On July 13, 2024, a 35-year-old David Avanesyan (30-4-1, 18 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight IBF title held by 27-year-old American boxer Jaron Ennis (31-0, 28 KOs).
Avanesyan came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 23 days. Ennis was on a 31-fight win streak with a 90% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 5 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 5th round, and Jaron Ennis is crowned the new welterweight world champion — in his first world-title fight. Ennis improves his record to 32-0 (29 KOs), while Avanesyan adds a loss to his record at 30-5-1.
On December 10, 2022, a 34-year-old David Avanesyan (29-3-1, 17 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBO title held by 35-year-old American boxer Terence Crawford (38-0, 29 KOs).
Avanesyan came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 21 days. Crawford was on a 38-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 20 days.
Terence Crawford stopped David Avanesyan via KO in the 6th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO welterweight title. Crawford improves his record to 39-0 (30 KOs), while Avanesyan adds a loss to his record at 29-4-1.
On February 16, 2018, a 29-year-old David Avanesyan (23-2-1, 11 KOs) and a 29-year-old Lithuanian boxer Egidijus Kavaliauskas (18-0, 15 KOs) met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Avanesyan came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 42% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 7 days. Kavaliauskas was on a 18-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 25 days.
Egidijus Kavaliauskas stopped David Avanesyan via TKO in the 6th round. Kavaliauskas improves his record to 19-0 (16 KOs), while Avanesyan adds a loss to his record at 23-3-1.
On February 18, 2017, the 28-year-old WBA (Regular) welterweight world champion, David Avanesyan (22-1-1, 11 KOs), faced a 33-year-old American boxer Lamont Peterson (34-3-1, 17 KOs), in a title defense fight.
Avanesyan came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 45% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 21 days. Peterson was on a 1-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 4 months, and 1 day.
Lamont Peterson defeated David Avanesyan via unanimous decision and wins the WBA (Regular) title. Peterson improves his record to 35-3-1, while Avanesyan adds a loss to his record at 22-2-1.
On July 11, 2009, a 20-year-old David Avanesyan (1-0, 0 KOs) and Andrey Klimov met in the ring.
Avanesyan came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 0% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 29 days.
David Avanesyan lost to Andrey Klimov via unanimous decision in the 6-round fight, and adds a loss to his record at 1-1.