Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Darchinyan retains titles

24aug05
The Mercury
By Adrian Warren

VIC Darchinyan has given Australian boxing a big boost as he retained the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight world title with a crushing fifth-round technical knockout over Columbian challenger Jair Jiminez.

Darchinyan, who also retained the less prestigious International Boxing Organisation flyweight world title, outclassed and outgunned a game challenger, who absorbed tremendous punishment at the Sydney Entertainment Centre.
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Darchinyan said he would head to Armenia for a two-week holiday on September 5 before returning to Australia to finalise the date of his wedding to his fiancee, Olga.
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