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'''Garbis Zakaryan''', (born 2 June 1930, in Istanbul) is a Turkish and European [[welterweight]] boxing champion. He is the first [[Turkey|Turkish]] professional boxer. He is of [[Armenians|Armenian]] origin. |
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'''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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He began his boxing career in 1944 at the Boğaziçi Turnuvası (Bosporus Tournament). 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. |
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Zakaryan was born in [[Istanbul]], of [[Armenians|Armenian]] descent, and studied at the local Armenian Esayan school.<ref name=Torkom>{{cite book|last=İstepanyan|first=Torkom|title=Hepimize bir bayrak: Hâtırat--inceleme|year=1967|publisher=Tarla|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XoxKAQAAIAAJ|access-date=7 February 2013|page=118|language=Turkish}}</ref> His father couldn't work because of poor health and his mother would make the entire household living from knitting.<ref name=soykan /> He left school at 5th grade and began working as a newspaper salesman.<ref name=soykan /> He began his boxing career in 1944 at the Boğaziçi Turnuvası (Bosporus Tournament).<ref name=Torkom /> 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. |
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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]] ({{langx|hy|Սուրբ Երրորդութիւն Եկեղեցի}}, {{langx|tr|Beyoğlu Üç Horan Ermeni Kilisesi}}).<ref name="h1"/> |
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Zakaryan was Middle-East champion in 1964. |
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==Record== |
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| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|'''28 Wins''' (6 knockouts), '''8 Losses''' (1 knockouts), '''5 Draws'''<ref name="boxer">[http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=110379&cat=boxer Professional Boxing Record] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202165206/http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=110379&cat=boxer |date=2014-12-02 }}. Boxrec. Retrieved on 2012-05-19.</ref> |
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| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Res.''' |
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| style="border-style:none none solid solid; "|'''Record''' |
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|style="background: #B0C4DE"|Draw||32-13-6||align=left|{{Flag icon|Italy}} [[Franco Nenci]] |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1966-04-15}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||1-1||align=left|{{Flag icon|Italy}} Piero Morgia |
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|{{small|TKO}}||{{small|1965-12-09}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||0-1||align=left|{{Flag icon|Lebanon}} Maroun Jeres |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1965-08-14}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||5-5-3||align=left|{{Flag icon|Tunisia}} Abdulha Mohamed Djen Doubi |
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|{{small|TKO}}||{{small|1965-03-20}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||4-6||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Jean-Claude Labreuille |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1964-12-02}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||2-1-2||align=left|{{Flag icon|Germany}} Lothar Kremer |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1964-09-17}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|France}} Paris, France}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||2-1-2||align=left|{{Flag icon|Germany}} Lothar Kremer |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1964-09-17}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|France}} Paris, France}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||0-0||align=left|{{Flag icon|Lebanon}} Maroun Jeres |
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|{{small|KO}}||{{small|1964-06-08}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left|{{small|Middle Orient Middleweight Title}} |
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|{{yes2}}Win||3-17-6||align=left|{{Flag icon|Italy}} Mario Della Corte |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1964-04-09}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||39-29-11||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Rene Brunet |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1963-11-18}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||66-65-20||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Jean Ruellet |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1963-08-19}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||38-26-10||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Rene Brunet |
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|{{small|TKO}}||{{small|1963-03-27}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||1-0-2||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Charles Attali |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1960-10-12}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|style="background: #B0C4DE"|Draw||1-0-1||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Charles Attali |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1960-03-18}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||0-1-0||align=left|{{Flag icon|Syria}} Mohammed Salah Mousri |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1959-10-08}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{no2}}Loss||38-15-4||align=left|{{Flag icon|Brazil}} Paulo Sacoman |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1957-11-22}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Brazil}} [[São Paulo]], Brazil}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||11-7-6||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Brahim Kettani |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1957-11-10}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|France}} Paris, France}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{no2}}Loss||34-2-2||align=left|{{Flag icon|Argentina}} Martiniano Pereyra |
