BAKU. – Vladimir Sarukhanyan (60 kg), representing Armenia, on Saturday stepped into the ring against American Jose Ramirez, but lost to his opponent at the AIBA World Boxing Championships 2011, being held in Baku, Azerbaijan, which serves as the first international Olympic qualifier for the London Olympics.

In the evening, Armenia’s next athlete, Andranik Hakobyan (75 kg), will enter the ring for his first bout.

From Armenia’s national team, only Hrachik Javakhyan (64) started his campaign with a win. Javakhyan’s second match will be on Sunday.