there from Armenia with his family. His younger brother Armen Petrosyan is also a kickboxer.
rules for most of his early career. Some of his notable wins from this era came against Fabio Pinca
in 2004 and Shemsi Beqiri
, who he defended his MTA European Muay Thai Championship against, in February 2005. On June 25, 2005, he won the WMC Intercontinental Welterweight Championship by defeating Oliver Tchetche by second-round technical knockout in Nova Gorica
, Slovenia
.
The following year, he won the Italian Extreme IV tournament on April 1. Stopping both opponents with low kicks, he defeated Richard Barnhill in the semi-finals before beating Roel Rink in the final. On June 10, 2006, Petrosyan took the vacant Kombat League Muay Thai World Championship at 66.678kg when he knocked out Benito Caupain with a high kick in the first round of their match in Slovenia. He would go on to defend this title three times before the end of the year; TKOing Johnny Tancray on August 5, KOing Frankie Hudders on September 5, and winning a decision over Imro Main on November 19.
He ended 2006 by winning the eight-man tournament at Janus Fight Night 2006 on December 2. He took a decision win against Cedric Muller in the quarter-finals and knocked out Frane Radnic in the semis, before beating Marco Piqué
via unanimous decision in the final.
, Thailand
. He was able to bounce back, however, recording back-to-back wins over Sadio Cissoko on March 17, and Arslan Magomedov on April 14 at K-1 Italy Oktagon 2007.
Following this, he faced Buakaw Por. Pramuk for the WMC World Super Welterweight Championship on May 19 at K-1 Fighting Network Scandinavian Qualification 2007 in Stockholm
, Sweden
. After five rounds of fighting, the bout was ruled a draw and Buakaw retained his title.
Petrosyan then went on defeat Abdallah Mabel
twice within two months in his next couple of fights, decisioning him on May 26 and then TKOing him on July 27. After a first round knockout of Behrouz Rastagar in the Netherlands
on October 13, he entered the Janus Fight Night 2007 tournament (the event he had won a year previously) on November 24. In the quarter-finals, he beat José Reis
by unanimous decision. Then, in the semis, he met Abdallah Mabel for the third time in six months and bested the Frenchman once again, winning a decision. In the final, Petrosyan defeated another familiar opponent; Marco Piqué
, who he had also faced in the final the previous year.
(the brother of José Reis
, who he beat months earlier) at the It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
on March 15.
On April 12, he defeated Mikel Colaj by technical knockout in the fifth round at K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008 in Milan
, Italy
, and then on April 26, he won a unanimous decision over Chris Ngimbi
at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam.
Following wins over Cagri Ermis and Rafik Bakkouri in May and June, respectively, Petrosyan didn't fight again until November when he took to the ring twice with in three weeks. On November 8, he beat Naruepol Fairtex
by unanimous decision in a non-tournament bout at Janus Fight Night: The Legend. Then, on November 29, he took another decision over Warren Stevelmans
at It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven.
Oriental Rules Intercontinental Welterweight (69.9 kg) Championship when he stopped David Javakhia with a body kick in Turin
, Italy
on January 31. On March 14, he defeated Andy Souwer
via an extra round decision at Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2009 in Milan
, Italy.
After gathering titles and racking up wins against big-name fighters, Petrosyan was invited to compete in the K-1
World MAX, the annual tournament held in Japan
featuring the world's best 70kg kickboxers. In the opening round at the K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Fukuoka
on April 21, Petrosyan knocked out Dzhabar Askerov
with a knee strike in the third round to qualify for the final eight later in the year.
Following a decision win against Faldir Chahbari
at It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam on May 16, Petrosyan faced 2002 and 2003 K-1 World MAX Champion Albert Kraus
at the K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final 8 in Tokyo
on July 13. Petrosyan defeated him soundly, winning a unanimous decision and qualifying for the final four in October.
On October 26 at the K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final in Yokohama
, Petrosyan faced Yuya Yamamoto
in the semi-finals. In round one, he dropped Yamamoto with a left hook but the Japanese fighter was able to return to his feet following the eight count. He was still visibly hurt, however, and Petrosyan knocked him out with a right hook seconds later. Advancing to the final, he met Andy Souwer for the second time. Petrosyan dominated all three rounds, and dropped Souwer with a knee to the body in the second, en route to a unanimous decision victory. Although considered an outsider, Petrosyan had become the 2009 K-1 World MAX Champion.
Oriental Rules Intercontinental Welterweight (69.9 kg) Championship, defeating Mohamed Diaby by TKO in the second round in Turin
, Italy
. His next match came on March 13 at Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2010 in Milan
, where he beat Kem Sitsongpeenong
via unanimous decision. This would be his last bout until October when he returned to the K-1
World MAX.
