WBO champ Arthur Abraham to celebrate New Year in ArmeniaDecember 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |