Gary Shaw Productions and Top Rank announced today that the championship doubleheader featuring the rumble between World Super Flyweight Champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan and WBA interim super flyweight champion Jorge “Travieso” Arce, and the NABO lightweight championship battle between top contenders Antonio DeMarco and Almazbek “Kid Diamond” Raiymkulov, will take place Saturday, February 7 at Honda Center in Anaheim, CA.

Darchinyan, 31-1-1 (25), of Sydney, Australia by way of Armenia, and Arce, 51-4-1 (39), from Los Mochis, Mexico, will settle their bitter hostilities toward each other, once and for all, in a fight to the finish.

Their battle will be televised live nationally on Showtime Championship Boxing, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast. The broadcast will open with DeMarco, 19-1-1 (13), of Tijuana, Mexico, risking his three year, 13 bout unbeaten streak and top 10 rating in a career-defining fight against the battle tested Raiymkulov, 27-1-1 (15), from Las Vegas, NV., by way of Kyrgyzstan.

Raiymkulov is enjoying his own two-year winning streak. These four gladiators boast a combined record of 128-7-4 (92), a winning margin of 92% and a victory by knockout ratio of 72%.

Priced at $250, $125, $90, $60, $45 and $35, tickets go on sale, this Tuesday, December 30, at 10 a.m. PT, and can be purchased through all Ticketmaster out lets, by phone on 714-740-2000, or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Honda Center box office, beginning Wednesday, December 31.

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