Misha Aloyan, Baku-hosted AIBA World Boxing Championships’ gold winner, will apply to registry to change his name to Mikhail.The 23-year-old Armenia-born Yezidi said it’s traditional among his people to give diminutive names to children (Misha diminutive to Mikhail).

The boxer confessed to having gained much experience over the last years, intending to use all he leant to gain gold at 2012 London Olympics, sport-express.ru reported.