Young Armenian boxers win first bouts at Kazakhstan tournament

Young Armenian boxers have celebrated victories at the start of an international boxing tournament in Kazakhstan featuring athletes from Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, China, Mongolia and Russia.

Vahram Dovlatbekyan (46 kg) and Vazgen Karhanyan (54 kg) have won their first bouts, the Armenian Boxing Federation reported on Monday.

The Armenian team includes five boxers.