Biography
Vanes was born on May 1, 1986, in Abovyan, Armenia. Vanes' father, Norik Martirosyan, was a boxer in Armenia who worked for an industrial company and was also in the army. Vanes has two brothers, one older and one younger, and a sister.
His family moved to Glendale, CA when he was four years old. He started boxing when he was seven after his father found out there was a gym nearby.
Martirosyan was taken out of junior high school by his father and became home-schooled once it had become clear that he needed to keep his son’s fighting confined to the ring.
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