Levan Kirakosyan (born 24 December 1973) is an Armenian former
professional boxer
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who competed from 1999 to 2012. He twice held the
European
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super featherweight
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title between 2007 and 2010.
Professional career
In 2005, Levan Kirakosyan was the
World Boxing Foundation
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(WBFo) World Champion.
On 3 March 2007, he defeated Antonio João Bento to capture the vacant
European super featherweight title. He defended, lost, regained, and again lost that title.
[ retrieved March 18, 2014]
References
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Living people
1973 births
Armenian male boxers
Super-featherweight boxers
European Boxing Union champions
French people of Armenian descent
Sportspeople from Gyumri
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