George Arias | |
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| Born | 21 April 1974 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11.5 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 72 |
| Wins | 56 |
| Wins by KO | 42 |
| Losses | 16 |
George Arias (born 21 April 1974) is a Brazilian former professional boxer. He challenged once for the WBO cruiserweight title in 2001.
Arias faced boxers such as Kubrat Pulev, [1] Hughie Fury, [2] Taras Bidenko, Owen Beck, Sinan Şamil Sam and Juan Carlos Gomez. All but Gomez failed to stop Arias.
He started his career at cruiserweight, having a short against WBO cruiserweight champion Johnny Nelson in January 2001 losing by a lopsided unanimous decision.
He fought on the undercard of an IBF title match between Chris Byrd vs Evander Holyfield on December 14, 2002, against former NABF champion Fres Oquendo, losing by 11th-round TKO. [3]
On 6 September 2008, Arias faced former Olympic Gold medalist Audley Harrison at the MEN Arena in Manchester, live on Sky Box Office, on the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Breidis Prescott. [4] but lost on points 94 to 98. He only had a 4-day notice to the bout after Martin Rogan had pulled out with injury. [5] [6] [7]
Arias is a former Brazilian and South American heavyweight title holder. As of 2009 he was preparing himself to make an assault toward the world title but this time with the professional help of investors, however this never came to pass and he never received a shot at a world heavyweight title. He works as a personal trainer.
He retired after a 2nd-round TKO defeat at the hand of Zhang Junlong. [8]
| 72 fights | 56 wins | 16 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 42 | 5 |
| By decision | 14 | 11 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | Loss | 56–16 | Zhang Junlong | TKO | 2 (12), 0:47 | 11 Apr 2016 | Sport Hall, Jinghong, China | For vacant WBA Oceania heavyweight title |
| 71 | Loss | 56–15 | Carlos Takam | UD | 8 | 28 Nov 2015 | Palasport Le Cupole, Torino, Italy | |
| 70 | Loss | 56–14 | Kubrat Pulev | UD | 8 | 17 Oct 2015 | Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany | |
| 69 | Loss | 56–13 | Hughie Fury | PTS | 10 | 25 Jul 2015 | Derby Arena, Derby, England | |
| 68 | Win | 56–12 | Leonardo De Moura | UD | 8 | 11 May 2015 | Ginásio de Esportes, Pacaembu, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight Title |
| 67 | Loss | 55–12 | Denis Boytsov | UD | 8 | 6 Dec 2014 | Large EWE Arena, Oldenburg, Germany | |
| 66 | Win | 55–11 | Mateus Roberto Osorio | KO | 3 (10), 1:46 | 7 Jun 2014 | Ginásio Municipal, Capivari, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 65 | Win | 54–11 | Adilson Da Silva Santos | KO | 8 (10) | 10 May 2014 | Ginasio Rebouças, Santos, Brazil | |
| 64 | Win | 53–11 | Paulo Ramos | KO | 1 (10) | 4 May 2013 | Itatiba, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 63 | Win | 52–11 | Adilson Da Silva Santos | KO | 2 (10), 2:59 | 19 Jan 2013 | Adler Max Vinhedo, Itatiba, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 62 | Win | 51–11 | Cesar Estigarribia Canete | TKO | 1 (10), 1:53 | 29 Jun 2012 | Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 61 | Win | 50–11 | Bruno Lucas Moreira de Oliveira | TKO | 1 (10), 2:12 | 27 Mar 2012 | Ginasio Baby Barione, São Paulo, Brazil | Won Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 60 | Win | 49–11 | Lisandro Ezequiel Diaz | TKO | 2 (12), 2:50 | 18 Mar 2011 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Retained South American heavyweight Title |
| 59 | Win | 48–11 | Roberto Martins | RTD | 5 (10), 0:04 | 27 Nov 2010 | Itatiba, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 58 | Win | 47–11 | Emilio Ezequiel Zarate | DQ | 10 (12), 2:10 | 20 Nov 2010 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained South American heavyweight title |
| 57 | Win | 46–11 | Saul Farah | RTD | 2 (12), 0:40 | 31 Jul 2010 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained South American heavyweight title |
| 56 | Win | 45–11 | Kleber Giovanne Souza Pereira | TKO | 2 (10), 0:50 | 10 Apr 2010 | Itatiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 55 | Win | 44–11 | Ademar Leonardo Correa | KO | 2 (10), 2:16 | 12 Dec 2009 | Ibitinga, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Won vacant Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 54 | Win | 43–11 | Jairo Kusunoki | UD | 12 | 21 Mar 2009 | Itatiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Retained South American heavyweight title |
| 53 | Win | 42–11 | Cesar Gustavo Acevedo | TKO | 4 (12), 1:32 | 8 Nov 2008 | São Paulo, Brazil | Won South American heavyweight title |
| 52 | Loss | 41–11 | Audley Harrison | PTS | 10 | 6 Sep 2008 | MEN Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 51 | Loss | 41–10 | Taras Bydenko | UD | 12 | 20 Oct 2007 | Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | For WBA Intercontinental heavyweight title |
| 50 | Win | 41–9 | Renilson Dos Santos | KO | 1 (10), 1:11 | 31 Aug 2007 | Ginasio Municipal de Esportes, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 49 | Win | 40–9 | Mauro Aparecido Gomes | KO | 2 (10) | 3 Aug 2007 | Ribeirao Bonito, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 48 | Win | 39–9 | Gilton Dos Santos | RTD | 5 (10), 0:01 | 21 Apr 2007 | São Paulo, Brazil | Won vacant Brazilian heavyweight title; Won vacant WBC Mundo Hispano Intercontinental heavyweight title |
| 47 | Win | 38–9 | Valtencir Franca | TKO | 2 (10) | 23 Sep 2006 | Itatiba, Brazil | |
| 46 | Loss | 37–9 | Sinan Şamil Sam | UD | 12 | 8 Apr 2006 | Kiel, Germany | For vacant WBC International heavyweight Title |
| 45 | Win | 37–8 | Victor Luis Ferreira | TKO | 3 (10) | 25 Nov 2005 | Indaiatuba, Brazil | |
| 44 | Win | 36–8 | Robson Bispo Piza | KO | 2 (10), 2:00 | 29 Oct 2005 | Cajamar, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 43 | Win | 35–8 | Luiz Delmino | TKO | 2 (10), 1:27 | 24 Sep 2005 | Monte Mor, Brazil | Won vacant Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 42 | Loss | 34–8 | Juan Carlos Gomez | KO | 4 (8), 2:27 | 28 May 2005 | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 41 | Win | 34–7 | Steffen Nielsen | KO | 3 (8), 1:59 | 15 Apr 2005 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| 40 | Win | 33–7 | Daniel Silva Frank | KO | 3 (10), 2:48 | 7 Dec 2004 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 39 | Win | 32–7 | Luiz Aparecido Dos Santos | SD | 10 | 27 Nov 2003 | Santana de Parnaíba, Brazil | Won vacant Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 38 | Loss | 31–7 | Owen Beck | UD | 12 | 20 Sep 2003 | Uncasville, Connecticut, U.S. | For vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title |
| 37 | Loss | 31–6 | Fabrice Tiozzo | UD | 8 | 8 Mar 2003 | Marseille, France | |
| 36 | Loss | 31–5 | Fres Oquendo | TKO | 11 (12) | 14 Dec 2002 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | For vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title |
| 35 | Win | 31–4 | Daniel Silva Frank | PTS | 10 | 30 Oct 2001 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 34 | Win | 30–4 | Gilton Dos Santos | TKO | 5 (10) | 22 Mar 2001 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 33 | Loss | 29–4 | Johnny Nelson | UD | 12 | 27 Jan 2001 | York Hall, London, England | For WBO cruiserweight title |
| 32 | Loss | 29–3 | Marcelo Fabian Dominguez | UD | 10 | 4 Nov 2000 | Ituzaingó, Argentina | |
| 31 | Win | 29–2 | Edegar Da Silva | TKO | 4 (10), 2:20 | 15 Aug 2000 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 30 | Win | 28–2 | Laerte Resende | TKO | 6 (10) | 20 Jun 2000 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 29 | Win | 27–2 | Pedro Daniel Franco | UD | 12 | 25 Apr 2000 | São Paulo, Brazil | Won vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title |
| 28 | Win | 26–2 | Marcos Celestino | KO | 4 (10) | 4 Apr 2000 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 27 | Win | 25–2 | Laerte Resende | TKO | 4 (10) | 29 Feb 2000 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Egidio Amaro Da Costa | KO | 2 (10) | 8 Feb 2000 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Egidio Amaro Da Costa | KO | 2 (10) | 23 Dec 1999 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Carlos Barcelete | TKO | 6 (12) | 31 Aug 1999 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 23 | Loss | 21–2 | Oscar Angel Gomez | TKO | 10 (12) | 9 Jul 1999 | Puerto San Julian, Argentina | For WBO Latino cruiserweight title; Lost South American cruiserweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Ivan Aparecido Rosa | PTS | 10 | 22 Jun 1999 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 21 | Loss | 20–1 | Oscar Angel Gomez | KO | 8 (12), 2:50 | 30 Mar 1999 | São Paulo, Brazil | Lost WBO Latino cruiserweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Marcos Celestino | TKO | 5 (10) | 2 Feb 1999 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Elmo Mamede De Carvalho | PTS | 10 | 1 Dec 1998 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Miguel Angel Medina Burgos | PTS | 12 | 6 Oct 1998 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained WBO Latino cruiserweight title; Won vacant South American cruiserweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Elmo Mamede De Carvalho | TKO | 9 (10) | 8 Sep 1998 | São Paulo, Brazil | Won Brazilian heavyweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Luiz Augusto Ferreira | UD | 10 | 30 Jun 1998 | São Paulo, Brazil | Won vacant Brazilian cruiserweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Josemir De Oliveira | TKO | 4 (10) | 2 Jun 1998 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Miguel Angel Antonio Aguirre | PTS | 12 | 21 Apr 1998 | São Paulo, Brazil | Retained WBO Latino cruiserweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Genival Galvao | KO | 1 (8) | 7 Apr 1998 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Hernan Raul Perez Ramos | PTS | 10 | 24 Mar 1998 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Carlos Alberto Cerdan | PTS | 10 | 24 Jan 1998 | Foz do Iguacu, Brazil | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Sergio Daniel Merani | PTS | 12 | 1 Dec 1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | Won vacant WBO Latino cruiserweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Antonio Fernando Caldas, Jr. | TKO | 6 (8) | 28 Oct 1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Argemiro Antonio Dos Santos | TKO | 5 (8) | 31 Aug 1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Carlos Lezcano | KO | 3 (8) | 12 Jun 1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Luis Alberto Musa Pereyra | KO | 8 (8) | 27 May 1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Victor Luis Britos Samudio | KO | 5 (6) | 15 Apr 1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Robson Silva dos Santos | KO | 2 (6) | 4 Mar 1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Silvano De Castro | TKO | 5 (6) | 4 Feb 1997 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Fernando Gonzaga | UD | 4 | 12 Nov 1996 | São Paulo, Brazil | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Sergio Lopez | KO | 1 (4) | 15 Oct 1996 | São Paulo, Brazil |
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