On October 3 at the K-1 World MAX 2010 in Seoul World Championship Tournament Final 16, he beat tall Belarussian Vitaly Gurkov
via unanimous decision to qualify for the final eight a month later.
At the K-1 World MAX 2010 World Championship Tournament Final
in Tokyo, he met with Albert Kraus
again in the quarter-finals. After soundly beating Kraus on points, he went on to do the same to Mike Zambidis
in the semis, picking the short Greek off with counter-strikes. In the final, he faced off against home town fighter Yoshihiro Sato
. Although Sato's height and reach advantage caused him some problems, Petrosyan was still able to dominate the match and took the unanimous decision victory to take the K-1 World MAX crown for the second year in-a-row.
by unanimous decision at Thai Boxe Mania 2011 in Torino, Italy. Following this, he beat Cosmo Alexandre
via decision at the Fight Code: Dragon Series Round 2 in Milan on March 12.
On May 14, he faced Chahid Oulad El Hadj
at It's Showtime 2011 Lyon
. After dominating the first two rounds, Petrosyan accidentally kicked El Hadj in the groin in round three. El Hadj could not continue and the bout was ruled a no contest
.
He then went on to face Hinata Watanabe
at REBELS 8 & It's Showtime Japan Countdown-1
in Tokyo on July 18. Petrosyan won another unanimous decision, but broke his hand in the process.
With K-1
experiencing extreme financial difficulties, the K-1 World MAX was not organized in 2011 and the It's Showtime
promotion instead put on a high-level 70kg tournament, It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX", in September. Petrosyan was set to take part in this tournament but his broken hand kept him out of it.
He returned from this injury on November 12 when he took a decision win over local fighter Zeben Díaz at Street Culture, Fight Club Group & Canary Kickboxing Federation presents: It’s Showtime 53 in Tenerife
, Spain
.
He was then set to face Chris Ngimbi
for the It's Showtime 70MAX Championship on December 17 in Amsterdam
, but the event was cancelled.
, Italy
on January 21, and then Artur Kyshenko
on March 24, also in Milan.
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
-Italian welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
kickboxer, fighting out of Satori Gladiatorium in Gorizia
Gorizia
Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. He is the two time K-1 World MAX champion (2009, 2010) and WKN
World Kickboxing Network
The World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
Intercontinental Middleweight Muay Thai champion.
He has been noted for his extremely technical fighting style, and defence which has been described as being "airtight".
Early life
Born in YerevanYerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
as Gevorg Petrosyan, he started to train Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
at the age of 14 when he moved to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. He trains at Satori Gladiatorium Nemesis gym under the guidance of Alfio Romanut. He had his first fight at the age of 16.
He lives in Gorizia
Gorizia
Gorizia is a town and comune in northeastern Italy, in the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. It is located at the foot of the Julian Alps, bordering Slovenia. It is the capital of the Province of Gorizia, and it is a local center of tourism, industry, and commerce. Since 1947, a twin...
in Northern Italy
Northern Italy
Northern Italy is a wide cultural, historical and geographical definition, without any administrative usage, used to indicate the northern part of the Italian state, also referred as Settentrione or Alta Italia...
since he moved there from Armenia with his family. His younger brother Armen Petrosyan is also a kickboxer.
2002-2006
Petrosyan made his professional debut at the age of sixteen in 2002, and fought exclusively under Muay ThaiMuay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
rules for most of his early career. Some of his notable wins from this era came against Fabio Pinca
Fabio Pinca
Fabio Pinca is a French Muay Thai kickboxer of Italian descent. He is the W.B.C. Muaythai World champion, famous for his technical and precise fighting style.- Biography :...
in 2004 and Shemsi Beqiri
Shemsi Beqiri
Shemsi Beqiri is an Albanian-Swiss Welterweight kickboxer. He is the current Klash tournament World champion in WKA 72+.- Biography and career :...
, who he defended his MTA European Muay Thai Championship against, in February 2005. On June 25, 2005, he won the WMC Intercontinental Welterweight Championship by defeating Oliver Tchetche by second-round technical knockout in Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica
Nova Gorica ; 21,082 ; 31,000 ) is a town and a municipality in western Slovenia, on the border with Italy...
, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
.
