Dirrell confident of victory over AbrahamMarch 24, 2010 - 12:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Andre Dirrell (U.S.) is supremely confident in advance of Saturday's SUPER SIX clash against an Armenian boxer Arthur Abraham (Germany) on March 27 in Detroit. "Abraham's arms are too short, he can't box, I'll hand him his first defeat," fightnews.com quoted Dirrell as saying. "The 20,000 fans at Joe Louis Arena will be pushing me, my 30-member family will be there, and the millions of TV sets will see me win. I'm fast as lightning, dance like Muhammad Ali and constantly change angles so I'll confuse Abraham." The boxer said he is getting married on April 24 and will gift his victory to bride. 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 | Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. Turkey condemns Uruguay’s recognition of Armenian Genocide Turkey has condemned a newly passed law in Uruguay that recognizes the Armenian Genocide, TRT reports. For the first time, Armenia votes in favor of Georgia resolution in UN Armenia on Tuesday, June 4 voted for the first time in favor a resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. |