17 Facts About Artem Dalakian

Artem Dalakian is a Ukrainian professional boxer who held the World Boxing Association flyweight title between 2018 and 2024.

Artem Dalakian was scheduled to make his first title defense against Robert Kanalas, on December 5,2015.

Artem Dalakian beat Kanalas by a first-round technical knockout, stopping his opponent at the 2:24 minute mark.

Artem Dalakian defended his title for the second time against the 2013 EBU Flyweight champion Silviu Olteanu, on May 14,2016.

Artem Dalakian fought Jozsef Ajtai in his third title defense, on November 6,2016.

Artem Dalakian was scheduled to fight the former unified WBA and WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria on February 24,2018, for the vacant WBA flyweight title.

Viloria was the more experienced of the two, having fought in fourteen world title fights, while Artem Dalakian was making his first world title challenge.

Artem Dalakian kept distance from Viloria throughout the twelve, managing to stagger his opponent in both the second and ninth rounds, although he was unable to finish him.

Artem Dalakian was scheduled make his first title defense against Sirichai Thaiyen on June 17,2018.

Artem Dalakian was completely dominant, knocking Thaiyen down in rounds five, six and eight, with the referee stopping the fight after the third knockdown.

Artem Dalakian later revealed he would make his second title defense against Gregorio Lebron on December 15,2018.

Artem Dalakian won the fight by technical knockout, managing to knock Lebron down three times in the sixth round.

Artem Dalakian was in control from the very beginning of the fight, punishing the advancing Sarawut, who offered little in return.

Artem Dalakian was scheduled to fight Josber Perez in his fourth title defense, on February 8,2020.

Perez had sporadic success in the first half of the fight, but Artem Dalakian was able to successfully counter with two or three punch combinations.

Artem Dalakian was scheduled to make the fifth defense of his WBA title against Luis Concepcion on November 20,2021, at the AKKO International in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Artem Dalakian won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout, forcing Concepcion's corner to throw in the towel 41 seconds into the round.