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Vic Darchinyan beats Evans Mbamba in Yerevan (video)
10:10 - 04.09.11
Armenian flyweight boxer Vic Darchinyan beat Evans Mbamba from South
Africa in a first-ever professional boxing in Karen Demirchyan Sports
Complex in Yerevan late on Saturday.
Though initially Darchinyan had promised his fans he would beat his
rival with a knock-out, Mbamba was a strong boxer and survived till
the last round.
Before the fighting Darchinyan said he dedicated his victory to the
20th anniversary of Armenia's independence.
`I have a lot of titles, but my goal is to win a fight in Armenia,'
had had said prior to the fighting.
Darchinyan, asking permission from international referees, gave his
world champion's belt to Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan.
Another prize he had earned for the best knock-out of the year in
2008, Darchinyan gave to Gagik Tsarukyan - the President of the
National Olympic Committee of Armenia.
Mbamba said before the fighting he had trained for eight weeks, to
which Darchinyan responded, saying he had trained for 16 weeks.
Tert.am
10:10 - 04.09.11
Armenian flyweight boxer Vic Darchinyan beat Evans Mbamba from South
Africa in a first-ever professional boxing in Karen Demirchyan Sports
Complex in Yerevan late on Saturday.
Though initially Darchinyan had promised his fans he would beat his
rival with a knock-out, Mbamba was a strong boxer and survived till
the last round.
Before the fighting Darchinyan said he dedicated his victory to the
20th anniversary of Armenia's independence.
`I have a lot of titles, but my goal is to win a fight in Armenia,'
had had said prior to the fighting.
Darchinyan, asking permission from international referees, gave his
world champion's belt to Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan.
Another prize he had earned for the best knock-out of the year in
2008, Darchinyan gave to Gagik Tsarukyan - the President of the
National Olympic Committee of Armenia.
Mbamba said before the fighting he had trained for eight weeks, to
which Darchinyan responded, saying he had trained for 16 weeks.
Tert.am