Malkhas Amoyan — A Year Without Defeat and a World Champion Title, All Results After the Olympics

25-year-old Armenian Greco-Roman wrestler Malkhas Amoyan (Yezidi by nationality) had a brilliant 2025 season, finishing it with an impeccable winning streak.

Back in 2024 at the Paris Olympic Games, Amoyan won a bronze medal, losing only to the future champion, Nao Kusaka of Japan. That defeat remains the last one of his career so far: since the Olympics, he has remained undefeated.

Bundesliga 2024/25

At the end of 2024, Amoyan began competing for the club Germania Vikings / KSC Hösbach in the German Bundesliga, where he had ten bouts and won them all. Among his victims were prominent opponents, including Asian champion and his rival from the Olympic bronze medal match, Aram Vardanyan (Uzbekistan), as well as U23 world champion Alexandrin Gutiu (twice).

Malkhas Amoyan in Bundesliga 2024/25

(Some of these bouts took place in late 2024, but we decided to include them here as well.)

• Malkhas Amoyan — Maximilian Schwabe 18:0

• Malkhas Amoyan — Maximilian Schwabe 6:1

• Malkhas Amoyan — Alexandrin Gutiu 8:0

• Malkhas Amoyan — Karan Mosebach 9:0

• Malkhas Amoyan — Ilie Cojocari 11:0

• Malkhas Amoyan — Denis Nakaev 5:1

• Malkhas Amoyan — Vasile Taran 16:1

• Malkhas Amoyan — Aram Vardanyan 6:0

• Malkhas Amoyan — Alexandrin Gutiu 5:1

• Malkhas Amoyan — Alexandru Solovei 13:0

Bundesliga (10 bouts)

• Score: 97:4

• Wins: 10 out of 10

European Championship 2025

Amoyan won his fourth career European Championship gold, dominating in four confident matches:

• Round of 16: Malkhas Amoyan — Mateusz Bernatek (Poland) 9:0

• Quarterfinal: Malkhas Amoyan — Alexandru Solovei (Moldova) 7:2

• Semifinal: Malkhas Amoyan — Aik Mnatsakanyan (Bulgaria) 5:1

• Final: Malkhas Amoyan — Ramaz Zoidze (Georgia) 3:1

European Championship 2025 (4 bouts)

• Score: 24:4

• Wins: 4 out of 4

Poland Open 2025

As part of his preparation for the World Championship, the Armenian also competed at the international tournament in Poland, once again leaving his opponents no chance:

• Round 1: Malkhas Amoyan — Igor Zacharczuk (Poland) 11:0

• Round 2: Malkhas Amoyan — Idris Ibaev (Germany) 4:2

• Round 3: Malkhas Amoyan — Erik Persson (Sweden) 4:1

• Round 4: Malkhas Amoyan — Artur Politaiev (Ukraine) 3:2

• Final: Malkhas Amoyan — Albin Olafsson (Sweden) 4:0

Poland Open 2025 (5 bouts)

• Score: 26:5

• Wins: 5 out of 5

World Championship 2025

The main tournament of the year was the World Championship in Zagreb. Here, Amoyan showcased the peak of his mastery and managed to take revenge against Nao Kusaka — the very Japanese wrestler who had defeated him in the Olympic semifinal.

Results:

• Round of 32: Malkhas Amoyan — Kamal Bey (USA) 2:1

• Round of 16: Malkhas Amoyan — Mateusz Bernatek (Poland) 10:0

• Quarterfinal: Malkhas Amoyan — Ahmet Yilmaz (Turkey) 3:1

• Semifinal: Malkhas Amoyan — Alireza Abdevali (Iran) 5:1

• Final: Malkhas Amoyan — Nao Kusaka (Japan) 10:1

World Championship 2025 (5 bouts)

• Score: 30:4

• Wins: 5 out of 5

Final Summary: Malkhas Amoyan after the 2024 Olympics

• Total bouts: 24

• Total wins: 24 (100%)

• Total score: 177:17