Harut Grigorian

Harut Grigorian
Born (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989 (age 35)
Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityArmenian
Belgian
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
Total66
Wins52
By knockout34
Losses14
By knockout3
Draws0
Last updated on: 2 June 2018

Harut Grigorian (Armenian: Հարութ Գրիգորյան; born 24 March 1989) is an Armenian-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 peaking at #2.[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

After amassing a 3-1 record in Glory, 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]

Grigorian defended the title against Alim Nabiev in Glory 54: Birmingham.[22] Grigorian won by unanimous decision.[23]

2019

In 2019 he lost the title to Doumbé who won the fight by TKO, after knocking Grigorian down three times in the second round.[24]

2020

In 2020 he fought against Jamie Bates and lost a decision in Glory 75: Utrecht.

2024

He went 3-1 record in his last 4 after his Glory departure.

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.[25][26]

In 2021, he opened a kickboxing school in Deurne.[27]

Titles and accomplishments

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
52 wins (34 KOs), 14 losses
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2024-10-27 Win Germany Dani Traoré GFC III Antwerp, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2024-02-16 Loss Australia James Honey AFS: Australia vs The World Dubai, UAE (Split) Decision 3 3:00
2023-12-16 Win France Matthieu Ceva Golden Fighting Championship 2 Antwerp, Belgium TKO 1 1:00
2023-01-23 Win Italy Andrea Festa Golden Fighting Championship Antwerp, Belgium Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2022-03-05 Win Romania Anghel Cardoş Multi Fight Championship 1 Yerevan, Armenia Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the inaugural MFC Welterweight title.
2020-02-29 Loss England Jamie Bates Glory 75: Utrecht Utrecht, Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-03-09 Loss France Cédric Doumbé Glory 64: Strasbourg Strasbourg, France TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule) 2 2:59
Loses the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2018-06-02 Win Azerbaijan Alim Nabiev Glory 54: Birmingham Birmingham, England Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Retains the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2018-02-17 Win Netherlands Murthel Groenhart Glory 50: Chicago Chicago, United States TKO (Referee stoppage) 1 2:07
Wins the Glory Welterweight Championship.
2017-08-25 Win France Antoine Pinto Glory 44: Chicago - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Final Chicago, United States Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
Wins the Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament.
2017-08-25 Win France Karim Benmansour Glory 44: Chicago - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals United States Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-06-10 Loss Netherlands Murthel Groenhart Glory 42: Paris Paris, France KO (Punch) 2
2017-03-25 Win Slovakia Pavol Garaj Glory 39: Brussels Brussels, Belgium Decision 3 3:00
2016-12-10 Win Germany Danijel Solaja Glory 36: Oberhausen Oberhausen, Germany TKO (Punches) 1 1:01
2016-06-25 Loss Switzerland Yoann Kongolo Glory 31: Amsterdam - Welterweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (split) 3 3:00
2016-04-16 Win Spain Maximo Suarez Glory 29: Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark TKO 1 2:55
2016-03-12 Win France Mathieu Tavares Top Action[29] Belgium TKO 2
2015-11-28 Win Iran Vahid Roshani A1 World Combat Cup 20 Eindhoven, Netherlands TKO 3
2015-10-10 Win Morocco Hafid El Boustati Enfusion Live 32 Ghent, Belgium TKO 2
2015-05-23 Win Greece Alexis Iordanidis VFC 2 °Coskun promotions° Antwerp, Belgium TKO 2 1:30
2015-03-14 Win Suriname Marco Piqué Enfusion Live 25 Turnhout, Belgium Decision 3 3:00
2014-12-11 Win France Édouard Bernadou Victory Levallois-Perret, France Decision 3 3:00
2014-11-22 Win Turkey Yakup Kaya[30] Fight Night Bree Bree, Belgium Decision 3 3:00
2014-09-20 Win Morocco Nordin Ben Moh A1 World Combat Cup - Final 8, Final Eindhoven, Netherlands KO 1 2:00
Wins A1 World Combat Cup 2014 Tournament Championship.