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|{{small|TKO}}||{{small|1956-10-20}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Argentina}} [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{no2}}Loss||44-1-2||align=left|{{Flag icon|Argentina}} Cirilo Gil |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1956-09-22}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Argentina}} [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{no2}}Loss||48-7-2||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Idrissa Dione |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1956-08-18}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||14-3-2||align=left|{{Flag icon|Ivory Coast}} Ousmane Cisse |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1956-04-08}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{no2}}Loss||7-0-0||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Jacques Nervi |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1956-03-17}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|France}} [[Granville, Manche|Granville]], France}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||16-1-0||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Michel François |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1956-03-03}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|France}} Paris, France}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||22-6-2||align=left|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} Ziyaris Taki |
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|{{small|KO}}||{{small|1955-07-30}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left|{{small|Turkish Welterweight Title}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||22-6-2||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Ahmed Belarbi II |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1955-06-05}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|style="background: #B0C4DE"|Draw||0-1-0||align=left|{{Flag icon|Greece}} Jan Papadopulos |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1955-05-15}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Egypt}} [[Alexandria]], [[Egypt]]}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||19-7-8||align=left|{{Flag icon|Germany}} Karl Oechsle |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1955-03-27}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||||align=left|{{Flag icon|Greece}} Emmanuel Lambidis |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1955-02-27}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||||align=left|{{Flag icon|Greece}} Jan Papadopulos |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1954-11-02}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{no2}}Loss||34-2-0||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Idrissa Dione |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1954-02-05}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Lebanon}} [[Beirut]], [[Lebanon]]}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{no2}}Loss||33-2-0||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Idrissa Dione |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1954-01-23}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Brahim Kettani |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1954-01-12}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left| |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||22-30-7||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Emmanuel Clavel |
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|{{small|RTD}}||{{small|1953-10-03}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||15-3-2||align=left|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} Ziyaris Taki |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1953-08-18}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left|{{small|Turkish Welterweight Title}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||9-22-4||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Robert Astoine |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1953-04-30}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|France}} Paris, France}} |
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|style="background: #B0C4DE"|Draw||16-15-31||align=left|{{Flag icon|Germany}} Freddi Teichmann |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1953-04-17}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Germany}} Berlin, Germany}} |
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|{{yes2}}Win||22-8-4||align=left|{{Flag icon|Morocco}} Charles Dhery |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1953-03-14}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||8-18-4||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Leandre Mateos |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1953-01-13}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|{{yes2}}Win||8-18-4||align=left|{{Flag icon|Greece}} Michel Lambidis |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1951-12-23}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{yes2}}Win||5-0-0||align=left|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} Ziyaris Taki |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1951-05-02}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left|{{small|Precise date is uncertain. This fight is from a record provided by Leo Vollnhofer, Vienna.}} |
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|- align=center |
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|{{no2}}Loss||2-0-0||align=left|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} Ziyaris Taki |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1951-03-10}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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|align=left|{{small|Precise date is uncertain. This fight is from a record provided by Leo Vollnhofer, Vienna.}} |
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|style="background: #B0C4DE"|Draw||5-6-2||align=left|{{Flag icon|France}} Ali Amrane |
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|{{small|PTS}}||{{small|1950-10-18}} |
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|align=left|{{small|{{Flag icon|Turkey}} [[Istanbul]], Turkey}} |
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==See also== |
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http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=110379&cat=boxer |
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* [[Armenians in Turkey]] |
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==References== |
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http://www.tumgazeteler.com/?a=5863016 |
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<ref name="h1">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/son-dakika-haberler-demir-yumruka-bayrakli-veda-41432835 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title='Demir Yumruk'a bayraklı veda |date=30 January 2020 |language=tr |access-date=30 January 2020 }}</ref> |
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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 Istanbul, Turkey | (aged 89)
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]
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[edit]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.