During the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships currently underway in Belgrad, Armenian boxer Hovhannes Bachkov was declared the winner of a bout against Thailand's Somchai Wongsuwan on Tuesday, November 2, after the Armenian boxing Federation appealed an earlier decision of the ringside judges to award the victory to Wongsuwan.

Bachkov, an Olympic bronze medalist, has thus made it to the quarterfinals, alongside another Armenian boxer, which the Federation described as an "exceptional" result in the history of Armenian boxing, as both of them have secured a bronze medal each.

The Federation noted that Bachkov had a noticeable advantage over his Thai opponent, and that the referee should have raised the Armenian boxer's hand in the first place.

"For the first time in history, the unjust decision made against an Armenian athlete at the World Championships has been reversed, the victory has been returned to us," the Federation added.