In 1999, Berberyan was selected as a member of the Armenian national freestyle wrestling team.

The 2004 European Championships were hosted by Ankara and competitions were held on April 24, the same day as the Armenian genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire began.

Because Berberyan became a European Champion at the competition, the Armenian national anthem, Mer Hayrenik, was played in the Turkish capital on that day.

Immediately after returning to Yerevan, National Olympic Committee of Armenia President Gagik Tsarukyan handed Berberyan the keys to a new car as a reward.

His career was interrupted for the next two years due to his recent marriage and move to the United States.