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Aug 31 2013
Darchinyan Training in Mountains of Armenia For Donaire
by Ronnie Nathanielsz
Former three division world champion, hard-hitting southpaw Vic
Darchinyan is curently training in the mountains of Armenia, the
country of his birth, in preparation for his long desired rematch with
former WBO, Ring Magazine junior featherweight/super bantamweight
champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire on November 9, which Top
Rank promoter Bob Arum has indicated will takel place at the American
Center in Corpus Christi, Texas .
The manager of Darchinyan, Frank Espinoza told BoxingScene.com/Manila
Standard that Darchinyan "has been training in the mountains of
Armenia and will arrive in Los Angeles next Wednesday."
Espinoza said "this is a good fight for Vic and he's been waiting for
many years" for the rematch after Donaire scored a stunning 5th round
knockout to win the IBF/IBO flyweight belts of Drachinyan on July 7,
2007, adding that "at this point in his career he (Darchinyan) is
going to get this opportunity."
The manager confirmed that the ten round bout will take place at 126
pounds and allayed earlier concerns by Darchinyan who told the
Standard some two weeks ago that he wanted to face Donaire at a
catch-weight of 123-124 pounds.
Donaire who last month was walking around at 145 pounds told us last
week that he would have to struggle to even make 126 but had been
jogging and working out and his weight had come down to 135 which is
still nine pounds over the
featherweight limit.
Espinoza didn't seem bothered by the weight and told us Darchinyan
"won't have a problem" pointing out that both Donaire and Darchinyan
"have never fought at 126 before" and that he expects the fight to be
"a fair contest " among two worthy opponents.
With former WBO featherweight champion Mikey Garcia relinquishing his
title to move up to junior lightweight he told us during the Manny
Pacquiao-Brandon Rios press conference in Macau that he and Donaire
were very good friends and would never fight each other and he was
moving up to 130 pounds so Donaire could eventually get a crack at the
featherweight title.
Garcia will face Roman "Rocky" Martinez for the WBO junior lightweight
title while in a third exciting fight on the card Vanes Martirosyan
will clash with Demetrius Andrade for the vacant WBO junior
middleweight title.
Espinoza described the Top Rank Promotions card as a "great card and a
great night of boxing."
http://www.boxingscene.com/darchinyan-training-mountains-armenia-donaire--69171
Aug 31 2013
Darchinyan Training in Mountains of Armenia For Donaire
by Ronnie Nathanielsz
Former three division world champion, hard-hitting southpaw Vic
Darchinyan is curently training in the mountains of Armenia, the
country of his birth, in preparation for his long desired rematch with
former WBO, Ring Magazine junior featherweight/super bantamweight
champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire on November 9, which Top
Rank promoter Bob Arum has indicated will takel place at the American
Center in Corpus Christi, Texas .
The manager of Darchinyan, Frank Espinoza told BoxingScene.com/Manila
Standard that Darchinyan "has been training in the mountains of
Armenia and will arrive in Los Angeles next Wednesday."
Espinoza said "this is a good fight for Vic and he's been waiting for
many years" for the rematch after Donaire scored a stunning 5th round
knockout to win the IBF/IBO flyweight belts of Drachinyan on July 7,
2007, adding that "at this point in his career he (Darchinyan) is
going to get this opportunity."
The manager confirmed that the ten round bout will take place at 126
pounds and allayed earlier concerns by Darchinyan who told the
Standard some two weeks ago that he wanted to face Donaire at a
catch-weight of 123-124 pounds.
Donaire who last month was walking around at 145 pounds told us last
week that he would have to struggle to even make 126 but had been
jogging and working out and his weight had come down to 135 which is
still nine pounds over the
featherweight limit.
Espinoza didn't seem bothered by the weight and told us Darchinyan
"won't have a problem" pointing out that both Donaire and Darchinyan
"have never fought at 126 before" and that he expects the fight to be
"a fair contest " among two worthy opponents.
With former WBO featherweight champion Mikey Garcia relinquishing his
title to move up to junior lightweight he told us during the Manny
Pacquiao-Brandon Rios press conference in Macau that he and Donaire
were very good friends and would never fight each other and he was
moving up to 130 pounds so Donaire could eventually get a crack at the
featherweight title.
Garcia will face Roman "Rocky" Martinez for the WBO junior lightweight
title while in a third exciting fight on the card Vanes Martirosyan
will clash with Demetrius Andrade for the vacant WBO junior
middleweight title.
Espinoza described the Top Rank Promotions card as a "great card and a
great night of boxing."
http://www.boxingscene.com/darchinyan-training-mountains-armenia-donaire--69171