Mahyar Monshipour
| Mahyar Monshipour | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Mahyar Monshipour |
| Nickname(s) | Little Tyson |
| Rated at | Super Bantamweight |
| Nationality | French |
| Born |
March 21, 1975 Bam, Iran |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 33 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Wins by KO | 19 |
| Losses | 3 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
Mahyar Monshipour (Persian: مهیار منشیپور; born 21 March 1975 in Bam, Iran) is an Iranian-born French boxer who was the World Boxing Association's super bantamweight champion for nearly three years between 2003 and 2006. He lost his belt to Thai Somsak Sithchatchawal on 18 May 2006, in a match that won The Ring Fight of the Year and Harry Markson Awards, the latter the prize for "fight of the year" awarded by the Boxing Writers Association of America.
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| Preceded by Salim Medjkoune |
WBA Super Bantamweight Champion 4 July 2003 – 18 March 2006 |
Succeeded by Somsak Sithchatchawal |
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