In 1/8 final of Olympic qualifying tournament in Turkish city of Trabzon, Armenian boxer Vladimir Sarukhanyan (60 kg) scored a 14:12 win over Alexandros Tsanikidis (Greece).
Sarukhanyan will face off against Josh Taylor (Scotland) in ¼ final due on April 18.
Both Koryun Soghomonyan (49 kg) and Hovhannes Danielyan (52 kg) lost to their rivals, failing to break through to the next round.
On April 18, Ara Puluzyan (64 kg) and Hrayr Matevosyan (69 kg) will face Russia’s Artem Zaytsev and Germany’s Patrick Wojcicki respectively.
Andranik Hakobyan (75 kg) is the only Armenian boxer to have qualified for Summer Olympics so far.
