Karo Murat

Karo Murat
Murat in 2008
Personal information
NationalityArmenian
German
BornKarapet Muradyan
(1983-09-02) 2 September 1983
Yerevan, Armenian SSR
Height5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)
Weight
Boxing career
Reach70 in (178 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights40
Wins35
Win by KO24
Losses4
Draws1

Karapet Muradyan (Armenian: Կարապետ Մուրադյան; born 2 September 1983), best known as Karo Murat (Armenian: Կարո Մուրատ), is a German-Armenian professional boxer who held the IBO light-heavyweight title in 2018. He also held the European super-middleweight title from 2008 to 2009 and the light-heavyweight version in 2017.

Professional career

Early stages and European super-middleweight champion

Murat made his professional debut in Hessen, Germany on 23 September 2006 defeating Matus Sestak.

On 16 February 2008, he defeated Sergey Kharchenko at the Nuremberg Arena to lift the EBU-EE super middleweight title via stoppage in the 10th round.[1]

In his next fight, Murat travelled to Neubrandenburg to fight for the full European belt against Cristian Sanavia on 12 April 2008, winning by unanimous decision.[2]

A first defence in Bielefeld on 20 September 2008 resulted in a majority points win over Spain's Gabriel Campillo.[3] He then met Sanavia in a rematch on 28 February 2009, again in Neubrandenburg. Murat stopped Sanavia in the 10th round to register a second successful defence of the title.[4]

Move to light-heavyweight

Murat moved up to light-heavyweight and fought Serhiy Demchenko to win the vacant WBO Inter-continental light-heavyweight title via unanimous decision on 29 August 2009 in Halle.[5][6]

His first defence against Guyana's Sean Corbin resulted in a second round stoppage win on 30 January 2010.[7] Murat successfully defended his title once more on 1 May 2010 beating Tommy Karpency over 12 rounds, knocking him down in the second, in Oldenburg, Germany.[8]

On 18 September 2010, Murat faced Nathan Cleverly in a WBO light-heavyweight title eliminator. The bout was waved off by the referee as the 10th round was about to start on the advice of the ringside doctor.[9][10]

He rebounded from the defeat on 12 February 2011 with an eight round points win over Christian Cruz[11] and followed this on 7 May 2011 by winning the IBF Inter-continental title against American boxer Otis Griffin with an 11th round stoppage.[12] He made his first defence of the title in a rematch against Gabriel Campillo on 1 October 2011, with the fight ending in a draw.[13][14]

IBF light-heavyweight title challenge

Main article: Bernard Hopkins vs. Karo Murat

Murat faced the IBF light-heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins on 26 October 2013 in Atlantic City, USA, and lost by unanimous decision.[15][16]

European light-heavyweight champion

On 1 July 2017, he beat the previously undefeated Dominic Bösel by 11th round technical knockout to win the vacant European light-heavyweight title.[17]

IBO light-heavyweight title

Murat defeated Travis Reeves by technical knockout in the 12th round to win the vacant IBO light heavyweight title on 24 March 2018.[18]

He lost the title in his first defense to Sven Fornling at Alsterdorfer Sporthalle in Hamburg, Germany, on 15 December 2018. He was knocked to the canvas in the first round and floored his opponent in the 12th round. Murat was deducted a point in round 11 for rabbit punches and Fornling went on to win via unanimous decision.[19][20]

Professional boxing record

40 fights 35 wins 4 losses
By knockout 24 2
By decision 11 2
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
40 Win 35–4–1 Norbert Dabrowski TKO 10 (10), 1:52 19 Oct 2022 Prime Hall Complex, Yerevan, Armenia
39 Win 34–4–1 Adnan Deronja RTD 3 (8), 3:00 6 Jun 2022 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
38 Win 33–4–1 Norbert Szekeres KO 6 (8), 1:15 21 May 2022 Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany
37 Loss 32–4–1 Sven Fornling UD 12 15 Dec 2018 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Lost IBO light-heavyweight title
36 Win 32–3–1 Travis Reeves TKO 12 (12), 1:52 24 Mar 2018 Inselparkhalle, Wilhelmsburg, Germany Won vacant IBO light-heavyweight title
35 Win 31–3–1 Dominic Boesel TKO 11 (12), 2:26 1 Jul 2017 Ballsport Arena, Dresden, Germany Won vacant European light-heavyweight title
34 Win 30–3–1 Yevgeni Makhteienko TKO 12 (12), 2:46 17 Sep 2016 Goeppi, Germany Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title.
33 Win 29–3–1 Esteban Hillman Tababary TKO 1 (10), 2:50 4 Jun 2016 Autohaus Duerkop, Kassel, Germany
32 Win 28–3–1 Aleksandar Todorovic PTS 6 13 Feb 2016 ECB Boxgym, Hamburg, Germany
31 Loss 27–3–1 Sullivan Barrera KO 5 (12), 0:25 12 Dec 2015 Civic Auditorium, Glendale, California, US IBF light-heavyweight title eliminator
30 Win 27–2–1 Benjamin Simon TKO 7 (12), 2:18 25 Apr 2015 Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany Won vacant IBF International light-heavyweight title
29 Win 26–2–1 Leo Tchoula TKO 4 (10), 2:48 31 Oct 2014 Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
28 Loss 25–2–1 Bernard Hopkins UD 12 26 Oct 2013 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US For IBF light-heavyweight title
27 Win 25–1–1 Sandro Siproshvili TKO 7 (8), 2:21 2 Jun 2012 Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark
26 Draw 24–1–1 Gabriel Campillo SD 12 1 Oct 2011 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Retained IBF Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
25 Win 24–1 Otis Griffin TKO 11 (12), 2:59 7 May 2011 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
24 Win 23–1 Christian Cruz UD 8 12 Feb 2011 RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, Germany
23 Loss 22–1 Nathan Cleverly TKO 9 (12), 3:00 18 Sep 2010 LG Arena, Birmingham, England
22 Win 22–0 Tommy Karpency UD 12 1 May 2010 Weser-Ems-Halle, Oldenburg, Germany Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
21 Win 21–0 Shawn Corbin TKO 2 (12), 2:41 30 Jan 2010 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
20 Win 20–0 Serhiy Demchenko UD 12 29 Aug 2009 Gerry Weber Stadium, Halle, Germany Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
19 Win 19–0 Cristian Sanavia TKO 10 (12), 0:05 28 Feb 2009 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Retained European super-middleweight title
18 Win 18–0 Gabriel Campillo MD 12 20 Sep 2008 Seidensticker Halle, Bielefeld, Germany Retained European super-middleweight title
17 Win 17–0 Cristian Sanavia UD 12 12 Apr 2008 Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany Won European super-middleweight title
16 Win 16–0 Sergey Kharchenko TKO 10 (12), 1:20 16 Feb 2008 Nuremberg Arena, Nuremberg, Germany Won vacant European External super-middleweight title
15 Win 15–0 Emiliano Cayetano TKO 7 (8), 2:07 29 Dec 2007 Seidensticker Halle, Bielefeld, Germany
14 Win 14–0 Gabor Balogh TKO 1 (8) 24 Nov 2007 Stadthalle, Steyr, Austria
13 Win 13–0 Szabolcs Rimovszky KO 2 (8), 1:04 15 Sep 2007 Frankie`s BF Arena, Oberpullendorf, Austria
12 Win 12–0 Jermain Mackey UD 8 18 Aug 2007 Max Schmeling Halle, Berlin, Germany
11 Win 11–0 Sergey Botnikov KO 4 (4), 1:50 30 Jun 2007 Olympisky Sport Hall, Moscow, Russia
10 Win 10–0 Mustapha Stini RTD 2 (6), 0:24 26 May 2007 Jako Arena, Bamberg, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Nicolas Perillo UD 6 8 May 2007 Pabellon San Jose, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
8 Win 8–0 Sergey Gribkov UD 6 24 Mar 2007 Yunost, Kaliningrad, Russia
7 Win 7–0 Pavels Lotahs UD 6 3 Mar 2007 Stadthalle, Rostock, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Mirko Sinovcic TKO 1 (6) 17 Feb 2007 Universal Hall, Berlin, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Yves Romainville KO 1 (6), 1:41 20 Jan 2007 St. Jakob Halle, Basel, Switzerland
4 Win 4–0 Biagio Patera UD 4 16 Dec 2006 BigBox, Kempten, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Petr Rykala TKO 1 (4) 18 Nov 2006 Stadthalle, Steyr, Austria
2 Win 2–0 Tanju Guenes KO 1 (4), 1:23 4 Nov 2006 RWE Rhein-Ruhr Sporthalle, Mülheim, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Matus Sestak KO 1 (4), 1:48 23 Sep 2006 Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main, Germany

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