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~ Fight 25 ~
Vanes Martirosyan
Batteres Andrey Tsurkan
OVER SIX ROUNDS
Latin Fury 9. Saturday, June 27, 2009, LIVE on Pay-Per-View,
Atlantic City, Boardwalk Hall
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2004 Olympian and #12 ranked IBF junior middleweight contender Vanes “The Destroyer” Martirosyan moved one step closer to his hopes of winning a world title with a six round pummeling of hardcore veteran Andrey Tsurkan.
 Martirosyan set the terms of the fight early as he kept the advancing Tsurkan on the outside with constant pinpoint left jabs.
Tsurkan continued to plod forward though, taking several combinations, mixed in with uppercuts during rounds two and three.
With his face severely reddened and puffed out from the various shots, Tsurkan finally got Vanes to trade in round four. Vanes though was just too quick and after the wild exchange, he stepped back and continued his mastery of getting in and out of punching rage with heavy shots behind the constant jabs.
Late in the round, Vanes wobbled the Russian with over hand right. Tsurkan however had the heart of a warrior and continued to press forward, desperately trying to turn the tide as Martirosyan rained down various combinations.
A huge welt had formed under the eye of Tsurkan by round five from the constant attack that he no answer for.
 By round six the straight rights from the Martirosyan opened a cut over the right eye of Tsurkan. The game and bleeding Tsurkan continued to press forward with hopes of landing that one big shot that would never come.
As Tsurkan returned to the corner in round six, he looked battered and beaten. With little argument from the corner of Tsurkan, the referee stopped the contest at the advice of the ringside physician.
 Vanes Martirosyan averaged 46 jabs thrown per round, landing over 89 jabs in the fight. He was also extremely accurate with his power punches, landing 46% of his power shots (78 of 171) compared to just 31 of 83 landed by Tsurkan.
Martirosyan kept his record perfect at 25-0 with 16 knockouts while Tsurkan drops to 26-5 with 17 knockouts.---Kurt Wolfheimer |
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411Mania.com News
2004 Olympian and #12 ranked IBF junior middleweight contender Vanes “The Destroyer” Martirosyan moved one step closer to his hopes of winning a world title with a six round pummeling of hardcore veteran Andrey Tsurkan.
Martirosyan set the terms of the fight early as he kept the advancing Tsurkan on the outside with constant pinpoint left jabs.
Tsurkan continued to plod forward though, taking several combinations, mixed in with uppercuts during rounds two and three.
With his face severely reddened and puffed out from the various shots, Tsurkan finally got Vanes to trade in round four. Vanes though was just too quick and after the wild exchange, he stepped back and continued his mastery of getting in and out of punching rage with heavy shots behind the constant jabs. Late in the round, Vanes wobbled the Russian with over hand right. Tsurkan however had the heart of a warrior and continued to press forward, desperately trying to turn the tide as Martirosyan rained down various combinations.
A huge welt had formed under the eye of Tsurkan by round five from the constant attack that he no answer for.
By round six the straight rights from the Martirosyan opened a cut over the right eye of Tsurkan. The game and bleeding Tsurkan continued to press forward with hopes of landing that one big shot that would never come.
As Tsurkan returned to the corner in round six, he looked battered and beaten. With little argument from the corner of Tsurkan, the referee stopped the contest at the advice of the ringside physician.
Vanes Martirosyan averaged 46 jabs thrown per round, landing over 89 jabs in the fight. He was also extremely accurate with his power punches, landing 46% of his power shots (78 of 171) compared to just 31 of 83 landed by Tsurkan.
Martirosyan kept his record perfect at 25-0 with 16 knockouts while Tsurkan drops to 26-5 with 17 knockouts.---Kurt Wolfheimer
There were no knockdowns in the fight, although Martirosyan had him badly hurt in the fourth, and progressively grew more vicious in his attack in the subsequent rounds. Swelling around Tsurkan’s left eye is ultimately what led to the stoppage, although the insane amount of punishment he absorbed was every bit as qualifying.
There have been rumblings of 2009 becoming his breakout year, and the Glendale (CA)-based junior middleweight is well on his way. The win was already the third of the year for the 23-year old, with a possible Boxing After Dark showcase on tape later this year or in early 2010. |
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~ Fight 25~
Latin Fury 9 -
Saturday, June 27, 2009
9pm EDT / 6pm PDF - LIVE on Pay-Per-View
Atlantic City, Boardwalk Hall
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – World championship boxing monopolizes Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on Saturday, June 27 with “Latin Fury 9!”
Vanes Martirosyan (24-0, 15 KOs) a native of Armenia now living in Glendale,Calif., returns to the ringreunited with Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach and his assistant trainer former light heavyweight and heavyweight world champion Michael Moorer. Known as “The Nightmare,” the 2004 U.S. Olympian, whose amateur resume boasts victories over world champions Andre Berto and Timothy Bradley, is on the verge of breaking through professionally in the competitive junior middleweight division, where he is currently word-rated No. 12 by the IBF and No. 19 by the World Boxing Council (WBC).
