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Arash Usmanee

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Arash Usmanee
Born (1982-03-03) March 3, 1982 (age 42)
NationalityAfghanistan Afghan
Canada Canadian
Statistics
Weight(s)Junior Lightweight
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Reach74 in (188 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins21
Wins by KO10
Losses2
Draws1

Arash Usmanee (born March 8, 1982) is an Afghan-Canadian professional boxer. He has been ranked as high as 3rd by the WBA (World Boxing Association) and 10th by the IBF.[1] Usmanee has been a featured fighter on ESPN's Friday Night Fights when he fought Rances Barthelemy in a bout featuring two undefeated fighters.[2][3]

Background

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Arash Usmanee was born in Afghanistan. In 1994, his family immigrated to Canada after his father was killed by a missile.

Arash became a boxer at the age of 17. He almost qualified for the Canadian boxing team for the 2008 Summer Olympics but just missed qualifying.

Arash decided to turn pro at the end of 2008 and had his first professional fight in January 2009 against Richar Cuaran.

To become more noticed in the boxing community, he left Alberta in order to establish himself in Montreal.[4]

Professional career

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In January 2013, Usmanee lost on points in a controversial manner to the Cuban fighter Rances Barthelemy on Friday Night Fights. According to many observers, Usmanee had won the fight clearly.[5][6]

In August 2013, Usmanee received his first shot at a world title in a fight against IBF Junior Lightweight titleholder Argenis Mendez. The fight ended in a draw with one judge scoring the fight for Usmanee (115-113) and the two others scoring it a draw (114-114). The draw meant Mendez retains the title. In contrast to Usmanee's last fight, observers felt the boxer was lucky to come out with a draw.[6][7]

Professional record

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21 Wins (10 knockouts, 11 decisions), 2 Losses (0 knockouts, 2 decisions), 1 Draw[8]
Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
Win 21–2–1 United States Juan Ruiz MD 8 2014-06-13 Canada Shaw Conference Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
Loss 20–2–1 Mexico Raymundo Beltrán UD 12 2014-04-12 United States MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, Paradise, Nevada For vacant WBO NABO Lightweight title
Draw 20–1–1 Dominican Republic Argenis Mendez MD 12 2013-08-23 United States Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York For IBF Super Featherweight title
Loss 20–1 Cuba Rances Barthelemy UD 12 2013-01-04 United States Magic City Casino, Miami, Florida
Win 20–0 Peru Alan Paredes TKO 3 (10), 0:45 2012-06-16 Canada Chapiteau CCSE Maisonneuve, Montreal, Quebec
Win 19–0 Uruguay Christian Faccio TKO 3 (8), 1:58 2012-05-04 Canada Chapiteau CCSE Maisonneuve, Montreal, Quebec
Win 18–0 United States Chris Howard UD 10 2012-03-17 United States Grand Ballroom, Atlanta, Georgia Won vacant WBC Continental Americas Lightweight title
Win 17–0 Netherlands Innocent Anyanwu UD 8 2012-02-18 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Win 16–0 Portugal Antonio Joao Bento UD 10 2011-12-10 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Win 15–0 Hungary Laszlo Robert Balogh TKO 3 (8), 1:48 201-08-05 Canada Chapiteau CCSE Maisonneuve, Montreal, Quebec
Win 14–0 Argentina Sergio Javier Escobar UD 8 2011-06-18 Canada Claude-Robillard Center, Montreal, Quebec
Win 13–0 Mexico Alejandro Barrera KO 5 (8), 2:58 2011-05-14 Canada Capri Centre, Red Deer, Alberta
Win 12–0 Mexico Aldo Valtierra UD 8 2011-04-08 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Win 11–0 Mexico Isaac Bejarano TKO 5 (8) 2011-03-04 Canada Métropolis, Montreal, Quebec
Win 10–0 Mexico Pedro Navarrete UD 10 2010-12-03 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Win 9–0 United States Anthony Flores UD 8 2010-08-10 United States South Philly Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Win 8–0 Mexico Genaro Garcia KO 1 (4), 0:47 2010-09-18 Canada Claude-Robillard Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Win 7–0 Mexico Carlos Martinez TKO 2 (4), 1:03 2010-08-28 Canada Métropolis, Montreal, Quebec
Win 6–0 Mexico Hugo Pacheco TKO 2 (4), 1:28 2010-08-14 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Win 5–0 Cuba Jorge Ruiz TD 5 (6), 2:40 2010-01-29 United States Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, Connecticut
Win 4–0 United States Willshaun Boxley UD 4 2009-12-05 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec
Win 3–0 Mexico Edwin Perez UD 4 2009-10-16 Canada Northlands Agricom, Edmonton, Alberta
Win 2–0 United States John Hoffman KO 2 (4), 1:26 2009-05-29 Canada Palace Banquet Centre, Edmonton, Alberta
Win 1–0 Colombia Richar Cuaran KO 1 (4), 0:35 2000-04-03 Canada Palace Banquet Centre, Edmonton, Alberta

References

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  1. ^ "IBF-USBA-BOXING.COM".
  2. ^ "Rances Barthelemy, Arash Usmanee to Open Friday Night Fights Season". January 2013.
  3. ^ http://ringtv.craveonline.com/blog/176677-afghan-canadian-usmanee-marches-toward-history-on-fnf
  4. ^ Club de boxe de l'est / east boxing club. "Biography". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.
  5. ^ "ABC and Florida Boxing Commission investigation of judges needed after Barthelemy's robbery win on ESPN". Bad Left Hook. 7 January 2013.
  6. ^ a b William Holmes (August 23, 2013). "ESPN Friday Night Fights Results: Usmanee and Mendez Draw, Cuellar Defeats Marrero". Boxing Insider.
  7. ^ Scott Christ (August 24, 2013). "Friday Night Fights recap: Mike Tyson and Teddy Atlas, Iron Mike's sobriety, and a pair of good fights". Bad Left Hook.
  8. ^ "Arash Usmanee - Boxer".
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