Darchinyan-Gorres rematch for two world titles

By -
Vic Darchinyan and Z Gorres could fight again in late 2008 with the WBO and IBF super-flyweight titles at stake.

Darchinyan’s agent Angelo Hyder said the heavy punching former flyweight king was eager for revenge against Gorres after their February 2 fight in Cebu City ended in a draw.

Furious with the decision, Darchinyan said he did enough to win the verdict and would love the chance to KO Gorres in a rematch.

Hyder, one of the world’s leading agents, said Darchinyan was set to fight IBF champ Dmitri Kirilov in May in Moscow and would love the opportunity to defend the title against Gorres.

With the Filipino poised to box a rematch with WBO champ Fernando Montiel, the possibility is now there that Darchinyan-Gorres 2 will be for both world titles.

Gorres is now 27-2-2, 15 KO, Montiel 35-2-1, 26 KOs.

Their fight 12 months ago ended with Montiel winning a disputed split decision in Cebu City.

Darchinyan (29-1-1, 23 KOs) is very confident of beating Kirilov (29-3, 9 KOs)– rated below both Darchinyan and Gorres on the boxrec lists.

``Vic wants to fight him in Moscow,’’ Hyder said.

``He wants to stop Kirilov in his home country and it would be a huge thing for Vic’s fans in his native Armenia.’’

Kirilov next fights Cecilino Santos in New York on February 28.

Source:sportsnut.com.au

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Who will be the final Eastern playoff teams?

By -
Image
Roy Hibbert and the Pacers are, so far, on track to earn an East playoff spot. (Ron Hoskins/NBAE via Getty Images) Before the season, most folks divided the the Eastern Conference into two broad tiers: six playoff locks (Miami, Boston, Orlando, Atlanta, Chicago and Milwaukee) and nine teams slap-fighting for the bottom two playoff spots. I was secretly hoping that one of those bottom nine teams would get off to a fast start and tweak this narrative a bit. Nope. Through Friday, none of the presumed bottom nine were over .500, and seven of the nine took up the last seven spots in the conference standings. There is a school of thought that making the playoffs and losing in the first round is a good thing, that it gives young players valuable exposure to a more intense NBA atmosphere, and that it creates loyalty among fans. I’m not convinced on either of those counts, but let’s pretend for now that all of these teams (and their fans) really want to make the playoffs. Are any of them read...
Read more

The champ reveals secret of success

By -
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - As is his wont everytime he comes home from a victorious fight, Pacquiao went to the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene (Quiapo) Church, arriving late for the 9 a.m. Mass. Manny Pacquiao?s arrival drew more worshipers to the church. The crowd inside the basilica reached at least 1,500 for the Mass celebrated by Fr. Jack Padua. Bernard Enrique, 52, of Pasig City, was late for the 6 a.m. Mass that he and his wife usually attend and decided to stay for the 9 a.m. Mass. ?I only found out he (Pacquiao) was coming when I saw the media. I asked around and was told he was attending Mass today," Enrique said, regretting not bringing a camera or a phone with a camera. After the Mass, Pacquiao took the lector?s stand and preached to the Mass-goers about the importance of faith. ?I only dreamed of being the (boxing) champion in the Philippines. I had many setbacks but I continued to pray," he said. ?We should be close to God. The way we seek to...
Read more