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DARCHINYAN TO FIGHT MARES
AZG DAILY #229, 11-12-2010
Vic Darchinyan is scheduled to fight Mexican Abner Mares (20-0-1, 13
KOs) of Montebello, California in a 12-round IBO bantamweight title
fight on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at the Emerald Queen in Tacoma,
Washington. The undefeated Mares is coming off a controversial
majority decision draw with Yonnhy Perez this past May 2010.
Darchinyan is coming off unanimous decision victory over Eric
Barcelona also this past May 2010. In that fight Darchinyan fought
with a broken left hand that happened sparring during training camp.
Darchinyan vs Mares will co-headline the Showtime fight card along
with Yonnhy Perez vs Joseph Agbeko in an IBF bantamweight title fight
which is part of Showtime's four-man single-elimination bantamweight
tournament semifinals.
Regardless of the scenarios, storylines and matchups, each boxer
starts the tournament on Dec. 11 with the same chance to make, and
win, the Final - and ultimately earn bragging rights as the best
Bantamweight in the world.
All fighters in The Bantamweight Tournament are guaranteed two fights
within the tournament structure - Semifinals and Finals. The winners
of each Semifinal will fight for the Bantamweight Tournament
Championship with the losers fighting in the consolation fight on the
same night. In the event of a draw in the Semifinals, SHOWTIME will
determine the Championship opponent based on tournament performance.
"I am very excited about this tournament. I am prepared and all the
guys are good. I have fought great champions and great guys, this is a
great division. I am proving that I have come back better. I am going
to show everyone that I am much stronger. I am going to be faster and
stronger and I am going to out-school Abner. I am going to be much
stronger and win this tournament easily", Darchinyan said.
"I know that he's 10 years younger than me, but boxing is not about
young and old, you know? It's about how you prepare and how much you
believe in yourself," said Darchinyan. "And I believe that on Saturday
night, you will see me as the younger fighter, and I'm going to be
fast and strong."
From: A. Papazian
AZG DAILY #229, 11-12-2010
Vic Darchinyan is scheduled to fight Mexican Abner Mares (20-0-1, 13
KOs) of Montebello, California in a 12-round IBO bantamweight title
fight on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at the Emerald Queen in Tacoma,
Washington. The undefeated Mares is coming off a controversial
majority decision draw with Yonnhy Perez this past May 2010.
Darchinyan is coming off unanimous decision victory over Eric
Barcelona also this past May 2010. In that fight Darchinyan fought
with a broken left hand that happened sparring during training camp.
Darchinyan vs Mares will co-headline the Showtime fight card along
with Yonnhy Perez vs Joseph Agbeko in an IBF bantamweight title fight
which is part of Showtime's four-man single-elimination bantamweight
tournament semifinals.
Regardless of the scenarios, storylines and matchups, each boxer
starts the tournament on Dec. 11 with the same chance to make, and
win, the Final - and ultimately earn bragging rights as the best
Bantamweight in the world.
All fighters in The Bantamweight Tournament are guaranteed two fights
within the tournament structure - Semifinals and Finals. The winners
of each Semifinal will fight for the Bantamweight Tournament
Championship with the losers fighting in the consolation fight on the
same night. In the event of a draw in the Semifinals, SHOWTIME will
determine the Championship opponent based on tournament performance.
"I am very excited about this tournament. I am prepared and all the
guys are good. I have fought great champions and great guys, this is a
great division. I am proving that I have come back better. I am going
to show everyone that I am much stronger. I am going to be faster and
stronger and I am going to out-school Abner. I am going to be much
stronger and win this tournament easily", Darchinyan said.
"I know that he's 10 years younger than me, but boxing is not about
young and old, you know? It's about how you prepare and how much you
believe in yourself," said Darchinyan. "And I believe that on Saturday
night, you will see me as the younger fighter, and I'm going to be
fast and strong."
From: A. Papazian