CATUBAY SAY HE’S READY TO DISPOSE DARCHINYAN
By Dong Secuya

PhilBoxing.com
Philippines
Wed, 19 Sep 2007

Journeyman Federico Catubay, who has been tagged by former world
flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan of Australia as a mere tuneup
in their upcoming fight on Oct. 20 in Sydney, declares that the
Armenian-born Aussie will be in for a big surprise come fight night.

"I’ve studied his tapes and I know how to beat him because his
style fits my style perfectly," said Catubay who has been caught by
PhilBoxing in his early morning jog together with other ALA boxers
at the Cebu Asiatown IT Park on Monday where superstar Manny Pacquiao
also runs every other day.

"This is the opportunity of my life and I don’t want to miss it,"
Catubay said adding that his manager, well-known promoter Sammy
Gello-ani, has promised him "a world title fight if I get past
Darchinyan."

Catubay (20-13-3 11KOs), whose chances of beating Darchinyan is
considered a long shot, said that they will leave for Australia early
next month to acclimatize himself with the place concluding that
"I have not trained as hard as this one all his life."

The ALA boxers after doing their rounds jogging at the Cebu IT Park.

The erstwhile unbeaten and flamboyant Darchinyan (28-1 22KOs) lost his
last fight and his IBF and IBO world titles in a stunning upset against
Filipino-American Nonito Donaire in Bridgeport, Connecticut on July 7.