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  • Boxing: Vic Darchinyan wants Jorge Arce

    eastsideboxing.com
    March 10 2006

    Vic Darchinyan wants Jorge Arce


    (Sydney, Australia : 10th March 2006) Reigning IBF/IBO flyweight
    world boxing champion Vic `Raging Bull' Darchinyan has his knockout
    targets set on WBC Interim flyweight champion Jorge Arce.

    26 year-old Arce defends his title against Rosendo Alvarez on the
    Floyd Mayweather-Zab Judah card on April 8 in Las Vegas. Should he be
    successful, Darchinyan wants Arce in the ring next.

    `This would be the biggest fight in the flyweight division,' said
    Darchinyan. `Arce is very popular in Mexico and the USA. He has a big
    name, but when I beat him, people will see that I am the best
    flyweight in the world. I met him face to face this year and told him
    I wanted the fight. If he beats Alvarez, lets give the fans an
    explosive battle and face each other in the ring!'

    30 year-old Darchinyan, the Armenia born Australian citizen southpaw,
    has an undefeated record of 25 wins, 0 losses and 20 knockouts. In
    his last fight on March 3 at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez,
    California in the USA, Darchinyan knocked out IBF mandatory
    challenger Diosdado Gabi from the Philippines in round 8.

    `Gabi was very tough and very strong,' said Darchinyan. `I think he
    would give Arce a very tough fight.'

    The impressive knockout win over Gabi was televised by American
    network SHOWTIME across the USA as the main event of their `SHOBOX:
    The New Generation' series to an audience in the multi-millions.

    Darchinyan first won the IBF flyweight world title in December 2004
    against long reigning world champion Irene Pacheco.

    `Pacheco was a very good puncher, more experienced,' recalled
    Darchinyan. `But I can rate Diosdado Gabi very close to him. I think
    Gabi is one of the top five flyweights in the world. I think he would
    definitely be better than the WBC champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam. I
    have never fought him, but I have watched him at ringside in Bangkok.
    I would knock out Wonjongkam, no problem at all. I hope Gabi gets a
    chance to fight for the WBA or WBO titles. He will do very well.'
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