Garbis Zakaryan

1930–2020 (age 90)

Biography

Garbis Zakaryan (Armenian: Կարպիս Զաքարեան), (June 2, 1930 – 25 January 2020) was a Turkish and European welterweight boxing champion of Armenian ethnicity. He was the first Turkish professional boxer. He was nicknamed "Demir Yumruk" ("Iron Fist").

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