Taipei Times, Taiwan
Nov 2 2008
Darchinyan claims undisputed super fly title
VIC-TORIOUS: Mexico’s Christian Mijares came off second-best when he
tried to mix it with his hard-hitting foe, while Nonito Donaire
improved his record to 21-1
AP, CARSON, CALIFORNIA
Monday, Nov 03, 2008, Page 18
Australia-based Armenian Vic Darchinyan became the undisputed world
super flyweight champion on Saturday with a knockout win over Mexican
Cristian Mijares in their title unification bout.
Darchinyan came into the bout with his IBF belt on the line while
Mijares risked his WBC and WBA titles. Darchinyan left with all three,
knocking Mijares down with a left uppercut in the first round and then
finishing him off with a jolting straight left in the ninth.
IBF champ Darchinyan dominated the match of two southpaws from start
to finish.
`I promised to show my skills and knock him out and I kept my
promise,’ Darchinyan said. `I was always confident I was the best
fighter. I had beaten guys that had beaten him.’
Mijares, known for boxing skills and not power, said earlier that
intelligence would beat strength. But he did not fight a smart fight,
instead trying to mix it up with his hard-hitting foe.
`My heart came like a Mexican and I did not fight my fight,’ Mijares
said through a translator.
A native of Armenia who has been based in Sydney for all his
professional career, Darchinyan had won all but one round on each
judges’ card before he stopped the Mexican fighter as the ninth round
ended.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
