Araik Ambartsumov is a Russia

Russia

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n amateur boxer of Armenian

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Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....

 descent who won the silver medal 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 the featherweight

Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...

 division.

Russian national championships

Ambartsumov won a gold medal in the 2008 featherweight

Featherweight

Featherweight is a weight class division in the sport of boxing. There are similarly named divisions under several Mixed Martial Arts organizations and in Greco-Roman wrestling.-Professional boxing:...

 Russian senior national championships beating Ruslan Kamilov in the final by 6:4.

European Amateur Championships

Following his victory in the national championships Ambartsumov then represented Russia 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. He won a silver medal after losing to the Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

's Vasyl Lomachenko

Vasyl Lomachenko

Vasyl Anatoliyovich Lomachenko is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won the silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, a gold medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships and the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the featherweight division. Lomachenko is coached by...

 7:1 in the final.

European Championships results

2008 (as a Featherweight)

• Preliminary round - BYE
• Second round Defeated Alessio di Savino
  Alessio di Savino
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   (Italy) 4:1
• Quarter Finals Defeated Mirsa Ahmeti (Croatia) 13:0
• Semi Finals Defeated Bashir Hassan (Sweden) 9:2
• Finals Lost to Vasyl Lomachenko
  Vasyl Lomachenko
  Vasyl Anatoliyovich Lomachenko is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won the silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, a gold medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships and the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the featherweight division. Lomachenko is coached by...
  
  (Ukraine) 7:1