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Martirosyan, Vanes
- Made the 2004 U.S. Olympic team despite being ranked 14th in his weight class at the start of the year
- Semi-finalist at 2004 U.S. Championships
- Undefeated in 2004 Olympic Trials and box-offs, winning 11 fights in six weeks
- At the 2004 Western Trials, beat five opponents in five days
- 2003 U.S. Championship Under-19 Finalist
- Vanes was born in Armenia and moved to the U.S. when he was four
- His father, Norik, was an amateur boxer and introduced Vanes to the sport
- Coached by Bobby Lee at the Silver and Gold club
- As a young boy, Vanes wanted to play basketball, but his father would not let him quit boxing
- Is home schooled
- Has two brothers and one sister
- Favorite movies are “Gladiator” and “Rocky”
- In addition to basketball, also played soccer
- Says he gets his strength in the ring when he sees him family cheering him on
- Favorite song is “I’m Immortal” by the Trash Can Sinatras
- Is superstitious—always puts his right glove on first
At age seven, Vanes’s father, took him to the gym where he saw boxing for the first time. From then on, he was hooked. “I love everything about boxing,” Vanes says. His first coach was Armenian David Torosyan, bronze medallist for the USSR in 1976.
“My father has been my biggest influence because he proved to me that no matter what you do, if you do your best, you will always be a winner. Thanks to him, I made it to where I am today.” Vanes is devoted to training—he’s been to known to train non-stop, more than three hours a day.
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Height: 6'0"
Born: 1-May-86
Hometown: Glendale, Calif.
Resides: Glendale, Calif.
Sport: Boxing
Event: 152 lbs.
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