  Pirog vs. Martirosyan clash stirs major interest September 8, 2011 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Krasnodar, Russia, hosted a news conference on the oncoming clash between WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog and WBO #1 Gennady Martirosyan. According to Southern and North Caucasian Federal District Professional Boxing Association president, the oncoming combat stirred major interest. “Moscow and St. Petersburg were vying for the right to host the match. Yet, Pirog chose his native city, Krasnodar, as the venue,” allboxing.ru cited Sergey Kostenko as saying. On September 25, Dmitry Pirog will defend his WBO middleweight title against Gennady Martirosyan in Olympus Sports Palace. Tickets for the clash are available for 500 roubles; VIP tickets cost 30000 roubles.   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 |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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. |
