Armenian boxers successful at European Championships in MoscowJune 7, 2010 - 14:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Arthur Khachatryan (weight class 81kg) won his first fights against Azerbaijani boxer Ramazan Magomedov and Greek Ioanis Militopoulos. 2008 European Vice-Champion Tsolak Ananikyan (weight class 91 kg) defeated Mateusz Malujda (Poland.) Derenik Gizhlaryan (weight class 51kg) won his bout against Norbert Kalucza 16:4. 2008 Olympic Games bronze medalist Hrachik Javakhyan (weight class 64kg) defeated Finnish Alexander Vasilev, while World Championship silver medalist and World Cup winner Andranik Hakobyan (weight class 75kg) beat Croatian Sanjin Pol Vroc. Samvel Matevosyan (weight class 69kg) and Karen Aylazyan (weight class 54kg) lost their bouts. European Champion Hovhannes Daniyelyan (weight class 48kg) and Ara Puluzyan (weight class 60kg) have not started competing yet, the Armenian Boxing Federation told PanARMENIAN.Net 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 | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |