Ryad Merhy Record
| Total Fights | 35 |
|---|---|
| Wins | 32 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No-Contests | 0 |
| Title Wins | 0 |
|---|---|
| Title Defenses | 1 |
| Title-Fight KOs | 1 |
| KO Wins | 26 |
| KO Losses | 1 |
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What is Ryad Merhy's boxing record?
10 years and nine months into his professional boxing career, Ryad Merhy has fought 35 times with 32 wins and 3 losses.
Merhy's boxing record is currently 32-3, which includes one world-championship elevation and one successful title defense fight at the cruiserweight weight division. He has a 74.3% knockouts-to-fights ratio with 26 of his total 35 fights being knockout wins, one of which was in a title fight. The only knockout loss in Merhy's career is a 11th round TKO loss to Arsen Goulamirian, which was not a world title fight.
His latest fight was a 10-round unanimous decision defeat to Jared Anderson on April 13, 2024. He is on a one-fight losing streak.
Some of Merhy's best fights and notable victories include wins over Dusan Krstin, Zhaoxin Zhang, Nick Kisner, Imre Szellő, Max Alexander, Soso Abuladze, and Cesar David Crenz.
| # | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Apr 13, 2024 | 31 | Jared Anderson | Loss | UD |
| 34 | Dec 9, 2023 | 31 | Tony Yoka | Win | SD |
| 33 | May 13, 2023 | 30 | Kevin Lerena | Loss | UD |
| 32 | Oct 22, 2022 | 29 | Dusan Krstin | Win | TKO3 |
| 31 | Jul 17, 2021 | 28 | Zhaoxin Zhang | Win * | TKO9 |
| 30 | Oct 19, 2019 | 26 | Imre Szellő | Win | KO7 |
| 29 | May 4, 2019 | 26 | Cesar David Crenz | Win | KO3 |
| 28 | Dec 15, 2018 | 26 | Samuel Clarkson | Win | KO4 |
| 27 | Oct 20, 2018 | 25 | Demetrius Banks | Win | UD |
| 26 | Jun 29, 2018 | 25 | Soso Abuladze | Win | KO6 |
| 25 | Mar 24, 2018 | 25 | Arsen Goulamirian | Loss | TKO11 |
| 24 | Dec 16, 2017 | 25 | Nick Kisner | Win | KO4 |
| 23 | May 20, 2017 | 24 | Mitch Williams | Win | UD |
| 22 | Dec 17, 2016 | 24 | Max Alexander | Win | KO11 |
| 21 | Nov 1, 2016 | 23 | Tamas Bajzath | Win | TKO3 |
| 20 | Oct 15, 2016 | 23 | Giorgi Tevdorashvili | Win | TKO6 |
| 19 | May 21, 2016 | 23 | Williams Ocando | Win | TKO6 |
| 18 | Dec 19, 2015 | 23 | Sylvera Louis | Win | KO6 |
| 17 | Sep 26, 2015 | 22 | Antonio Sousa | Win | UD |
| 16 | May 31, 2015 | 22 | Attila Palko | Win | TKO2 |
| 15 | Apr 4, 2015 | 22 | Arturs Kulikauskis | Win | KO7 |
| 14 | Mar 14, 2015 | 22 | Bjoern Blaschke | Win | RTD4 |
| 13 | Dec 25, 2014 | 22 | Shalva Jomardashvili | Win | TKO5 |
| 12 | Dec 6, 2014 | 22 | Ben Nsafoah | Win | KO4 |
| 11 | Nov 15, 2014 | 21 | Ferenc Zsalek | Win | UD |
| 10 | Oct 3, 2014 | 21 | Cedric Kalonji | Win | KO3 |
| 9 | May 31, 2014 | 21 | Abdelhadi Hanine | Win | KO1 |
| 8 | Mar 28, 2014 | 21 | Paata Berikashvili | Win | TKO3 |
| 7 | Feb 9, 2014 | 21 | Elvir Behlulovic | Win | KO2 |
| 6 | Jan 11, 2014 | 21 | Patrick Berger | Win | KO2 |
| 5 | Dec 14, 2013 | 21 | Toni Visic | Win | KO3 |
| 4 | Nov 23, 2013 | 20 | Jakub Wojcik | Win | UD |
| 3 | Oct 5, 2013 | 20 | Marko Martinjak | Win | RTD2 |
| 2 | Aug 23, 2013 | 20 | Nikolai Ermenkov | Win | KO1 |
| 1 | Jun 29, 2013 | 20 | Hrvoje Bozinovic | Win | KO2 |
* World-title fight
Boxing career
Ryad Merhy is a 31-year old Belgian professional boxer. He was born in Ouragahio, Ivory Coast on November 28, 1992. He is a former cruiserweight world champion.
Merhy made his professional boxing debut against Hrvoje Bozinovic at the age of 20 on June 29, 2013, defeating Bozinovic via 2nd round KO. He went on to win 23 more consecutive fights after the debut, which included 19 wins via stoppage.
He got elevated as the cruiserweight world WBA (Regular) champion at the age of 28 after 30 professional fights, and had his first title defense fight against Zhaoxin Zhang on July 17, 2021, and won via 9th round TKO.
Merhy has had a total of three losses in his professional boxing career so far.
His most recent fight was a non-title bout against American boxer Jared Anderson on April 13, 2024. Merhy lost the fight via 10 round unanimous decision. It's been 18 days since this fight.
Championships
Merhy has had a total of one world-title fights till today, which includes winning zero world titles and one successful title defense. He won all one of these fights.
Title Wins
Ryad Merhy He was elevated as world champion once, by WBA.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Won | Method |
|---|
Title Defenses
Ryad Merhy has had a single cruiserweight world-title defense fight.
| Date | Opponent | Division | Titles Defended | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2021 | Zhaoxin Zhang | Cruiserweight | WBA (Regular) | TKO |
Highlights
Although Merhy had a total of 35 fights till today, this fight against Zhaoxin Zhang is the sole highlight of his career so far.
July 17, 2021: Merhy gets elevated as the WBA (Regular) cruiserweight champion and has his first world-title fight, and successfully defends the title against Zhaoxin Zhang winning the fight via 9th round TKO.
FAQs
How many KOs does Ryad Merhy have on his record?
Merhy has knocked out 26 of his 35 opponents so far. His KO ratio currently stands at 74.3%. Of his total 32 wins, 26 of them have been via KO (81.3%).