Khoren Gevor (; born Khoren Gevorgyan on 16 March 1980) is an Armenian-born German professional boxer. He held the European middleweight title from 2008 to 2009, and challenged four times for a world title at middleweight and super-middleweight.
Biography Gevor was born on March 16, 1980, in Etchmiadzin, Armenia. He moved to Hamburg, 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 IBF and WBO Inter-Continental middleweight titles. He defended both titles against Sergey Khomitsky before vacating them soon after.
Gevor fought against compatriot Arthur Abraham for the IBF 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 Amin Asikainen in his hometown of Helsinki by 7th-round knockout and won the European championship belt.
Gevor lost a controversial bout to WBA Middleweight Champion Felix Sturm by unanimous decision on July 11, 2009.
On April 9, 2011, Gevor fought WBO Super Middleweight Champion Robert Stieglitz 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 radio-controlled cars and motor racing.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes46Loss35–11Luka PlantićUD1017 Dec 202245Win35–10Lukasz StaniochTD5 (10), 30 Sep 202244Loss34–10Giovanni De CarolisUD1221 Jun 201943Win34–9Dayron LesterSD817 Feb 201942Win33–9Viktor PolyakovUD88 Apr 201841Loss32–9Maxim VlasovUD105 Nov 201240Loss32–8Baker BarakatPTS610 Dec 201139Win32–7Olegs FedotovsTKO6 (10)3 Oct 201138Loss31–7Nikola SjeklocaUD1215 Jul 201137Loss31–6Robert StieglitzDQ10 (12), 9 Apr 201136Loss31–5Dimitri SartisonUD1231 Jul 201035Win31–4Jeferson Luis GoncaloUD109 Jan 201034Loss30–4Felix SturmUD1211 Jul 200933Win30–3Amin AsikainenTKO7 (12), 28 Nov 200832Win29–3Samir Dos Santos BarbosaUD1019 Apr 200831Win28–3Nicolas PerilloDQ7 (8), 30 Nov 200730Loss27–3Arthur AbrahamKO11 (12), 18 Aug 200729Win27–2Rafael Sosa PintosUD828 Apr 200728Win26–2Edison Francisco GuedesTKO6 (10), 27 Feb 200727 Win25–2Andile TshongoloTKO3 (10)19 Sep 200626 Win24–2Sergey KhomitskyUD127 Mar 200625 Win23–2Gustavo MagallanesTKO8 (12), 3 Dec 200524Win22–2Franck MezaacheTD8 (10)28 Jun 200523Win21–2Francesco PerniceTKO4 (8)26 Mar 200522Win20–2Alexey ChirkovUD818 Jan 200521Win19–2Ian McLeod5 (8), 15 Aug 200420Win18–2Sergey TatevosyanUD818 May 200419Win17–2Dmytro Hotovskyy6 (6)30 Mar 200418Win16–2Kai KauramakiKO4 (8)2 Mar 200417Win15–2Ryszard KrazTKO2 (6)10 Jan 200416Win14–2Adrian Sauca66 Sep 200315Win13–2Gyorgy BugyikPTS66 Jul 200314Win12–2Murad Makhmudov825 Apr 200313Loss11–2Lukáš KonečnýTKO8 (10), 21 Dec 200212Loss11–1Lukáš Konečný7 (10)21 Sep 200211Win11–0Ivan VavrecanTKO329 Jun 200210Win10–0Eugenio MonteiroPTS66 Apr 20029Win9–0Marek MarusakKO2 (6)26 Jan 20028Win8–0Marek JesenicKO2 (6)24 Nov 20017Win7–0Tibor HorvathKO120 Oct 20016Win6–0Ivan VavrecanTKO129 Sep 20015Win5–0Peter ResourPTS628 Jul 20014Win4–0Zsolt Gyalog17 Apr 20013Win3–0Patrik Hruska410 Feb 20012Win2–0Milan SmetanaTKO15 Dec 20001Win1–0Zdenek Zubko11 Oct 2000
Boxing titles IBF Inter-Continental Middleweight Champion (2006) WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight Champion (2006) EBU European Middleweight Champion (2008)
References
External links
Official homepage of Khoren Gevor