BOXERS COMPETED IN TWILIGHT AT VACHIK MKRTCHYAN MEMORIAL

PanARMENIAN.Net
12.11.2009 15:39 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ 4th traditional Memorial, dedicated to the memory of
the international boxing sports master, the warrior-liberator Vachik
Lazarian started November 12 in Yerevan. Participants and organizers
of the Memorial before the start of the fighting visited Yerablur in
the morning, where the warrior-liberator was buried.

The fighting began at 13:00. The first day boxers came out in 7 weight
categories. The first day during one of the battles the lights went
out in the hall, but the organizers, despite dissatisfaction of
arbitrators decided to continue the tournament.

"The tournament is important, because it helps to form the youth team
of Armenia, which will take part in the championship of Armenia and
the European Championship to be held in France," chief arbiter of
the tournament Artak Maloumyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. 122
fighters aged 17-18 from all regions of Armenia take part in the
Memorial.