Turkey's first professional boxer Zakaryan dies at 90
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 06:30 | 26 January 2020
- Modified Date: 06:30 | 26 January 2020
Turkey's first professional boxer Garbis Zakaryan died on Sunday at the age of 90, the boxing federation said.
The Armenian-Turkish athlete is fondly remembered by his fans as "iron fist".
A staunch patriot, Zakaryan told Turkish daily Hürriyet in a 2013 interview that he wanted his coffin to be wrapped with the Turkish flag.
He became a professional player at the age of 24 and in a career which spanned over 22 years won many local and amateur titles.
He will be buried in Istanbul's Şişli Armenian Cemetery on Jan. 29 after a funeral ceremony at the Armenian church.
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