  Vanes Martirosyan beats Saul Roman to claim WBC Silver title June 6, 2011 - 13:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian-born boxer Vanes Martirosyan defeated Saul Roman by seventh round TKO on the undercard of WBC middleweight title bout between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Sebastian Zbik. With the victory, Martirosyan claimed the vacant WBC Silver light middleweight title and will now be eyeing a shot at WBC champion Saul Alvarez. Martirosyan's last four bouts have taken place since 2010, and they include victories over Bladimir Hernandez, Kassim Ouma and Willie Lee. The win over Roman is his best in a while, and it is definitely his most important considering it was a WBC semi-final title eliminator bout, according to Bleacher Report.   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 |  Latest 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. |