The following year, he won the Italian Extreme IV tournament on April 1. Stopping both opponents with low kicks, he defeated Richard Barnhill in the semi-finals before beating Roel Rink in the final. On June 10, 2006, Petrosyan took the vacant Kombat League Muay Thai World Championship at 66.678kg when he knocked out Benito Caupain with a high kick in the first round of their match in Slovenia. He would go on to defend this title three times before the end of the year; TKOing Johnny Tancray on August 5, KOing Frankie Hudders on September 5, and winning a decision over Imro Main on November 19.
He ended 2006 by winning the eight-man tournament at Janus Fight Night 2006 on December 2. He took a decision win against Cedric Muller in the quarter-finals and knocked out Frane Radnic in the semis, before beating Marco Piqué
Marco Piqué
Marco "The Sniper" Piqué is a Dutch-Surinamese welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Profighters Gym in Almere, Netherlands. He is the current W.F.C.A. Muay Thai middleweight world champion, W.M.C...
via unanimous decision in the final.
2007
On January 23, 2007, Petrosyan was handed the first loss of his career when he dropped a decision to Nonthanan Por. Pramuk at Lumpinee Stadium in BangkokBangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. He was able to bounce back, however, recording back-to-back wins over Sadio Cissoko on March 17, and Arslan Magomedov on April 14 at K-1 Italy Oktagon 2007.
Following this, he faced Buakaw Por. Pramuk for the WMC World Super Welterweight Championship on May 19 at K-1 Fighting Network Scandinavian Qualification 2007 in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. After five rounds of fighting, the bout was ruled a draw and Buakaw retained his title.
Petrosyan then went on defeat Abdallah Mabel
Abdallah Mabel
Abdallah Mabel , also known as "La Panthère", is a French Muay Thai kickboxer, famous for his technical and unpredictable fighting style.- Biography :...
twice within two months in his next couple of fights, decisioning him on May 26 and then TKOing him on July 27. After a first round knockout of Behrouz Rastagar in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
on October 13, he entered the Janus Fight Night 2007 tournament (the event he had won a year previously) on November 24. In the quarter-finals, he beat José Reis
José Reis (kickboxer)
José 'The Devil's Advocate' Reis is a Portuguese Muay Thai kickboxer of Cape Verdian descent fighting out of Lisbon, Portugal for Olival Gym at either welterweight or super middleweight. He is the 2010 W.F.C.A. Full Contact world champion and a x2 K-1 MAX regional champion who has fought for both...
by unanimous decision. Then, in the semis, he met Abdallah Mabel for the third time in six months and bested the Frenchman once again, winning a decision. In the final, Petrosyan defeated another familiar opponent; Marco Piqué
Marco Piqué
Marco "The Sniper" Piqué is a Dutch-Surinamese welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Profighters Gym in Almere, Netherlands. He is the current W.F.C.A. Muay Thai middleweight world champion, W.M.C...
, who he had also faced in the final the previous year.
2008
Petrosyan kicked off 2008 with a decision win over Luis ReisLuis Reis
Luis "Dinga" Reis is a Portuguese Muay Thai kickboxer of Cape Verdian descent fighting out of Lisbon, Portugal for the Olival Gym. He is a K-1 MAX and It's Showtime regional champion who has also won medals for Portugal at amateur level...
(the brother of José Reis
José Reis (kickboxer)
José 'The Devil's Advocate' Reis is a Portuguese Muay Thai kickboxer of Cape Verdian descent fighting out of Lisbon, Portugal for Olival Gym at either welterweight or super middleweight. He is the 2010 W.F.C.A. Full Contact world champion and a x2 K-1 MAX regional champion who has fought for both...
, who he beat months earlier) at the It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008 in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
on March 15.
On April 12, he defeated Mikel Colaj by technical knockout in the fifth round at K-1 Italy Oktagon 2008 in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, and then on April 26, he won a unanimous decision over Chris Ngimbi
Chris Ngimbi
Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for Black Label...
at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam.
Following wins over Cagri Ermis and Rafik Bakkouri in May and June, respectively, Petrosyan didn't fight again until November when he took to the ring twice with in three weeks. On November 8, he beat Naruepol Fairtex
Naruepol Fairtex
Naruepol Fairtex is a Thai welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Fairtex Gym in Pattaya, Thailand. He is a former Lumpinee Stadium champion and current No.1 contender to challenge Nopadetch Chuwattana for the WBC title....
by unanimous decision in a non-tournament bout at Janus Fight Night: The Legend. Then, on November 29, he took another decision over Warren Stevelmans
Warren Stevelmans
Warren "Chaka Zulu" Stevelmans is a South African kickboxer, fighting out of Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 tournament champion.-Biography and career:...
at It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven.
