Vic Darchinyan

Vic Darchinyan Վախթանգ Դարչինյան
Darchinyan (left) in 2011
Statistics
Real name	Vakhtang Darchinyan
Nickname(s)	The Raging Bull
Rated at	Flyweight Super flyweight Bantamweight Super bantamweight Featherweight
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Reach	164 cm (65 in)
Nationality	Armenian Australian
Born	7 January 1976 Vanadzor, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (now Armenia)
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	52
Wins	42
Wins by KO	31
Losses	9
Draws	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Armenia European Championships 1998 Minsk Flyweight Goodwill Games 1998 New York Flyweight

Vakhtang "Vic" Darchinyan (Armenian: Վախթանգ Դարչինյան; born 7 January 1976) is an Armenian Australian professional boxer. He is a former two-weight world champion, having held the IBF flyweight title from 2004 to 2007; the IBF super flyweight title from 2008 to 2009; and the unified WBA (Super), WBC, and lineal super flyweight titles from 2008 to 2010. Additionally, he has held a record four IBO titles in three weight classes from 2005 to 2011. A southpaw boxer with a unique fighting style, Darchinyan (along with Jeff Fenech) is the only Australian three-division world champion in the sport's history. In 2004, Darchinyan became the first ethnic Armenian to win a world title when he knocked out then-undefeated IBF flyweight champion Irene Pacheco.

Personal life

Darchinyan was born on 7 January 1976, in Vanadzor, Armenia. His father, Ruben Darchinyan, was an Olympic wrestling coach for Armenia. Ruben's name can sometimes be seen on Vic's boxing trunks. Vic has a sister named Liana.^[1]

Vic wanted to become a boxer at the age of 5 and dreamed of becoming a world champion in the professionals. His father told him there was no professional boxing in Armenia (or any Soviet countries; this changed when the Union fell in 1991) and instead wanted Vic to follow in his footsteps and take up wrestling. Vic also wrestled as a kid, but always continued to say he would become a world champion someday. He eventually left wrestling in pursuit of his dream to become a world boxing champion.^[2]

Amateur career

Vic began boxing at the age of 8 within the community of Vanadzor, where boxing was very popular. He was trained by the experienced Vazgen Badalyan.^[3] Darchinyan's amateur career record was 158-18 with 105 knockouts.^[4] Vic fought in many different countries and participated for Armenia in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. He went to the third round in the 112 lb division before losing against Bulat Jumadilov of Kazakhstan. Darchinyan moved to Australia after competing in the Olympics and eventually became an Australian citizen on 7 July 2004. Darchinyan turned pro at the age of 24 on 3 November 2000.

Vic Darchinyan won a bronze medal at the 1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk.^[5] He also won a bronze medal at the 1998 Goodwill Games.^[6] In the same year, Darchinyan won a bronze medal at the 1998 Boxing World Cup.^[7]

Olympic Results

• Defeated opponent
• Defeated Ilfat Ryazapov (Russia) 20-11
• Lost to Bulat Jumadilov (Kazakhstan) 8-15

Professional career

Flyweight Division

Vic is promoted by Gary Shaw Promotions and HyeFighters. From November 2000 to December 2004, Vic built up a record of 21-0 (16 ko's) and captured the Australian, Oceanic and Pan Pacific Flyweight titles. After knocking out former 2-division world champion Wandee Singwancha in an IBF eliminator, he earned the IBF #1 mandatory ranking.

First world title

He won his IBF title on 16 December 2004 in his first fight in the United States, beating respected champion Irene Pacheco of Colombia, via 11th round technical knock-out. Pacheco had held the title for over 5 years.
Returning to Australia, his first title defense was against long time contender and IBO belt holder, Mzukisi Sikali, in a crowd-pleasing brawl. By the 8th round, Sikali took a combination body and head shots and turned away in a 'No Mas' fashion, prompting referee Pete Podgorski to step in and wave it off.
Attempting to secure a fight in the USA, Vic took a stay-busy fight defending his title against fringe contender Jair Jimenez, whom he floored him in round 4. The referee stopped fight in the 5th after Jimenez started to walk away from the fight.
Returning to the USA headlining on ShoBox: The New Generation, his third title defense was against Filipino contender Diosdado Gabi. Vic knocked him out with a single straight left in the 8th round.
Three months later, returning to Showtime after the hotly contested Jose Luis Castillo Vs Diego Corrales rubber match fell through, Vic's defense against then-undefeated Mexican contender Luis Maldonado was moved to the main event. He stopped the tough Mexican in the 8th round.
In his fifth title defense, Vic faced Glenn Donaire. Glenn gave up after Vic broke his jaw in the 6th round from an alleged elbow attack. Replays show no evidence of an elbow. Darchinyan's camp, though winners by technical decision, have always claimed this should have been a legitimate knockout.
In his sixth title defense, Darchinyan faced former Light Flyweight World Champion Victor Burgos. Vic knocked Burgos down in the second round and stopped him in the twelfth round. Victor later underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. Burgos was put into a medically induced coma and made a full recovery. However, he was not able to fight again.
In 2007, Darchinyan suffered his first defeat from Nonito Donaire, younger brother of Glenn Donaire, in a title bout via TKO. Darchinyan was caught with a left hook which floored him, in an exchange with Donaire in the fifth round. Darchinyan managed to get up but immediately fell on the ropes and the referee stopped the fight. Darchinyan lost the IBF and IBO flyweight titles to Donaire. The match was eventually awarded Knockout of the Year and Upset of the Year by Ring Magazine.

