Yuri Arbachakov


Yuri Yakovlevich Arbachakov is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 1997. He held the WBC flyweight title from 1992 to 1997.

Amateur career

Yuri Arbachakov was born on October 22, 1966, in the village of Ust-Kezes, Kemerovo Oblast into a Shor family. He first began boxing at the age of 13.
Arbachakov was an amateur boxing star in the Soviet Union. He was a Soviet national champion and gold medalist at both the world and European championships, winning 165 of 186 amateur fights.

Professional boxing career

Arbachakov emigrated to Japan as part of the perestroika program, along with Orzubek Nazarov. He trained with the Kyoei boxing gym, and fought almost all of his fights in Japan. He made his professional debut in February, 1990, under the name "Yuri Chakov", in the bantamweight division. In 1991, his gym changed his ring name to "Yuri Ebihara", and in July of that year, he won the Japanese flyweight title in his seventh professional bout, by 1st-round knockout. He defended the title once before returning it.
In June, 1992, he challenged Muangchai Kittikasem for the WBC and lineal flyweight titles, and won by 8th-round knockout. He would go on to defend his titles nine times over five years.
After winning the world titles, he took out "Ebihara" from his ring name, and began fighting as "Yuri Arbachakov". He made this change because "Ebi" closely resembles the Russian word for "fuck".
In August, 1996, he made his 9th defense by 8th-round KO, but injured his right hand during the fight. The injury forced him into a long period of inactivity.
His 10th defense was scheduled for November, 1997, over a year since his last fight. Chatchai Sasakul had become the WBC flyweight interim champion during Arbachakov's inactivity, and the two had previously fought in September, 1995, with Arbachakov emerging victorious by decision. However, Sasakul won the rematch by 12-round decision, and Arbachakov announced his retirement after the fight. His professional record was 23-1-0.

Retirement

He has returned to his home country, Russia, where he now runs his own boxing gym in St. Petersburg.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
24Loss23–1Chatchai SasakulUD12Nov 12, 1997Tsukisamu Green Dome, Sapporo, JapanLost WBC flyweight title
23Win23–0Puma ToguchiTKO9 Aug 26, 1996Kokugikan, JapanRetained WBC flyweight title
22Win22–0Raul JuarezUD12Feb 5, 1996Osaka-Jo Hall, Osaka, JapanRetained WBC flyweight title
21Win21–0Chatchai SasakulUD12Sep 25, 1995Nippon Budokan, JapanRetained WBC flyweight title
20Win20–0Oscar ArciniegaUD12Jan 30, 1995Green Dome, Sapporo, JapanRetained WBC flyweight title
19Win19–0Hugo Rafael SotoKO8 Aug 1, 1994Ariake Colosseum, JapanRetained WBC flyweight title
18Win18–0Hiroshi KobayashiKO9 May 16, 1994Korakuen Hall, Japan
17Win17–0Nam-Hoon ChaUD12Dec 13, 1993Municipal Gymnasium, Kyoto, JapanRetained WBC flyweight title
16Win16–0Ysaias ZamudioUD12Jul 16, 1993World Memorial Hall, Kobe, JapanRetained WBC flyweight title
15Win15–0Muangchai KittikasemTKO9 Mar 20, 1993Lop Buri, ThailandRetained WBC flyweight title
14Win14–0Yoon-Un JinUD12Oct 20, 1992Korakuen Hall, JapanRetained WBC flyweight title
13Win13–0Muangchai KittikasemKO8 Jun 23, 1992Kokugikan, JapanWon WBC flyweight title
12Win12–0Sucatchai ChalermsriKO3 Apr 20, 1992Japan
11Win11–0Samanchai ChalermsriPTS10Mar 16, 1992Korakuen Hall, Japan
10Win10–0Shun HazamaTKO5 Nov 25, 1991Korakuen Hall, Japan
9Win9–0Byung Kab KimKO5 Sep 30, 1991Korakuen Hall, Japan
8Win8–0Takahiro MizunoKO1 Jul 15, 1991Japan
7Win7–0Hyun Ki LeeKO4 Mar 16, 1991Korakuen Hall, Japan
6Win6–0Rolando BoholKO2 Dec 20, 1990Korakuen Hall, Japan
5Win5–0Justo ZunigaTKO5 Oct 29, 1990Korakuen Hall, Japan
4Win4–0Jung Eui HyunTKO7 Jun 23, 1990Korakuen Hall, Japan
3Win3–0Diego OngaloKO1 May 7, 1990Korakuen Hall, Japan
2Win2–0Jae-Hyun KimKO5 Apr 12, 1990Korakuen Hall, Japan
1Win1–0Allan TanakaTKO3 Feb 1, 1990Kokugikan, Japan