Rafayel Hovhannisyan

Rafayel Hovhannisyan

Personal information
Nationality	Armenian
Born	(2001-06-16) 16 June 2001 (age 24) Yerevan, Armenia
Weight	Cruiserweight Light heavyweight
Boxing career
Boxing record [1]
Total fights	1
Wins	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing   Armenia IBA World Championships 2025 Dubai Cruiserweight European Championships 2022 Yerevan Cruiserweight

Rafayel Hovhannisyan (born 16 June 2001) is an Armenian professional boxer. As an amateur, he is a silver medalist at the European Amateur Boxing Championships and bronze medalist at the IBA Men's World Boxing Championships.

Amateur career

In May 2022, Hovhannisyan was named to the Armenian squad for the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships. ^[2] Competing in the cruiserweight division, he reached the finals, where he lost to Georgii Kushitashvili in the gold medal match. ^{[3] [4]}

Hovhannisyan also competed at the 2023 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships, once again in the cruiserweight category, where he lost to Kushitashvili in the quarterfinals. ^[5]

In 2024, Hovhannisyan competed in the light heavyweight division at the 2024 World Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 and 2. ^{[6] [7]}

Hovhannisyan competed in the cruiserweight category at the 2025 IBA Men's World Boxing Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He defeated Yan Zak in the round of 16 and Marlo Delgado in the quarterfinals. ^{[8] [9]} In the semi-final, Hovhannisyan lost to Aliaksei Alfiorau by knockout, winning a bronze medal. ^[10]

Professional career

In his professional debut, Hovhannisyan faced Otari Gogoberishvili at the Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex in Yerevan, Armenia on 26 October 2024. After six rounds, he won the bout by unanimous decision. ^[11]

Professional boxing record

1 fight	1 win	0 losses
By decision	1	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
1	Win	1–0	Otari Gogoberishvili	UD	6	26 October 2024	Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex, Yerevan, Armenia

References

1. "Boxing record for Rafayel Hovhannisyan". BoxRec .
2. "Team Armenia announces lineup for EUBC Men's European Boxing Championships in Yerevan". Armenpress. 17 May 2022.
3. "Boxing: Rafayel Hovhannisyan wins second silver for Armenia at European Championship". Public Radio of Armenia. 30 May 2022.
4. "Armenia's Hovhannes Bachkov Crowned European Boxing Champ". Azbarez. 31 May 2022.
5. "AIBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2023" (PDF). IBA World Boxing Championships . Retrieved 18 August 2024.
6. "Armenia national boxing teams holds first training session in Thailand". NEWS.am Sport. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
7. "World Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournament: Armenia's Rafayel Hovhannisyan records 3rd win". NEWS.am Sport. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
8. "Pulev and Gassiev Face-Off Ahead of Blockbuster WBA World Heavyweight Title Showdown in Dubai". International Boxing Association. 10 November 2025.
9. "IBA World Boxing Championships 2025: Quarterfinal Results, December 10 (UPDATING)". Sportaran. 10 December 2025.
10. "IBA World Boxing Championships 2025: Semifinal Results, December 11 (UPDATING)". Sportaran. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
11. "Murat Gassiev KO'd Kem Ljungquist in the 5th round at IBA Champions' Night Yerevan". International Boxing Association. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2025.

External links

• Boxing record for Rafayel Hovhannisyan from BoxRec (registration required)