Hovik Keuchkerian

Born in Beirut but raised on Spanish soil, this guy’s story is honestly all over the map—literally. His family packed up and left Lebanon when he was just a toddler, landing smack in the middle of Madrid. Dad’s Armenian, mom’s Spanish from Navarra, so yeah, talk about a mix. Instead of following a straight-and-narrow path, he picked up boxing gloves and just went for it, brawling his way to the top as the Spanish Heavyweight Champion—twice, not just some fluke win either. But the wild part? He didn’t just stick to the ring. Once he hung up those gloves, he pivoted, dove headfirst into comedy. Stand-up stages replaced spotlights in the ring, and he started making people laugh instead of ducking punches. Not enough for him though—because of course not—he grabbed a pen and started writing, cranking out not just one or two but four books. His latest? “Resiliente.” Kinda fitting, honestly, given the whole survive-and-thrive vibe he’s got going on. Rough patches, big wins, family roots tangled across continents—he’s lived more lives than most people squeeze into one. You get this sense he’s always itching for the next thing, never really standing still for long. Whether he’s tossing punchlines or jabs, he’s got that energy that pulls you in, makes you want to know what wild turn his story takes next.