Arthur Biyarslanov (born 22 April 1995) is a Russian-Canadian Professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as well as representing Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Early life Biyarslanov's family left Chechnya when he was four years old due to ongoing violence. He migrated to Toronto from Azerbaijan at age 10 and started boxing in 2007 after his brother recommended the sport for self-defense.
Amateur career Olympic result Rio 2016 Round of 32: Defeated Obada Al-Kasbeh (Jordan) 3–0 Round of 16: Defeated by Artem Harutyunyan (Germany) 2–0
World Championship results Doha 2015 Round of 32: Defeated by Lorenzo Sotomayor (Azerbaijan) 3–0
Hamburg 2017 Round of 32: Defeated Evaldas Petrauskas (Lithuania) 3-0 Round of 16: Defeated by Elvis Rodriguez (Dominican Republic) 3–2
Pan American Games result Toronto 2015 Quarter-finals: Defeated Lucas Gimenez (Argentina) 3–0 Semi-finals: Defeated Luis Arcon (Venezuela) 3–0 Final: Defeated Yasniel Toledo (Cuba) 2–1
Professional career On 15 December 2018, Biyarslanov made his professional debut against the Mexican Ernesto Cardona Sanchez. Biyarslanov won the fight in the opening round after trapping Sanchez against the ropes and landing a combination of punches to the head and body which sent his opponent to the canvas. On 9 February 2019, Biyarslanov fought in his second professional fight against Issac Castan. Biyarslanov secured his second professional win after knocking his opponent down three times in the opening round.
On 29 March 2019, it was announced that Biyarslanov had signed a deal with Matchroom Sport where he would be promoted by Eddie Hearn. On 20 April 2019, Biyarslanov fought against the experienced Cristian Arrazola. In the first round, Biyarslanov landed a combination of punches which forced his opponent to take a knee; Arrazola beat the count but was immediately put back on the canvas by a right hand. Arrazola beat the count again but referee Mark Simmons stopped the bout at the end of the opening round after he deemed Arrazola unfit to carry on.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes21Win21–0Jimerr EspinosaTKO7 (10), 9 Apr 202620Win20–0Sergey LipinetsUD1030 Oct 202519Win19–0Antonio ColladoTKO3 (10), 5 Jun 202518Win18–0Mohamed MimouneTKO2 (10), 6 Feb 202517Win17–0Jonathan Jose EnizUD1017 Oct 202416Win16–0Tamas KilitiTKO3 (10), 5 Sep 202415Win15–0Elias Mauricio HaedoKO4 (10), 6 Jun 202414Win14–0Cristian PalmaTKO3 (8), 7 Mar 202413Win13–0Joniker Tovar4 (10), 22 Jul 202312Win12–0Erick EnciniaTKO4 (8), 18 Mar 202311Win11–0Issouf KindaKO1 (10), 29 Jul 202210Win10–0Roberto VerdugoTKO4 (10), 25 Mar 20229Win9–0Alan AyalaTKO1 (8), 17 Dec 20218Win8–0Israel Mercado817 Apr 20217Win7–0Juan Jose Martinez AlvarezTKO1 (6), 7 Nov 20206Win6–0Nicolas Atilio VelazquezKO3 (6), 30 Jan 2020 5Win5–0Tyrone Jones612 Oct 20194Win4–0Solon StaleyTKO3 (4), 27 Jul 20193Win3–0Cristian Arrazola TKO1 (6), 20 Apr 20192Win2–0Isaac Castan1 (4), 9 Feb 20191Win1–0Ernesto Cardona Sanchez1 (4), 15 Dec 2018
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