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DARCHINYAN VICTORY A SHOW OF PURE 'CLASS'
By Adrian Warren
Sydney
The Age, Australia
August 26, 2005
JEFF Fenech yesterday rated Vic Darchinyan's ruthless demolition of
challenger Jair Jiminez as the best performance of the world champion
flyweight's career.
The Fenech camp is also confident Darchinyan's mandatory defence
against Irishman Damaen Kelly will be held in Australia. Darchinyan's
manager, Robert Joske, said the IBF had set an October 27 deadline
for the fight with the Belfast-based boxer.
The 29-year-old champion improved his professional record to 24-0
by taking just five rounds to demoralise Colombian Jiminez, the
ninth-ranked contender.
Trainer Fenech, who convinced Darchinyan to relocate to Australia
after representing Armenia at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, described
Wednesday night's effort from his IBF and IBO champion as perfect.
"He was great ... people don't realise how good his opponent was,
and just how easy he handled him," Fenech said. "He made the guy do
everything that he wanted. That's a show of real class.
"I was very worried. I thought it was going to be our toughest fight.
I think it was his best one by far, especially because of the guy
that he fought. He didn't rush. A lot of times he was behind the jab
and he brought him onto punches instead of doing what he always does."
Advertisement AdvertisementAfter taking a two-week holiday in Armenia,
Darchinyan will resume training for his fight with Kelly, who has a
21-2 professional record. With the top two spots vacant, third-ranked
Kelly is the highest-ranked contender.
Kelly was the initial choice of opponent for Wednesday night's fight,
but could not agree to terms with promoter William Takataka. "He
wanted too much money, he wanted more than the champion, so that's
why we didn't go ahead with that fight," Takataka said.
Fenech and Takataka expect the fight will go to a purse bid and each
is confident the contest will take place in Australia. "I don't think
they've got the money to take the fight there, I'm confident of having
it here," Fenech said.
In Sydney tonight, world-ranked Nedal Hussein fights Australian
light-welterweight champion Mick Shaw for the vacant IBO
Intercontinental super-featherweight title and world-rated
light-heavyweight Jason DeLisle has an IBF Pan Pacific
light-heavyweight title defence against Argentinian Fernando Vera.
By Adrian Warren
Sydney
The Age, Australia
August 26, 2005
JEFF Fenech yesterday rated Vic Darchinyan's ruthless demolition of
challenger Jair Jiminez as the best performance of the world champion
flyweight's career.
The Fenech camp is also confident Darchinyan's mandatory defence
against Irishman Damaen Kelly will be held in Australia. Darchinyan's
manager, Robert Joske, said the IBF had set an October 27 deadline
for the fight with the Belfast-based boxer.
The 29-year-old champion improved his professional record to 24-0
by taking just five rounds to demoralise Colombian Jiminez, the
ninth-ranked contender.
Trainer Fenech, who convinced Darchinyan to relocate to Australia
after representing Armenia at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, described
Wednesday night's effort from his IBF and IBO champion as perfect.
"He was great ... people don't realise how good his opponent was,
and just how easy he handled him," Fenech said. "He made the guy do
everything that he wanted. That's a show of real class.
"I was very worried. I thought it was going to be our toughest fight.
I think it was his best one by far, especially because of the guy
that he fought. He didn't rush. A lot of times he was behind the jab
and he brought him onto punches instead of doing what he always does."
Advertisement AdvertisementAfter taking a two-week holiday in Armenia,
Darchinyan will resume training for his fight with Kelly, who has a
21-2 professional record. With the top two spots vacant, third-ranked
Kelly is the highest-ranked contender.
Kelly was the initial choice of opponent for Wednesday night's fight,
but could not agree to terms with promoter William Takataka. "He
wanted too much money, he wanted more than the champion, so that's
why we didn't go ahead with that fight," Takataka said.
Fenech and Takataka expect the fight will go to a purse bid and each
is confident the contest will take place in Australia. "I don't think
they've got the money to take the fight there, I'm confident of having
it here," Fenech said.
In Sydney tonight, world-ranked Nedal Hussein fights Australian
light-welterweight champion Mick Shaw for the vacant IBO
Intercontinental super-featherweight title and world-rated
light-heavyweight Jason DeLisle has an IBF Pan Pacific
light-heavyweight title defence against Argentinian Fernando Vera.