Erik Bazinyan

Erik Bazinyan
Born	(1995-05-21) 21 May 1995 (age 29) Yerevan, Armenia
Nationality	Canadian Armenian
Other names	Bzo
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super Middleweight Light Heavyweight
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	34
Wins	32
Wins by KO	23
Losses	1
Draws	1

Erik Bazinyan (born 21 May 1995) Is an Armenian-born, Canadian-based boxer who holds the NABF and NABA super middleweight titles. He resides in Laval, Quebec, Canada.

Biography

Erik Bazinyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia and currently resides on Laval, Quebec, Canada, Erik Bazinyan states that he had an Amateur career with a record of 108 wins and 1 loss, Bazinyan lost his Father in 2022 which made him focus on his family before returning to boxing in February 2023. ^[1]

Professional career

Early career

Bazinyan began his career as a light heavyweight, winning his first seven fights in the division from 2014 to 2015 as an 18 to 19 years old. On 27 March 2015, Bazinyan moved down to super middleweight and knocked Morgan Le Gal in the 5th round of their match.

Bazinyan vs. Schwartz

On 3 September 2016, Bazinyan fought Aro Schwartz for the vacant WBO Youth super middleweight title in a 10 rounder bout, with Bazinyan earning the unanimous decision victory.

Bazinyan vs. Zegarra

On 23 June 2018, Bazinyan fought a fresh from a loss in an inter-continental titled match Peruvian David Zegarra for the vacant NABO super middleweight title. Bazinyan slowly started with huge right hands that hurts Zegarra and on the hurt Zegarra badly in the third round, but Zegarra was saved by the bell, Bazinyan downed Zegarra twice in the next round, prompting the referee to stop the bout. ^[2]

Bazinyan vs. Ntetu

On 13 October 2018, Bazinyan was scheduled to defend his NABO super middleweight title against Francy Ntetu, the vacant NABA super middleweight title was also put at stake, on the natch, Bazinyan downed Ntetu in the sixth round, Ntetu later went recovered but Bazinyan knocked him down with flurry of punches, prompting the referee to halt the contest.^{[ citation needed ]}

Bazinyan successfully defended his NABO and NABA titles against Ricardo Adrian Luna ^[3] and Alan Campa who he dominated in all 10 rounds.^{[ citation needed ]}

Bazinyan vs. Román

On 13 December 2019, Erik Bazinyan fought Mexican veteran boxer, Saúl Román in a non-titled bout, on the night of the match, Bazinyan started with a halting work but slowly began to make notable progress and on the starting moments of the third round Bazinyan floored Román with a hard short-shot right hand, which Román didn't recover from. ^[4]

COVID-19 pandemic

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Bazinyan defeated Finland's Timo Laine via technical knockout, but due to inactivity because of the pandemic, the NABO title was stripped off him, yet Bazinyan kept the NABA title.

Bazinyan vs. Sigmon

On 4 June 2021, Erik Bazinyan returned to boxing and put his NABA title on the line against Scott Sigmon, while the vacant NABF super middleweight title awaits in Cuernavaca, Mexico, in the second round of the match, Erik Bazinyan scored a knockout win against Sigmon. ^[5]

On 12 February 2022, it was announced that Bazinyan would fight Reinaldo Paniagua, ^[6] and was successful on retaining his NABF super middleweight title via TKO, later his NABA title got vacated, but on 28 April 2022, it was announced that he will defend his NABF super middleweight title, while the vacant NABA was put on the line on Bazinyan's bout against tough and resilient Argentinian boxer, Marcelo Cóceres, ^[7] Bazinyan successfully defended his NABF title and regained his NABA title via unanimous decision as he dominated.

Bazinyan vs. Fox

On 15 December 2022, it was announced that Bazinyan would fight former WBA (Regular) super middleweight title challenger, Alantez Fox on 2 February 2023, at Montreal, ^[8] at the same time, the NABF and NABA super middleweight titles were at stake, Bazinyan earned a majority decision win, due to his simple yet fair and magnificent performance he earned the scores of 98–92 two times and 95–95. ^[9]

Bazinyan vs. Macias

On 5 April 2023, it was announced that Bazinyan was scheduled to defend his NABF and NABA super middleweight titles against former NABF middleweight champion and veteran Mexican boxer, Jose de Jesus Macias. ^[10] During the fight, Bazinyan showed magnificent performances from the starting round to the middle round, until in the 7th round, Macias unexpectedly caught him with a hard right hand that made Bazinyan wobble, but Bazinyan was able to stay on his feet and later continued to be in control until the dying moments of the bout. ^[11]

Bazinyan vs. Ellis

Bazinyan came back stronger prior to his last bout, ready to battle on his next bout against Ronald Ellis, ^[12] who has fought boxers like David Benavidez and Christian Mbili, despite how galant and elegant his achievements may look, Ellis hasn't competed in a professional bout for nearly 2 years, which would weigh Ellis down, yet he remains a strong and good opponent for Bazinyan, both made notable progress on their own but on the 6th round, out of nowhere, Bazinyan rocks Ellis with two right hands that dropped Ellis down, Ellis was able to recover but the referee halted the contest, making this the quickest loss of Ellis, prior to his previous bouts. ^[13]

Bazinyan vs. Godoy

On the 1st day of December, 2023, a scheduled fight between Erik Bazinyan and resilient Argentinian veteran boxer, Billi Facundo Godoy on 25 January 2024 is announced, Bazinyan's NABF super middleweight title being at stake, despite being Bazinyan's 32nd bout without any losses, the 28 years old Bazinyan is still looking to progress more instead of willing to compete in any world championships yet, despite his top 5 rankings in every boxing organizations on the super middleweight division. ^[14] Bazinyan would make a rather explosive and quick victory as he prevails against Godoy with a solid impressive combination which Godoy did not beat the 10-seconds count from, Bazinyan therefore retains his NABF title. ^[15]

Bazinyan vs. Phinn

Bazinyan was scheduled to make the seventh defense of his NABF super middleweight title and for the vacant WBA Continental (North America) super middleweight title against veteran Shakeel Phinn on April 11, 2024, ^[16] however the fight was postponed to May 2, 2024, after Bazinyan became ill. ^[17] Bazinyan earned his first draw against Phinn in a rather controversial fashion after being outclassed by Phinn. ^{[18] [19]}

Bazinyan vs. Munguia

Bazinyan was scheduled to face Jaime Munguia in a super middleweight bout at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, AZ on September 20, 2024. ^[20] Bazinyan lost the fight by knockout in the 10th round. ^[21]

Bazinyan vs. Butler

Bazinyan was scheduled to face Steven Butler in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on March 14, 2025. ^[22] On February 26, 2025 it was reported that Bazinyan suffered an injury, a sprain of the deltoid ligament in his right ankle, and the fight was canceled. ^{[23] [24]} On April 23, 2025, it was reported that the fight was rescheduled for June 27, 2025, in Québec City, Canada. ^{[25] [26]}

Professional boxing record

34 fights	32 wins	1 loss
By knockout	23	1
By decision	9	0
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, Time	Date	Location	Notes
34	Loss	32–1–1	Jaime Munguía	KO	10 (12), 2:36	20 Sep 2024	Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, Arizona, U.S.	Lost WBC-NABF super middleweight title; For WBC Silver super middleweight title
33	Draw	32–0–1	Shakeel Phinn	SD	10	02 May 2024	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada	Retained WBC-NABF super middleweight title; For vacant WBA Continental (Americas) super middleweight title
32	Win	32–0	Billi Facundo Godoy	TKO	3 (10), 2:23	25 Jan 2024	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada	Retained WBC-NABF super middleweight title
31	Win	31–0	Ronald Ellis	KO	6 (10), 1:44	11 Oct 2023	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada	Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA super middleweight titles
30	Win	30–0	Jose de Jesus Macias	UD	10	1 Jun 2023	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada	Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA super middleweight titles
29	Win	29–0	Alantez Fox	MD	10	2 Feb 2023	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada	Retained WBC-NABF and WBA-NABA super middleweight titles
28	Win	28–0	Marcelo Cóceres	UD	10	23 Jun 2022	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada	Retained WBC-NABF super middleweight title; Won vacant WBA-NABA super middleweight title
27	Win	27–0	Reinaldo Paniagua	TKO	9 (10), 1:10	3 Mar 2022	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Retained WBC-NABF super middleweight title
26	Win	26–0	Scott Sigmon	TKO	2 (10), 1:55	4 Jun 2021	Hotel Holiday Inn, Cuernavaca, Mexico	Retained WBA-NABA super middleweight title; Won vacant WBC-NABF super middleweight title
25	Win	25–0	Timo Laine	TKO	6 (10), 0:45	21 Feb 2020	Le Centre Financier Sun Life, Rimouski, Canada
24	Win	24–0	Saúl Román	KO	3 (8), 0:46	13 Dec 2019	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, Indio, California, U.S.
23	Win	23–0	Alan Campa	UD	10	2 May 2019	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, The Joint, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.	Retained WBO-NABO and WBA-NABA super middleweight titles
22	Win	22–0	Ricardo Adrian Luna	TKO	5 (10), 1:41	14 Dec 2018	Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Canada	Retained WBO-NABO and WBA-NABA super middleweight titles
21	Win	21–0	Francy Ntetu	TKO	6 (10), 1:30	13 Oct 2018	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada	Retained WBO-NABO super middleweight title; Won vacant WBA-NABA super middleweight title
20	Win	20–0	David Zegarra	TKO	4 (10), 2:45	23 Jun 2018	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada	Won vacant WBO-NABO super middleweight title
19	Win	19–0	Alejandro Gustavo Falliga	TKO	3 (8), 1:38	26 May 2018	Centre Vidéotron, Quebec City, Canada
18	Win	18–0	Ferenc Albert	TKO	3 (8), 2:35	31 Mar 2018	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
17	Win	17–0	Bernard Donfack	KO	2 (8), 1:16	9 Sep 2017	Tohu, Montreal, Canada
16	Win	16–0	Rolando Paredes	TKO	4 (8), 1:43	10 Jun 2017	Tohu, Montreal, Canada
15	Win	15–0	Alis Sijaric	TKO	4 (8), 2:00	8 Apr 2017	Tohu, Montreal, Canada
14	Win	14–0	Aro Schwartz	UD	10	3 Sep 2016	Tohu, Montreal, Canada	Won vacant WBO Youth super middleweight title
13	Win	13–0	Zoltan Sera	KO	2 (8), 2:02	17 Jun 2016	Tohu, Montreal, Canada
12	Win	12–0	Gergo Horvath	KO	2 (8), 1:22	12 Mar 2016	Tohu, Montreal, Canada
11	Win	11–0	Michal Ludwiczak	UD	8	21 Jan 2016	Montreal Casino, Montreal, Canada
10	Win	10–0	Roody Rene	TKO	4 (6), 2:36	24 Oct 2015	Complexe Sportif Gilles Tremblay, Repentigny, Canada
9	Win	9–0	LeeAnthony Spitzka	KO	3 (6), 2:57	15 Aug 2015	Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
8	Win	8–0	Morgan Le Gal	TKO	5 (6), 2:38	27 Mar 2015	Olympia Theatre, Montreal, Canada
7	Win	7–0	Victor Manuel Palacios	KO	1 (6), 2:33	7 Nov 2014	Château Vaudreuil, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Canada
6	Win	6–0	Baptiste Castegnaro	UD	6	27 Sep 2014	Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
5	Win	5–0	Gary Kopas	UD	6	28 Jun 2014	Soccerplexe Catalogna, Lachine, Canada
4	Win	4–0	Jaudiel Zepeda	UD	4	24 May 2014	Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada
3	Win	3–0	Alexandre Bouvier	TKO	3 (6), 2:28	21 Mar 2014	Holiday Inn, Pointe-Claire, Canada
2	Win	2–0	Ahmad Selemani	TKO	4 (4), 1:16	8 Nov 2013	Holiday Inn, Pointe-Claire, Canada
1	Win	1–0	Matt Heim	KO	1 (4), 0:33	21 Sep 2013	Halifax Forum, Halifax, Canada

Career rankings

As of February 2024, Erik Bazinyan is ranked No. 14 in active super middleweight boxers in accordance to BoxRec ^[27] and No. 6 by The Ring . ^[28]

He is ranked No. 3 on WBC, No. 2 on WBA, No. 5 on IBF and No. 3 on WBO super middleweight rankings. ^[29]

