Harut Grigorian
Born (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityBelgian
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb; 12 st 2 lb)
DivisionWelterweight
Middleweight
StyleKickboxing, Muay Thai
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofAntwerp, Belgium
TeamHemmers Gym
TrainerNick Hemmers
Years active2007–present
Professional boxing record
Total2
Wins1
Losses0
Draws1
Kickboxing record
Total72
Wins61
By knockout34
Losses11
By knockout3
Draws0
Last updated on: 2 June 2018

Harut Grigorian (Armenian: Հարութ Գրիգորյան; born 24 March 1989) is an Armenian-born Belgian kickboxer and former Glory Welterweight Champion. He has also competed in the It's Showtime and K-1 promotions.

He was ranked in the Combat Press welterweight top ten between September 2017 and July 2021.[1][2][3] He reentered the rankings at No. 9 in March 2022.[4]

Career

Early career

Grigorian rose to prominence as a young fighter with an extensive record in his adopted country of Belgium. In perhaps the most notable bout of his early career, he featured as a reserve fighter at the S-Cup Europe 2008 in Gorinchem, Netherlands on 20 September 2008, where he defeated Abdallah Mabel by decision.[5][6][7]

On 21 February 2009, he defeated Pedro Sedarous via decision after five rounds to claim the Benelux Muay Thai -70 kg Championship. He debuted in the It's Showtime organization later that year when he defeated Chris Ngimbi by an extra round decision at It's Showtime 2009 Lommel on September 24.[8][9] He followed this up with a technical knockout win over Seo Doo Won at It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld on 21 November 2009.[10][11]

2010

Grigorian competed in the eight-man grand prix at the K-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Tournament held in Utrecht, Netherlands on 21 March 2010. He defeated Bruno Carvalho and Anthony Kane by decision in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively, before losing via a second-round KO to Mohamed Khamal in the final.[12] Following this, he went 2-0 throughout the rest of the year, with decision wins over Henri van Opstal and Alessandro Campagna.

2011

He began 2011 with a decision win over Henri van Opstal on 12 February 2011. Following a disqualification loss to Gino Bourne on 19 March 2011, he rebounded with a first-round KO of Lahcen Ait Oussakour on 9 April 2011, before being invited to take part in the eight-man grand prix at BFN Group & Music Hall presents: It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX", which was held in Brussels, Belgium on 24 September 2011. At the quarter-finals stage, he was drawn against veteran Dutch fighter Andy Souwer and was able to take him to an extra round, after which he lost a close split decision.[13]

2012

He was scheduled to face Chahid Oulad El Hadj at It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden on 28 January 2012, but El Hadj pulled out due to an injury and Grigorian was instead set up with a rematch against It's Showtime 70MAX Champion Chris Ngimbi in a non-title fight. He put in a spectacular performance against the Congolese Muay Thai fighter, picking him apart before forcing the referee to stop the fight due to a cut in round two.[14]

On 21 September 2012, Grigorian won his first bout as a professional boxer when he took a unanimous decision over Hovhannes Kishmiryan in Antwerp.[15]

2013

Next up for Grigorian was a match with Juanma Chacon at Enfusion Live: Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain on 9 March 2012.[16]

2014

On 20 September 2014, Grigorian competed in the eight-man grand prix at the A1 World Combat Cup held in Eindhoven, Netherlands. He defeated Nicky Lopez and Tayfun Ozcan by decision in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively, and defeated Nordin Ben Moh by a first-round knockout in the finals to win the tournament championship.

2017

Grigorian suffered a controversial knockout blow from Murthel Groenhart in their rematch at Glory 42 Paris. He inexplicably turned his head away from Groenhart after getting kneed on the face which seemed to have left him a little dazed, confused, and shocked. With his back turned to Groenhart, Groenhart took the opportunity to end the fight by delivering the knockout punch to Grigorian from behind, shocking the crowd and drawing anger from three fans who invaded the ring and punched Groenhart, hurting the fighter. There was chaos in the ring until trainers from both sides as well as officials broke up the brawl with Grigorian still lying dazed with a deep cut over his eye. Groenhart and Grigorian later seemingly made up.[17] This led to speculation that a third grudge match between the two rivals is very possible.

