15:13, 1 May 2023

YEREVAN, MAY 1, ARMENPRESS. Three Armenian boxers have won bronze at the EUBC Youth European Boxing Championships held in Yerevan, Armenia.

The semi-finals kicked off May 1 at the Mika arena.

In the Minimumweight category, Hovhannes Harutyunyan took bonze after losing 5:0 to Italy’s Tommaso Cannone.

Flyweight Davit Safaryan was awarded bronze when he opted out from the bout against Miles-Francis Okay of Germany after suffering an arm injury. Okay was awarded TKO victory.

Bantamweight Erik Arstamyan also suffered a 5:0 defeat against Georgia’s Gor Ayvazyan and secured bronze.

Featherweight Gor Azizyan defeated Russia’s Magomed Pashtayev and entered the finals. The finals will take place on May 3.

Another 8 boxers from the Armenian team are set to take the ring later tonight.

Armenia is represented by 13 boxers at the championship, 12 of whom have made it to semi-finals so far and secured at least bronze.

Lilianna Khachikyan