Golden Boy Promotions

GLENDALE ? In front of perhaps the most important crowd he?s ever fought before, Art ?Lionheart? Hovhannesyan turned in one the most impressive performances of his career. The Glendale boxer floored Baudel Cardenas three times on Thursday night, the final knockdown eliciting a referee stoppage, as Hovhannesyan claimed a technical knockout victory in the fifth round of a scheduled six-round lightweight bout at Club Nokia in Los Angeles as part of a Golden Boy Promotions card. ?

GLENDALE — In front of perhaps the most important crowd he’s ever fought before, Art "Lionheart" Hovhannesyan turned in one the most impressive performances of his career. The Glendale boxer floored Baudel Cardenas three times on Thursday night, the final knockdown eliciting a referee stoppage, as Hovhannesyan claimed a technical knockout victory in the fifth round of a scheduled six-round lightweight bout at Club Nokia in Los Angeles as part of a Golden Boy Promotions card.

GLENDALE — It might very well be that Art “Lionheart” Hovhannesyan is ready to take the step in his boxing career — a step closer to the spotlight and contender status. Facing what his Glendale Fighting Club camp deemed his toughest opponent yet, Hovhannesyan turned in what was likely the finest bout of his burgeoning career, knocking out the seasoned Adrian Navarrete in 2:21 of the first round of their scheduled six-round 140-pound bout late Thursday night at Commerce Casino.

GLENDALE — It’s been just over eight months since up-and-coming welterweight Vito “Casper” Gasparyan last fought, a span in which quite a bit has transpired. Gasparyan, who formerly trained at the Glendale Fighting Club, has had several fights canceled over the past months, all while putting down roots in a new gym with a new trainer. All systems are go for his latest scheduled fight, however, when the effects of the layoff from actual fighting, good or bad, and his recently formed affiliation with Fortune Gym in Los Angeles will become evident.

Lionheart fighting tonight in L.A. Glendale boxer Art “Lionheart” Hovhannesyan will make his return to the ring tonight in Los Angeles at Club Nokia for a “Fight Night Club” card presented by Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions. Hovhannesyan (8-0-1, 3 KOs) is set to face Baudel Cardenas (18-18-2, 6 KOs) in a six-round lightweight (135 pounds) match. The 27-year-old Hovhannesyan, who trains out of Glendale Fighting Club under Edmond Tarverdyan, last fought in June, picking up his sixth straight win and the second knockout in his last four fights.

GLENDALE — The following are odds and ends from the local sports scene .   BOXER, MMA FIGHTERS HAVE UPCOMING BOUTS Glendale boxer Art Hovhannesyan , as well as, Glendale mixed martial artists Alberto Crane and Sevak Magakian are all slated to make upcoming returns to the ring and the cage, respectively. Hovhannesyan has had at least three possible fights fall through since his last fight, for various reasons ranging from events being cancelled and promoters failing to find opponents.

With the negotiations for a proposed blockbuster fight between Glendale's own Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan and Alfredo Angulo having long since gone cold, it now appears the closest Martirosyan will get to the man known as "Perro" for the foreseeable future is taking on an opponent who once fought Angulo. Martirosyan's next fight is set for Oct. 29, a 10-rounder with Richard Gutierrez at the WinStar Casino in Thackerville, Okla. And, while that news is likely to disappoint those who were hoping to see the unbeaten light middleweight step up to the elite level of competition in the 154-pound division, the hope in Martirosyan's camp is that this will be the final small step toward a big-time title shot and a huge payday.

Vanes "Nightmare" Martirosyan hasn't been in the ring since early June, but nonetheless, the undefeated light middleweight has taken quite a beating over the past week. Rather than physical, the abuse heaped on Glendale's most famous fighter in the wake of turning down a proposed Nov. 5 fight in Cancun, Mexico against Alfredo Angulo late last week has been verbal, dished out over the web by sources as varied as Golden Boy Promotions brass, fight fans on Internet message boards and even Angulo himself.

GLENDALE — It might very well be that Art “Lionheart” Hovhannesyan is ready to take the step in his boxing career — a step closer to the spotlight and contender status. Facing what his Glendale Fighting Club camp deemed his toughest opponent yet, Hovhannesyan turned in what was likely the finest bout of his burgeoning career, knocking out the seasoned Adrian Navarrete in 2:21 of the first round of their scheduled six-round 140-pound bout late Thursday night at Commerce Casino.

GLENDALE ? In front of perhaps the most important crowd he?s ever fought before, Art ?Lionheart? Hovhannesyan turned in one the most impressive performances of his career. The Glendale boxer floored Baudel Cardenas three times on Thursday night, the final knockdown eliciting a referee stoppage, as Hovhannesyan claimed a technical knockout victory in the fifth round of a scheduled six-round lightweight bout at Club Nokia in Los Angeles as part of a Golden Boy Promotions card. ?

GLENDALE — In front of perhaps the most important crowd he’s ever fought before, Art "Lionheart" Hovhannesyan turned in one the most impressive performances of his career. The Glendale boxer floored Baudel Cardenas three times on Thursday night, the final knockdown eliciting a referee stoppage, as Hovhannesyan claimed a technical knockout victory in the fifth round of a scheduled six-round lightweight bout at Club Nokia in Los Angeles as part of a Golden Boy Promotions card.

GLENDALE — It’s been just over eight months since up-and-coming welterweight Vito “Casper” Gasparyan last fought, a span in which quite a bit has transpired. Gasparyan, who formerly trained at the Glendale Fighting Club, has had several fights canceled over the past months, all while putting down roots in a new gym with a new trainer. All systems are go for his latest scheduled fight, however, when the effects of the layoff from actual fighting, good or bad, and his recently formed affiliation with Fortune Gym in Los Angeles will become evident.