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DARCHINYAN TRADES BLOWS WITH BIGGER BOXER
BY: Adrian Warren
AAP Newsfeed
November 12, 2011 Saturday 2:32 PM AEST
Australia
Vic Darchinyan has traded blows with a renowned warrior several
divisions above him, as he prepares to fight the much taller Anselmo
Moreno in a bantamweight boxing unification world title bout.
IBO champion Darchinyan left Australia on Saturday bound for Los
Angeles where he will continue his preparations for the December 3
clash with Panama's WBA Super title holder.
Fellow southpaw Moreno will enjoy a considerable height advantage of
around seven centimetres.
He has spent much of his career at bantamweight while Darchinyan has
moved through the divisions from flyweight.
Darchinyan has been sparring with Filipino lightweight and southpaw
Czar Amonsot, who is almost as tall as Moreno and is best known for
his epic 12 round contest with Australian Michael Katsidis.
"He's given me good sparring, I'm happy with my speed and my power,"
Darchinyan told AAP.
"Czar is heavier than me by five weight divisions and I know my power
is good enough for my opponent."
Darchinyan says he may very well be the underdog against Moreno,
who has reeled off 25 straight wins since his one professional loss
nine years ago.
He isn't concerned that at 35 he is almost nine and a half years
older than an opponent with a 31-1-1 record.
"When I overcome him and destroy him everyone will see that 35 is
not too old," Darchinyan said.
"My career hasn't finished yet. I will find out when it's the time.
I love to train, I love to show my power.
"It's not about age, it's about mentally how you are preparing
yourself."
As ever, the confident Armenian-born boxer is predicting a knockout,
though Moreno's sole loss nine was by decision.
Renowned for being too impetuous earlier in his career, Darchinyan
has learnt the virtue of taking his time.
"I always want to go for a knockout, but first in boxing you have to
be smart, don't be impatient," said Darchinyan, whose record stands
at 37-3-1, with 27 KOs.
He reiterated he intended moving up to super bantamweight unless
he got more opportunities to unify the bantamweight division if he
beats Moreno.
The Sydneysider would certainly like a rematch against a winner of
the other big fight on the December 3 card, the IBF bantamweight
world title clash between Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko, the last
two men to beat the Australian.
"If the winner of that fight will fight me, I will stay at bantamweight
and wait for that fight, if not I'm moving up a weight division,"
Darchinyan said.
"I would love to become undisputed world champion at bantamweight,
but I'm not going to wait too long.
"I'm going to challenge champions and if they don't accept, I'm moving
on and moving up a division."
BY: Adrian Warren
AAP Newsfeed
November 12, 2011 Saturday 2:32 PM AEST
Australia
Vic Darchinyan has traded blows with a renowned warrior several
divisions above him, as he prepares to fight the much taller Anselmo
Moreno in a bantamweight boxing unification world title bout.
IBO champion Darchinyan left Australia on Saturday bound for Los
Angeles where he will continue his preparations for the December 3
clash with Panama's WBA Super title holder.
Fellow southpaw Moreno will enjoy a considerable height advantage of
around seven centimetres.
He has spent much of his career at bantamweight while Darchinyan has
moved through the divisions from flyweight.
Darchinyan has been sparring with Filipino lightweight and southpaw
Czar Amonsot, who is almost as tall as Moreno and is best known for
his epic 12 round contest with Australian Michael Katsidis.
"He's given me good sparring, I'm happy with my speed and my power,"
Darchinyan told AAP.
"Czar is heavier than me by five weight divisions and I know my power
is good enough for my opponent."
Darchinyan says he may very well be the underdog against Moreno,
who has reeled off 25 straight wins since his one professional loss
nine years ago.
He isn't concerned that at 35 he is almost nine and a half years
older than an opponent with a 31-1-1 record.
"When I overcome him and destroy him everyone will see that 35 is
not too old," Darchinyan said.
"My career hasn't finished yet. I will find out when it's the time.
I love to train, I love to show my power.
"It's not about age, it's about mentally how you are preparing
yourself."
As ever, the confident Armenian-born boxer is predicting a knockout,
though Moreno's sole loss nine was by decision.
Renowned for being too impetuous earlier in his career, Darchinyan
has learnt the virtue of taking his time.
"I always want to go for a knockout, but first in boxing you have to
be smart, don't be impatient," said Darchinyan, whose record stands
at 37-3-1, with 27 KOs.
He reiterated he intended moving up to super bantamweight unless
he got more opportunities to unify the bantamweight division if he
beats Moreno.
The Sydneysider would certainly like a rematch against a winner of
the other big fight on the December 3 card, the IBF bantamweight
world title clash between Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko, the last
two men to beat the Australian.
"If the winner of that fight will fight me, I will stay at bantamweight
and wait for that fight, if not I'm moving up a weight division,"
Darchinyan said.
"I would love to become undisputed world champion at bantamweight,
but I'm not going to wait too long.
"I'm going to challenge champions and if they don't accept, I'm moving
on and moving up a division."