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Aug 10 2013
Donaire set to face Darchinyan Nov 9th on massive HBO card, Armenian
wants catchweight
by Jordan Stoddart
The Boxing Observer: Aug. 10, 2013 - As we told you here weeks ago,
former super-bantamweight king Nonito Donaire is reportedly locked in
talks to face old rival Vic Darchinyan this November. The pair
famously fought back in 2007 with the Filipino knocking out the
Armenian at his peak back in 2007 in what was named `upset of the
year' and `KO of the year' by the Ring Magazine. Times have
drastically changed with the Filipino going on to become a four-weight
world champion whereas Darchinyan has endured mixed fortunes, although
he remains a three-division world champion himself. Ironically it is
Donaire (31(20)-2) who finds himself at a vulnerable point in his
career after a one-sided shock thrashing at the hands of new 122 lb
ruler Guillermo Rigondeaux earlier this year.
The word on the street is that Darchinyan (39(28)-5-1) wants to face
his old rival at a catchweight above 122 lbs, although it is widely
thought Donaire will debut at 126 lbs (featherweight) on November 9th
in what would double up as part of the Pacquiao v Rios 24/7 debut on
HBO, as well as Mikey Garcia defending his WBO featherweight crown
against Roman Martinez. It is thought that the former 8-time titlist
Darchinyan prefers the bout at 123 lb's, although that could be a
problem for his potential foe who says he will struggle to make 126 as
it is. The US-based Armenian has badly wanted to nail down a rematch
with the returning Top Rank star, so it may just be that he will have
to back down on his demands and face-off at the featherweight limit.
http://boxscorenews.com/donaire-set-to-face-darchinyan-nov-th-on-massive-hbo-card-armenian-wants-p59681-68.htm
Aug 10 2013
Donaire set to face Darchinyan Nov 9th on massive HBO card, Armenian
wants catchweight
by Jordan Stoddart
The Boxing Observer: Aug. 10, 2013 - As we told you here weeks ago,
former super-bantamweight king Nonito Donaire is reportedly locked in
talks to face old rival Vic Darchinyan this November. The pair
famously fought back in 2007 with the Filipino knocking out the
Armenian at his peak back in 2007 in what was named `upset of the
year' and `KO of the year' by the Ring Magazine. Times have
drastically changed with the Filipino going on to become a four-weight
world champion whereas Darchinyan has endured mixed fortunes, although
he remains a three-division world champion himself. Ironically it is
Donaire (31(20)-2) who finds himself at a vulnerable point in his
career after a one-sided shock thrashing at the hands of new 122 lb
ruler Guillermo Rigondeaux earlier this year.
The word on the street is that Darchinyan (39(28)-5-1) wants to face
his old rival at a catchweight above 122 lbs, although it is widely
thought Donaire will debut at 126 lbs (featherweight) on November 9th
in what would double up as part of the Pacquiao v Rios 24/7 debut on
HBO, as well as Mikey Garcia defending his WBO featherweight crown
against Roman Martinez. It is thought that the former 8-time titlist
Darchinyan prefers the bout at 123 lb's, although that could be a
problem for his potential foe who says he will struggle to make 126 as
it is. The US-based Armenian has badly wanted to nail down a rematch
with the returning Top Rank star, so it may just be that he will have
to back down on his demands and face-off at the featherweight limit.
http://boxscorenews.com/donaire-set-to-face-darchinyan-nov-th-on-massive-hbo-card-armenian-wants-p59681-68.htm