At Glory 44: Chicago, Grigorian competed in the Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament, defeating both Karim Benmansour in the semi-finals and Antoine Pinto in the finals, and earned a shot at the welterweight title.[18]

2018

Grigorian faced Murthel Groenhart for a third time at Glory 50: Chicago for the Glory Welterweight Championship. In the first round, Harut dropped Groenhart with punches and the referee stopped the fight soon after, making him the Glory Welterweight Champion.[19][20][21]

2021

He opened a kickboxing school in Deurne.[22]

Personal life

Harut and his teammate Marat Grigorian are often mistaken to be brothers, however both have confirmed that they are good friends but not related.[23][24]

Titles

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
61 wins (34 KOs), 11 losses
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTime
2023-12-16WinFrance Matthieu CevaGolden Fighting Championship 2Antwerp, BelgiumTKO11:00
2023-01-23WinItaly Andrea FestaGolden Fighting ChampionshipAntwerp, BelgiumDecision33:00
2022-03-05WinRomania Anghel CardoşMulti Fight Championship 1Yerevan, ArmeniaDecision33:00
Wins the inaugural MFC Welterweight title.
2020-02-29LossEngland Jamie BatesGlory 75: UtrechtUtrecht, NetherlandsDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2019-03-09LossFrance Cédric DoumbéGlory 64: StrasbourgStrasbourg, FranceTKO (3 Knockdowns Rule)22:59
Loses the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2018-06-02WinAzerbaijan Alim NabievGlory 54: BirminghamBirmingham, EnglandDecision (Unanimous)53:00
Retains the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2018-02-17WinNetherlands Murthel GroenhartGlory 50: ChicagoChicago, United StatesTKO (Referee stoppage)12:07
Wins the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2017-08-25WinFrance Antoine PintoGlory 44: Chicago - Welterweight Contender Tournament, FinalChicago, United StatesDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Wins the Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament.
2017-08-25WinFrance Karim BenmansourGlory 44: Chicago - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Semi FinalsUnited StatesDecision (Unanimous)33:00
2017-06-10LossNetherlands Murthel GroenhartGlory 42: ParisParis, FranceKO (Punch)2
2017-03-25WinSlovakia Pavol GarajGlory 39: BrusselsBrussels, BelgiumDecision33:00
2016-12-10WinGermany Danijel SolajaGlory 36: OberhausenOberhausen, GermanyTKO (Punches)11:01
2016-06-25LossSwitzerland Yoann KongoloGlory 31: Amsterdam - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Semi FinalsAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (split)33:00
2016-04-16WinSpain Maximo SuarezGlory 29: CopenhagenCopenhagen, DenmarkTKO12:55
2016-03-12WinFrance Mathieu TavaresTop Action[26]BelgiumTKO2
2015-11-28WinIran Vahid RoshaniA1 World Combat Cup 20Eindhoven, NetherlandsTKO3
2015-10-10WinMorocco Hafid El BoustatiEnfusion Live 32Ghent, BelgiumTKO2
2015-05-23WinGreece Alexis IordanidisVFC 2 °Coskun promotions°Antwerp, BelgiumTKO21:30
2015-03-14WinSuriname Marco PiquéEnfusion Live 25Turnhout, BelgiumDecision33:00
2014-12-11WinFrance Édouard BernadouVictoryLevallois-Perret, FranceDecision33:00
2014-11-22WinTurkey Yakup Kaya[27]Fight Night BreeBree, BelgiumDecision33:00
2014-09-20WinMorocco Nordin Ben MohA1 World Combat Cup - Final 8, FinalEindhoven, NetherlandsKO12:00
Wins A1 World Combat Cup 2014 Tournament Championship.
2014-09-20WinTurkey Tayfun OzcanA1 World Combat Cup - Final 8, Semi FinalsEindhoven, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2014-09-20WinNetherlands Nicky LopezA1 World Combat Cup - Final 8, Quarter FinalsEindhoven, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2014-03-15WinNetherlands Monteira Da VelgaFight NightTurnhou, BelgiumDecision33:00
2013-12-14LossMali Mohamed DiabyVictory, Semi Finals[28]Paris, FranceDecision33:00
2013-06-01WinNetherlands Antone MandelaBeringen, BelgiumDecision33:00
2013-01-26WinThailand Detchpew Voravutch[29]Lommel, BelgiumTKO2
2012-05-27LossNetherlands Murthel GroenhartK-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16Madrid, SpainKO (punches)33:00
2012-02-11WinItaly Francesco TadielloSporthal De ZandbergenSint-Job-in-'t-Goor, BelgiumKO1
2012-01-28WinDemocratic Republic of the Congo Chris NgimbiIt's Showtime 2012 in LeeuwardenLeeuwarden, NetherlandsTKO (cut)21:22
2011-09-24LossNetherlands Andy SouwerBFN Group & Music Hall presents: It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX", Quarter FinalsBrussels, BelgiumExtra round decision (split)43:00
2011-04-09WinBelgium Lahcen Ait OussakourLe Grande KO XILiège, BelgiumKO1
2011-03-19LossBelgium Gino BourneFight Night TurnhoutTurnhout, BelgiumDQ
2011-02-12WinNetherlands Henri van OpstalWar of the RingAmsterdam, NetherlandsDecision (unanimous)33:00
2010-12-04WinItaly Alessandro CampagnaJanus Fight Night 2010Padua, ItalyDecision33:00
2010-11-01WinBelgium Ali AbrayemWho's The Best 2Charleroi, BelgiumDecision33:00
2010-03-21LossMorocco Mohamed KhamalK-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Tournament, FinalUtrecht, NetherlandsKO (punch)2
Fight was for K-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Tournament Championship title.
2010-03-21WinRepublic of Ireland Anthony KaneK-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Tournament, Semi FinalsUtrecht, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2010-03-21WinPortugal Bruno CarvalhoK-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Tournament, Quarter FinalsUtrecht, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2010-01-09WinCape Verde Edson FortesRSC Uprising 12Utrecht, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2009-11-21WinSouth Korea Seo Doo WonIt's Showtime 2009 BarneveldBarneveld, NetherlandsTKO (referee stoppage)1
2009-09-24WinDemocratic Republic of the Congo Chris NgimbiIt's Showtime 2009 LommelLommel, BelgiumExtra round decision44:00
2009-04-11WinNetherlands Farid RiffiAlmelo Fight for DelightAlmelo, NetherlandsTKO
2009-03-14WinRussia Viktor SarezkiWar of the RingBelgiumKO (punch to the body)1
2009-02-21WinNetherlands Pedro SedarousTurnhout GalaTurnhout, BelgiumDecision53:00
Wins Benelux Muay Thai -70kg Championship.
2009-01-31WinFrance Dahou NaimTielrode GalaTielrode, Belgium2nd extra round decision53:00
2008-09-20WinFrance Abdallah MabelS-Cup Europe 2008, Reserve BoutGorinchem, NetherlandsDecision33:00
2008-09-14WinNetherlands Jordy SloofThe Outland RumbleRotterdam, NetherlandsKO (Right cross)1
2008-03-08WinTurkey Naraim RubenLommel GalaLommel, BelgiumTKO (retirement)3
2008-02-23WinBelgium Pierre PetitSt. Job GalaSt. Job, BelgiumKO (Right punch)2
2008-01-26WinTurkey Yildiz BullutTielrode GalaTielrode, BelgiumTKO2
2007-11-28WinMorocco Ibrahim BenazzaLint GalaLint, BelgiumDecision52:00
2007-10-27WinRepublic of Ireland Anthony KaneOne Night in BangkokAntwerp, BelgiumDecision5
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Boxing record

Boxing record
1 win (0 KOs), 0 losses, 1 draw
Date Result OpponentEventLocation MethodRoundTimeRecord
2012-09-21WinArmenia Hovhannes KishmiryanAntwerp, BelgiumDecision (unanimous)43:001-0-1
2011-03-04DrawBelgium Ahmed El GhoulbzouriAntwerp, BelgiumMajority draw43:000-0-1
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

References

  1. ↑ Tatum, Rob. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: September 2017". combatpress.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  2. ↑ Aittama, Zach. "Combat Press Kickboxing Rankings: July 2021". combatpress.com. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kickbokskampioen Harut Grigorian (32) opent vechtsportschool in Deurne". www.gva.be (in Flemish). 29 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  4. ↑ Aittama, Zach. "COMBAT PRESS KICKBOXING RANKINGS: MARCH 2022". combatpress.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
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  16. ↑ Rian Scalia (5 February 2020). "Enfusion Live Barcelona Full Fight Card For March 9". Liverkick.com.
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