Pirog vs. Martirosyan clash stirs major interestSeptember 8, 2011 - 15:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Krasnodar, Russia, hosted a news conference on the oncoming clash between WBO middleweight champion Dmitry Pirog and WBO #1 Gennady Martirosyan. According to Southern and North Caucasian Federal District Professional Boxing Association president, the oncoming combat stirred major interest. “Moscow and St. Petersburg were vying for the right to host the match. Yet, Pirog chose his native city, Krasnodar, as the venue,” allboxing.ru cited Sergey Kostenko as saying. On September 25, Dmitry Pirog will defend his WBO middleweight title against Gennady Martirosyan in Olympus Sports Palace. Tickets for the clash are available for 500 roubles; VIP tickets cost 30000 roubles. 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. |