A Family’s Passion: SARTONK Crafts Boxing Title Belts

By Brittany Alvarado For over 40 years, one family has been crafting the title belts you see boxers proudly hoist into the air after nearly every championship match. Edward Majian, his 94-year-old grandfather, Ardash Sahaghian, and a small group of fiercely loyal employees of SARTONK, craft belts for the WBA (World Boxing Association), WBO (World Boxing Organization), IBO (International Boxing [...]

By |2015-12-30T10:21:27+00:00December 30th, 2015|The Big Screen|Comments Off on A Family’s Passion: SARTONK Crafts Boxing Title Belts

Not Just Makers of Boxing Belts, SARTONK Promotes Literacy and Social Contribution

(Edward and his grandfather, Ardash, work together almost daily. Photo courtesy of Edward Majian)   By Kim Constantinesco There's an angelic quality and mystifying attraction to behind-the-scenes work. It's almost fitting then that the founder and president of Union City, New Jersey based SARTONK, the originator of the modern boxing belt, is a magician. Edward Majian's sleight of [...]

By |2014-07-02T20:20:07+00:00July 2nd, 2014|The Big Play|Comments Off on Not Just Makers of Boxing Belts, SARTONK Promotes Literacy and Social Contribution
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