  Ukrainian-Armenian Artem Dalakian defends WBA World flyweight title (video)  December 17, 2018 - 11:11 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Artem Dalakian, a Ukrainian professional boxer of Armenian descent, broke down Gregorio Lebron Saturday, Dec. 15 night, dropping him four times en route to a sixth round knockout victory at the Parkovy Convention Center in Kiev, Ukraine, BoxingScene.com reports. With the win, Dalakian successfully defended his WBA World flyweight title. When there was boxing, Dalakian was the superior fighter, outboxing Lebron during numerous exchanges. Dalakian, who now resides in the Ukraine city of Dnipropetrovsk, improves to 18-0, 13 knockouts. He won the vacant WBA title on Feb. 24 with a unanimous decision win over Brian Viloria. Dalakian made the first defense of his world title on June 17, stopping Thailand’s Sirichai Thaiyen in round eight.   Top stories Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
