Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Flyweight Boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Flyweight The Flyweight class in the boxing at the 2010 Commonwealth Games competition is the second lightest class. Flyweight s were limited to those boxers weighing less than 52 kilograms (114.64 lbs). 18 boxers competed. Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of three rounds of three minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the front of the glove made full contact with the front of
Boxing in Armenia world and Europe in their weight categories. Vladimir Yengibarian was the first man who opened boxing schools in Armenia Boxing was practiced in the Armenian Highland since ancient times. Petroglyphs have been found in the region depicting a fight between two men, similar to boxing. King of Armenia Varazdat (Varasdates) is often regarded as one of the last competitors in the Ancient Olympic Games. Varazdat's victory in fisticuffs is recorded in Moses of Chorene's "History of Armenia". Since he reigned from 374–78, conjecture places his victory in the 360s, sometimes recorded in 369. The king's win is commemorated with a