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DARCHINYAN BLASTS REFEREE AFTER SPLIT DECISION
AZG DAILY #230, 14-12-2010
Vic Darchinyan launched a verbal tirade after the Australian lost a
split points decision to rising Mexican boxing star Abner Mares in a
wild, action-filled bantamweight world title fight.
Darchinyan said referee Robert Howard wrongly accused him of pushing
and holding the unbeaten Mares throughout the bout, derailing his
fight plan.
''The referee didn't let me do my fight. It was disgusting,''
Darchinyan said after Saturday's bout at the Emerald Queen Casino in
Tacoma, Washington. ''I wasn't pushing him or holding him.''
It was the third loss of 34-year-old Darchinyan's 39-bout professional
career. Mares, a 25-year-old from Guadalajara, overcame plenty of
adversity in the early rounds to finish strongly against Darchinyan.
In the first round, Mares suffered a cut above his left eye from an
accidental head clash, and in the second, a powerful Darchinyan left
hand knocked the Mexican to the canvas.
Howard took a point off Mares in the fourth round for repeated low
blows, while in the seventh it was Darchinyan's turn to hit the canvas
when Mares fired a left hand that caught the Australian off balance.
Judge Glen Hamada scored the fight 115-111 to Darchinyan, but Alan
Krebs and Tom McDonough gave Mares the victory in 114-112 and 115-111
respectively.
''It was my hardest fight ever,'' said Mares, who improves to a 21
win, one draw, professional record and claims the International Boxing
Organisation and World Boxing Council bantamweight titles.
Darchinyan, who held the World Boxing Council and World Boxing
Association super-flyweight titles, stepped up a weight division to
take on Mares at bantamweight.
The bout was also the semi-final of a bantamweight tournament.
Ghana's Joseph Agbeko won the other semi-final at the Tacoma casino on
Saturday, beating Colombia's Yohnny Perez in a unanimous points
decision.
Mares will fight Agbeko in the tournament final next year (AAP, AFP).
From: A. Papazian
AZG DAILY #230, 14-12-2010
Vic Darchinyan launched a verbal tirade after the Australian lost a
split points decision to rising Mexican boxing star Abner Mares in a
wild, action-filled bantamweight world title fight.
Darchinyan said referee Robert Howard wrongly accused him of pushing
and holding the unbeaten Mares throughout the bout, derailing his
fight plan.
''The referee didn't let me do my fight. It was disgusting,''
Darchinyan said after Saturday's bout at the Emerald Queen Casino in
Tacoma, Washington. ''I wasn't pushing him or holding him.''
It was the third loss of 34-year-old Darchinyan's 39-bout professional
career. Mares, a 25-year-old from Guadalajara, overcame plenty of
adversity in the early rounds to finish strongly against Darchinyan.
In the first round, Mares suffered a cut above his left eye from an
accidental head clash, and in the second, a powerful Darchinyan left
hand knocked the Mexican to the canvas.
Howard took a point off Mares in the fourth round for repeated low
blows, while in the seventh it was Darchinyan's turn to hit the canvas
when Mares fired a left hand that caught the Australian off balance.
Judge Glen Hamada scored the fight 115-111 to Darchinyan, but Alan
Krebs and Tom McDonough gave Mares the victory in 114-112 and 115-111
respectively.
''It was my hardest fight ever,'' said Mares, who improves to a 21
win, one draw, professional record and claims the International Boxing
Organisation and World Boxing Council bantamweight titles.
Darchinyan, who held the World Boxing Council and World Boxing
Association super-flyweight titles, stepped up a weight division to
take on Mares at bantamweight.
The bout was also the semi-final of a bantamweight tournament.
Ghana's Joseph Agbeko won the other semi-final at the Tacoma casino on
Saturday, beating Colombia's Yohnny Perez in a unanimous points
decision.
Mares will fight Agbeko in the tournament final next year (AAP, AFP).
From: A. Papazian