Armenpress News Agency , Armenia
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Armenian boxer wins silver in superheavyweight division at Strandzha Cup



YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 26, ARMENPRESS. Armenia’s superheavyweight boxer
Gurgen Hovhannisyan has won the silver medal at the StrandzhaCup, an
international amateur boxing tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Hovhannisyan defeated Bulgarian boxer Piotr Belberov in the
superheavyweight final.

Armenia was represented by seven athletes at the event.

Light flyweight Arthur Hovhannisyan, Flyweight Vahe Badalyan,
Bantamweight Zhirayr Sargsyan, Lightweight Hrayr Shahverdyan,
Welterweight Gurgen Madoyan, Middleweight Hambardzum Hakobyan and
superheavyweight Gurgen Hovhannisyan departed to Bulgaria under the
leadership of coach Vahan Adilkhanyan.

English –translator/editor: Stepan Kocharyan