20-year-old Armenian professional boxer Artyom "Art" Hovhannisyan defeated Jose Passa of Argentina in the super featherweight division tournament held in Quebec, Canada. Hovhannisyan dropped Passa to the canvas in the second round. The win came as his 11th consecutive and 9th knockout victory in the professional career.

Art Hovhannisyan, professional boxer residing in Glendale, started amateur boxing at the age of 13. He was taught under internationally known boxing coach, Varuzhan Davtyan. He is a four-time Armenian National Champion in the lightweight division. His current ranking in the super featherweight division is No. 22, according to Boxrec.com.