August 19, 2009 - 15:48 AMT
Four boxer to represent Armenia in European championship quarter final
Four sportsment will represent Armenia in the quarter final of European box championship taking place in Shetsin, Poland,. Four out of eight Armenian boxers have quit the tournament. Aleksan Shakhyan (w/c 54 kg.) and Gor Aristakesyan (w/c 75 kg.) were disqualified for further competitions in the first rounds, falling behind Azeri and Ukraine representatives.

More successful boxer was Vladimir Margaryan (w/c 64 kg.) who qualified for quarter final after defeating French and Azeri sportsmen. In quarter final competitions, Armenian boxer was defeated by his compatriot Arayik Mkhitaryan from Germany.

Thus, there will be 4 boxers representing Armenian in quarter final competitions. Karen Aslazyan (51 kg.) will compete against Igor Osipov of Moldova. Harutyun Abrahmyan (69 kg.) and Azat Davtyan (91 kg.) will meet with Belarusian boxers Alexander Grigorchuk and Vladislav Kuptsov respectively. Hovhannes Hovanyan (91 kg.) will get into the ring with Dino Mansur (Croatia).