Karo Murat Record & Stats
In a career spanning 12 years and two months, Karo Murat fought 37 times with 32 wins, 4 losses, and 1 draw. By his last professional fight on December 15, 2018, Murat's boxing record stood at 32-4-1 (21 KO wins, 2 KO losses).
- Born
- Sep 2, 1983
- Age
- 39
- Debut
- Sep 23, 2006
- Record
- 32-4-1
- Rounds
- 250
- KOs
- 21 (56.8%)
- Height
- 179 cm
- Reach
- 178 cm
- Ape Index
- -1 cm
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
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Karo Murat is a retired Armenian professional boxer. He was born in Yerevan, Armenian SSR on September 2, 1983. Murat made his professional boxing debut at the age of 23, on September 23, 2006. He retired without winning a major world title. He is 39 years old, and will be turning 40 in two months and 23 days.
Fight Record
| Total Fights | 37 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 32 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| KO Wins | 21 |
|---|---|
| Total Title Wins | 0 |
| Title Defenses | 0 |
| Title-Fight KO Wins | 0 |
| Losses via KO | 2 |
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Result | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Dec 15, 2018 | 35 | Sven Fornling | Loss | UD |
| 36 | Mar 24, 2018 | 34 | Travis Reeves | Win | TKO12 |
| 35 | Jul 1, 2017 | 33 | Dominic Boesel | Win | TKO11 |
| 34 | Sep 17, 2016 | 33 | Yevgeni Makhteienko | Win | TKO12 |
| 33 | Jun 4, 2016 | 32 | Esteban Hillman Tababary | Win | TKO1 |
| 32 | Feb 13, 2016 | 32 | Aleksandar Todorovic | Win | PTS |
| 31 | Dec 12, 2015 | 32 | Sullivan Barrera | Loss | KO5 |
| 30 | Apr 25, 2015 | 31 | Benjamin Simon | Win | TKO7 |
| 29 | Oct 31, 2014 | 31 | Leo Tchoula | Win | TKO4 |
| 28 | Oct 26, 2013 | 30 | Bernard Hopkins | Loss * | UD |
| 27 | Jun 2, 2012 | 28 | Sandro Siproshvili | Win | TKO7 |
| 26 | Oct 1, 2011 | 28 | Gabriel Campillo | Draw | SD |
| 25 | May 7, 2011 | 27 | Otis Griffin | Win | TKO11 |
| 24 | Feb 12, 2011 | 27 | Christian Cruz | Win | UD |
| 23 | Sep 18, 2010 | 27 | Nathan Cleverly | Loss | TKO9 |
| 22 | May 1, 2010 | 26 | Tommy Karpency | Win | UD |
| 21 | Jan 30, 2010 | 26 | Shawn Corbin | Win | TKO2 |
| 20 | Aug 29, 2009 | 25 | Serhiy Demchenko | Win | UD |
| 19 | Feb 28, 2009 | 25 | Cristian Sanavia | Win | TKO10 |
| 18 | Sep 20, 2008 | 25 | Gabriel Campillo | Win | MD |
| 17 | Apr 12, 2008 | 24 | Cristian Sanavia | Win | UD |
| 16 | Feb 16, 2008 | 24 | Sergey Kharchenko | Win | TKO10 |
| 15 | Dec 29, 2007 | 24 | Emiliano Cayetano | Win | TKO7 |
| 14 | Nov 24, 2007 | 24 | Gabor Balogh | Win | TKO1 |
| 13 | Sep 15, 2007 | 24 | Szabolcs Rimovszky | Win | KO2 |
| 12 | Aug 18, 2007 | 23 | Jermain Mackey | Win | UD |
| 11 | Jun 30, 2007 | 23 | Sergey Botnikov | Win | KO4 |
| 10 | May 26, 2007 | 23 | Mustapha Stini | Win | RTD2 |
| 9 | May 8, 2007 | 23 | Nicolas Perillo | Win | UD |
| 8 | Mar 24, 2007 | 23 | Sergey Gribkov | Win | UD |
| 7 | Mar 3, 2007 | 23 | Pavels Lotahs | Win | UD |
| 6 | Feb 17, 2007 | 23 | Mirko Sinovcic | Win | TKO1 |
| 5 | Jan 20, 2007 | 23 | Yves Romainville | Win | KO1 |
| 4 | Dec 16, 2006 | 23 | Biagio Patera | Win | UD |
| 3 | Nov 18, 2006 | 23 | Petr Rykala | Win | TKO1 |
| 2 | Nov 4, 2006 | 23 | Tanju Guenes | Win | KO1 |
| 1 | Sep 23, 2006 | 23 | Matus Sestak | Win | KO1 |
* World-title fight
Statistics
Karo Murat is 179 cm tall (5' 10.47") with a reach of 178 cm (5' 10.08"). He fights out of the orthodox stance and presents an ape-index of -1 cm (-0.39").
