Ex-WBO champion Arthur Grigoryan to fight againFebruary 17, 2009 - 16:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ex-WBO lightweight champion Arthur Grigoryan, who finished his career in 2004, will be fighting at 25th Anniversary Show of Universum Promotion Company. Arthur Grigoryan will rival Bulgaria's Kirkor Kirkorov in a six-round match.World Boxing champions Suzy Ketikyan, Ina Menzer, Alesia Graf and Regina Halmich will adopt unusual roles of ring card girls to announce the start of rounds. Grigoryan, who'll become 42 this year, carried the belt of WBO Champion from 1996 to 2004. Arthur is an Uzbek boxer of Armenian descent. He was an amateur competition champion at Goodwill Games in Seattle, won a silver medal at 1991 World Boxing Championship and was awarded with USSR Honored Master of Sports title. He came out victorious against such famous professionals as Leonardo Dorin and Shane Mosley. During his professional career, he had 37 winning combats, losing only once - to Brazilia's unbeatable Acelino Freitas. After termination of his sports career Artur Grigoryan stayed at Universum Company in the capacity of a coach. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |