About Artur Grigorian
Artur Razmikovich Grigorian (Armenian: Արթուր Գրիգորյան; born 20 October 1967) is a retired Armenian-Uzbek professional boxer. Grigorian is a former WBO lightweight champion. He defended his title against record-breaking 17 boxers, and held it for seven years, six months and twenty days; nearly as long as record holder Benny Leonard held his lightweight title (7 years, 8 months). == Biography == Grigorian was born on 20 October 1967 in Soviet Tashkent, Uzbek SSR to an Armenian family from Nagorno-Karabakh. He has a brother and sister. == Amateur career == Grigorian began boxing at the age of 11. He defeated Shane Mosley and won a gold medal at the 1990 Goodwill Games in Seattle City. Grigorian won a silver medal at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships and competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. 1991 2nd place as a lightweight at the World Championships in Sydney, Australia. His results were: Defeated Juan Carlos Saiz (Spain) PTS (26–18) Defeated Julio Gonzalez (Cuba) PTS (15–12) Defeated Hong Sung-Sik (South Korea) PTS (19–7) Defeated Justin Rowsell (Australia) PTS (21–15) Lost to Marco Rudolph (Germany) PTS (14–19) 1992 Grigorian represented the Unified Team (Former Soviet Union) at the Barcelona Olympic Games as a lightweight.
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