Art Hovhannisyan stopped Hensley Stratchan in the fifth round of a scheduled six-round bout.

Hovhannisyan dropped Stratchan with a counter right hand to the head in the first round. Stratchan recovered and tried to fight back, but had no answer in fighting the more polished Hovhannisyan.

As the bout progressed, Hovhannisyan landed the harder punches, slowly breaking Stratchan down. Stratchan’s punch output dropped with each passing round as Hovhannisyan’s increased.

Things went further south for Stratchan as a cut opened over the right eye from a Hovanessian punch in the fourth round. Stratchan only threw one punch at a time and those were few and far between.

In the fifth round, Hovhannisyan went on the attack, landing more hard shots to the head and body. After Hovhannisyan landed a combination, Stratchan motioned to referee Jack Reiss that he was not able to continue, prompting Reiss to stop the fight at 1:45.

Hovhannisyan, from Glendale, CA by way of Yerevan, Armenia, improves to 11-0-1, 6 KOs. Stratchan, Nassau, Bahamas, drops to 5-7-1, 3 KOs.

Gabriel Tolmajyna

Gabriel was born in Yerevan, Armenia in 1986. He started in the sport of boxing at the age of 8 in 1994 under Internationally known boxing coach Armen Hakobyan.

Gabriel is a seven time consecutive Armenian national champion from 2001 to 2007 and has amassed 280 amateur fights with 260 victories – a 93% winning percentage. In 2006, Gabriel started his professional career in the United States under coach & trainer Edmond Tarverdyan. His southpaw stance and prolific fighting style always make for great and exciting boxing matches. His current record is a very respectable 6 wins with 1 loss. Gabriel is always a crowd favorite and always puts on a great show.

Gabriel has had much experience, in world and European championships and international tournaments, in Poland, Ukraine, Russia, Czech Republic, Korea and many other countries. Some of his notable awards include:

• 2001 – 2007 Armenian National Champion
• Voted “Best Boxer” in Armenian 15 times
• 4 Time Participant in European Boxing Championships
• 4 Time Participant in World Boxing Championships
• Named the 2008 Armenian Athlete of The Year in the US
• Bronze Medalist 2004 World Boxing Championships in Korea
• 2004 Poland International Champion
• 2005 Czech Republic International Champion
• 2004 Ukraine International Champion
• 2005 Russian International Champion

Art is a Four time Armenian national champion in the lightweight division, and has had 215 amateur fights with 205 victories. In 2006, Art started his professional career in France, and in 2007,after 3 fights overseas, moved to the United States where he has been undefeated his coach & trainer, Edmond Tarverdyan. His current record stands at a perfect and undefeated 10 wins and 0 losses, with the last victory coming by KO in the 2nd minute of the First round against a seasoned opponent.

Art has had much experience, in world and European championships and international tournaments, in China, Iran, Czechoslovakia, Croatia, France, Ukraine and many other countries. Some of his notable awards include:
* 1998 Armenian National Champion
* 1999 Armenian National Champion
* 2002 Armenian National Champion
* 2003 Armenian National Champion
* 2005 Armenian National Champion
* Participated in the 1999 European Championships
* Participated in the 2005 World Boxing Championships
* Named the 2008 Best Armenian boxer in the US
* 1999 Poland International Champion
* 2003 Iran International Champion
* 2003 Russian International Champion
* 2004 Czech International Champion

HyeFighter Artur Bernetsyan, made his professional debut in Glendale, CA to the delight and support of the Armenian fans in attendance. Glendale Glory 2, was originally slated to have 2 other Lights Out Promotions managed fighters, Artyom Hovhannisyan and Gapo Tolmajyan, on the card, but issues with their opponents prevented their fights from taking place. The sold out event was the perfect setting for Artur’s debut under the guidance and training of Edmond Tarverdyan.

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Unbeaten HyeFighter Art Hovahannisyan is a boxer who can move and box. However, it is his most recent string of knockouts that has awed people in attendance. His most recent knockout was no different. Hovhannisyan, who took the bout on two days notice, knocked out Adrian Navarette in the first round of a scheduled six round bout before about 500 at the famed Commerce Casino in Commerce, CA. The bout headlined a “Battle of the Rising Stars” card, presented by All Star Boxing.

Originally, Navarette was supposed to face Cleotis Pendarvis, who was coming off a close eight round majority decision loss to Mauricio Herrera just two weeks ago. However, Pendarvis withdrew from the fight the day before the way because of personal family reasons.

Hovhannisyan stepped in as a replacement, winning four out of his last six bouts by knockout. His last fight was last month, where he stopped durable veteran Baudel Cardenas in the fifth round of a scheduled six round bout.

Navarette was coming off a stoppage victory in his last fight in August over hard-hitting Joel Ortega.

Hovhannisyan started the bout strong, taking the initiative and landing hard rights to the head of Navarette. Hovhannisyan also slipped in hooks to the head and body of Navarette.

Navarette tried to fight back, but did not have an answer for Hovhannisyan’s repeated offense.
Just when it looked as though Hovhannisyan was content to control the tempo and land, a left hook to the head dropped Navarette to the canvas. The impact of Navarette’s head hitting the canvas prompted referee Raul Caiz, Sr. to immediately stop the bout at 2:21.

Navarette lay motionless on the canvas, prompting commission officials to order the paramedics in the ring to tend to Navarette. After a few tense moments, Navarette began to move his arms and legs. He was eventually strapped onto the gurney and wheeled out of the venue, blinking his eyes and moving his fingers.

Hovhannisyan, from Glendale, CA by way of Yerevan, Armenia, improves to 10-0-1, 5 KO’s. Navarette, from Durango, Mexico, drops to 17-6-1, 10 KO’s. Boxrec.com lists Navarette with a record of 18-7-1, 14 KO’s entering Thursday night’s fight.

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