Thread: Darchinyan, Donaire on same card

http://www.sportsnut.com.au/entry.php?intid=38051

Vic Darchinyan's challenge to Russia's IBF super-flyweight world champion Dimitri Kirilov has been pushed back four weeks to August 2, but the Australian will make an appearance of a totally different kind next month.
Sydney-based Darchinyan, the current IBO super flyweight world champion and former IBF and IBO flyweight world titleholder, was originally scheduled to challenge Kirilov on July 5. Their Las Vegas clash has been deferred four weeks to allow another big super flyweight fight to appear on the card.

Filipino Nonito Donaire, the only professional to defeat Darchinyan, is also scheduled to fight on the new date. Darchinyan's manager Elias Nassar told AAP Donaire could challenge WBO super flyweight world champion Fernando Montiel in the main support bout on the card, which still has to be locked into a specific venue.

The deferral will give Montiel some extra time to recover from his May 3 title defence against former Darchinyan victim Luis Maldonado.
Nassar revealed Darchinyan would be one of the boxers in the new Prize Fighter Don King computer game which goes on sale next month.
He added that Darchinyan was the first Australian boxer to appear in a computer game.

Darchinyan has spent the last month training in Armenia the country of his birth and will return to Australia shortly.

darchinyan - kirilov, donaire - montiel is a fantastic card


and it sounds like it could lead to kirilov - donaire

Good break for both Donaire and Darch.

N.Donaire-Montiel would be awesome. The winner should face Mijares.

What do you guys think of chances for Darchinyan beating Kirilov?..

Originally Posted by SalTheButcher

darchinyan - kirilov, donaire - montiel is a fantastic card


and it sounds like it could lead to kirilov - donaire

Nah, it's more like this..

Donaire-Mijares

Kirilov-Banal (my boy!)

"Tucker also confirmed that Banal will be the mandatory challenger for the winner of the title fight between IBF super flyweight champion Dimitri Kirilov and former IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan of Australia."

IBF ASSURES BANAL WILL BE RATED NO. 1



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They were on the same card back in December as well...Personally I think Vic has gone past his best and is on his way to the old former champion struggling to relive past glory road...He will be a factor in the SFW division but not the main attraction if that makes sense...

As for Doniare this kid has not even reached his potential...Funny thing about it all and something I hate that promoters do when sending out press releases or sites do when speaking of future cards is..they are already assuming Montiel beats Maldonado....A fight I really would like to see...Both have pretty much mirror records

Originally Posted by DaxxKahn

They were on the same card back in December as well...Personally I think Vic has gone past his best and is on his way to the old former champion struggling to relive past glory road...He will be a factor in the SFW division but not the main attraction if that makes sense...

As for Doniare this kid has not even reached his potential...Funny thing about it all and something I hate that promoters do when sending out press releases or sites do when speaking of future cards is..they are already assuming Montiel beats Maldonado....A fight I really would like to see...Both have pretty much mirror records

I was thinking exactly the same thing. just cause both nonito and vic has defeated maldonado does is really mean montiel will get past him. They are really looking past maldonado. I rather see montiel fight, banal or young concepcion. then donaire mijares.

Titi gets cut a lot. He's got those scar tissues on his eye brows right above his eyes that could easily reopen from 2 or 3 good punches. Imo it's almost guaranteed he'll get blinded by his own blood fighting Montiel.

I think Darchinyan has a great shot at defeating Kirilov, I mean Kirilov struggled against a very limited Santos.

I would also be surprised if Montiel didn't stop Maldonaldo! I would like to see a Donaire/ Montiel fight but would much prefer a to see a Mijares/ Montiel bout 1st!