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Junior middleweight prospect Vanes Martirosyan improved to 12-0 (8KOs) with a second-round stoppage of Texas-based journeyman Taronze Washington.

Martirosyan started the scheduled eight-round bout aggressive as usual, concentrating on punishing Washington’s long torso with lightening quick body shots. Washington, a Dallas resident who had former welterweight champ Curtis Cokes in his corner, covered up under Martirosyan’s attack and looked to counter with left hooks. One or two of those counter hooks got through Martirosyan’s guard causing 2004 U.S. Olympian from Glendale (by way of Armenia) to back off and think more before letting his fast hands go. For the rest of the first round, Martirosyan stayed outside of Washington’s reach until he saw openings for crisp body-head combinations that he landed with speed and accuracy.Martirosyan controlled the pace and tempo of the fight in the second round as Washington, who dropped to 9-6 (8), did not let his hands go enough to present the popular 20-year-old boxer-puncher with a suitable challenge. Washington didn’t get a chance to increase his punch output because an uppercut-hook combination from Martirosyan put him down for the count at 2:22 of the second round. (Read full article at: www.MaxBoxing.com)

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Vanes WINS!!! by Unanimous Decision in 6 ROUNDS! Friday, August 12, 2006 - LAS VEGAS Vanes Martirosyan -vs- Marcus Brooks Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada LIVE on HBO PPV!

Martirosyan triumphs in lopsided victory

2004 U.S. Olympic representative Vanes Martirosyan (10-0, 6 KOs) had scored knockout victories in his last five bouts before tonight. Although the hot prospect didn’t K.O. his opponent he did knock down Marcus Brooks (6-2, 3 KOs) in the first round on his way to a six-round shutout victory.

The scorecards for Martirosyan's lopsided triumph read 60-53, 60-53 and 60-52. This super welterweight bout was never close. It was a big Martirosyan right to the temple that laid Brooks flat on the canvas in the first stanza. Brooks got back to his feet where he would stay the rest of the night. However, the night belonged to Martirosyan.

Brooks was totally outclassed, but to his credit showed his ability to absorb a ton of punishment. Throughout the bout, Martirosyan tagged his opponent almost at will. Martirosyan fought the perfect fight. He was simply in with an adversary determined to end the fight on his feet and thus deny him of another knockout victory. To his credit, Brooks tried his best to keep the Martirosyan attack at bay by keeping his jab in his opponent's face. Nevertheless, the strategy was highly ineffective and proved to do little to slow down Martirosyan. Brooks was forced to dance and cover throughout most of the bout. No weapon in Brooks' offensive arsenal had any real impact whatsoever on his foe.

In the sixth round, Martirosyan landed a one-two combination that rocked Brooks. Martirosyan followed up with a short left hook that snapped back Brooks' head. It looked as though Brooks might kiss the canvas again in the final round, but he determinedly hung on consuming his adversary's best shots.

- Albert Howell
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VANES WINS!!!
by KO in 3rd ROUND.

Vanes Martirosyan vs. Tefo Seetso
April 8, 2006 - Vanes wins by Knock-Out 55 seconds into Round 3.
His opponent, Tefo Seetso, was knocked down to his knees
and did not get up on the ref's 10 count. View photos

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