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HEADBUTT RULING MARS DARCHINYAN'S VICTORY
by Grantlee Kieza
The Courier Mail (Australia)
October 9, 2006 Monday
First with the news Edition
AUSTRALIA'S IBF world flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan showed
yet again that he is one of the most dominant titleholders in
boxing, breaking the jaw and abruptly terminating the challenge of
American-based Filipino Glenn Donaire in Las Vegas yesterday.
It was a typically one-sided fight for the Armenian-born southpaw as
he forced Donaire to quit midway through round six.
Darchinyan, 30, decked Donaire at the end of round four with a short
right and kept doling out punishment until the fight was halted as
Donaire turned away in surrender.
But in a controversial ending, Darchinyan was awarded a technical
decision rather than a knockout after the referee, Tony Weeks, ruled
Donaire's jaw was broken by a headbutt and not a punch.
Darchinyan was furious about the ruling because it robbed him of
another KO after his five previous world title wins had all been
by stoppages.
He is now unbeaten in 27 fights, with 21 wins by KO, though he will
forever argue that it should be 22.
Television replays showed no headbutt, only Donaire being hit at will
with rights and lefts from the Sydney Olympian, who is probably the
hardest-punching fighter in the world, pound for pound.
"It was not a headbutt," Darchinyan said.
"Donaire is a smart guy. I hurt him and he didn't want any more. I
hit him on the chin with a punch, not a headbutt.
"This should have been a knockout on my record, not a decision win.
If I knew it was going to finish like this I would have knocked him
out much sooner."
It was the first fight for Darchinyan without regular trainer Jeff
Fenech. He was trained by long-time cornerman Billy Hussein.
Darchinyan says he is confident he can win world titles at six weight
divisions all the way up to junior-lightweight (59kg) and is now
targeting IBF bantamweight champ Rafael Marquez, of Mexico.
by Grantlee Kieza
The Courier Mail (Australia)
October 9, 2006 Monday
First with the news Edition
AUSTRALIA'S IBF world flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan showed
yet again that he is one of the most dominant titleholders in
boxing, breaking the jaw and abruptly terminating the challenge of
American-based Filipino Glenn Donaire in Las Vegas yesterday.
It was a typically one-sided fight for the Armenian-born southpaw as
he forced Donaire to quit midway through round six.
Darchinyan, 30, decked Donaire at the end of round four with a short
right and kept doling out punishment until the fight was halted as
Donaire turned away in surrender.
But in a controversial ending, Darchinyan was awarded a technical
decision rather than a knockout after the referee, Tony Weeks, ruled
Donaire's jaw was broken by a headbutt and not a punch.
Darchinyan was furious about the ruling because it robbed him of
another KO after his five previous world title wins had all been
by stoppages.
He is now unbeaten in 27 fights, with 21 wins by KO, though he will
forever argue that it should be 22.
Television replays showed no headbutt, only Donaire being hit at will
with rights and lefts from the Sydney Olympian, who is probably the
hardest-punching fighter in the world, pound for pound.
"It was not a headbutt," Darchinyan said.
"Donaire is a smart guy. I hurt him and he didn't want any more. I
hit him on the chin with a punch, not a headbutt.
"This should have been a knockout on my record, not a decision win.
If I knew it was going to finish like this I would have knocked him
out much sooner."
It was the first fight for Darchinyan without regular trainer Jeff
Fenech. He was trained by long-time cornerman Billy Hussein.
Darchinyan says he is confident he can win world titles at six weight
divisions all the way up to junior-lightweight (59kg) and is now
targeting IBF bantamweight champ Rafael Marquez, of Mexico.