 Andrey Tsurkan (26-4, 17 KOs), a Ukrainian native now living in Bronx, NY, enters this fight having won seven of his last nine bouts, including NABF super welterweight championship knockout victories over Hector Camacho, Jr. and Sammy Sparkman. In his last bout, the rugged Tsurkan became the only fighter to extend undefeated No. 1 contender Alfredo Angulo beyond the sixth round, making it into the 10th stanza, which was broadcast by HBO.
| The HBO Pay-Per-View extravaganza will be headlined by two world championship fights: |
World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight champion
JUAN MANUEL “Juanma” LOPEZ defending his title against
Undefeated North America Boxing Association (NABA) super bantamweight champion
OLIVIER LONTCHI
WBO bantamweight champion
FERNANDO "Cochulito" MONTIEL defending his crown against
Former world champion
ERIC "Little Hands of Steel" MOREL.
Former world champion
PAULIE "The Magic Man" MALIGNAGGI taking on
Undefeated “Mile-High” MIKE ALVARADO
in a 10-round junior welterweight rumble and
VANES "The Nightmare" MARTIROSYAN risking his undefeated record against
Andrey Tsurkan in a 10-round junior middleweight battle.
Promoted by Top Rank, in association with Caesars Atlantic City, “Latin Fury 9” will be broadcast Live on Pay-Per-View from the Adrian Phillips Ballroom, beginning at 9 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. PDT.
Tickets, priced at $200, $100 and $50, go on sale This Monday! May 18, at Noon ET, and can be purchased at the Boardwalk Hall box office, by calling Ticketmaster (800) 736-1420 or online at www.Ticketmaster.com.
The “Latin Fury 9” pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $39.95.
The telecast will be Available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. For “Latin Fury 9” fight week updates, log on to www.toprank.com. For tickets, call 800-736-1420 or online at www.Ticketmaster.com |
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Updates from the boxing industry.
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Fight 24
TKO Win at 2:15 of
Round 1! |
Fight 23
Win by Unanimous Decision in 8th! |
Super welterweight prospect and 2004 Olympian Vanes Martirosyan, 22-0, 14 KO’s, annihilated cannon fodder opponent Charles Howe, 17-5-2, 9 KO’s, by first round knockout. (Continued) |
Super welterweight prospect and 2004 Olympian Vanes Martirosyan, 22-0, 14 KO’s, annihilated cannon fodder opponent Charles Howe, 17-5-2, 9 KO’s, by first round knockout. (Continued)
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Martirosyan, Roach re-unite!
After a one-year stay in Houston, Texas, Vanes “The Nightmare” Martirosyan (23-0, 14 KOs) has made his return back home to Glendale, CA. Vanes is excited to re-unite with his former trainer Freddie Roach, and ready to start training again at The WildCard Boxing Club in Hollywood, CA. “It saddens me to leave Ronnie Shields and Houston after a very productive one year run, but my team and I made a tough decision and believe this change will be best for my career at this time” said Martirosyan.
“I cannot thank Ronnie, Brian Caldwell, and Creed Fountain and the rest of the guys at Savannah Gym enough for the many hours they put in with me and for all that I learned during my time there. I would also like to take time to thank Dr. Albrik Nazarian for being a great friend and mentor during my stay in Houston. I do look forward to a fresh start here with Freddie Roach - who I began my pro career with, and can’t wait to get in the gym. This is a very big year for me and I’m now more than ever determined to take it to that next level and make some noise at 154.” (Continued) |
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Martirosyan dominates Tsurkan
June 28, 2009
GLENDALE — Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan’s opponent in the 25th fight of his professional career Saturday night was advertised as a hard-headed scrapper who could take a beating but keep on coming.
Andrey Tsurkan delivered as promised, but all the Ukrainian veteran got for his perseverance was six rounds of punishment and a badly swollen left eye that prompted a stoppage of the fight prior to the start of the seventh round.
Martirosyan, who resides in Glendale and trains at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card gym in North Hollywood, was forced to labor for six rounds to finish off Saturday’s light middleweight bout, scheduled for 10 rounds, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J.
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Vanes Martirosyan Batters Andrey Tsurkan Over Six
June 27, 2009
On the Latin Fury 9 undercard at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, junior middleweight prospect Vanes Martirosyan (25-0, 16 KOs) picked up the biggest win of his young career by dominating Andrey Tsurkan (26-5, 17 KOs) for six rounds. Tsurkan's corner stopped the one-sided bout to prevent their fighter from being seriously hurt.</p><p>Tsurkan, 31-years-old and a veteran of several ring wars, has taken vicious beatings in his last two ring outings and may have rethink his future before stepping in the ring again. Vanes appears to be shining and moves closer to a major title shot.
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Another Fight...
June 28, 2009
... undefeated junior middleweight Vanes Martirosyan (25-0, 16KO) cruised in what was supposed to be the biggest test of his career. The brash 2004 US Olympian hit Andrey Tsurkan (26-5, 17KO) with every punch in the book before the fight was stopped after six violently one-sided rounds.
