23 Facts About Armen Petrosyan

Armen Petrosyan is an Armenian-born Italian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division.

An aggressive fighter, Petrosyan began training in Muay Thai after moving to Italy from Armenia.

Petrosyan and his brother Giorgio Petrosyan were put under contract with Oktagon management, he became a two-time Italian champion and a European titleist before arriving on the world stage in 2010 when he took back-to-back wins over Vuyisile Colossa and Dzhabar Askerov and later appeared as a competitor on the Enfusion reality television show.

Armen Petrosyan was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union and moved to Gorizia, Italy, at the age of thirteen with his mother, Karine, and sister, Lianna, joining up with his father, Andranik, and older brothers Giorgio and Stepan who had moved to the country a year earlier.

Armen Petrosyan rose to prominence by becoming the World Professional Kickboxing Council Italian Champion in 2006 and the Muay Thai Association European Champion in 2007.

Armen Petrosyan defeated Abdallah Mabel at the Ring Rules event in Milan, Italy, on January 30,2009, a win that earned him a place on the Oktagon presents: It's Showtime 2009 card held on March 14,2009 where he beat Arnaldo Silva via unanimous decision.

Armen Petrosyan scored a knockdown early in round one with a vicious right hook before finishing his opponent off with a barrage of punches soon after to win his second national title.

Armen Petrosyan ended the year by facing one of Thailand's top middleweights in Saiyok Pumpanmuang at Janus Fight Night: Thai Boxe Last Challenge on November 7,2009 in Padua, Italy, where he lost by unanimous decision after a three round affair.

At the beginning of 2010, Armen Petrosyan moved up the rankings with back-to-back wins over veteran competition.

Armen Petrosyan then lost a decision to Marco Pique in Palermo, Italy, on June 26,2010 before going on to take part in the first season of the Enfusion reality television show in Ko Samui.

Armen Petrosyan made it to the semi-finals which took place on July 10,2010 in Lisbon, Portugal where he faced Pajonsuk SuperPro Samui.

Armen Petrosyan rebounded with a unanimous decision victory over Leroy Kaestner at Janus Fight Night 2010 in Padua on December 4,2010.

Much of round three was fought in the clinch and, although Sato landed some solid knees, Armen Petrosyan was given a unanimous decision win on the judges' scorecards.

Armen Petrosyan was unable to keep his momentum going as he fought to a draw with Warren Stevelmans in his next outing in Rome, Italy, on June 11,2011.

Armen Petrosyan came out aggressive in round one but was caught with a counter punch and knocked down.

Armen Petrosyan was able to bounce back with a dominant TKO of Djime Coulibaly at the Yokkao Extreme 2012 supercard in Milan on January 21,2012, dropping the Frenchman a total of four times in the first two rounds and forcing a referee stoppage.

On March 24,2013, Armen Petrosyan defeated three opponents in one night to win the vacant WMTA World Super Welterweight Championship at Haarlem Fight Night IV in Haarlem, Netherlands.

Armen Petrosyan was expected to fight Samo Petje in Trieste on July 5,2013 but the fight seemingly fell through.

Armen Petrosyan defeated Mirko Vorkapic via UD in a rematch at Gorizia Fight Night in Gorizia, Italy, on September 28,2013 before losing to Alim Nabiev by the same margin at W5 Grand Prix Orel XXII in Oryol, Russia on November 16,2013.

On January 25,2014, Armen Petrosyan stopped Davide Cattaneo with a body shot in round one at Ring Wars in Milan.

Armen Petrosyan rematched Alim Nabiev at Legend 3: Pour Homme in Milan on April 5,2014, again losing UD.

Armen Petrosyan defeated Mohamed Houmer by knock out in round two at Gorizia Fight Night 2 in Gorizia, Italy on May 25,2014 to win the vacant ISKA Super Welterweight Oriental Rules World Championship.

Armen Petrosyan defended the title against Yasuhiro Kido at Oktagon 2015: 20 Years Edition in Milan, Italy on April 11,2015, Charles Francois at VVWS - Venum Victory World Series in Florence, Italy on December 10,2016, and Amancio Paraschiv at Bellator Kickboxing 8 in Florence, Italy on December 9,2017.