Vic Darchinyan faces Mzukisi Sikali Sunday night
EastsideBoxing.com
March 24 2005
23.03.05 – This fight night will feature the World Title Unification
bout between Australia’s current IBF Flyweight World Champion Vic
‘The Raging Bull’ DARCHINYAN and South Africa’s IBO World Champion
Mzukisi SIKALI..
It has been Thirty Years since the Flyweight Division has been unified
and only One Australian Boxer in history has ever unified a Division
(to hold two or more Titles in the One Division) and that is the
Great Kostya TSZYU. Vic Darchinyan recently won the IBF Flyweight
World Title. He has a remarkable record of 22 Fights for 22 Wins
(17 by knock-out).
One of the most powerful fighters seen in the lower weight classes
in many years, Vic Darchinyan impressed Jeff Fenech immensley at the
2000 Sydney Olympic Games whilst representing Armenia, accumulating
an amateur record of 152 wins from 170 bouts. The three-time world
champion saw something special in the hard hitting southpaw and he
has been proven correct. Darchinyan leaving a trail of destruction
and winning the IBF flyweight world title from long reigning and
previously undefeated Irene Pacheco.
The “Raging Bull” is now looking towards world domination in the
flyweight division. Other World Class Boxers that will feature on
the Card include Nedal ‘Skinny’ Hussein, Lovermore NIDOU as well
as the captain of Australia’s 2004 Olympic Boxing Team to Athens,
Jamie PITTMAN.