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DARCHINYAN: I'M GOING TO EXPOSE, DEMOLISH DONAIRE
Boxing Scene
Nov 6 2013
By Keith Idec
Vic Darchinyan is six years older and has five more losses on his
record than he did the week before his first fight against Nonito
Donaire.
The powerful southpaw from Armenia is still every bit as confident and
defiant as he was before Donaire knocked him out in the fifth round of
their July 2007 flyweight title fight in Bridgeport, Conn. Darchinyan
predicted on a conference call Tuesday that he'll knock out Donaire
after exposing the former four-division champion during their rematch
Saturday night in Corpus Christi, Texas (9:30 p.m. ET/PT).
"I'm going to stop him," Darchinyan said. "I'm going to prove to all
the world it's not about him, it is about me. I have more skills,
I have more power and I am very motivated. ... I know everything
he's going to do and everything I'm going to do. I'm going to come
and demolish him. I want to prove to all the world that I've waited
for this fight for a long time and I'm ready."
The 37-year-old Darchinyan was 28-0, including 22 knockouts, when
he attempted to defend his IBF flyweight title against Donaire. The
scheduled 12-round fight was even on two scorecards entering the
fifth round, when Donaire drilled Darchinyan with a left hook that
knocked down Darchinyan for the first time as an amateur or a pro.
Darchinyan (39-5-1, 28 KOs) said Tuesday he didn't know how to deal
with the knockdown and that inexperience cost him because he attempted
to get up too quickly, only to fall down again, face-first into the
ropes. Referee Eddie Claudio stopped the fight at 1:38 of the fifth,
after Darchinyan fell a second time.
The former flyweight and super flyweight champion has chased a
rematch with Donaire ever since the night that changed the careers
of both boxers. Now that he finally has secured that second shot at
the 30-year-old Donaire (31-2, 20 KOs), who went on to become a star,
Darchinyan promised he won't waste it.
"I'm very motivated for this fight," Darchinyan said, "because I know
I lost to him. ... I'm going to expose him and I'm going to show all
the world I can beat him. I can beat him easy. I'm going to show all
the world how good I am."
http://www.boxingscene.com/darchinyan-im-going-expose-demolish-donaire--71380
From: Baghdasarian
Boxing Scene
Nov 6 2013
By Keith Idec
Vic Darchinyan is six years older and has five more losses on his
record than he did the week before his first fight against Nonito
Donaire.
The powerful southpaw from Armenia is still every bit as confident and
defiant as he was before Donaire knocked him out in the fifth round of
their July 2007 flyweight title fight in Bridgeport, Conn. Darchinyan
predicted on a conference call Tuesday that he'll knock out Donaire
after exposing the former four-division champion during their rematch
Saturday night in Corpus Christi, Texas (9:30 p.m. ET/PT).
"I'm going to stop him," Darchinyan said. "I'm going to prove to all
the world it's not about him, it is about me. I have more skills,
I have more power and I am very motivated. ... I know everything
he's going to do and everything I'm going to do. I'm going to come
and demolish him. I want to prove to all the world that I've waited
for this fight for a long time and I'm ready."
The 37-year-old Darchinyan was 28-0, including 22 knockouts, when
he attempted to defend his IBF flyweight title against Donaire. The
scheduled 12-round fight was even on two scorecards entering the
fifth round, when Donaire drilled Darchinyan with a left hook that
knocked down Darchinyan for the first time as an amateur or a pro.
Darchinyan (39-5-1, 28 KOs) said Tuesday he didn't know how to deal
with the knockdown and that inexperience cost him because he attempted
to get up too quickly, only to fall down again, face-first into the
ropes. Referee Eddie Claudio stopped the fight at 1:38 of the fifth,
after Darchinyan fell a second time.
The former flyweight and super flyweight champion has chased a
rematch with Donaire ever since the night that changed the careers
of both boxers. Now that he finally has secured that second shot at
the 30-year-old Donaire (31-2, 20 KOs), who went on to become a star,
Darchinyan promised he won't waste it.
"I'm very motivated for this fight," Darchinyan said, "because I know
I lost to him. ... I'm going to expose him and I'm going to show all
the world I can beat him. I can beat him easy. I'm going to show all
the world how good I am."
http://www.boxingscene.com/darchinyan-im-going-expose-demolish-donaire--71380
From: Baghdasarian