Armenia's 71 kg representative Gurgen Madoyan started with a victory in the last ranking tournament of Paris-2024 boxing held in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. He fought with Greece's representative Christos Karatis and won with a score of 5:0, reports the Facebook page of the BBF.
On May 24, Artur Bazeyan, European vice-champion of 57 kg, will also start the fight. He will start from the qualifying round (1/32), where he will compete with Imad Azoul representing Morocco. Armenia participates in the ranking tournament with 10 boxers: 7 men, 3 women. Armenian boxers do not yet have a ticket for the Paris Olympic Games.
Baregham Harutyunyan (51 kg), Artur Bazeyan (57 kg), Narek Hovhannisyan (63.5 kg), Gurgen Madoyan (71 kg), Rafael Hovhannisyan (80 kg), Narek Manasyan (92 kg) are participating in the latest ranking tournament led by Karen Aghamalyan. ) and Davit Chaloyan (+92 kg), from women: Anush Grigoryan (52 kg), Ekaterina Sicheva (54 kg) and Ani Hovsepyan (66 kg). On May 25, Baregham Harutyunyan (51 kg) and Rafael Hovhannisyan ( 80 kg): In the qualifying round, the opponent of Rafael Hovhannisyan, the vice-champion of Europe in the 80 kg weight category, is the representative of Venezuela, Diego Pereira. Hovhannisyan will enter the ring in the daytime competition. European vice-champion, 51 kg Baregham Harutyunyan will fight with Tunisian representative Edin Ala Zidin in the qualifying round. The fight with the participation of Harutyunyan will take place in the evening tournament. On May 26, Narek Hovhannisyan of 63.5 kg weight will enter the fight, who will compete with Turkish Mizan Aykol in the qualifying stage. Hovhannisyan will compete in the daytime competition. On May 28, the Armenian women's national team will start the fight for Olympic tickets. European bronze medalist Yekaterina Sicheva will be the first to enter the ring. In the initial 1/16 finals, Sicheva's opponent will be the representative of Sweden, Sara Swinson. On May 29, Davit Chaloyan (+92 kg) and Ani Hovsepyan (66 kg) from the team led by Karen Aghamalyan will be in the ring. In the initial 1/16 finals, Chaloyan will face Denis Latipov, representing Bahrain. with Chaloyan will enter the ring in the day round. European champion Ani Hovsepyan will compete in the evening round, starting from the 1/16 finals. The competitor is the representative of Nigeria, Blessing Oraikwe. On May 30, the European vice-champion, world bronze medalist Narek Manasyan (92 kg) will start the fight in the daytime competition. In the preliminary 1/16 finals, Manasyan will compete with Boban Ilioskin, the representative of North Macedonia. On May 31, Anush Grigoryan (50 kg) will enter the ring. In the opening 1/16 final, Anush Grigoryan's opponent will be the representative of Ireland, Dania Moorhouse. Grigoryan will participate in the daytime competition. The Olympic ranking tournament will end on June 3.
