YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 1, ARMENPRESS. Olympic bronze medalist, three-time European champion and three-time World Championship bronze medalist, amateur and professional Armenian boxer Hovhannes Bachkov wants to compete in the 2023 World Boxing Championships, the head coach of the Armenian National Boxing Team Karen Aghamalyan told reporters.

“Hovhannes Bachkov wants to participate in this year’s championship. He wants to become world champion. He is now training individually. After the world championship we’ll understand his chances for fighting for an Olympic quota,” the coach said.

Bachkov first went professional in 2020 and currently has a record of 4 bouts in the super lightweight division, all of which he won.