The 69th International Boxing Tournament Strandja 2018 has come to an end in Sofia, Bulgaria, with Armenia’s heavyweight boxer Gurgen Hovhannisyan winning a silver medal.
Hovhannisyan lost his bout against Petar Belberov of Bulgaria in the finals to win the silver medal, the National Olympic Committee told Panorama.am.
A total of seven boxers headed by assistant coach Vahan Adilkhanyan represented Armenia at Strandja 2018. Of them, four athletes made it through to the quarter-finals of the boxing tournament.
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