DAVID HAYRAPETYAN AND MISHA ALOYAN MAKE IT TO BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS.
PanARMENIAN.Net
10.09.2009 09:56 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian boxers David Hayrapetyan (under 48 kg)
and Misha Aloyan (under 51 kg) presenting Russia at Milan World
Championship made it to the semifinals.
Hatrapetyan became the first representative of Russia to make it to
Milan World Championship semifinals, which guarantees at least a bronze
medal. Armenian boxer bet Jose de la Nieve of Spain 12:3 in 1/4 finals.
Aloyan, who had his debut fight at the championship defeated Thai
Amnay Rueron 7:5.
Next, Aloyan will combat against Tugtsog Niyambar of
Mongolia. Hayrapetyan will rival John Khun Shin of South Korea,
who gained a sensational 14:5victory over Cuban Daniel Matellon Ramos.
Representatives of Russia Eduard Abzalimov (under 54 kg), Vergey
Vodopyanov (under 57 kg), Albert Selimov (under 60 kg), Andrei Zamkovoy
(under 69 kg), Artur Beterbiev (under 81 kg) and Egor Mekhontsev
(under 91 kg) also made it to the finals.
Russian team is leading the championship with 8 of its boxers as gold
medal pretenders.
At the semifinals, Cuban and Uzbekistan teams will present 4 boxers
each, Mongolia and Ukraine -3 boxers, China, Italy, Puerto Rico and
France – 2 boxers. Each of 14 countries at the championship retained
1 gold medal pretenders.