By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, January 16 — Famous Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham captured the WBO European super middleweight title in a fight with Argentinean Pablo Farias. A combination to the head and body put Farias down early in the fifth round. Soon a second knockdown followed, which put Farias down for a third and final [...]
YEREVAN (Tert.am), May 21–Vic Darchinyan became the first boxer in history to win three IBO world titles, as he demolished Filipino Eric Barcelona in their clash for the vacant bantamweight title at Parramatta Leagues Club on Thursday night, reports Smh.com.au website. Darchinyan removed any fears about a reported injury to his left hand by twice [...]
YEREVAN (Novosti Armenia), April 5–On April 6-10 an international boxing tournament will be held in Armenia, the press service of the Armenian Boxing Federation informs. The report says that the tournament, initiated by the Armenian Boxing Federation, is included in the 2010 schedule of the European Union Boxing Confederation (EUBC) and is planned to become [...]
YEREVAN (Tert.am), March 29–The “Matrix” Andre Dirrell defeated IBF middleweight world champion “King” Arthur Abraham by an 11th round disqualification in the second stage of the Super Six World Boxing Classic in Detroit, Michigan, reports Bleacherreport.com. Dirrell (19-1, 13 KOs), a southpaw who won the middleweight bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, [...]
