Araik Ambartsumov Explained
Araik Ambartsumov is a Russian amateur boxer of Armenian descent who won the silver medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the featherweight division.[1]
Russian national championships
Ambartsumov won a gold medal in the 2008 featherweight Russian senior national championships beating Ruslan Kamilov in the final by 6:4.[2]
European Amateur Championships
Following his victory in the national championships Ambartsumov then represented Russia at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England. He won a silver medal after losing to Ukraine's Vasyl Lomachenko 7:1 in the final.[3]
European Championships results
2008 (as a Featherweight)
- Preliminary round - BYE
- Second round Defeated Alessio di Savino (Italy) 4:1
- Quarter Finals Defeated Mirsa Ahmeti (Albania) 13:0
- Semi Finals Defeated Bashir Hassan (Sweden) 9:2
- Finals Lost to Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine) 7:1
Notes and References
- Web site: Medallists by weight category . . 16 November 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090920060228/http://www.aiba.org/documents/site1/Events/European%20CHs%202008/2008%20Euro%20CH%20Medallists.pdf . 20 September 2009 .
- Web site: Russian National Championships . STRAFA . 16 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081212024048/http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Russia.html. 12 December 2008 . live.
- Web site: 2008 European Boxing Championships Results Service . . 16 December 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081205032757/http://www.liverpoolboxing.co.uk/ . 5 December 2008 . dead .
