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Boxing | 15.01.12 | 12:25

Hammer Time: Ex-champ Abraham stops ‘Pokemon’ challenger in comeback fight

Germany-based professional boxer Arthur Abraham (33-3, 27 KOs) stopped Pablo Farias (19-2, 11 KOs) of Argentina early in his comeback fight on Saturday to reassert his credentials as a once unbeaten “Abra-hammer”.

The win at Baden-Arena, in Offenburg, Germany, enabled the 31-year-old Armenian to capture the vacant WBO European super middleweight title.

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Boxing | 16.01.12 | 12:29

Boxing: Vic Darchinyan to fight for world championship title

Former Armenian world boxing champion Vic Darchinyan, who turned 36 earlier this month, will fight, on April 1, against Japanese Shinsuke Yamanaka for the WBC bantamweight title, according to media reports.

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Boxing | 09.01.12 | 13:51

Boxing: Abraham says he wants to be world champion again

Germany-based Armenian professional boxer Arthur Abraham has revealed his ambitions to regain the world title ahead of a 12-round bout at super middleweight this coming weekend.

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Boxing | 04.12.11 | 13:13

Boxing: Armenian ‘Raging Bull’ drops match to Panamanian ‘Phantom’

Prizefighter Vic Darchinyan lost a unanimous points decision as he attempted to unify his bantamweight world title against Anselmo Moreno of Panama Saturday night.

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Boxing | 18.11.11 | 12:41

Boxing: Derchinyan v Moreno fight confirmed

An upcoming fight between Armenian “Raging Bull” Vic Darchinyan and WBA Bantamweight Super Champion Anselmo Moreno has been confirmed officially.

The professional boxing bout is scheduled to take place on December 3, in Anaheim, California USA.

Boxing: Raging Bull dazzles home crowd as Armenia beats ‘The World’

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Boxing | 03.11.11 | 10:58

Boxing: Abraham to make middleweight return next year

Germany-based Armenian professional boxer Arthur Abraham has announced his intention to return to the middleweight division in 2012, according to German media.

The former IBF middleweight champion has been competing as a super middleweight for the last two years in the Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic, where he reached the semifinals, losing on points to Andre Ward from the United States.

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Boxing | 10.10.11 | 11:35

Boxing: Armenian fighter in gold performance in Baku

Ethnic Armenian boxer Misha Aloyan has defeated all his rivals to win the world title in the 52-kg weight division at the AIBA Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Boxing | 06.10.11 | 11:55

Boxing: Armenian defeats Azeri rival at Baku championships

Ethnic Armenian boxer Misha Aloyan (52kg) has defeated an Azeri rival at ongoing AIBA World Boxing Championships in Baku.

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Boxing | 05.10.11 | 11:19

Boxing: Armenians win London Olympics entries at championships in Baku

Armenia’s boxer Andranik Hakobyan (75kg) has paved his way to the quarterfinal at the ongoing World Boxing Championship in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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Boxing | 03.10.11 | 11:02

Boxing: Armenian boxers in upsetting performance in Baku amid security concerns

Armenian boxers have yet failed to register any major successes at the ongoing World Boxing Championships in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku where they reportedly have had to fight in extraordinary conditions.

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Boxing | 23.09.11 | 10:58

Baku pledges stepped up security for Armenian boxers

Armenian and Russian teams will be accommodated separately from other teams at an upcoming World Boxing Championships in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku.

An agreement to this effect has been reached with the Azerbaijani Boxing Federation, according to executive director of Russia’s Boxing Federation Yevgeniy Sudakov.

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Hammer Time: Ex-champ Abraham stops ‘Pokemon’ challenger in comeback fight

First and foremost congratulations to Artur Abrahamyan for his sound victory against a far less experienced and visibly sloppy/unprepared opponent. I am pleased that Artur has shown the heart and determination to return to the ring after a convincing defeat to Andre Ward (which I personally attended to and was somewhat bewildered at how Ward landed punches almost at will). ...

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