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Boxer Vanes Martirosyan, who competed for Team USA in 2004 Olympics, dead at 39
Vanes Martirosyan, a former Olympic boxer who competed professionally in the light middleweight and middleweight divisions, has died, officials said Sunday. He was 39.The World Boxing Council announced Martirosyan’s death in a post on social media.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM"Vanes Martirosyan is now resting in peace," the organization wrote on Facebook. "He leaves us a profound legacy of resilience, an inspiring warrior sp…
Vanes Martirosyan, the American boxer of Armenian origin, died on Sunday at the age of just 39. The fighter, whose last match took place in 2018 against Gennadi Golovkin for the unification of the world middleweight titles, had been suffering from skin cancer for two years, writes News.ro.
Several times challenging for world belts in average weights, notably against Gennady Golovkin in 2016, Vanes Martirosyan died Sunday at 39 years of age. The American of Armenian origin had been fighting skin cancer for two years.
Olympic boxer Vanes Martirosyan dead at 39
The boxing world is mourning the loss of Vanes Martirosyan, the former U.S. Olympian who passed away at age 39 following a courageous two-year battle with skin cancer. Born in Armenia, Martirosyan’s journey to becoming an American boxing representative began when his family relocated to Glendale, California, when he was just four years old. Following in his father’s footsteps, the young Martirosyan discovered his passion for the sport at the ten…
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