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DARCHINYAN KNOCKS OUT GALLO IN "SOLO BOXEO TECATE" MAIN EVENT
May 12, 2013 - 19:25 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Former two-division world championVic Darchinyan
knocked out Javier Gallo in the fourth round Saturday, May 11,
winning his debut with promoter Top Rank in the main event of a
"Solo Boxeo Tecate" card at Uni-Trade Stadium in Laredo, Texas,
espn.go.com reports.
Darchinyan (39-5-1, 28 KOs), a former flyweight and unified junior
bantamweight champion, had earlier floored Mexico's Gallo (18-7-1,
10 KOs) three times in an action-packed second round, before finishing
him with a straight left in the fourth at the 26-second mark.
Darchinyan, an Armenian native who has lived for years in Australia
and now trains in Glendale, Calif., had his first fight under new
manager Frank Espinoza, who signed the veteran fighter in April.
Darchinyan looked sharp and dominated the fight throughout. After
sending Gallo to the canvas twice in the second round, Darchinyan was
rocked by Gallo, before dropping the Mexican fighter again right at
the bell.
In the undercard, former Mexican Olympian Oscar Valdez stopped Rocco
Espinoza at 2:58 of the first round in a fight where he quickly went
to the attack and scored a couple of knockdowns before the fight
was stopped.
For Valdez it was his fifth win as a pro fighter and the fourth by
knockout, after turning pro last November.
The card was the first boxing event at Uni-Trade Stadium, the home
of the Laredo Lemurs, an independent minor league baseball team.
May 12, 2013 - 19:25 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Former two-division world championVic Darchinyan
knocked out Javier Gallo in the fourth round Saturday, May 11,
winning his debut with promoter Top Rank in the main event of a
"Solo Boxeo Tecate" card at Uni-Trade Stadium in Laredo, Texas,
espn.go.com reports.
Darchinyan (39-5-1, 28 KOs), a former flyweight and unified junior
bantamweight champion, had earlier floored Mexico's Gallo (18-7-1,
10 KOs) three times in an action-packed second round, before finishing
him with a straight left in the fourth at the 26-second mark.
Darchinyan, an Armenian native who has lived for years in Australia
and now trains in Glendale, Calif., had his first fight under new
manager Frank Espinoza, who signed the veteran fighter in April.
Darchinyan looked sharp and dominated the fight throughout. After
sending Gallo to the canvas twice in the second round, Darchinyan was
rocked by Gallo, before dropping the Mexican fighter again right at
the bell.
In the undercard, former Mexican Olympian Oscar Valdez stopped Rocco
Espinoza at 2:58 of the first round in a fight where he quickly went
to the attack and scored a couple of knockdowns before the fight
was stopped.
For Valdez it was his fifth win as a pro fighter and the fourth by
knockout, after turning pro last November.
The card was the first boxing event at Uni-Trade Stadium, the home
of the Laredo Lemurs, an independent minor league baseball team.