Boxer Andranik Hakobyan drops out of London OlympicsJuly 29, 2012 - 18:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Andranik Hakobyan suffered a defeat by U.S. Terrell Gausha in 75-kg preliminary boxing 1/32 round at 2012 Summer Olympics. Gausha looked to make a fast start from the opening bell, but could not get near the Armenian in the early exchanges. However, that soon changed as the American landed a rapid combination that looked to momentarily stun Hakobyan. Despite Gausha's late flurry, the judges scored the first round 4-3 to Hakobyan. Gausha looked to rectify that in the second, and two stinging shots wobbled the bigger Armenian early in the second. A left hook to the body slowed Hakobyan down to a virtual stand-still, but perhaps showed a bit of naivity by fully taking advantage of the situation. As the combatants entered the final round, Gausha was still trailing by one point. Once the contest had resumed, Gausha put everything behind a left hook to send the Armenian crashing to the deck once more. There was confusion as no one knew if the referee has called the bout off, or if the clock had expired. As it turned out, the referee did not believe that Hakobyan was fit to continue and Gausha scored a dramatic late victory, sportsmole.co.uk reported. 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 | 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. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |