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    DARCHINYAN DEFEATS KIRILOV FOR BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE

    International Herald Tribune
    Aug 3 2008
    France

    AP. TACOMA, Wash.: Victor Darchinyan took the IBF junior bantamweight
    title from Dimitri Kirilov on Saturday night with a fifth-round
    knockout in a fight that Darchinyan dominated from start to finish.

    A left hand by the 32-year-old Darchinyan sent Kirilov to the mat
    for the second time in the fifth round, and Kirilov was unable to
    get back to his feet. The bout at the Emerald Queen Casino ended at
    the 1:05 mark of the fifth.

    "I lost my title one year ago, and I've now returned to the
    championship," said Darchinyan, (30-1-1 with 24 knockouts), who
    took the fight to Kirilov (23-4-1, 9 knockouts) from the opening
    bell. "I never underestimate my opponents. I've learned a lot in my
    last several fights."

    The left-handed Darchinyan set the tone in the opening round with
    several solid hooks, then scored more with jabs during the second
    round. He continued his assault with several quick, successive
    punches to the head during the third round, while Kirilov had trouble
    connecting with anything.

    "I took the wrong approach," Kirilov said. "(Trainier) Freddie Roach
    told me to move to my left, but I wasn't doing that. I was trying
    to hit him with one big punch. I was not able to throw combinations,
    because I was just not able to do the work I normally do."

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    Kirilov seemed to get back into the fight in the fourth round. But
    Darchinyan came out strong in the fifth, throwing three quick punches
    and sending Kirilov to the mat for the first time 30 seconds into the
    round, resulting in a standing eight count. Kirilov, who ended the
    fourth round bleeding from the left side of his nose, came right back,
    but not for long, as Darchinyan pushed him back toward the ropes,
    then ended it with a left-handed shot to the head.

    Kirilov got to his knees and grabbed the rope, but was unable to get
    back to his feet by the end of the 10 count.

    Darchinyan, born in Armenia and now living in Australia, dominated the
    super flyweight division, successfully defending his title six times,
    five inside the distance before losing in an upset to Norito Donaire
    last July. He is now 8-1 with seven knockouts in title bouts.

    Darchinyan fought to a 12-round draw against Zey Gorres on Feb. 2. In
    an elimination bout for the right to fight Kirilov, Gorres was cut
    badly and was unable to train while healing, thus giving Darchinyan
    the mandatory challenge.

    In the co-main event, 2004 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist Andre
    Dirrell scored a fourth-round TKO against Mike Paschal in a battle
    of undefeated super middleweights. The 24-year-old Dirrell raised
    his record to 16-0, while dropping Paschal to 17-1-1 with four KOs.
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