CHICAGO, OCTOBER 25, NOYAN TAPAN. The World Boxing Rating Championship is being held in Chicago (USA), where those sportsmen, who have taken first eight places, will be awarded the "Beijing-2008" olympic passes. Among Armenian sportsmen Azat Hovhannisian (57kg), Edward Hambardzumian (64kg) and Andranik Hakobian (75kg) have gained victories in the start, and Hovhannes Danielian (48kg) was defeated and did not qualify. Derenik Gijlarian (51kg) will fight on October 25.

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