Vanes Martirosyan to face with Willie Nelson

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 30, ARMENPRESS. Armenian boxer Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan returns to action on Saturday night at Foxwoods in Connecticut, taking on dangerous junior middleweight prospect Willie Nelson.

As reports “Armenpress”, Martirosyan has only fought once since dropping a decision in his lone world-title challenge against Demetrius Andrade late last year. He’s a former U.S. Olympian.

Nelson is or was considered a prospect—depending on who you ask—who has struggled to move his career past fringe-contender status through a combination of injuries and bad luck. The Cleveland native is tall and rangy, but he hasn’t been able to attract enough attention or interest to secure higher-profile fights.

This is a true crossroads battle between one fighter trying to regain and another trying to ascend to contender status.