News - Yuri Barashian

The boxing hotbed of Magdeburg, Germany, will open 2009 in a big way when two world championship fights headline the first "Universum Champions Night" of the year at Bördelandhalle on January 10th. Unbeaten WBO world light heavyweight champion Zsolt "Firebird" Erdei (29-0, 17 KOs) will defend against Ukrainian contender Yuri Barashian (25-4, 17 KOs) read more ...

Light heavyweight Hugo Garay (31-3, 17 KOs) won the vacant WBA world title via twelve round unanimous decision over European champion Yuri Barashian (25-4, 17 KOs) before 6,000+ at the famed Luna Park on Thursday night in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There were no knockdowns in the bout that ended with Garay in front on the cards by scores of 118-111, 120-108, 118-110. It was Garay's third attempt to win a world title after challenging read more ...

Argentinian Hugo Garay and Ukrainian Yuri Barashian clash for the vacant WBA light heavyweight title on July 3 at the classic Luna Park in Buenos Aires, writes notifight. A fight between two worthy contenders: Garay gave current WBO titleholder Zsolt Erdei two very close fights and could well have been declared the winner in at least one of them. Barashian beat Thomas Ulrich in his last outing to win the EBU belt read more ...

European light heavyweight champion Thomas Ulrich has injured his right hand and be forced undergo an operation next week. As a result, he will not be able to fight on the gala November 30 "Universum Champions Night" card in Karlsruhe featuring the farewell fight of female ring legend Regina Halmich. Unbeaten heavyweight KO artist Denis Boytsov (18-0, 16 KOs) has been added to the card and will face Ademar Leonardo Correa read more ...

Yuri Barash'yan has been promised a shot at IBF light-heavyweight champion Clinton Woods should he defeat Italian Massimiliano Saiani at the Salle des Etoiles, Sporting Club in Monte Carlo, Monaco on Wednesday (July 20). The 25 year-old Ukrainian from Feodosiya, faces Saiani for the WBA Intercontinental Light Heavyweight Title and his promoter Mykolai Lisin has assured him that if he comes through against Saiani he will fight Woods for the world title in early 2006 read more ...