2009
Petrosyan began 2009 by winning the WKNWorld Kickboxing Network
The World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
Oriental Rules Intercontinental Welterweight (69.9 kg) Championship when he stopped David Javakhia with a body kick in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
on January 31. On March 14, he defeated Andy Souwer
Andy Souwer
Andreas "Andy" Souwer is a Dutch welterweight shoot boxer. He is two time K-1 World MAX champion as well as a three time Shootboxing World tournament champion, fighting out of Mejiro Gym, Amsterdam, Netherlands....
via an extra round decision at Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2009 in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy.
After gathering titles and racking up wins against big-name fighters, Petrosyan was invited to compete in the K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
World MAX, the annual tournament held in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
featuring the world's best 70kg kickboxers. In the opening round at the K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final 16 in Fukuoka
Fukuoka
Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...
on April 21, Petrosyan knocked out Dzhabar Askerov
Dzhabar Askerov
Dzhabar "Genghis Khan" Askerov is a Dagestani-born Russian welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Askerov Team. and representing Dagestan-Russia....
with a knee strike in the third round to qualify for the final eight later in the year.
Following a decision win against Faldir Chahbari
Faldir Chahbari
"Fast" Faldir Chahbari is Moroccan-Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Brummen, Netherlands. He a x2 Muay Thai amateur world champion and is the former W.F.C.A...
at It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam on May 16, Petrosyan faced 2002 and 2003 K-1 World MAX Champion Albert Kraus
Albert Kraus
Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX 2002 champion and has also held four separate world titles in kickboxing and Muay Thai...
at the K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final 8 in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
on July 13. Petrosyan defeated him soundly, winning a unanimous decision and qualifying for the final four in October.
On October 26 at the K-1 World MAX 2009 World Championship Tournament Final in Yokohama
Yokohama
is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu...
, Petrosyan faced Yuya Yamamoto
Yuya Yamamoto
Yuya Yamamoto is a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1 at middleweight . He is the former Japanese national champion of kickboxing sanctioned by All Japan Kickboxing Federation at welterweight.-Amateur era:...
in the semi-finals. In round one, he dropped Yamamoto with a left hook but the Japanese fighter was able to return to his feet following the eight count. He was still visibly hurt, however, and Petrosyan knocked him out with a right hook seconds later. Advancing to the final, he met Andy Souwer for the second time. Petrosyan dominated all three rounds, and dropped Souwer with a knee to the body in the second, en route to a unanimous decision victory. Although considered an outsider, Petrosyan had become the 2009 K-1 World MAX Champion.
2010
On January 30, Petrosyan made the first defence of his WKNWorld Kickboxing Network
The World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
Oriental Rules Intercontinental Welterweight (69.9 kg) Championship, defeating Mohamed Diaby by TKO in the second round in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. His next match came on March 13 at Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2010 in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, where he beat Kem Sitsongpeenong
Kem Sitsongpeenong
Kem Sitsongpeenong , formerly known as Khem Fairtex, is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer and the reigning Thailand and WMC Muaythai super welterweight world champion.-Biography and career:...
via unanimous decision. This would be his last bout until October when he returned to the K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
World MAX.
On October 3 at the K-1 World MAX 2010 in Seoul World Championship Tournament Final 16, he beat tall Belarussian Vitaly Gurkov
Vitaly Gurkov
Vitaly Gurkov , sometimes spelt as Vitaly Hurkou, is a Belarusian welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Minsk for Patriot Gym. He is a seven time amateur Muay Thai world champion and is the K-1 World MAX 2010 East Europe champion currently competing in K-1 MAX.-Amateur career:Vitaly has...
via unanimous decision to qualify for the final eight a month later.
At the K-1 World MAX 2010 World Championship Tournament Final
K-1 World MAX 2010 World Championship Tournament Final
K-1 World MAX 2010 –70 kg World Championship Tournament Final was a martial arts event to be held by the K-1 on Monday, November 8, 2010 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. It will be the 9th inaugural K-1 World Max Final, the culmination of a year full of regional elimination tournaments...
in Tokyo, he met with Albert Kraus
Albert Kraus
Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX 2002 champion and has also held four separate world titles in kickboxing and Muay Thai...
again in the quarter-finals. After soundly beating Kraus on points, he went on to do the same to Mike Zambidis
Mike Zambidis
"Iron" Mike Zambidis is a professional Greek kickboxer and martial artist. He is a 15 time World Champion, and is the current W.I.P.U...
in the semis, picking the short Greek off with counter-strikes. In the final, he faced off against home town fighter Yoshihiro Sato
Yoshihiro Sato
is a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1 at middleweight . 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 Sniper" which means Infinite Sniper.- Amateur era :He was born in...
