Yurik Mikayelyan drops out Youth World Boxing ChampionshipsNovember 29, 2012 - 18:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 2012 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships are ongoing in Yerevan. Armenia’s Yurik Mikayelyan (69 kg) suffered 6/6, 14/10 and 14/22 defeats by Germany’s Abbas Baraou to drop out of the championships. Meanwhile, Taron Soghomonyan (56 kg) earlier scored an 18:12 smashing victory over Azerbaijan’s Nasradin Mammadov. Hayrik Nazaryan (49 kg) and Gor Yeritsyan (64 kg) will also represent Armenia today, Nov 29. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |