Ovsepyan to take on Viramontes April 2April 1, 2011 - 13:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Boxing returns on April 2 night to the Inland Empire area of Southern California with a card featuring local prospects in competitive bouts. In the main event, welterweight prospect Arman Ovsepyan will face local fighter Alex Viramontes in a six round bout at the Finish Line Sports Grill in Pomona, CA. The bout will headline a card presented by Ray Alcorta Boxing, in association with II Feathers and All World Promotions. Ovsepyan, (9-1, 7 KO’s) from Moscow, Russia and now residing in the Los Angeles area, is coming off a four round unanimous decision over Francisco Rios Gil in December, fightnews.com reported. The Armenian-born Ovsepyan has won his last nine bouts in a row since losing his professional debut, a four round majority decision to Eberto Medina in June of 2008. Saturday night will mark his third time fighting in the United States after mostly fighting in the United States and Finland. 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 | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |