Karapet Karapetyan
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Karapet Karapetyan Կարապետ Կարապետյան |
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| Born |
28 November 1982 Armenia SSR, Soviet Union |
| Native name | Կարապետ Կարապետյան |
| Other names | Karapet Papijan |
| Nationality |
 Armenian Dutch
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| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 77.1 kg (170 lb; 12.14 st) |
| Division |
Super Middleweight Light Heavyweight |
| Reach | 78.0 in (198 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Nijmegen, Netherlands |
| Team | Ubeda Gym Golden Glory Breda |
| Trainer |
Perry Ubeda Cor Hemmers |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 3 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| Losses | 1 |
| By knockout | 0 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 58 |
| Wins | 43 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| Losses | 13 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Other information | |
| University | Radboud University Nijmegen |
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Karapet Karapetyan (Armenian: Կարապետ Կարապետյան, born 28 November 1982), also known as Karapet Papijan is an Armenian-Dutch kickboxer who competes in the super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. A professional since 2002, Karapetyan established himself on the Dutch scene by becoming a national champion and having a short stint in the It's Showtime promotion before two ill-fated world title shots in 2012. He signed with Glory the following year. As of 2 November 2015, he is ranked the #3 welterweight in the world by GLORY.
Born in Armenia, Karapet Karapetyan moved to the Netherlands aged sixteen in 1998 in the aftermath of the Nagorno-Karabakh War, initially living in Rotterdam before settling in Nijmegen with his parents and two sisters. He had limited martial arts training in his homeland but began training in kickboxing and Muay Thai seriously under the tutelage of Perry Ubeda after his arrival in Nijmegen, having his first fight after six months of preparation.
Having turned professional in 2002, Karapetyan spent a number of years honing his skills on the Dutch kickboxing and Muay Thai scene in a rather unremarkable beginning to his career. On June 4, 2006, he competed in the World Full Contact Association (WFCA) 2006 Super Middleweight (-76.2 kg/168 lb) Tournament in Druten, Netherlands, outpointing Mustafa Yılmaz in the quarter-finals and Winston Martens in the semis before losing to Joost Bauhaus, who he was already 0-1-1 against in two previous fights, in the final. The tournament final between the pair was scored a draw after the regulation three round and so it went to an extension round to decide the winner, after which Bauhaus came out on top.
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