Ryad Merhy boxer

Ryad Merhy boxer
bouts
31
won
30
lost
1
draw
0
Status
active
Division
cruiserweight
Debut
2013-06-29
Height
-
Reach
-
Age
26
Born
1992-11-28
Death
-
Nationality
Belgium

Click here to see the best-selling boxing products 🥊

Click here to see the best-selling boxing products on Amazon

Ryad Merhy (born 28 November 1992) is an Ivorian-born Belgian professional boxer who has held the WBA (Regular) cruiserweight title since January 2021.Born to an Lebanese father and a Ivorian mother,Merhy made his professional debut against Hrvoje Bozinovic on 29 June 2013. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. Merhy amassed a 17-0 record during the next two years, with 14 of those victories coming by way of stoppage, before he was fighting for his first professional title. Merhy faced Sylvera Louis for the vacant WBC Silver International cruiserweight title on 19 December 2015, at the RTL Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium. He won the fight by a sixth-round knockout.Merhy challenged Williams Ocando for the WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title on 21 May 2016. The twelve-round title bout was scheduled as the main event of an RTL broadcast card that took place at the RTL Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium. Merhy won the fight by a sixth-round technical knockout. He first staggered Ocando with a left hook, before unloading with a flurry of punches which forced referee Jan Christensen to wave the fight off.After successfully clinching his second professional title, Merhy fought in two non-title bouts. Merhy faced Giorgi Tevdorashvili on 15 October 2016. He beat the over-matched Tevdorashvili by a sixth-round technical knockout. Two weeks later, on 1 November, Merhy beat Tamas Bajzath by a third-round technical knockout.Merhy made his first WBA Inter-Continental title defense against Max Alexander on 17 December 2016. The fight was once again scheduled as the main event of an RTL broadcast card that took place at the RTL Spiroudome in Charleroi, Belgium. He won the fight by an eleventh-round knockout. Merhy made his second title defense against Mitch Williams on 20 May 2017, at the same venue and location as his previous two title fights. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 119-109, 119-109 and 118-110. Merhy made his third title defense against Nick Kisner on 16 December 2017, and was once again broadcast by RTL from the RTL Spiroudome. He won the fight by a fourth-round knockout.

Date Opponent Last Opponents' Results Place Result
2021-07-17 Zhaoxin Zhang LWWWWW Stade du Heysel, Brussels WIN
Technical knockout
2019-10-19 Imre Szello WWWWWW Spiroudome Arena, Charleroi LOST
KO
2019-05-04 Cesar David Crenz LLWLLW Spiroudome Arena, Charleroi WIN
KO
2018-12-15 Samuel Clarkson WWWLWW Spiroudome Arena, Charleroi WIN
KO
2018-10-20 Demetrius Banks LLLLLW Country Hall de Liège, Liege WIN
Unanimous decision
2018-06-29 Soso Abuladze LLWLLL Belleheide Center, Pamel-Roosdaal WIN
KO
2018-03-24 Arsen Goulamirian WWWWWW Palais des Sports, Marseille LOST
Technical knockout
2017-12-16 Nick Kisner WWLWWW Spiroudome Arena, Charleroi WIN
KO
2017-05-20 Mitch Williams WWWWWW Spiroudome Arena, Charleroi WIN
Unanimous decision
2016-12-17 Max Alexander LLLWWW Spiroudome Arena, Charleroi WIN
KO
2016-11-01 Tamas Bajzath LLLLWL Stedelijke Sporthalle, Izegem WIN
Technical knockout
2016-10-15 Giorgi Tevdorashvili LLLLLD Palais des sports Robert Charpentier , Issy-les-Moulineaux WIN
Technical knockout
2016-05-21 Williams Ocando WLLWWW Spiroudome Arena, Charleroi WIN
Technical knockout
2015-12-19 Sylvera Louis WLWLWW Spiroudome Arena, Charleroi WIN
KO
2015-09-26 Antonio Sousa LWDW Hall Omnisports, Rebecq WIN
Unanimous decision
2015-05-31 Attila Palko LLLLWL Zaal Forum, Aalst WIN
Technical knockout
2015-04-04 Arturs Kulikauskis LWWLDL Rebecq WIN
KO
2015-03-14 Bjoern Blaschke LLWLDL Spiroudome Arena, Charleroi WIN
Corner retirement
2014-12-25 Shalva Jomardashvili LWLLLL Izegem WIN
Corner retirement
2014-12-06 Ben Nsafoah LLLLLL Spiroudome Arena, Charleroi WIN
KO
2014-11-15 Ferenc Zsalek WLDLDL Sporthal Bourgoyen, Ghent WIN
Unanimous decision
2014-10-03 Cedric Kalonji WWWWLL Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Ghent WIN
KO
2014-05-31 Abdelhadi Hanine WLWWLL Ninove WIN
KO
2014-03-28 Paata Berikashvili LLLLLL Topsporthal Vlaanderen, Ghent WIN
Technical knockout
2014-02-09 Elvir Behlulovic WLLLLL Brussels WIN
KO
2014-01-11 Patrick Berger LLLLLL Country Hall de Liège, Liege WIN
KO
2013-12-14 Toni Visic LLWLLW Belleheide Center, Pamel-Roosdaal WIN
KO
2013-11-23 Jakub Wojcik WL Parc des Sports, Charleroi WIN
Unanimous decision
2013-10-05 Marko Martinjak WLWLLL Andenne Arena, Andenne WIN
Corner retirement
2013-08-23 Nikolai Ermenkov WLWLLL Kursaal, Oostende WIN
KO
2013-06-29 Hrvoje Bozinovic LLLLL Ninove WIN
KO

Related boxers

Popular boxers by division