Erik Bazinyan

Erik Bazinyan (born 21 May 1995) Is an Armenian-born, Canadian-based boxer who has held the NABF and NABA super middleweight titles.

Biography Erik Bazinyan was born in Yerevan, Armenia and currently resides in Laval, Quebec, Canada, Erik Bazinyan states that he had an amateur career with a record of 108 wins and 1 loss, Bazinyan lost his father in 2022 which made him focus on his family before returning to boxing in February 2023.

Professional career Early career Bazinyan began his career as a light heavyweight, winning his first seven fights in the division from 2014 to 2015 as an 18 to 19 years old. On 27 March 2015, Bazinyan moved down to super middleweight and knocked Morgan Le Gal in the 5th round of their match.

Bazinyan vs. Schwartz On 3 September 2016, Bazinyan fought Aro Schwartz for the vacant WBO Youth super middleweight title in a 10 rounder bout, with Bazinyan earning the unanimous decision victory.

Bazinyan vs. Zegarra On 23 June 2018, Bazinyan fought a fresh from a loss in an inter-continental titled match Peruvian David Zegarra for the vacant NABO super middleweight title. Bazinyan slowly started with huge right hands that hurts Zegarra and on the hurt Zegarra badly in the third round, but Zegarra was saved by the bell, Bazinyan downed Zegarra twice in the next round, prompting the referee to stop the bout.

Bazinyan vs. Ntetu On 13 October 2018, Bazinyan was scheduled to defend his NABO super middleweight title against Francy Ntetu, the vacant NABA super middleweight title was also put at stake, on the natch, Bazinyan downed Ntetu in the sixth round, Ntetu later went recovered but Bazinyan knocked him down with flurry of punches, prompting the referee to halt the contest.

Bazinyan successfully defended his NABO and NABA titles against Ricardo Adrian Luna and Alan Campa who he dominated in all 10 rounds.

Bazinyan vs. Román On 13 December 2019, Erik Bazinyan fought Mexican veteran boxer, Saúl Román in a non-titled bout, on the night of the match, Bazinyan started with a halting work but slowly began to make notable progress and on the starting moments of the third round Bazinyan floored Román with a hard short-shot right hand, which Román didn't recover from.

COVID-19 pandemic Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Bazinyan defeated Finland's Timo Laine via technical knockout, but due to inactivity because of the pandemic, the NABO title was stripped off him, yet Bazinyan kept the NABA title.

Bazinyan vs. Sigmon On 4 June 2021, Erik Bazinyan returned to boxing and put his NABA title on the line against Scott Sigmon, while the vacant NABF super middleweight title awaits in Cuernavaca, Mexico, in the second round of the match, Erik Bazinyan scored a knockout win against Sigmon.

On 12 February 2022, it was announced that Bazinyan would fight Reinaldo Paniagua, and was successful on retaining his NABF super middleweight title via technical knockout.. Later his NABA title got vacated, but on 28 April 2022, it was announced that he would defend his NABF super middleweight title, while the vacant NABA was put on the line on Bazinyan's bout against tough and resilient Argentinian boxer, Marcelo Cóceres, Bazinyan successfully defended his NABF title and regained his NABA title via unanimous decision as he dominated.

Bazinyan vs. Fox On 15 December 2022, it was announced that Bazinyan would fight former WBA (Regular) super middleweight title challenger, Alantez Fox on 2 February 2023, at Montreal, at the same time, the NABF and NABA super middleweight titles were at stake, Bazinyan earned a majority decision win; he earned the scores of 98–92 two times and 95–95.

Bazinyan vs. Macias On 5 April 2023, it was announced that Bazinyan was scheduled to defend his NABF and NABA super middleweight titles against former NABF middleweight champion and veteran Mexican boxer, Jose de Jesus Macias. During the fight, Bazinyan showed magnificent performances from the starting round to the middle round, until in the 7th round, Macias unexpectedly caught him with a hard right hand that made Bazinyan wobble, but Bazinyan was able to stay on his feet and later continued to be in control until the dying moments of the bout.

Bazinyan vs. Ellis On 24 August, Bazinyan's next fight was announced to be Ronald Ellis. Ellis, who previously fought David Benavidez and Christian Mbili, was expected to remain a strong challenger against Bazinyan, despite not competing in a professional bout for nearly two years. During the fight, on 11 October, both made notable progress, but on the 6th round, out of nowhere, Bazinyan rocked Ellis with two right hands that dropped Ellis down. Ellis was able to recover but the referee halted the contest, making this the quickest loss of Ellis, prior to his previous bouts.

Bazinyan vs. Godoy On 1 December 2023, a scheduled fight between Erik Bazinyan and Argentinian veteran boxer, Billi Facundo Godoy on 25 January 2024 is announced, with Bazinyan's NABF super middleweight title being at stake, despite being Bazinyan's 32nd bout without any losses, the 28 years old Bazinyan is still looking to progress more instead of willing to compete in any world championships yet, despite his top 5 rankings in every boxing organizations on the super middleweight division. Bazinyan would make a rather quick victory as he prevails against Godoy with an impressive combination which Godoy did not beat the 10-seconds count from, Bazinyan therefore retains his NABF title.

Bazinyan vs. Phinn Bazinyan was scheduled to make the seventh defense of his NABF super middleweight title and for the vacant WBA Continental (North America) super middleweight title against veteran Shakeel Phinn on April 11, 2024, however the fight was postponed to May 2, 2024, after Bazinyan became ill. Bazinyan earned his first draw against Phinn in a rather controversial fashion after being outclassed by Phinn.

Bazinyan vs. Munguia Bazinyan was scheduled to face Jaime Munguia in a super middleweight bout at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, AZ on September 20, 2024. Bazinyan lost the fight by knockout in the 10th round.

Bazinyan vs. Butler Bazinyan was scheduled to face Steven Butler in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on March 14, 2025. On February 26, 2025 it was reported that Bazinyan suffered an injury, a sprain of the deltoid ligament in his right ankle, and the fight was canceled. On April 23, 2025, it was reported that the fight was rescheduled for June 27, 2025, in Québec City, Canada. After the fight was once again postponed, on September 12, 2025, it was announced that the new date for the event would be November 13, 2025, in Montreal. The fight was cancelled once more after Bazinyan sustained an unspecified injury.

Professional boxing record

Career rankings As of February 2024, Erik Bazinyan is ranked No. 14 in active super middleweight boxers in accordance to BoxRec and No. 6 by The Ring.

He is ranked No. 3 on WBC, No. 2 on WBA, No. 5 on IBF and No. 3 on WBO super middleweight rankings.