
ARTUR ABRAHAM TO FACE OFF ON JANUARY 14
- Germany's representative, professional Armenian boxer Artur Abraham's next duel will take place on January 14, 2012 at the Baden-Arena Complex in Offenburg, Germany.

The duel will be aired live on Armenian Public Television. Artur Abrahamyan will face off against 23-year old Argentinean boxer Pablo Oscar Natalio Farias, who has had 19 duels and hasn't lost one.
"I have been waiting for this duel for a long time, and I want to win more and more. I have trained for a long time and have worked hard on fixing the mistakes that I made in my previous duels. I don't underestimate Farias. He is a good boxer and still hasn't lost any match. However, I am certain that the year 2012 will be the start of new victories for me. I have a goal to seize the world champion title again. I promise boxing fans a match worth seeing on January 14," Artur Abraham said, adding that he will regain the world champion title and that the duel for the title will be held at the 02 World Arena in Berlin.
We inform that Artur Abraham has extended his agreement with the Sauerland Event German Promoting Company until 2014.
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- 1846 The second Russian - Armenian "Kovkas" newspaper was published with the initiative of Father Hakob Karinian and P. Mikayel. It was published until 1848, in Tbilisi.
- 1903 The Tsar confirms the confiscation and nationalization of Armenian Church property and estates.
- 1904 Death of Bishop Mambreh Markosian, painter and monk of Jerusalem.
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