  WBO champ Arthur Abraham to celebrate New Year in Armenia December 26, 2012 - 14:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - WBO world champion Arthur Abraham has arrived in Armenia to celebrate the New Year in his homeland. “I return here after every one of my fights; this time I travelled to Armenia to spend the New Year with my family and friends. I'm happy to be in Yerevan,” Abraham said. The boxer deems the year 2012 to have been successful, citing his bout with Robert Stieglitz to win WBO 168lb belt, and retaining it in a fight against Mehdi Bouadla. “I hope for similar success in the year 2013,” Abraham told PanARMENIAN.Net wishing joy and welfare to Armenian people in the year to come.   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 |  Latest news Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant  Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan.Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. |
