Armenia first, then world domination for Darchinyan
05.09.2005
SecondsOut.com
By Paul Upham
IBF/IBO flyweight world champion Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan left Sydney for Armenia on Monday, making the first return visit to his country of birth since he became world champion last year. "I have been waiting a long time for this trip," he said. "I will be there for two weeks and then come back to training in Australia."
The 29 year-old who competed at the 2000 Olympic Games is now an Australian citizen but is revered as one of Armenia's best sportsmen. The hard punching southpaw now has plans to become undisputed champion at flyweight. But before he can target the WBA, WBC or WBO title-holders, he must make a mandatory defence of his IBF title against Ireland's Damaen Kelly 21-2 (10).
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SecondsOut.com
By Paul Upham
IBF/IBO flyweight world champion Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan left Sydney for Armenia on Monday, making the first return visit to his country of birth since he became world champion last year. "I have been waiting a long time for this trip," he said. "I will be there for two weeks and then come back to training in Australia."
The 29 year-old who competed at the 2000 Olympic Games is now an Australian citizen but is revered as one of Armenia's best sportsmen. The hard punching southpaw now has plans to become undisputed champion at flyweight. But before he can target the WBA, WBC or WBO title-holders, he must make a mandatory defence of his IBF title against Ireland's Damaen Kelly 21-2 (10).
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Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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