DARCHINYAN AIMING FOR WORLD TITLES IN UP TO FIVE DIVISIONS
The Gold Coast Bulletin
November 6, 2008 Thursday
Australia
AUSTRALIA’S new, undisputed super flyweight world boxing champion Vic
Darchinyan believes he can win world titles in up to five divisions.
Darchinyan returned to Sydney yesterday after adding the WBA and
WBC titles of Mexican Cristian Mijares to the IBF championship he
already held.
The Sydney boxer expects to receive his WBA and WBC belts within
the next 10 days following his spectacular ninth-round knockout of
Mijares in California last weekend.
After struggling for press and public recognition in his adopted
country, Darchinyan was delighted to see a large media turnout at
Sydney Airport upon his arrival.
The cluster of cameras and journalists was in stark contrast to the
one or two diehard boxing scribes who welcomed him home after his
previous seven world title fights overseas.
The Armenian-born boxer is a star in his native country and has also
earned a multitude of Mexican, American and Filipino fight fans for
his exploits off shore.
His manager Elias Nassar said a fight with another Mexican superstar,
Jorge Arce, in the United States in March was 75 per cent locked in.
Darchinyan said he would knock out Arce even faster than Mijares.
The fight with Arce would be at super flyweight, but Darchinyan
said his wanted more title belts and to continue rising through
the divisions.
He needs to win in one more division to equal Jeff Fenech, the only
Australian to win world title belts in three divisions.