Boxer Vanes Martirosyan, who competed for Team USA in 2004 Olympics, dead at 39

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Vanes Martirosyan, a former Olympic boxer who competed professionally in the light middleweight and middleweight divisions, has died, officials said Sunday. He was 39.

The World Boxing Council announced Martirosyan’s death in a post on social media.

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Vanes Martirosyan poses while training for his middleweight fight against Gennady Golovkin on April 23, 2018, in Glendale, California. (Harry How/Getty Images)

"Vanes Martirosyan is now resting in peace," the organization wrote on Facebook. "He leaves us a profound legacy of resilience, an inspiring warrior spirit, and an unwavering love for life. Farewell, CHAMP!"

Martirosyan battled skin cancer for two years before his death, according to Ring Magazine.

He was born in Armenia but moved to Glendale, California, when he was young. He started boxing at the age of 7 and went on to become an eight-time national champion and Golden Gloves winner.

Martirosyan represented Team USA in the 2004 Olympics in the welterweight division as he defeated Haiti’s Andre Berto in the first-ever Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur (AIBA), now known as the International Boxing Association, American Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament. He was just 18.

Vanes Martirosyan celebrates his victory over Benamar Meskine at the Peristeri Boxing Hall on Aug. 15, 2004, in Athens. (Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images)

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He didn’t have the same success in the 2004 Olympics. He defeated Algeria’s Benamar Meskine in the first round but lost to Cuba’s Lorenzo Aragón in the second.