‘Z’ CAMP DENIES DARCHINYAN BOUT
By Musong R. Castillo

Inquirer.net
Oct 25 2007
Philippines

MANILA, Philippines — Z "The Dream" Gorres will not fight Vic
Darchinyan in an elimination bout for the No. 1 ranking of the
International Boxing Federation on Dec. 1, contrary to what popular
boxing website sportsnut.com reported Wednesday.

"Not true," Aldeguer replied via text when asked of the fight, which
Darchinyan’s agent Angelo Hyder confirmed to sportsnut.com. "We have
not received any offer of the purse or the date of the fight.

"Dec. 1 is out of the question because we have a big promotion on
Dec. 2," he added.

While it is true that the IBF had ordered a Gorres-Darchinyan
eliminator and that they are willing to face the Armenian-born fighter,
Gorres handler Tony Aldeguer Wednesday said that they have not signed
any fight contract.

The winner of the eliminator will be lined up for a possible title
shot opposite Russian super-fly champ Dimitri Kirilov.

Ironically, it would have been the second title eliminator for
Gorres. His last fight against Eric Ortiz of Mexico last Aug. 11 in
Sacramento was also an IBF eliminator. Gorres scored an eighth round
TKO over Ortiz.

The 27-2-1 Gorres lost a controversial 12th round split decision to
Mexico’s Fernando Montiel, the WBO super-fly champ, last February in
Cebu and would like to get back on track to having another title shot.