History will be made on Saturday, November 1, when WBA/WBC Super Flyweight Champion Cristian Mijares climbs into the ring to face IBF Champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan at the The Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Mijares and Darchinyan are fighting in the very first 115 pound World Championship Unification.

The world championship fight is only the third time that multiple 115 pound titles will be up for grabs in the same ring. In 1997, Johnny Tapia outpointed Albuquerque, NM, rival Danny Romero to unify titles. On May 17, 2008, Mijares won a decision against Alexander Munoz also to unify two belts.

Mijares, 35-3-2 (13), of Gomez Palacio, Mexico, is coming off a third round destruction of Chatchai Sasakul on August 30, while Darchinyan, 30-1-1 (24), of Sydney, Australia, by way of Armenia, won his title after knocking out Dimitri Kirilov in the fifth round Aug. 2 on Showtime.

“I’m one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world,” Mijares said. “On November 1, Darchinyan is going to find that out the hard way when I make history unifying this division.”

Said Darchinyan: “Mijares has what I want - the remaining major belts in the 115-pound division. Let's see how great a matador he really is when he steps inside the ring and goes face-to-face with the Raging Bull. He won't be yelling ‘Toro!’ He'll be screaming ‘I surrender!’ ”

The historic showdown is being co-promoted by DiBella Entertainment, KO Entertainment and Gary Shaw Productions and will air live on Showtime beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast, with a 12 round super middleweight special attraction – Andre Dirrell vs. Victor Oganov.

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday and are priced starting at $25 to $250 for ringside. Tickets may be purchased at The Home Depot Center Box Office, open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster retail ticket locations, as well as www.Ticketmaster.com and Ticketmaster-Charge-by-Phone, by calling 213-480-3232.

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