WBO champ Arthur Abraham to celebrate New Year in ArmeniaDecember 26, 2012 - 14:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - WBO world champion Arthur Abraham has arrived in Armenia to celebrate the New Year in his homeland. “I return here after every one of my fights; this time I travelled to Armenia to spend the New Year with my family and friends. I'm happy to be in Yerevan,” Abraham said. The boxer deems the year 2012 to have been successful, citing his bout with Robert Stieglitz to win WBO 168lb belt, and retaining it in a fight against Mehdi Bouadla. “I hope for similar success in the year 2013,” Abraham told PanARMENIAN.Net wishing joy and welfare to Armenian people in the year to come. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |