Yuri Barashian ( (born October 18, 1979 in Feodosiya, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian professional boxer who held the European light-heavyweight title and challenged for the WBA light-heavyweight title in 2008.
Professional career Barashian won the European light-heavyweight title in February 2008 with a knockout win over Thomas Ulrich. Following the win, he was ranked as a top contender for the WBA light-heavyweight title. He faced Hugo Garay in July 2008, but lost a unanimous decision. In his next bout, Barashian challenged WBO champion Zsolt Erdei but was again defeated via unanimous decision. The bout would have been contested for Erdei's title, but Barashian missed the weight limit, making it a non-title bout.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes37Win28–9 Roman SergienkoRTD4 (8), 20 May 2016 36Loss27–9 Taylor MabikaTKO4 (8)30 May 2015 35Loss27–8 Yury Kashinsky7 (10), 28 Nov 2014 34Loss27–7 Ruslan FayferUD826 Sep 2014 33Loss27–6 Arturs KulikauskisUD623 Feb 2013 32Win27–5 Juan Manuel GarayMD821 Oct 2012 31Win26–5 Yuri PotaninTKO6 (6)29 Oct 2010 30Loss25–5 Zsolt ErdeiUD1210 Jan 2009 29Loss25–4 Hugo GarayUD123 Jul 2008 28Win25–3 Thomas UlrichKO8 (12), 23 Feb 2008
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