The sports school, which will be named in honor of retired Armenian-German professional boxer Arthur Abraham, is under construction in Yerevan.

The school will be located in the Charbakh neighborhood of the Shengavit district.

Abraham posted a video from the construction site, thanking the Armenian government for building the school named after him.

Arayik Harutyunyan, Chief of Staff of the Prime Minister’s Office, said that by naming the school after Abraham, the government is paying tribute to the renowned athlete.

“In the Charbakh district of Shengavit, the magnificent school named after Arthur Abraham is being built. Beyond expressing our appreciation for our renowned boxer, we are also constructing a sports complex unlike anything the Shengavit administrative district has ever seen. Let us value our athletes,” Harutyunyan wrote on social media.

Arthur Abraham held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the IBF middleweight title from 2005 to 2009, and the WBO super-middleweight title twice between 2012 and 2016.

Published by Armenpress, original at https://armenpress.am/en/article/1246182