Murat has a 56.8% KO rate. Of his total 21 KO wins, 12 were in the early rounds, three in the mid rounds, and six in the later rounds. He has seven first-round KO wins.
Career Summary
Karo Murat's professional boxing career spanned more than 12 years — from 2006 to 2018.
Murat made his professional boxing debut against Matus Sestak at the age of 23 on September 23, 2006, defeating Sestak via 1st round KO. He went on to win 21 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 12 wins via stoppage.
Murat had his first world title fight at the age of 30 on October 26, 2013 after 27 professional fights, against Bernard Hopkins for the IBF title. He lost to Hopkins via 12 round unanimous decision.
Some of Murat's best fights and notable victories include wins over Dominic Boesel, Shawn Corbin, Cristian Sanavia, Tommy Karpency, Otis Griffin, Serhiy Demchenko, and Travis Reeves.
Murat had a total of four losses in his professional boxing career.
His last professional fight was a non-title bout against Sven Fornling on December 15, 2018. Murat lost the fight via 12 round unanimous decision. It's been 4 years, 5 months, and 26 days since this fight.
Career Highlights
Murat fought a total of 37 times during his professional career, which includes 1 world-title fights at the light-heavyweight division. These two fights are the highlight of his career.
October 26, 2013: In his first world-title fight, Karo Murat loses to Bernard Hopkins via 12 round unanimous decision. He was fighting for the IBF light-heavyweight title.
July 1, 2017: Karo Murat beats Dominic Boesel via 11th round TKO.
Karo Murat Fights
The following is a fight-by-fight progression of Murat's boxing career; all the way from his debut, to fighting for world-titles, to his last fight against Sven Fornling, and all the other wins and losses of his career.
Karo Murat vs. Sven Fornling
On December 15, 2018, a 35-year old Karo Murat (32-3-1, 21 KO) fought Sven Fornling in his 37th professional fight. He lost to Fornling via 12th round unanimous decision.
Karo Murat vs. Travis Reeves
On March 24, 2018, a 34-year old Karo Murat (31-3-1, 20 KO) fought Travis Reeves in his 36th professional fight. He defeated Reeves via 12th round TKO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Karo Murat vs. Dominic Boesel
Fight page: Murat vs. BoeselOn July 1, 2017, a 33-year old Karo Murat (30-3-1, 19 KO) fought an undefeated German boxer Dominic Boesel, who was 27 years old with a record of 24-0. Boesel was on a 24-fight win streak with 9 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage over Murat.
Murat defeated Boesel via 11th round TKO. He handed Boesel the first loss of his career, and put an end to Boesel's 24-fight win streak. Murat is now on a four-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Karo Murat vs. Yevgeni Makhteienko
On September 17, 2016, a 33-year old Karo Murat (29-3-1, 18 KO) fought Yevgeni Makhteienko in his 34th professional fight. He defeated Makhteienko via 12th round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Karo Murat vs. Esteban Hillman Tababary
On June 4, 2016, a 32-year old Karo Murat (28-3-1, 17 KO) fought Esteban Hillman Tababary in his 33rd professional fight. He defeated Tababary via 1st round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Aleksandar Todorovic
On February 13, 2016, a 32-year old Karo Murat (27-3-1, 17 KO) fought Aleksandar Todorovic in his 32nd professional fight. He defeated Todorovic via 6th round PTS, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
Karo Murat vs. Sullivan Barrera
Fight page: Murat vs. BarreraOn December 12, 2015, a 32-year old Karo Murat (27-2-1, 17 KO) fought an undefeated Cuban boxer Sullivan Barrera, who was 33 years old with a record of 16-0. Barrera was on a 16-fight win streak with 11 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 9 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage over Murat.
Murat lost to Barrera via 5th round KO. His two-fight win streak is halted with this loss.
