Armenian boxers get safety guarantee for Baku –hosted World Championships

September 17, 2011 - 15:22 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 22 though October 10, Baku, Azerbaijan will be hosting AIBA World Boxing Championships.

Armenian team, coached by Rafael Mehrabyan will be leaving for Azerbaijani capital on September 21.

As Mehrabyan noted in a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Azerbaijan guaranteed the boxers' safety to Armenian Boxing Federation.

“We're leaving for Baku upon completion of a training session in Abovyan. The team's in a good physical shape and will perform to the best of its abilities,” the coach said.

Armenia's line-up for Boxing Championships is as follows: Hovhannes Danielyan (49 kg), Hovhannes Bochkov (56 kg), Vladimir Sarukhanyan (60 kg), Hrachik Javahyan (64 kg), Samvel Matevosyan (69 kg), Andranik Hakobyan (75 kg), Artur Khachartyan (81 kg) and Armen Simonyan (91 kg).

Winners of 1-8 places at AIBA World Boxing Championships will qualify for Olympics.