Art Hovhannisyan to fight Argenis Mendez Oct 27September 28, 2012 - 16:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The fight between Argenis Mendez 20-2-0 (10 KO’s) and unbeaten Armenian Art Hovhannisyan 15-0-0 (8 KO’s) will ignite sparks next October 27 in Verona N.Y. in the HBO “Boxing After Dark” at the Turning Stone Casino, according to boxingnews24.com. Mendez opened his training camp, more than 3 weeks ago and he has shown to be very focused for upcoming war. Promoter Henry Rivalta believes boxing fans will see the talent in Argenis in the HBO “Boxing After Dark” fight. “This fight will open new doors, we have very talented fighters that possess the ability to be at the next level and HBO is it, they are the best," says Rivalta. Hovhannisyan is seen as a dangerous fighter. “We have seen Hovhannisyan fight and believe that technically he would have to improve to defeat Mendez. Argenis is a very talented fighter, his footwork and the hand speed are in our opinion the problems that the Armenian will face in this hard fight,” the report says. 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 | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |