Mekhak Ghazaryan is a retired boxer

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 from Armenia

Armenia

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. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

 in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

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, where he lost in the second round of the men's lightweight division (– 60 kg) to Canada's Michael Strange

Michael Strange (boxer)

Michael V. Strange is a retired boxer from Canada, competing in the light welterweight Michael ("Mike") V. Strange (born August 6, 1970 in Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a retired boxer from Canada, competing in the light welterweight Michael ("Mike") V. Strange (born August 6, 1970 in Niagara Falls,...

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Better known as Mikhail Kazaryan he represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...

 in Seoul, South Korea. There he was defeated in the third round of the men's featherweight division by Italy's eventual gold medalist Giovanni Parisi

Giovanni Parisi

Giovanni Parisi was an Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Featherweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.- Biography:...

 (RSC-2). A year earlier Ghazaryan won the title in the same weight category at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships

1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Torino, Italy from May 28 to June 7. The 27th edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 178 fighters from 25 countries participating.-Medal winners:-Medal...

 in Turin

Turin

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