One more Armenian representative overcame the obstacle of the 1/8 final at the 2nd European Games in Minsk.

Baregham Harutyunyan at 52 kg prevailed over Belarus’s Emil Aliev, 4:1.

After the bout the Armenian boxer commented on his victory in a conversation with the ANOC press service.

“It was a very hard bout but the next one will be better. It was difficult to fight with a Belarusian athlete in Minsk supported by fans but any difficulty can be overcome,” Baregham Harutyunyan said.

In the quarterfinal Baregham Harutyunyan’s rival will be Spanish Gabriel Escobar.