Hakobyan was able to show all his capability and won the Cup in the middleweight (75 kg) category.

[3] Hakobyan won a silver medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Milan.

After winning five straight matches, he lost to Abbos Atoev in the finals.

Hakobyan won independent Armenia's first silver medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships.

[5] Although he lost in the quarterfinals at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships due to controversial scoring, his performance was still good enough to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics, where he was unable to win a medal.