Lebedev vs. Goulamirian WBA showdown falls apartJuly 4, 2019 - 11:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The team behind Russian boxer Denis Lebedev have been unable to reach an agreement with Arsen Goulamirian, an Armenian-born French boxer, according to promotional company World of Boxing. Earlier in June, the World Boxing Association (WBA) announced that the winner of the WBA (Super) belt in the cruiserweight division, Lebedev, had agreed to have a mandatory fight with the WBA's "regular" champion of the weight class, Gulamiryan. “We negotiated with the team of Goulamirian, but in the end the conditions of the French side were unacceptable, as the financial terms that were offered by them were significantly lower than the level of money that Denis has received in the past, even for his non-title fights,” said Russian manager Vadim Kornilov, BoxingScene.com reports. "We'd like to hold this fight in Russia, but the time frame set [by the sanctioning body] has limited this opportunity." The Russian fighter was returned to the status of the WBA (Super) champion in the cruiserweight division after Oleksandr Usyk dropped the title and made a move to the heavyweight division. Before that status change, Lebedev was recognized by the WBA as the "champion in recess." The boxer, who will turn 40 in August, has a record of 32 wins with two defeats. Goulamirian is regarded by some as a rising force at the weight, with an undefeated record of 24 wins and 16 knockouts. Last year he stopped Mark Flanagan and Ryad Merhy. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |