Boxing in Armenia

Most notably Arthur Abraham and Vic Darchinyan won several professional world champion titles.

Dozens of amateur boxers have been placed in the top 3 of world and European competitions for various weight categories.

Vladimir Yengibaryan of Yerevan won a gold medal for the Soviet Union at the Melbourne Olympics.

Notable figures of the era include Mekhak Ghazaryan and Israyel Hakobkokhyan, with the latter becoming a World Amateur Champion in 1989.

[2] In 1957 Yengibaryan was awarded both the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour for his achievements in boxing.

[2] Numerous professional Armenian boxers came to international fame, some representing Armenia, some foreign countries.

Vic Darchinyan and Arthur Abraham both won IBF titles in Flyweight and Middleweight categories respectively are the most notable ones.

[10][11][12] On September 3, 2011, the first ever professional boxing event in Armenia took place in the Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex.

[21] Two boxers: Vic Darchinyan and Arthur Abraham have won several world champion titles, which are listed below.

German Armenian boxer Susianna Kentikian has won numerous world champion titles, which are listed below.