Arthur Abraham to fight Lajuan SimonFebruary 6, 2009 - 18:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Undefeated IBF middleweight champion, ethnic Armenian Arthur Abraham (28-0, 23 KOs) will take on Lajuan Simon in Kiel on March 14. "I have big plans for 2009," Abraham said. "I will start with Simon - and at the end of the year I want to be super-champion at middleweight " 29-year-old Simon, a former U.S. middleweight champion, is unbeaten in 24 fights (12 KOs). "We are full of respect for Simon," his manager Wilfried Sauerland said. "It was not easy to find a challenger for King Arthur. There were quite a few fighters in the rankings who would not dare to get in the same ring with him." 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 | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |