Mikhail Aloyan

Mikhail Surenovich Aloyan (Russian: Михаил Суренович Алоян; born 23 August 1988)[1] is a Russian professional boxer[2] who challenged for the WBO bantamweight title in 2018. As an amateur flyweight Aloyan won gold medals at the 2010 European Championships, the 2011 and 2013 World Championships, and bronze at the 2009 World Championships and 2012 Olympics.

Mikhail Aloyan
Михаил Алоян
Aloyan in 2020
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 4+12 in (164 cm)
NationalityRussian
Born (1988-08-23) 23 August 1988
Bambakashat, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights9
Wins8
Wins by KO1
Losses1

Amateur career

At Moscow 2010 he beat Nordine Oubaali, Vincenzo Picardi and Khalid Saeed Yafai to win the European Championships.[3]

At Baku 2011, he added a World title by defeating Rau'shee Warren and edging Welshman Andrew Selby 13–12.[4]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he beat Samir Brahimi and Jeyvier Cintron before losing to Nyambayaryn Tögstsogt in the semifinal.[5] He won another medal four years later in Rio 2016, a silver.

On 8 December 2016 he was stripped of the silver medal in 52 kg boxing won at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics after testing positive for tuaminoheptane.[6]

Professional boxing career

Aloyan made his professional debut against Yader Cardoza on May 11, 2017, in a fight for the vacant WBA East Asia super-flyweight title. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[7] Aloyan next faced Marvin Solano for the vacant WBC Silver super-flyweight title on July 22, 2017,[8] and won the fight by unanimous decision. Five months later, on December 9, 2017, Aloyan was scheduled to face Hermogenes Elizabeth Castillo for the vacant WBA International bantamweight title. He won the fight by split decision.[9] Aloyan made his first, and only, WBA International title defense against Alexander Espinoza on February 3, 2018, and won the fight by split decision.[10]

Aloyan vs. Tete

Aloyan participated in the 2018 World Boxing Super Series bantamweight tournament. He was scheduled to face the WBO World bantamweight champion Zolani Tete in the tournament quarterfinals, on October 13, 2018.[11] Tete won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 114-111, 114-111 and 114-110. Both fighters were deducted a point for excessive holding, Tete in the eleventh and Aloyan in the twelfth round.[12]

Aloyan vs. Batista

Aloyan was scheduled to face Ronal Batista for the inaugural WBA Gold super-flyweight title on December 10, 2019. Batista was ranked #14 by the WBA at super flyweight.[13] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]

Aloyan vs. Hryshchuk

He made his first WBA Gold title defense against Oleksandr Hryshchuk on June 4, 2021. Hryshchuk retired from the bout at the end of the eight round.[15]

Aloyan vs. Yohana

Aloyan faced Mchanja Yohana on July 22, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges awarding him a 99-91 scorecard.[16]

On January 30, 2022, Aloyan held a press conference, during which he announced he would retire after his next fight.[17]

Aloyan vs. Barreto

On February 8, it was announced that Aloyan would face David Barreto in his farewell fight, which will take place on February 21, 2022.[18] Aloyan won the fight by majority decision.[19]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
9 fights 8 wins 1 loss
By knockout 1 0
By decision 7 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
9 Win 8–1 David Barreto MD 10 22 Feb 2022 USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia Won vacant WBA Gold super-flyweight title
8 Win 7–1 Mchanja Yohana UD 10 22 Jul 2021 Dynamo Volleyball Arena, Moscow, Russia
7 Win 6–1 Oleksandr Hryshchuk RTD 8 (12), 3:00 4 Jun 2021 Sibur Arena, Saint Petersburg, Russia Retained WBA Gold super-flyweight title
6 Win 5–1 Ronal Batista UD 12 10 Dec 2019 Kemerovo Arena, Kemerovo, Russia Won inaugural WBA Gold super-flyweight title
5 Loss 4–1 Zolani Tete UD 12 13 Oct 2018 Expo Center, Yekaterinburg, Russia For WBO bantamweight title;
World Boxing Super Series: bantamweight quarter-final
4 Win 4–0 Alexander Espinoza SD 10 3 Feb 2018 Bolshoy Ice Dome, Sochi, Russia Retained WBA International bantamweight title
3 Win 3–0 Hermogenes Elizabeth Castillo SD 10 9 Dec 2017 Kemerovo Arena, Kemerovo, Russia Won vacant WBA International bantamweight title
2 Win 2–0 Marvin Solano UD 12 22 Jul 2017 Red Square, Moscow, Russia Won vacant WBC Silver super-flyweight title
1 Win 1–0 Yader Cardoza UD 10 11 May 2017 Kemerovo Arena, Kemerovo, Russia Won vacant WBA East Asia super-flyweight title

See also

References

  1. AIBA stats Archived 2012-01-07 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Yazidis; Yazidis. "Mikhail Aloyan — undefeated Russian boxer of Yazidi origin". Yazidis.Az. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. Results
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  5. "Misha Aloyan Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. "CAS AD 16/10 and 16/11. The Anti-doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport Issues Decisions in the Cases of Gabriel Sincrain (ROM/Weightlifting-85kg) and Misha Aloian (RUS/Boxing-52kg)" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 8 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  7. Pushkin, Vadim. "Misha Aloyan, Olympian, Wins Ten Rounder in Pro Debut". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  8. Sukachev, Alexey. "Aloyan vs. Solano for WBC Silver Title, July 22 in Moscow". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  9. Sukachev, Alexey. "Mikhail Aloyan, Fedor Chudinov Win Tough Bouts For WBA Belts". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  10. "Boxeador Alexander Espinoza protesta por el fallo de la pelea ante el peleador Mikhail Aloyan". canal4.com.ni. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  11. "Zolani Tete to fight Russian star Aloyan in Super Series". iol.co.za. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  12. Fischer, Doug. "Zolani Tete outpoints Mikhail Aloyan, defends WBO bantam belt, advances in WBSS tournament". ringtv.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  13. "Aloyan vs Batista - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  14. Sukachev, Alexey. "Mikhail Aloyan Bounces Back, Decisions Ronal Batista in Russia". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  15. "Mikhail Aloyan Defeats Oleksandr Hryshchuk in St. Petersburg, Russia". boxen247.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  16. Sukachev, Alexey. "Mikhail Aloyan Continues Streak, Decisions Yohana in Tough Outing". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  17. Sukachev, Alexey (30 January 2022). "Aloyan's Farewell Fight Set For February 20 in Moscow, Agrba on The Card". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  18. "Соперником Алояна в прощальном бою станет венесуэлец Баррето". allboxing.ru. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  19. "Алоян завершил профессиональную карьеру". rsport.ria.ru. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
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