fightnews.com
April 3 2010
Darchinyan-Donaire rematch?
By Ray Wheatley ‘ World of Boxing
WBC/WBA super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (34-2-1, 27 KOs) looks
set to clash with Nonito Donaire (23-1, 15 KOs) on August 21 in Los
Angeles. Darchinyan lost his IBF and IBO flyweight titles to Donaire
in a stunning fifth-round stoppage in July 2007 and has been chasing
Donaire ever since. `The Raging Bull’s’ WBA and WBC titles will be on
the line against WBA interim champion Donaire. `We are just waiting on
acceptance and confirmation from the Donaire camp,’ said Darchinyan’s
manager Elias Nasser, `everything else has been organized. There’s a
very large contingent of Armenian fans and Filipinos who live in
California and we are expecting a lot of Mexicans to be supporting
Vic, as well.’
Nasser said he was looking at a warm-up fight for Darchinyan in either
Los Angeles or Australia.
`It won’t be a walkover opponent, we are looking at the Indonesian
Angky Angkota (23-5, 14 KOs),’ Nassar said. ‘He lost his last fight on
a cut eye to Jorge Arce (for the vacant WBO super flyweight title on
January 10 in Mexico).’ Darchinyan vs Agkota could be promoted in
Sydney by Australia’s leading promoter, the Grange Gym.
Darchinyan has been based in Australia since 2000 when he represented
Armenia at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. He began his professional career
under the guidance of former three time world champion Jeff Fenech and
captured the world IBF flyweight title with Fenech as his trainer and
manager. Darchinyan’s best wins were KO victories over Jorge Arce and
Christian Mijares. Darchinyan’s promoter is Gary Shaw.