EUBC Youth European Boxing Championships: 3 Armenian athletes take bronze, featherweight Gor Azizyan makes it to finals

YEREVAN, MAY 1, ARMENPRESS. Three Armenian boxers have won bronze at the EUBC Youth European Boxing Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.

The semi-finals kicked off May 1 at the Mika arena.

In the Minimumweight category, Hovhannes Harutyunyan took bonze after losing 5:0 to Italy’s Tommaso Cannone.

Flyweight Davit Safaryan was awarded bronze when he opted out from the bout against Miles-Francis Okay of Germany after suffering an arm injury. Okay was awarded TKO victory.

Bantamweight Erik Arstamyan also suffered a 5:0 defeat against Georgia’s Gor Ayvazyan and secured bronze.

Featherweight Gor Azizyan defeated Russia’s Magomed Pashtayev and entered the finals. The finals will take place on May 3.

Another 8 boxers from the Armenian team are set to take the ring later tonight.

Armenia is represented by 13 boxers at the championship, 12 of whom have made it to semi-finals so far and secured at least bronze.

Lilianna Khachikyan