Karo Murat vs. Benjamin Simon
On April 25, 2015, a 31-year old Karo Murat (26-2-1, 16 KO) fought Benjamin Simon in his 30th professional fight. He defeated Simon via 7th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Karo Murat vs. Leo Tchoula
On October 31, 2014, a 31-year old Karo Murat (25-2-1, 15 KO) fought Leo Tchoula in his 29th professional fight. He defeated Tchoula via 4th round TKO, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
Karo Murat vs. Bernard Hopkins
Fight page: Murat vs. HopkinsOn October 26, 2013, a 30-year old Karo Murat (25-1-1, 15 KO) challended American boxer Bernard Hopkins's IBF light-heavyweight title. Hopkins was 48 years old with a record of 53-6-2. Hopkins was on a one-fight win streak with 32 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 13 cm reach advantage over Murat. Coming into this fight, Hopkins had six losses, but had never been stopped.
Murat lost to Hopkins via 12 round unanimous decision.
Karo Murat vs. Sandro Siproshvili
On June 2, 2012, a 28-year old Karo Murat (24-1-1, 14 KO) fought Sandro Siproshvili in his 27th professional fight. He defeated Siproshvili via 7th round TKO.
Karo Murat vs. Gabriel Campillo II
Fight page: Murat vs. Campillo IIOn October 1, 2011, in their 2nd fight, a a 28-year old Karo Murat (24-1, 14 KO) fought Gabriel Campillo again, who was now 32 years old with a record of 21-3. Campillo was on a two-fight win streak with 8 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage over Murat. Coming into this fight, Campillo had three losses, one of which was via stoppage.
The fight ended in a 12 round split-decision draw and both the boxers added a draw to their respective records. A good performance, nonetheless.
Karo Murat vs. Otis Griffin
Fight page: Murat vs. GriffinOn May 7, 2011, a 27-year old Karo Murat (23-1, 13 KO) fought American boxer Otis Griffin, who was 33 years old with a record of 23-7-2. Griffin was on a one-fight losing streak, and was the taller of the two by 6 cms and also had a 2 cm reach advantage over Murat. Coming into this fight, Griffin had seven losses, four of which were via stoppage.
Murat defeated Griffin via 11th round TKO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Christian Cruz
On February 12, 2011, a 27-year old Karo Murat (22-1, 13 KO) fought Christian Cruz in his 24th professional fight. He defeated Cruz via 8th round unanimous decision, making a successful comeback from his last loss..
Karo Murat vs. Nathan Cleverly
Fight page: Murat vs. CleverlyOn September 18, 2010, a 27-year old Karo Murat (22-0, 13 KO) fought an undefeated Welsh boxer Nathan Cleverly, who was 23 years old with a record of 19-0. Cleverly was on a 19-fight win streak with 9 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 8 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage over Murat.
Murat lost to Cleverly via 9th round TKO. He suffers the first loss of his career, and his 22-fight win streak comes to an end with this loss.
Karo Murat vs. Tommy Karpency
Fight page: Murat vs. KarpencyOn May 1, 2010, a 26-year old Karo Murat (21-0, 13 KO) fought American boxer Tommy Karpency, who was 24 years old with a record of 19-1-1. Karpency was on a eight-fight win streak with 12 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 5 cms and also had a 7 cm reach advantage over Murat. Coming into this fight, Karpency had a single loss, but had never been stopped.
Murat defeated Karpency via 12 round unanimous decision. He is now on a 22-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Shawn Corbin
On January 30, 2010, a 26-year old Karo Murat (20-0, 12 KO) fought Shawn Corbin in his 21st professional fight. He defeated Corbin via 2nd round TKO. He is now on a 21-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Serhiy Demchenko
On August 29, 2009, a 25-year old Karo Murat (19-0, 12 KO) fought Serhiy Demchenko in his 20th professional fight. He defeated Demchenko via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 20-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Cristian Sanavia II
On February 28, 2009, in their 2nd fight, a a 25-year old Karo Murat (18-0, 11 KO) fought Cristian Sanavia in his 19th professional fight. He defeated Sanavia via 10th round TKO. He is now on a 19-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Gabriel Campillo
Fight page: Murat vs. CampilloOn September 20, 2008, a 25-year old Karo Murat (17-0, 11 KO) fought Spanish boxer Gabriel Campillo for the first time, who was 29 years old with a record of 16-1. Campillo was on a four-fight win streak with 6 KO wins, and was the taller of the two by 10 cms and also had a 15 cm reach advantage over Murat. Coming into this fight, Campillo had a single loss, which was via stoppage.
