Armenia’s national teams secured a combined 39 medals, including 7 gold, 17 silver and 15 bronze, delivering a dominant performance at the Under-23 and Youth European Boxing Championships and reaffirming the country’s rising strength in European boxing. More than 250 boxers from 25 countries competed in the tournament, where Armenia’s teams stood out with exceptional skill, discipline and consistency. This was reported by Armenia’s Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports.
The championships concluded at the Sports Management Center Complex, where Armenian boxers demonstrated depth across every weight class and both age categories.
U23 Championships
In the U23 men’s competition, Armenia claimed two European titles. Manvel Petrosyan (63 kg) and Harutyun Hakobkokhyan (71 kg) became gold medalists after powerful runs through their divisions. Silver medals were won by Tumas Tumasyan (48 kg), Suren Rubinyan (54 kg), Voskan Voskanyan (60 kg), Ares Hakobyan (67 kg), Marat Mikaelyan (75 kg) and Alik Hovhannisyan (86 kg), while bronze medals went to Aren Aslamazyan (51 kg), Arthur Avetikyan (57 kg), Hamlet Adamyan (80 kg), David Simonyan (92 kg) and Ishkhan Hovsepyan (+92 kg).
In the U23 women’s competition, Elida Kocharyan (60 kg) captured gold, becoming a three-time European champion. Silver medals were earned by Arevik Dokholyan (52 kg), Anahit Mikaelyan (81 kg) and Ani Muradyan (+81 kg), while Lusine Gevorgyan (48 kg), Lusya Avetisyan (54 kg), Julia Lalayan (57 kg) and Sona Harutyunyan (63 kg) secured bronze.
Armenia’s U23 national team placed second overall in the team standings, earning a trophy presented to head coach Rudik Mkrtchyan. Within the framework of the championship, Harutyun Hakobkokhyan was also recognized with the 2025 Best Athlete Award by tournament organizers.
Youth Championships
Armenia’s rising prospects also excelled in the youth competition. Gold medals were claimed by Vagharshak Keyan (54 kg), Andranik Martirosyan (63.5 kg), Argishti Hakobyan (67 kg) and Samvel Siramargyan (75 kg). Silver medals were won by Harutyun Martirosyan (48 kg), Vahram Dovlatbekyan (51 kg), Tigran Hovsepyan (57 kg), Raffi Khachatryan (86 kg) and Tigran Khachatryan (92 kg), while bronze medals went to Tigran Makichyan (60 kg), Artyom Stepanyan (71 kg), Albert Harutyunyan (80 kg) and Sargis Andriasyan (92 kg).
In the youth women’s division, Heghine Petrosyan (50 kg), Varduhi Asatryan (54 kg) and Elen Papyan (57 kg) earned silver medals, while Angelina Hayrapetyan (52 kg) and Varduhi Aslanyan (70 kg) captured bronze.
