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'''Garbis Zakaryan''' ({{ |
'''Garbis Zakaryan''' ({{langx|hy|Կարպիս Զաքարեան}}), (June 2, 1930 – 25 January 2020) was a Turkish and European [[welterweight]] boxing champion of Armenian ethnicity. He was the first [[Turkey|Turkish]] professional boxer.<ref name=soykan>{{cite news|last=SOYKAN|first=TİMUR|title=Türkiye'nin ilk profesyonel boksörü BÜYÜK GARBİS|url=http://www.posta.com.tr/yasam/HaberDetay/Turkiye-nin-ilk-profesyonel-boksoru-BUYUK-GARBIS.htm?ArticleID=144416|access-date=7 February 2013|newspaper=Posta|date=21 October 2012|language=Turkish}}</ref> He was nicknamed "Demir Yumruk" ("Iron Fist").<ref name="h1"/> |
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==Life and career== |
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Zakaryan went on to lose his European champion title in March 1957. He was Middle-East champion in 1964. |
Zakaryan went on to lose his European champion title in March 1957. He was Middle-East champion in 1964. |
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Zakaryan died on 25 January 2020 at the age of 89 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was interred at [[Şişli Armenian Cemetery]] after the religious funeral ceremony at [[Surp Yerrortutyun Armenian Church]] ({{ |
Zakaryan died on 25 January 2020 at the age of 89 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was interred at [[Şişli Armenian Cemetery]] after the religious funeral ceremony at [[Surp Yerrortutyun Armenian Church]] ({{langx|hy|Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն Եկեղեցի}}, {{langx|tr|Beyoğlu Üç Horan Ermeni Kilisesi}}).<ref name="h1"/> |
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==Record== |
==Record== |
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Latest revision as of 06:59, 29 November 2024
Garbis Zakaryan | |
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| Born | 2 June 1930 |
| Died | 25 January 2020 (aged 89) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Other names | "Demir Yumruk" ("Iron Fist") |
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| Weight(s) | Welterweight |
Garbis Zakaryan (Armenian: Կարպիս Զաքարեան), (June 2, 1930 – 25 January 2020) was a Turkish and European welterweight boxing champion of Armenian ethnicity. He was the first Turkish professional boxer.[1] He was nicknamed "Demir Yumruk" ("Iron Fist").[2]
Life and career
[edit]Zakaryan was born in Istanbul, of Armenian descent, and studied at the local Armenian Esayan school.[3] His father couldn't work because of poor health and his mother would make the entire household living from knitting.[1] He left school at 5th grade and began working as a newspaper salesman.[1] He began his boxing career in 1944 at the Boğaziçi Turnuvası (Bosporus Tournament).[3] He became the Istanbul and Turkey champion at 48 kg in 1947 and 1948. He then represented the Turkish National Team for the first time in 1949 against Spain. He became the first Turkish professional boxer in 1951. Zakaryan retired in 1966. He then worked as a boxing trainer including European champion, Cemal Kamaci.
Zakaryan went on to lose his European champion title in March 1957. He was Middle-East champion in 1964.
Zakaryan died on 25 January 2020 at the age of 89 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was interred at Şişli Armenian Cemetery after the religious funeral ceremony at Surp Yerrortutyun Armenian Church (Armenian: Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն Եկեղեցի, Turkish: Beyoğlu Üç Horan Ermeni Kilisesi).[2]
Record
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c SOYKAN, TİMUR (21 October 2012). "Türkiye'nin ilk profesyonel boksörü BÜYÜK GARBİS". Posta (in Turkish). Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ a b "'Demir Yumruk'a bayraklı veda". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ a b İstepanyan, Torkom (1967). Hepimize bir bayrak: Hâtırat--inceleme (in Turkish). Tarla. p. 118. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Professional Boxing Record Archived 2014-12-02 at the Wayback Machine. Boxrec. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.
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