Artem Dalakian (; born 10 August 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer who held the World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight title between 2018 and 2024.

Professional career Early career Dalakian was scheduled to fight Angel Moreno for the vacant WBA Continental flyweight title, on July 17, 2015. He won the fight by a unanimous decision.

Dalakian was scheduled to make his first title defense against Robert Kanalas, on December 5, 2015. He beat Kanalas by a first-round technical knockout, stopping his opponent at the 2:24 minute mark.

Dalakian defended his title for the second time against the 2013 EBU Flyweight champion Silviu Olteanu, on May 14, 2016. Dalakian won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout.

Dalakian fought Jozsef Ajtai in his third title defense, on November 6, 2016. He beat Ajtai by a third-round technical knockout.

Dalaian was scheduled to make his fourth and final WBA Continental title defense against Luis Manuel Macias, on April 22, 2017. He beat Macias by a sixth-round knockout.

WBA flyweight champion

Dalakian vs. Viloria Dalakian was scheduled to fight the former unified WBA and WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria on February 24, 2018, for the vacant WBA flyweight title. The fight was scheduled as a part of the "Superfly 2" card, which was the second of a series of professional boxing cards centered around the super flyweight division. Viloria was the more experienced of the two, having fought in fourteen world title fights, while Dalakian was making his first world title challenge. Dalakian won the fight by a dominant unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight scoring the fight 118-109 for Dalakian. The referee took away a point from Dalakian in the ninth round for repeatedly pushing Viloria down. Dalakian kept distance from Viloria throughout the twelve, managing to stagger his opponent in both the second and ninth rounds, although he was unable to finish him.

Dalakian vs. Thaiyen Dalakian was scheduled make his first title defense against Sirichai Thaiyen on June 17, 2018. Thaiyen was, at the time, the #1 rated contender in the WBA flyweight rankings and Dalakian's mandatory challenger. Dalakian was completely dominant, knocking Thaiyen down in rounds five, six and eight, with the referee stopping the fight after the third knockdown.

Dalakian vs. Lebron It was announced on October 16, 2018, that Dalakian would make a voluntary defense in December. The rumored opponents included Dennepa Kaitniwat, Gregorio Lebron and an unknown Japanese opponent. Dalakian later revealed he would make his second title defense against Gregorio Lebron on December 15, 2018. Lebron was ranked #3 at flyweight by the WBA. Dalakian won the fight by technical knockout, managing to knock Lebron down three times in the sixth round.

Dalakian vs. Thawornkham Dalakian was scheduled to make his third title defense against the #1 ranked WBA flyweight and the WBA mandatory Sarawut Thawornkham, on June 15, 2019. Dalakian was in control from the very beginning of the fight, punishing the advancing Sarawut, who offered little in return. He beat Sarawut by a tenth-round technical knockout.

Dalakian vs. Perez Dalakian was scheduled to fight Josber Perez in his fourth title defense, on February 8, 2020. Perez was ranked #12 by the WBA at flyweight. Dalakian won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117–111, 117-111 and 118–110. Perez had sporadic success in the first half of the fight, but Dalakian was able to successfully counter with two or three punch combinations.

Dalakian vs. Concepcion Dalakian is scheduled to make the fifth defense of his WBA title against Luis Concepción on November 20, 2021, at the AKKO International in Kyiv, Ukraine. Concepcion was ranked #1 by the WBA at flyweight. Dalakian won the fight by a ninth-round technical knockout, forcing Concepción's corner to throw in the towel 41 seconds into the round.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes23Loss22–1Seigo Yuri AkuiUD1223 Jan 202422Win22–0David JiménezUD1228 Jan 202321Win21–0Luis ConcepciónTKO9 (12), 20 Nov 202120Win20–0Josber Perez UD128 Feb 202019Win19–0Sarawut Thawornkham TKO10 (12), 15 Jun 201918Win18–0Gregorio Lebron TKO6 (12), 15 Dec 201817Win17–0Sirichai ThaiyenTKO8 (12), 17 Jun 201816Win16–0Brian ViloriaUD1224 Feb 201815Win15–0Luis Manuel MaciasKO6 (12), 22 Apr 201714Win14–0Jozsef AjtaiTKO3 (12), 6 Nov 201613Win13–0Silviu OlteanuTKO8 (12), 14 May 201612Win12–0Robert KanalasTKO1 (12), 5 Dec 201511Win11–0Angel MorenoUD1217 Jul 201510Win10–0Malkhaz TatrishviliTKO2 (8), 22 Nov 20149Win9–0Kyrylo KolomoytsevTKO8 (8), 24 Jan 20148Win8–0Juan PurisimaUD1224 Aug 20137Win7–0David Kanalas1 (12)5 Apr 20136Win6–0Galin PaunovTKO2 (6), 10 Nov 20125Win5–0Kyrylo KolomoytsevUD627 Jul 20124Win4–0Serhiy ChekalovTKO4 (6), 21 Jun 20123Win3–0Levan GaribashviliTKO4 (6), 2 May 20122Win2–0Sergey Tasimov410 Jan 20121Win1–0Artur Oganesian3 (4), 26 Aug 2011

See also List of world flyweight boxing champions

References

External links

Artem Dalakian - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live