References

1. Anson Wainwright (10 October 2023). "Erik Bazinyan looks to leave his Personal Tragedy behind as he takes on Ronald Ellis". ringtv.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
2. "Boxrec: Erik Bazinyan vs David Zegarra match results". boxrec.com. 20 January 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
3. Gerry Modejonge (13 December 2018). "Erik Bazinyan putting both titles on the line against Adrian Flores". edmontonsun.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
4. Scott Christ (13 December 2019). "Luiz Feliciano and Erik Bazinyan scored victories on Prelimenary matches of Ortiz vs. Solomon match". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
5. "Armenian boxer Erik Bazinyan scores a victory against Scott Sigmon". sports.new.am. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
6. Francisco Salazar (12 February 2022). "Erik Bazinyan takes on Reinaldo Paniagua in Montreal on March 3". mirrorspectator.com.
7. Anson Wainwright (28 April 2022). "Erik Bazinyan will risk his unbeaten record against Marcelo Coceres on June 23, 2022". ringtv.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
8. Francisco Salazar (15 December 2022). "Erik Bazinyan to face Alantez Fox on February 2 in Montreal". ringtv.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
9. Keith Idec (2 February 2023). "Erik Bazinyan wears down Alantez Fox, wins 10 Round majority Decision in Montreal". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
10. Anson Wainwright (5 April 2023). "Unbeaten Erik Bazinyan to face Jose de Jesus Macias on June 1". ringtv.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
11. Keith Idec (1 June 2023). "Erik Bazinyan survives scare in 7th Round, Outpoints huge underdog Jose de Jesus Macias". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
12. RANDOM HITS (24 August 2023). "Erik Bazinyan vs. Ronald Ellis set for October 11 in Montreal". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
13. Keith Idec (11 October 2023). "Erik Bazinyan blasts Ronald Ellis with right hand, Drops and Stops Him in 6th Round". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
14. RANDOM HITS (1 December 2023). "Erik Bazinyan, Albert Ramirez to see in action on January 25 in Montreal". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
15. Ken Hissner (26 January 2024). "Boxing Results: Erik Bazinyan stops Godoy in Montreal!". boxingnews24.com. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
16. Iskenderov, Parviz (16 February 2024). "Erik Bazinyan: I've known Shakeel Phinn for 11 years, but no friendship in the ring". FIGHTMAG. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
17. Wainwright, Anson (29 April 2024). "ERIK BAZINYAN RETURNS TO ACTION FULLY HEALED TO FACE SHAKEEL PHINN ON THURSDAY". ringtv.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
18. Hissner, Ken (2 May 2024). "Boxing Results: Erik Bazinyan Draws With Shakeel Phinn!". boxingnews24.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
19. "Judge Denies Shakeel Phinn A Victory Over Erik Bazinyan". 3kingboxing.com. Bo. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
20. Iskenderov, Parviz (1 August 2024). "Jaime Munguia returns against Erik Bazinyan in September in Glendale, AZ". FIGHTMAG.
21. "Jaime Munguia delivers KO victory over unbeaten Erik Bazinyan in gripping super-middleweight clash". Sky Sports.
22. Iskenderov, Parviz (14 December 2024). "Erik Bazinyan faces Steven Butler in Montreal, Quebec in March". FIGHTMAG.
23. Iskenderov, Parviz (26 February 2025). "Erik Bazinyan vs Steven Butler in March canceled due to injury". FIGHTMAG.
24. "Erik Bazinyan Suffers Injury, Fight With Steven Butler is Postponed". RingMagazine.com. 26 February 2025.
25. Iskenderov, Parviz (23 April 2025). "Erik Bazinyan vs Steven Butler rescheduled for Mbilli-Sulecki undercard". FIGHTMAG.
26. Wainwright, Anson (23 April 2025). "Christian Mbilli vs. Maciej Sulecki on June 27". RingMagazine.com.
27. "BoxRec: Active super middleweight boxers ranking".
28. "The Ring super middleweight division ratings".
29. "WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO rankings".

External links

Boxing record for Erik Bazinyan from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
Youth boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Tim-Robin Lihaug	WBO Youth super middleweight champion 3 September 2016 – ~2017 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Renato Egedi
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Jesse Hart	NABO super middleweight champion 23 June 2018 – ~2019/2020 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Steven Nelson
Vacant Title last held by Adonis Stevenson	NABA super middleweight champion 13 October 2018 – 20 February 2020 Stripped	Vacant Title next held by Erik Bazinyan
Vacant Title last held by Erik Bazinyan	NABA super middleweight champion 4 June 2021 – ~June 2022 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Erik Bazinyan
Vacant Title last held by Lexson Mathieu	NABF super middleweight champion 4 June 2021 – Present	Incumbent
Vacant Title last held by Erik Bazinyan	NABA super middleweight champion 23 Jun 2022 – ~2024 Vacated	Vacant Incumbent