Garbis Zakaryan

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Garbis Zakaryan
Born(1930-06-02)2 June 1930
Died25 January 2020(2020-01-25) (aged 89)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Other names"Demir Yumruk" ("Iron Fist")
Statistics
Weight(s)Welterweight

Garbis Zakaryan (Armenian: Կարպիս Զաքարեան), (June 2, 1930 – 25 January 2020) was a Turkish and European welterweight boxing champion of Armenian ethnicity. He was the first Turkish professional boxer.[1] He was nicknamed "Demir Yumruk" ("Iron Fist").[2]

Life and career

Zakaryan was born in Istanbul, of Armenian descent, and studied at the local Armenian Esayan school.[3] His father couldn't work because of poor health and his mother would make the entire household living from knitting.[1] He left school at 5th grade and began working as a newspaper salesman.[1] He began his boxing career in 1944 at the Boğaziçi Turnuvası (Bosporus Tournament).[3] He became the Istanbul and Turkey champion at 48 kg in 1947 and 1948. He then represented the Turkish National Team for the first time in 1949 against Spain. He became the first Turkish professional boxer in 1951. Zakaryan retired in 1966. He then worked as a boxing trainer including European champion, Cemal Kamaci.

Zakaryan went on to lose his European champion title in March 1957. He was Middle-East champion in 1964.

Zakaryan died on 25 January 2020 at the age of 89 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was interred at Şişli Armenian Cemetery after the religious funeral ceremony at Surp Yerrortutyun Armenian Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն Եկեղեցի, Turkish: Beyoğlu Üç Horan Ermeni Kilisesi).[2]

Record

28 Wins (6 knockouts), 8 Losses (1 knockouts), 5 Draws[4]
Res. Record Opponent Type Date Location Notes
Draw 32-13-6 Italy Franco Nenci PTS 1966-04-15 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 1-1 Italy Piero Morgia TKO 1965-12-09 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 0-1 Lebanon Maroun Jeres PTS 1965-08-14 Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon
Win 5-5-3 Tunisia Abdulha Mohamed Djen Doubi TKO 1965-03-20 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 4-6 France Jean-Claude Labreuille PTS 1964-12-02 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 2-1-2 Germany Lothar Kremer PTS 1964-09-17 France Paris, France
Win 2-1-2 Germany Lothar Kremer PTS 1964-09-17 France Paris, France
Win 0-0 Lebanon Maroun Jeres KO 1964-06-08 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Middle Orient Middleweight Title
Win 3-17-6 Italy Mario Della Corte PTS 1964-04-09 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 39-29-11 France Rene Brunet PTS 1963-11-18 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 66-65-20 France Jean Ruellet PTS 1963-08-19 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 38-26-10 France Rene Brunet TKO 1963-03-27 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 1-0-2 France Charles Attali PTS 1960-10-12 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Draw 1-0-1 France Charles Attali PTS 1960-03-18 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 0-1-0 Syria Mohammed Salah Mousri PTS 1959-10-08 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Loss 38-15-4 Brazil Paulo Sacoman PTS 1957-11-22 Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
Win 11-7-6 France Brahim Kettani PTS 1957-11-10 France Paris, France
Loss 34-2-2 Argentina Martiniano Pereyra TKO 1956-10-20 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Loss 44-1-2 Argentina Cirilo Gil PTS 1956-09-22 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Loss 48-7-2 France Idrissa Dione PTS 1956-08-18 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 14-3-2 Ivory Coast Ousmane Cisse PTS 1956-04-08 Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon
Loss 7-0-0 France Jacques Nervi PTS 1956-03-17 France Granville, France
Win 16-1-0 France Michel François PTS 1956-03-03 France Paris, France
Win 22-6-2 Turkey Ziyaris Taki KO 1955-07-30 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Turkish Welterweight Title
Win 22-6-2 France Ahmed Belarbi II PTS 1955-06-05 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Draw 0-1-0 Greece Jan Papadopulos PTS 1955-05-15 Egypt Alexandria, Egypt
Win 19-7-8 Germany Karl Oechsle PTS 1955-03-27 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win Greece Emmanuel Lambidis PTS 1955-02-27 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win Greece Jan Papadopulos PTS 1954-11-02 Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon
Loss 34-2-0 France Idrissa Dione PTS 1954-02-05 Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon
Loss 33-2-0 France Idrissa Dione PTS 1954-01-23 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win France Brahim Kettani PTS 1954-01-12 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 22-30-7 France Emmanuel Clavel RTD 1953-10-03 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 15-3-2 Turkey Ziyaris Taki PTS 1953-08-18 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Turkish Welterweight Title
Win 9-22-4 France Robert Astoine PTS 1953-04-30 France Paris, France
Draw 16-15-31 Germany Freddi Teichmann PTS 1953-04-17 Germany Berlin, Germany
Win 22-8-4 Morocco Charles Dhery PTS 1953-03-14 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 8-18-4 France Leandre Mateos PTS 1953-01-13 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 8-18-4 Greece Michel Lambidis PTS 1951-12-23 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
Win 5-0-0 Turkey Ziyaris Taki PTS 1951-05-02 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Precise date is uncertain. This fight is from a record provided by Leo Vollnhofer, Vienna.
Loss 2-0-0 Turkey Ziyaris Taki PTS 1951-03-10 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey Precise date is uncertain. This fight is from a record provided by Leo Vollnhofer, Vienna.
Draw 5-6-2 France Ali Amrane PTS 1950-10-18 Turkey Istanbul, Turkey

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c SOYKAN, TİMUR (21 October 2012). "Türkiye'nin ilk profesyonel boksörü BÜYÜK GARBİS". Posta (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b "'Demir Yumruk'a bayraklı veda". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b İstepanyan, Torkom (1967). Hepimize bir bayrak: Hâtırat--inceleme (in Turkish). Tarla. p. 118. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
  4. ^ Professional Boxing Record Archived 2014-12-02 at the Wayback Machine. Boxrec. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
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