Arash Usmanee

Arash Usmanee (born March 8th, 1982) is an Afghan - Canadian professional boxer. Usmanee currently competes in the junior lightweight division. 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]

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

Background

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

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][7]

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.[7][8]

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

References
  1. "IBF-USBA-BOXING.COM".
  2. "Rances Barthelemy, Arash Usmanee to Open Friday Night Fights Season".
  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. Becky Kirsch. "Books Being Made Into Movies 2013". POPSUGAR Entertainment.
  6. "ABC and Florida Boxing Commission investigation of judges needed after Barthelemy's robbery win on ESPN". Bad Left Hook.
  7. William Holmes (August 23, 2013). "ESPN Friday Night Fights Results: Usmanee and Mendez Draw, Cuellar Defeats Marrero". Boxing Insider.
  8. 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.
  9. "Arash Usmanee - Boxer".
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