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Boxing | 07.06.10 | 11:23

Boxing: Unbeaten Armenian “Nightmare” defeats the “Mean” guy

By Suren Musayelyan
ArmeniaNow Deputy Editor
Glendale professional boxer Vanes Martirosyan has improved to 28-0, with 17 wins coming by way of knockout, after a Saturday victory in his debut HBO undercard bout versus undefeated prospect Joe Greene (22-1, 14 KOs).

Martirosyan, a 24-year-old native of Abovyan in Armenia dubbed “The Nightmare”, fought a 10-rounder at New York’s Yankee Stadium against “Mean” Greene and won with a unanimous decision to retain his NABF/NABO (North American Boxing Federation/North American Boxing Organization) welterweight titles. The official scores in the fight broadcast by HBO were 96-93, 96-93 and 98-91.

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