2014-09-20 Win Turkey Tayfun Ozcan A1 World Combat Cup - Final 8, Semi Finals Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2014-09-20 Win Netherlands Nicky Lopez A1 World Combat Cup - Final 8, Quarter Finals Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2014-03-15 Win Netherlands Monteira Da Velga Fight Night Turnhou, Belgium Decision 3 3:00
2013-12-14 Loss Mali Mohamed Diaby Victory, Semi Finals[31] Paris, France Decision 3 3:00
2013-06-01 Win Netherlands Antone Mandela Beringen, Belgium Decision 3 3:00
2013-01-26 Win Thailand Detchpew Voravutch [32] Lommel, Belgium TKO 2
2012-05-27 Loss Netherlands Murthel Groenhart K-1 World MAX 2012 World Championship Tournament Final 16 Madrid, Spain KO (punches) 3 3:00
2012-02-11 Win Italy Francesco Tadiello Sporthal De Zandbergen Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor, Belgium KO 1
2012-01-28 Win Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Ngimbi It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden Leeuwarden, Netherlands TKO (cut) 2 1:22
2011-09-24 Loss Netherlands Andy Souwer BFN Group & Music Hall presents: It's Showtime "Fast & Furious 70MAX", Quarter Finals Brussels, Belgium Extra round decision (split) 4 3:00
2011-04-09 Win Belgium Lahcen Ait Oussakour Le Grande KO XI Liège, Belgium KO 1
2011-03-19 Loss Belgium Gino Bourne Fight Night Turnhout Turnhout, Belgium DQ
2011-02-12 Win Netherlands Henri van Opstal War of the Ring Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
2010-12-04 Win Italy Alessandro Campagna Janus Fight Night 2010 Padua, Italy Decision 3 3:00
2010-11-01 Win Belgium Ali Abrayem Who's The Best 2 Charleroi, Belgium Decision 3 3:00
2010-03-21 Loss Morocco Mohamed Khamal K-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Tournament, Final Utrecht, Netherlands KO (punch) 2
Fight was for K-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Tournament Championship title.
2010-03-21 Win Republic of Ireland Anthony Kane K-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Tournament, Semi Finals Utrecht, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2010-03-21 Win Portugal Bruno Carvalho K-1 World MAX 2010 West Europe Tournament, Quarter Finals Utrecht, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2010-01-09 Win Cape Verde Edson Fortes RSC Uprising 12 Utrecht, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2009-11-21 Win South Korea Seo Doo Won It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld Barneveld, Netherlands TKO (referee stoppage) 1
2009-09-24 Win Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Ngimbi It's Showtime 2009 Lommel Lommel, Belgium Extra round decision 4 4:00
2009-04-11 Win Netherlands Farid Riffi Almelo Fight for Delight Almelo, Netherlands TKO
2009-03-14 Win Russia Viktor Sarezki War of the Ring Belgium KO (punch to the body) 1
2009-02-21 Win Netherlands Pedro Sedarous Turnhout Gala Turnhout, Belgium Decision 5 3:00
Wins Benelux Muay Thai -70kg Championship.
2009-01-31 Win France Dahou Naim Tielrode Gala Tielrode, Belgium 2nd extra round decision 5 3:00
2008-09-20 Win France Abdallah Mabel S-Cup Europe 2008, Reserve Bout Gorinchem, Netherlands Decision 3 3:00
2008-09-14 Win Netherlands Jordy Sloof The Outland Rumble Rotterdam, Netherlands KO (Right cross) 1
2008-03-08 Win Turkey Naraim Ruben Lommel Gala Lommel, Belgium TKO (retirement) 3
2008-02-23 Win Belgium Pierre Petit St. Job Gala St. Job, Belgium KO (Right punch) 2
2008-01-26 Win Turkey Yildiz Bullut Tielrode Gala Tielrode, Belgium TKO 2
2007-12-16 Loss Netherlands Henri van Opstal Klash 4 Netherlands Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2007-11-28 Win Morocco Ibrahim Benazza Lint Gala Lint, Belgium Decision 5 2:00
2007-10-27 Win Republic of Ireland Anthony Kane One Night in Bangkok Antwerp, Belgium Decision 5
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Boxing record

Boxing record
1 win (0 KOs), 0 loss, 1 draw
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time Record
2012-09-21 Win Armenia Hovhannes Kishmiryan Antwerp, Belgium Decision (unanimous) 4 3:00 1-0-1
2011-03-04 Draw Belgium Ahmed El Ghoulbzouri Antwerp, Belgium Majority draw 4 3:00 0-0-1
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

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