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  • Boxing: Darchinyan KOs Mexican To Retain Title

    DARCHINYAN KOS MEXICAN TO RETAIN TITLE
    Grantlee Kieza

    Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
    June 5 2006

    VIC Darchinyan is a little man with a huge punch and yesterday
    Australia's world flyweight champion showed it on the world stage,
    knocking out previously unbeaten Mexican Luis Maldonado in Las Vegas.

    Australia's best fighter stunned the crowd at the Thomas and Mack
    Centre, trading heavy shots with the rugged Mexican before finally
    overwhelming him in the eighth round to retain his IBF flyweight title.

    When referee Joe Cortez rescued Maldonado from Darchinyan's relentless
    onslaught it was the Mexican fighter's first loss in 35 starts.

    The undefeated Darchinyan scored his 26th win and his 21st KO. All
    five of his world title bouts have ended inside the distance and he
    looks a good chance to emulate his friend Kostya Tszyu in unifying
    all the world titles in his 51kg weight division.

    Both fighters promised fireworks and both delivered, trading heavy
    shots in the opening three rounds until Maldonado was cut above the
    right eye in round four.

    Darchinyan, a Sydney Olympian, dropped the Mexican in round six and
    although Maldonado bravely fought back, he was taking a beating when
    the referee intervened midway through round eight.

    The bout was scheduled as the main supporting bout to the third war
    between lightweight stars Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo. But
    after Castillo failed to make the weight for the bout, Darchinyan's
    title defence was elevated to the main event on a huge pay per view
    card throughout the world.

    "It was a great chance to show the world my power," Darchinyan said.

    "I put on a good show and hopefully this win against a very good
    Mexican opponent will give me more fans. I hope my supporters in
    Australia liked what they saw because I have many more world titles
    to win.

    "I feel I can beat the champions now in three more weight classes
    all the way up to super-bantamweight if I have to."

    Darchinyan's trainer Jeff Fenech implored Australian boxing fans to
    support the Armenian-born southpaw who has much more success attracting
    fans overseas.

    "We just saw 30,000 people turn up to see Anthony Mundine-Danny Green
    in a non-title fight that no one outside Australia could care less
    about," Fenech said.

    "Vic Darchinyan is an outstanding, undefeated world champion who has
    crushed everyone put before him. He deserves to get recognition as
    a global boxing star."

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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