PanARMENIAN.Net
A deal has been reached for collision between Darchinyan and Joseph Agbeko
21.03.2009 20:23 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ A super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (32-1-1,
26 KOs) is once again on the move. A deal has been reached between
Gary Shaw and Don King for the summer collision between Darchinyan and
IBF bantamweight champion Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko (26-1, 22 KOs).
Since the knockout of Jorge Arce in February, Darchinyan expressed his
desire to jump up to bantamweight to look for bigger fights. His dream
would be a fight against Israel Vazuez, who fights at super
bantamweight but plans to move up to featherweight in the near future.
Shaw tells Dan Rafael that Showtime will televise the fight. No firm
date is set. The two sides are looking at the month of June. Shaw is
still waiting on final approval from the IBF. For the first time in a
long time, Darchinyan will be in the ring with a natural power puncher
who also has a good chin. The biggest man that Darchinyan has ever
faced.
"The fight is made. That’s breaking news. It will be on Showtime and
be a co-promotion between Don and myself. This is a very tough
fight. We have a lot of respect for the ‘King.’ The question is, will
Vic bring his power up to bantamweight with him? I hope so,"
boxingscene.com cited Shaw as saying.