. Although Sato's height and reach advantage caused him some problems, Petrosyan was still able to dominate the match and took the unanimous decision victory to take the K-1 World MAX crown for the second year in-a-row.
2011
On January 29, Petrosyan defeated Sudsakorn Sor KlinmeeSudsakorn Sor Klinmee
Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer and the reigning Thailand and WKN Muaythai Welterweight world champion.- Biography :...
by unanimous decision at Thai Boxe Mania 2011 in Torino, Italy. Following this, he beat Cosmo Alexandre
Cosmo Alexandre
Cosmo "Good Boy" Alexandre is a Brazilian middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer. He is the former WMC Intercontinental and WPMF World champion. On December 5, 2009 he won WMC King's Cup Challenger tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.-Biography and career:Cosmo Alexandre Moreira da Rocha was born in Santos,...
via decision at the Fight Code: Dragon Series Round 2 in Milan on March 12.
On May 14, he faced Chahid Oulad El Hadj
Chahid Oulad El Hadj
Chahid "The Pitbull" Oulad El Hadj is a Moroccan-Dutch welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands....
at It's Showtime 2011 Lyon
It's Showtime 2011 Lyon
It's Showtime 2011 Lyon was a martial arts event promoted by the It's Showtime organization in association with Kader Marouf. The event was held at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France on Saturday, 14 May, 2011. It was the 48th event hosted by the organization and the first ever to be...
. After dominating the first two rounds, Petrosyan accidentally kicked El Hadj in the groin in round three. El Hadj could not continue and the bout was ruled a no contest
No contest (boxing)
No contest is a technical term used in some combat sports to describe a fight that ends for reasons outside the fighters' hands.-Boxing:...
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He then went on to face Hinata Watanabe
Hinata Watanabe
Hinata Watanabe , or HINATA, is a Japanese welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Hiratsuka, Japan for the Shonan Kakuto Club. He is the 2008 R.I.S.E. champion currently competing in R.I.S.E. and K-1 MAX....
at REBELS 8 & It's Showtime Japan Countdown-1
REBELS 8 & It's Showtime Japan Countdown-1
REBELS 8 & It's Showtime Japan Countdown-1 was a kickboxing event promoted by the It's Showtime organization. The event was held at the Differ Ariake in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, 18 July, 2011...
in Tokyo on July 18. Petrosyan won another unanimous decision, but broke his hand in the process.
With K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
experiencing extreme financial difficulties, the K-1 World MAX was not organized in 2011 and the It's Showtime
It's Showtime
It's Showtime is a kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded by Simon Rutz in 1998 and held its first show in 1999. They are known to cross promote their events with K-1 and other European promotions from Italy, Belgium and England...
promotion instead put on a high-level 70kg tournament, It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX", in September. Petrosyan was set to take part in this tournament but his broken hand kept him out of it.
He returned from this injury on November 12 when he took a decision win over local fighter Zeben Díaz at Street Culture, Fight Club Group & Canary Kickboxing Federation presents: It’s Showtime 53 in Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
, Spain
Spain
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He was then set to face Chris Ngimbi
Chris Ngimbi
Chris "The African Warrior" Ngimbi is a Congolese-Dutch Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of the Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands for Black Label...
for the It's Showtime 70MAX Championship on December 17 in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, but the event was cancelled.
2012
Petrosyan is scheduled to face Abraham Roqueni at Yokkao Extreme 2012 in MilanMilan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
on January 21, and then Artur Kyshenko
Artur Kyshenko
Artur Kyshenko is a Ukrainian middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands...
on March 24, also in Milan.
Championships and accomplishments
- Italian Extreme
- Italian Extreme IV Tournament Champion (2006)
- Janus Fight Night
- 2006 JFN -72 kg Muay Thai Tournament Champion
- 2007 JFN -72 kg Muay Thai Tournament Champion
- K-1K-1K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
- K-1 World MAX 2009 Champion
- K-1 World MAX 2010 Champion
- Kombat League
- KL -67 kg Muay Thai World Championship (2006, 3 defences)
- Muay Thai Association
- MTA European Championship (2005)
- World Kickboxing NetworkWorld Kickboxing NetworkThe World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
- WKNWorld Kickboxing NetworkThe World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
Oriental Rules Intercontinental Welterweight (69.9 kg) Championship (2009-present, 1 defence)
- WKN
- World Muaythai Council
- WMC Welterweight Intercontinental Championship (2005)
Kickboxing record
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See also
- List of K-1 events
- List of K-1 champions
- List of male kickboxers
- List of kickboxing organizations