Arthur Abraham heavier than his rival Lajuan SimonMarch 14, 2009 - 00:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham and his rival, America's Lajuan Simon had their weighs taken before the fight. Abraham turned out to weigh 159,6 pounds and Simon 157,2 pounds. Yet the fact, that Abraham weighs 2.4 kg more won't influence the forthcoming fight, as both boxers are within the middleweight category. On March 14 the middleweight champion Arthur Abraham will defend his IBF title in a fight against America's Lajuan Simon in a German town of Kiel. 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. |