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DARCHINYAN VICTORY PAVES WAY FOR WORLD TITLE SHOT
The Gold Coast Bulletin (Australia)
September 5, 2011 Monday
B - Main Edition
VIC Darchinyan is eyeing a major boxing world title clash with
Panama's WBA bantamweight Super champion Anselmo Moreno after making
a triumphant return to Armenia.
Sydney-based Darchinyan retained his IBO bantamweight world title
with a convincing 12-round unanimous points win over South African
challenger Evans Mbamba in the Armenian capital of Yerevan yesterday.
It was Armenia's first professional boxing promotion and Australian
citizen Darchinyan's first bout in the country of his birth since
his amateur days more than a decade ago.
The Armenian President and several Russian dignitaries were among
a capacity crowd of almost 8000 who witnessed a dominant display by
Darchinyan (37-3-1, 27 KOs). He controlled the fight after knocking
down Mbamba (18-2, 9 KOs) in the first round. The game South African
absorbed plenty of power punches, as Darchinyan won 120-107 on two
cards and 119-107 on the other.
"Evans Mbamba was very, very tough. He was a great warrior,"
Darchinyan's manager Elias Nassar said.
Nassar revealed Darchinyan would probably fight again in December,
with Moreno (31-1-1, 11 KOs) the likely opponent.
From: Baghdasarian
The Gold Coast Bulletin (Australia)
September 5, 2011 Monday
B - Main Edition
VIC Darchinyan is eyeing a major boxing world title clash with
Panama's WBA bantamweight Super champion Anselmo Moreno after making
a triumphant return to Armenia.
Sydney-based Darchinyan retained his IBO bantamweight world title
with a convincing 12-round unanimous points win over South African
challenger Evans Mbamba in the Armenian capital of Yerevan yesterday.
It was Armenia's first professional boxing promotion and Australian
citizen Darchinyan's first bout in the country of his birth since
his amateur days more than a decade ago.
The Armenian President and several Russian dignitaries were among
a capacity crowd of almost 8000 who witnessed a dominant display by
Darchinyan (37-3-1, 27 KOs). He controlled the fight after knocking
down Mbamba (18-2, 9 KOs) in the first round. The game South African
absorbed plenty of power punches, as Darchinyan won 120-107 on two
cards and 119-107 on the other.
"Evans Mbamba was very, very tough. He was a great warrior,"
Darchinyan's manager Elias Nassar said.
Nassar revealed Darchinyan would probably fight again in December,
with Moreno (31-1-1, 11 KOs) the likely opponent.
From: Baghdasarian