There were no knockdowns in the fight, although Martirosyan had him badly hurt in the fourth, and progressively grew more vicious in his attack in the subsequent rounds. Swelling around Tsurkan’s left eye is ultimately what led to the stoppage, although the insane amount of punishment he absorbed was every bit as qualifying.
If Tsurkan for whatever reason decides to continue with his career, he should strongly consider dumping his manager and his promoter (Star Boxing). This was the second straight fight in which his handlers willingly pimped him out, having endured a massive beating at the hands of Alfredo Angulo eight months ago.
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Boxing Results
June 28, 2009
One of America's top light middle prospects showed he could deliver against a seasoned opponent as Vanes Martirosyan, 25-0 (16), put on a clinic against veteran Andrey Tsurkan, 26-5 (17), before the contest was called off in the sixth.
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Weekend TV Cheat Sheet
June 26, 2009
Talent like Martirosyan attracts top flight trainers, and from all reports, Martirosyan's work ethic is as impressive as his amateur resume. Was boxing by age eight, and has the perfect size for the jr. middleweight division.
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411's Ringside Report
June 28, 2009
In the first bout of the televised portion of the card, hot prospect Vanes Martirosyan earned easily the best win of his career in a six round dusting of the very tough and respected Andrey Tsurkan. From the onset of Round 1, it was clear Vanes would be too much for Andrey who came forward but was met by a number of crisp 1 - 2 combo's that were often followed by a sloppy uppercut that could be a problem against a more skilled opponent. Vanes was able to open a cut over Tsurkan with a strong right that swelled throughout the fight forcing the stoppage in the sixth round.
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Ready to Move Up to the Next Level
June 26, 2009
On June 27th,2009 unbeaten Us Olympian Vanes The Nightmare Martirosyan ( 24-0,15 KO'S) is scheduled to take on the toughest test of his professional career , hard as nails Russian from New York City, Andrey Tsurkan( 26-4,17KO'S). The fight will take place in Atlantic City with the main event featuring rising Puerto Rican star, Juan Manuel Lopez, and will be televised live on Pay- Per- View.If going to Olympics was like graduating from high school and turning professional was like going to college, then upcoming bout with Andrey Tsurkan would be like graduating from a good University for a talented Vanes Martirosyan. Is he going to be graduating with honors, on top of his class? Let's see what happens on June 27th.
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‘Nightmare’ nearing
next level
June 25, 2009
In order to reach the next plateau of his career — a title shot in the light middleweight division — Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan will have to face some bigger tests this year.
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Latin Fury Colts
June 24, 2009
In addition to handing Medina his first loss, Martirosyan has also established something of a yardstick for comparison against John Duddy foes. Before he knocked out Harrison Cuello in one last month, Martirosyan beat Billly Lyell two months before Lyell put the first ‘W’ on the popular Irishman’s record, and last November he had a KO1 of Charlie Howe, who had extended Duddy the distance five months earlier.
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Martirosyan Comes Back Home.
June 24, 2009
He tried it for the better part of a year. Junior middleweight prospect Vanes Martirosyan - who faces Andrey Tsurkan this Saturday night in Atlantic City as part of Top Rank's 'Latin Fury 9 '- packed his bags and made the move from the safe and familiar confines of Glendale, California to Houston, Texas. From training under the auspices of Freddie Roach at his Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, he went deep into the heart of 'the Lone Star State' to work with Ronnie Shields at the Savannah Boxing Club.
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Boxing fans may get their wish next month...
2004 US Olympic light middleweight Vanes Martirosyan had an easy go of things in his televised swing bout with Harrison Cuello. The fight was never competitive as Martirosyan forced a stoppage at just 2:14 of the opening round.
05-17-2009 by Jake Dovonan |
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Martirosyan (24-0) wins Primm bout
Junior middleweight lands pay-per-view fight
PRIMM -- Things are about to get tougher for Vanes Martirosyan.
After Saturday's performance, in which he scored a first-round technical knockout of Harrison Cuello at Primm Valley Resorts' Star of the Desert Arena, it couldn't get any easier for Martirosyan (24-0).
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...the 2004 US Olympic Squad...
... We’re now coming up on the fifth anniversary of the 2004 Athens Games. That star-crossed Olympic crop has yet to produce a single world champion, and you’d have to say that none of them are even close to being ready to fight for a title...
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Martirosyan ready to move on
“Freddie knows my style from when I was there before and he’s adding to it,” said Martirosyan (23-0, 14 knockouts), who went 17-0 with 11 KOs in his first stint under the tutelage of Roach, which ended in Dec. 2007. “[There’s] a few things that I’ve changed. Freddie’s trying to get me to get on my toes again, work my jab and move around a little bit — don’t just stand there and be a target for my opponent.”
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Vanes: "Roach is Teaching Me To Be Like Pacquiao"
USA Olympian Vanes Martirosyan, reunited with chief trainer Freddie Roach, says he's throwing "every punch faster and with a lot more force."
05-14-2009 By Lee Samuels
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