BBC Sports
March 28 2005

Darchinyan keeps flyweight title

Australia’s Vic Darchinyan retained his IBF flyweight title with an
eighth-round stoppage of South Africa’s Mzukisi Sikali in Sydney on
Sunday.
The 29-year-old Darchinyan, making the first defence of the title he
won in December, was ahead on all three of the judges’ scorecards.

It was the Armenian-born fighter’s 23rd straight win and his 18th by
knockout.

After the fight, Darchinyan called out WBA champion Lorenzo Parra.
The Venezuelan is unbeaten in 25 fights.