SecondsOut.com
Aug 23 2005
Darchinyan & Jimenez make weight in Sydney
By Paul Upham: IBF/IBO flyweight world champion Vic Darchinyan
defends his titles against Colombian Jair Jimenez on Wednesday night
at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Australia. The 29 year-old
Armenian born Australian citizen predicted an early finish. “It won’t
go three rounds,” said Darchinyan confidently.
The hard hitting southpaw will be making the second defence of his
IBF title that he won by stopping long-reigning former world champion
Irene Pacheco last December in the USA. In his next fight, Darchinyan
added the IBO title around his waist with an 8th round TKO stoppage
of South African Mzukisi Sikali on March 27.
“He said he would knock me out,” Darchinyan 23-0 (18) said of
Jimenez. “I have watched him on tape and he is a good fighter, but he
is going to go down tomorrow.”
26 year-old Jimenez 22-4-1 (16) gave respect to Darchinyan’s ability
but predicted he would win.
“He is a good world champion,” said Jimenez. “It will be a difficult
fight. But at the end of the night, I will win.”
Darchinyan and Jimenez were both right on the 112lbs limit at the
Tuesday night weigh-in at the Mercure Hotel in Sydney. The undercard
will feature Billy Dib defending his IBO Asia Pacific junior
lightweight title against Michael Kizza, while Ahmed Elomar and
Denchai Sor Tiebkoon will face off for the vacant IBO Asia Pacific
featherweight title. The opponent for Victor Oganov did not arrive in
Australia and the Russian “Destroyer” is off the card. Tickets are
available from the fight venue with the action commencing at 7:30pm
AEST. Sky Channel and Main Event Pay-Per-View will televise the fight
live in Australia.
Paul Upham
Contributing Editor
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress