Hovhannes Danielyan
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Hovhannes Danielyan is an Armenia
n light flyweight
amateur boxer. He qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won a gold medal
at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
in Liverpool
, England
.
in Plovdiv
, Bulgaria
, Danielyan won a bronze medal after losing in the semifinals to the young Russian
David Ayrapetyan
.
In 2007, he qualified for the Beijing Olympics by reaching the quarterfinal of the World Championships
where he lost to Thai Amnat Ruanroeng
.
At the 2008 Olympics
, Danielyan beat Thomas Essomba
in the first round before losing 13:7 to Birzhan Zhakypov
in the following round.
Danielyan won gold at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
in Liverpool, England after he defeated Spaniard Jose de la Nieve Linares in the final.
He won the bronze medal at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships
at Moscow, Russia. In the Semifinals he lost to Elvin Mamishzade from Azerbaijan
.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n light flyweight
Light flyweight
- Professional boxing :The weight limit at light flyweight in professional boxing is 108 pounds . When New York legalized boxing in 1920, the law stipulated a "junior flyweight" class, with a weight limit of 99 pounds. When the National Boxing Association was formed in 1921, it also recognized this...
amateur boxer. He qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won a gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Liverpool, England in November 2008. They were the 37th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...
in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Career
At the 2006 European Championships2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from July 13 to July 23. The 36th edition of this bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...
in Plovdiv
Plovdiv
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2011. Plovdiv's history spans some 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic settlement dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is one of the oldest cities in Europe...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, Danielyan won a bronze medal after losing in the semifinals to the young Russian
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
David Ayrapetyan
David Ayrapetyan
David Valeryevich Ayrapetyan is a Russian-Armenian amateur boxer. He is best known for having won the European title at light flyweight in 2006, and a silver medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:...
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In 2007, he qualified for the Beijing Olympics by reaching the quarterfinal of the World Championships
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The championships were originally awarded to Moscow...
where he lost to Thai Amnat Ruanroeng
Amnat Ruanroeng
Amnat Ruenroeng , also transliterated Ruanroeng; born December 18, 1979) is a Thai amateur boxer best known for having won a bronze medal as a junior flyweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago. He had lost in the semi-final to Philippines southpaw Harry Tanamor.Ruenroeng...
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At the 2008 Olympics
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Light flyweight
The Light Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics competition is the lightest class. Light flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 48 kilograms ....
, Danielyan beat Thomas Essomba
Thomas Essomba
Thomas Essomba is an amateur boxer from Cameroon who won All-Africa Games bronze medal in 2007 and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.Essomba lost his first round bout at the 2006 Commonwealth Games to Pakistan's Muhammad Nisar...
in the first round before losing 13:7 to Birzhan Zhakypov
Birzhan Zhakypov
Birzhan Zhakypov is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan, best known to win the light flyweight bronze at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships....
in the following round.
Danielyan won gold at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Liverpool, England in November 2008. They were the 37th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...
in Liverpool, England after he defeated Spaniard Jose de la Nieve Linares in the final.
He won the bronze medal at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships was held in Moscow, Russia from June 4 to June 13, 2010. It was the 38th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EUBC.- Medal winners:...
at Moscow, Russia. In the Semifinals he lost to Elvin Mamishzade from Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
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