MARCA
Jan 9 2022
He spent 10 days in a coma before passing away
Arrest Sahakyan has tragically lost his life after suffering a knockout defeat in a fight on December 26, then falling into a 10-day coma.
Sahakyan, just 26 years old, suffered a swell on his brain in the bout and had to undergo surgery. After 10 days in a coma, he passed away on Friday, January 7.
The super middleweight fighter had nine professional fights, winning six. He won each of his first four fights.
His funeral will be held in Tolyatti, Samarra in Russia on January 11, though relative Svetlana Petrosyan confirmed that he would be buried in Yerevan, Armenia.
"My heart is torn to pieces," Petrosyan wrote on Instagram. "I don't believe it… it's like a bad dream."