“Vladimir Yengibaryan: Gold Medal Winning Armenian Boxing Legend” to be Hosted by the Tekeyan Cultural Association Metro Los Angeles Chapter

Tekeyan Cultural Association

Metro Los Angeles Chapter

1901 N. Allen Avenue

Altadena, CA 91101

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ALTADENA, CA – The Tekeyan Cultural Association Metro Los
Angeles Chapter will host a program titled “Vladimir Yengibaryan: Gold Medal Winning
Armenian Boxing Legend” on Friday, January 25, 2019 at 7 p.m. at the Glendale
Public Library, Glendale, CA. Avetis Bairamian, sports editor of Nor Or, and author of the Armenian
language publications Famous Armenians in
the World of Sports and Armenian
Sports Encyclopedia will serve as the keynote speaker and present the
fascinating life of Vladimir Yengibaryan.

Also participating in the program are renowned Armenian
boxers, Khoren Injeyan and Nshan Munchyan, who will offer their remarks on
Yengibaryan.

Vladimir Yengibaryan was born in Yerevan, Armenia on April
24, 1932. He retired with a record of 255 wins and 12 losses. Yengibaryan was a
three-time European champion (1953, 1957 and 1959) and three-time Soviet
champion (1955, 1956 and 1958). He won a gold medal representing the U.S.S.R.
at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia as a light welterweight
(-63.5 kg). Yengibaryan is considered the most prominent Soviet boxer of the
1950’s period. He was the first Soviet boxer to become European champion. After
his retirement, he served as an international boxing referee and international
boxing judge. Yengibaryan was a noted boxing coach who trained and developed
generations of Armenian youth in the sport of boxing. Yengibaryan passed away
on February 1, 2013 in Los Angeles. He is buried at Tokhmakh cemetery in
Yerevan.

Carl Bardakian, chairman of the Tekeyan Cultural Association
Metro Los Angeles Chapter, stated “Vladimir Yengibaryan is not only a beloved
boxing figure, but also a great patriot and national hero of the Armenian
people. His impact and influence on Armenian boxing is still felt to this day.
Our immediate goal is for Vladimir Yengibaryan to become a candidate on the next
ballot for the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York.”