DARCHINYAN ARRIVES HOME; WANTS MORE WORLD TITLES
By Paul Upham in Sydney

SecondsOut
Nov 5 2008

Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan returned home to Australia on Wednesday
morning after his history making win over Cristian Mijares on Saturday
night in Los Angeles. The 32 year-old, who now holds the WBC, WBA and
IBF belts at 115lbs, promptly declared that he wants to win even more
boxing world titles.

"I would love to fight Fernando Montiel for his WBO title," he
said. "We are hearing that he wants to move up. If he can wait,
that would be better, because then he can give me his belt after I
beat him."

The Armenia born Australian citizen demolished his Mexican rival in
nine rounds, which included two knockdowns, televised in the USA on
Showtime. Darchinyan 31-1-1 (25) was greeted at Sydney International
Airport by his family, friends and a large contingent of media.

"I am very happy to see all the cameras and the media here," smiled
Darchinyan. "I remember being here at the airport seven years ago when
Kostya Tszyu became undisputed champion of the world after beating
Zab Judah. There were so many people here that day, lots and lots
of media. Back then I knew my time would come. Thank you to God and
to all the people around me. My family and my team. I did it. We did
it together."

Arriving at 8:30am on a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles,
Darchinyan was carrying his IBF belt that he previously held and
hopes to have his new WBC and WBA championship belts that he won from
Mijares delivered to him in the next ten days.

"I am very happy," he said. "It is great to be back with my family,
my son Ruben. I can’t say in words how happy I am. I think it is the
best win for me so far. I trained hard. Best performance? I think
so. It was something new again. I couldn’t sleep the night before the
fight. I had a tooth problem. But still, I am very happy. I did exactly
what I was supposed to do. Focus on the fight. Use my jab. I was happy
with my performance. I feel that I can do much better. I thought my
jab was not fast enough. I think I can give more and I will do it."

Manager Elias Nasser revealed that negotiations are already underway
for Darchinyan’s next fight. While Showtime have suggested a March
2009 date on a Gary Shaw promoted double-header, also featuring
light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson, Nasser said that there is
now interest in Darchinyan from other television networks.

"There have been talks about a fight with Jorge Arce," said Nasser. "We
are hoping we can do a deal by Friday."

"I want to fight Jorge Arce," added Darchinyan. "I also want to move up
in weight and fight Israel Vazquez. I want to fight world champions,
the best in the world. I can fight in any weight division. I will
bring my power to every fight."

While he appeared tired from the long fifteen-hour flight, Darchinyan
is looking forward to a well-deserved party.

"Today I want to celebrate and enjoy with my family," he said. "I
want to rest, then in the New Year, we will have another big fight
coming. With my manager Elias, I want only to fight for new world
titles. I don’t want to just defend. In boxing now, I am thinking a
different way. I am not sitting watching my titles. I want to fight for
more world titles. I want to get bigger and fight higher in weight."