Murat defeated Campillo via 12 round majority decision. He is now on a 18-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Cristian Sanavia
On April 12, 2008, a 24-year old Karo Murat (16-0, 11 KO) fought Cristian Sanavia in his 17th professional fight. He defeated Sanavia via 12th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 17-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Sergey Kharchenko
On February 16, 2008, a 24-year old Karo Murat (15-0, 10 KO) fought Sergey Kharchenko in his 16th professional fight. He defeated Kharchenko via 10th round TKO. He is now on a 16-fight winning streak, with four back-to-back KO wins.
Karo Murat vs. Emiliano Cayetano
On December 29, 2007, a 24-year old Karo Murat (14-0, 9 KO) fought Emiliano Cayetano in his 15th professional fight. He defeated Cayetano via 7th round TKO. He is now on a 15-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Karo Murat vs. Gabor Balogh
On November 24, 2007, a 24-year old Karo Murat (13-0, 8 KO) fought Gabor Balogh in his 14th professional fight. He defeated Balogh via 1st round TKO. He is now on a 14-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Karo Murat vs. Szabolcs Rimovszky
On September 15, 2007, a 24-year old Karo Murat (12-0, 7 KO) fought Szabolcs Rimovszky in his 13th professional fight. He defeated Rimovszky via 2nd round KO. He is now on a 13-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Jermain Mackey
On August 18, 2007, a 23-year old Karo Murat (11-0, 7 KO) fought Jermain Mackey in his 12th professional fight. He defeated Mackey via 8th round unanimous decision. He is now on a 12-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Sergey Botnikov
On June 30, 2007, a 23-year old Karo Murat (10-0, 6 KO) fought Sergey Botnikov in his 11th professional fight. He defeated Botnikov via 4th round KO. He is now on a 11-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Karo Murat vs. Mustapha Stini
On May 26, 2007, a 23-year old Karo Murat (9-0, 5 KO) fought Mustapha Stini in his 10th professional fight. He defeated Stini via 2nd round RTD. He is now on a 10-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Nicolas Perillo
On May 8, 2007, a 23-year old Karo Murat (8-0, 5 KO) fought Nicolas Perillo in his 9th professional fight. He defeated Perillo via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a nine-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Sergey Gribkov
On March 24, 2007, a 23-year old Karo Murat (7-0, 5 KO) fought Sergey Gribkov in his 8th professional fight. He defeated Gribkov via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a eight-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Pavels Lotahs
On March 3, 2007, a 23-year old Karo Murat (6-0, 5 KO) fought Pavels Lotahs in his 7th professional fight. He defeated Lotahs via 6th round unanimous decision. He is now on a seven-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Mirko Sinovcic
On February 17, 2007, a 23-year old Karo Murat (5-0, 4 KO) fought Mirko Sinovcic in his 6th professional fight. He defeated Sinovcic via 1st round TKO. He is now on a six-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Karo Murat vs. Yves Romainville
On January 20, 2007, a 23-year old Karo Murat (4-0, 3 KO) fought Yves Romainville in his 5th professional fight. He defeated Romainville via 1st round KO. He is now on a five-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Biagio Patera
On December 16, 2006, a 23-year old Karo Murat (3-0, 3 KO) fought Biagio Patera in his 4th professional fight. He defeated Patera via 4th round unanimous decision. He is now on a four-fight winning streak.
Karo Murat vs. Petr Rykala
On November 18, 2006, a 23-year old Karo Murat (2-0, 2 KO) fought Petr Rykala in his 3rd professional fight. He defeated Rykala via 1st round TKO. He is now on a three-fight winning streak, with three back-to-back KO wins.
Karo Murat vs. Tanju Guenes
On November 4, 2006, a 23-year old Karo Murat (1-0, 1 KO) fought Tanju Guenes in his 2nd professional fight. He defeated Guenes via 1st round KO. He is now on a two-fight winning streak, with two back-to-back KO wins.
Karo Murat vs. Matus Sestak
On September 23, 2006, a 23-year old Karo Murat successfully debuted against Matus Sestak. He defeated Sestak via 1st round KO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Karo Murat have on his record?
Murat knocked out 21 of his 37 opponents. By his last fight, his KO ratio was at 56.8%. Of his total 32 wins, 21 of them were via KO (65.6%).