Arash Usmanee boxer

Arash Usmanee (born March 8, 1982) is an Afghan-Canadian professional boxer. He has been ranked as high as 3rd by the WBA( World Boxing Association ) and 10th by the IBF. Usmanee has been a featured fighter on ESPN's Friday Night Fights when he fought Rances Barthelemy in a bout featuring two undefeated fighters.Arash Usmanee was born in Afghanistan. In 1994, his family immigrated to Canada after his father was killed by a missile.Arash became a boxer at the age of 17. He almost qualified for the Canadian boxing team for the 2008 Summer Olympics but just missed qualifying.Arash decided to turn pro at the end of 2008 and had his first professional fight in January 2009 against Richar Cuaran.To become more noticed in the boxing community, he left Alberta in order to establish himself in Montreal.In January 2013, Usmanee lost on points in a controversial manner to the Cuban fighter Rances Barthelemy on Friday Night Fights. According to many observers, Usmanee had won the fight clearly.