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April 23 2006
Darchinyan’s next fight!
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Vic Darchinyan To Defend Against Maldonado June 3 On SHOWTIME
NEW YORK (April 23, 2006) – In a terrific matchup of unbeaten
flyweights, IBF champion Vic “The Raging Bull’~R Darchinyan will
defend his crown against IBF No. 8 contender Luis Maldonado Saturday,
June 3, 2006, on SHOWTIME. The 12-round world title fight, which was
announced by SHOWTIME Sports & Event Programming General Manager Ken
Hershman, will precede the highly anticipated rubber match between
WBC Lightweight Champion Diego Corrales and former two-time WBC
titleholder Jose Luis Castillo.. The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING
world championship doubleheader from the Thomas & Mack Center in Las
Vegas, Nevada, will begin at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the west
coast).
Darchinyan (25-0, 20 KOs), of Sydney, Australia, by way of Vanadvor,
Armenia, is coming off of a sensational eighth-round TKO over
Diosdado Gabi March 3, 2006, on the SHOWTIME boxing series, “ShoBox:
The New Generation.” A pint-sized powerhouse armed with
bone-crunching power, Darchinyan is one of the hardest
pound-for-pound hitters in boxing. The Lord of the Flys has won seven
consecutive bouts by knockout. This will be the southpaw’s fourth
title defense. Darchinyan also holds the International Boxing
Organization (IBO) 112-pound belt.
Maldonado (33-0-1, 25 KOs), of Mexicali, Mexico, had a 33-fight
winning streak end in his last outing when he boxed to a 12-round
draw against slick southpaw boxer Cristian Mijares in a flyweight
elimination bout on Feb. 24, 2006. An aggressive, offensive-minded
slugger who makes for great fights and never takes a backward step,
Maldonado will be the naturally bigger man against Darchinyan. The
unbeaten crowd pleaser, who also is the World Boxing Organization
(WBO) No. 6 contender, will make his second United States start.
Can anyone fill me in on the opponent? Sounds like this one is going
to be a cracker! If the writer of this article is anything to go
by,it would be no surprise if Darchinyan lost.