Vic Darchinyan
On September 3, 2011, the first ever professional boxing event in Armenia took place in the Karen Demirchyan Sports Complex. All Armenian boxers won their matches. The event was headlined by Vic Darchinyan and Evans Mbamba. Darchinyan defeated Mbamba to retain his IBO Bantamweight title. Armenia hosted the 2012 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships from November 25 to December 8 in Yerevan.