Mekhak Ghazaryan (; born December 13, 1966, in

Gyumri Gyumri (, ) is an urban municipal community and the List of cities and towns in Armenia, second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th centur ...

, Shirak), also known as Mikhail Kazaryan, is a retired amateur boxer from

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. He represented the Soviet Union at the

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in the men's featherweight (57 kg) division. Ghazaryan was defeated in the third round by eventual gold medalist Giovanni Parisi. He represented his native country at the

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, in the men's lightweight (60 kg) division. Ghazaryan lost in the second round to Michael Strange. Ghazaryan won the European Championship title in the lightweight division at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Turin. Ghazaryan won a bronze medal at the 1993 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the lightweight division.

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* 1966 births Living people Sportspeople from Gyumri Soviet male boxers Soviet Armenians Featherweight boxers Lightweight boxers Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Armenia Olympic boxers for the Soviet Union Armenian male boxers {{Armenia-boxing-bio-stub