Boxing

Boxing | 17.05.12 | 10:51

Boxing: Armenian ‘Killer Queen’ handed first professional loss

Germany-based Armenian female boxer Susi Kentikian has lost her first fight in the professional ring to an American challenger.

Kentikian, 24, dubbed ‘Killer Queen’, came into the fight in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 16 to defend her WIBF, WBA and WBO Female Flyweight titles with an impressive and extensive boxing record of 29-0-0 (16KO).

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Boxing | 19.04.12 | 11:35

Boxing: Germany’s ‘Armenian royals’ eye major ring appearances

Germany-based Armenian boxer Susi “Killer-Queen” Kentikian (29-0, 16KOs) will defend her WBA, WIBF and WBO female flyweight titles on May 16.

Boxing: ‘King Arthur’ on rest in Armenia after another successful bout

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Boxing | 17.04.12 | 15:50

Boxing: ‘King Arthur’ on rest in Armenia after another successful bout

By Gohar Abrahamyan

Armenia-born boxer Arthur Abraham says he is in Armenia on a “well-earned” rest after another victory scored in the professional ring late last month.

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Boxing | 06.04.12 | 15:58

Boxing: Darchinyan drops bantamweight title fight against Japan’s Yamanaka

Armenian professional boxer Vic Darchinyan lost an opportunity to get the WBC bantamweight title fighting against the defending champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka, of Japan, in Tokyo on Friday.

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Boxing | 01.04.12 | 10:56

Boxing: Abraham defeats Wilczewski, eyes WBO title

Former IBF middleweight champion and Super Six contestant Arthur Abraham (34-3, 27 KOs) won a 12-round unanimous decision over Piotr Wilczewski (30-3, 10 KOs) on Saturday night.

In the bout at the Sparkassen Arena in Kiel, Germany, the Armenia-born boxer looked more aggressive than in his recent fights, but he met some tough opposition from Wilczewski, especially in early rounds.

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Boxing | 22.02.12 | 13:21

Boxing: King Abraham to take on the Polish Wolf

Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) middleweight champion Arthur Abraham (33-3, 27 KO) will face in his next fight the former EBU super middleweight champion Piotr Wilczewski (30-2, 10 KO).

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Boxing | 08.02.12 | 11:21

Abrahammer time: Armenian prizefighter bout scheduled for March 31

Germany-based former International Boxing Federation middleweight champion Arthur Abraham will return to the ring on March 31 at the Sparkassen-Arena in Kiel, Germany, according to Fightnews.com.

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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 | 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 | 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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Chess: Aronian ranked FIDE’s second best for third time in a row

Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian has maintained his status as the world’s second best player in the latest rankings published by international chess’s governing body, FIDE, on Tuesday.

The top player list updated bimonthly shows Aronian having a rating of 2825, trailing the top-ranked grandmaster Magnus Carlsen from Norway by 10 points.

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Soccer

Soccer: Armenian clubs in Cup semifinals ahead of extended championship season

Two Armenian clubs representing provinces entertained rivals from Yerevan in the first legs of Cup semifinals played at the weekend.

On March 17, playing at home, Impuls Dilijan beat the 2011 Season’s champions Ulis 2-1, while the following day Shirak Gyumri, as the host team, lost to Mika 0-1.

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Other sports

Sport: Armenian javelin thrower qualifies for London Olympics

Another Armenian athlete has qualified for the Olympic Games that will be held in London, UK, later this year – bringing the total qualifiers to 14.
Javelin thrower Melik Janoyan registered a 79.71-meter result, his personal best, during the second attempt at the Athletics tournament in Adler, Russia, thus qualifying for the Games.

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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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