Super Flyweight Division

Darchinyan returned 3 months later and won the vacant IBO Super Flyweight title by stopping Filipino veteran Federico Catubay. Catubay was knocked down in round 7 and 11. Vic decided to outbox and outpunch his larger opponent and finally finished him off in round 12. He voluntarily relinquished the IBO title prior to fighting in an IBF eliminator.

On 2 February 2008, Darchinyan fought Z Gorres to a controversial split draw at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City, Philippines in an IBF Super Flyweight Eliminator where the winner would challenge the champion Dimitri Kirilov. The bout began with a knockdown for Darchinyan in the first round, which appeared to be a slip by Gorres when replayed. The crowd was upset with the referee calling the slip a knockdown and began to pelt the ring with bottles of water, coins and other objects. Gorres came back in the second round to floor Darchinyan with a left hand, but Darchinyan beat the count, which again prompted some arena fans to pelt the ring with objects. Gorres was knocked down in the fifth round, but the referee ruled it a slip. A clash of heads in the sixth round opened up a bad gash on Gorres. In the ninth round, Darchinyan connected with a right hand, sending Gorres down for the second time in the fight. Gorres would fall to the canvas on at least three other occasions in the final three rounds, with the referee ruling all of them slips. The final scores were 113-112 for Gorres, 114-112 for Darchinyan, and 113-113 for the draw.^[8] Darchinyan's promoter, Gary Shaw, filed an official protest with the IBF over the officiating of the bout.^[9]

Despite the draw, Darchinyan earned the right to take on Kirilov for being higher in the ratings and willing to accept the fight.

Second world title

Six months later, Darchinyan was back in what most experts called a career-best performance, taking on IBF Super Flyweight Champion Dimitri Kirilov at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma Washington. Darchinyan dominated from the opening bell and showed an improvement in speed and boxing skill. He eventually caught Kirilov in round 5, dropping him twice en route to a round KO. Darchinyan was ahead 40-36 on all three judges' scorecards.

Super Flyweight Unification and Title Defenses

On 1 November 2008, Darchinyan fought WBC and WBA Super Flyweight Champion Cristian Mijares at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Darchinyan was the aggressor from the outset, getting inside with big punches, including a left uppercut that knocked Mijares down in the first round. With his unorthodox crouching style, Darchinyan seemed to confuse Mijares, who was often content to counterpunch rather than attack.^[10] Mijares connected with just one combination the entire fight, that during a brief span of the fifth round. Darchinyan, however, was unhurt and unfazed. In the ninth round, Darchinyan caught Mijares with a right hand. Then as Mijares backed away, Darchinyan lunged and landed a straight left hand that knocked out Mijares.^[11] Darchinyan became the first man in history to unify the titles in the weight class.^[12] On 7 February 2009, Darchinyan successfully defended his unified WBC, WBA, IBF and lineal titles against multiple time champion Jorge Arce, winning by TKO in the 11th round. The early rounds were somewhat competitive, but as each round progressed, Darchinyan asserted his dominance more and more. In the 11th round, the doctor stopped the bout because Arce was severely cut on both eyes.

On 12 December 2009, having vacated his IBF belt in an unsuccessful attempt to move up to bantamweight, Darchinyan successfully defended his unified WBC, WBA and lineal titles against Interim Champion Tomás Rojas, winning by KO in the 2nd round. Rojas would go on to capture the WBC belt shortly after Vic vacated it.

On 6 March 2010, Darchinyan successfully defended his unified WBC and WBA titles against Rodrigo Guerrero, winning a unanimous decision. Guerrero would go on to capture the IBF belt in 2011.

On 21 June 2009, Darchinyan was rated the #8 best pound for pound boxer in the world by The Ring.

Bantamweight Division

While retaining his WBC and WBA super flyweight belts, Darchinyan vacated his IBF belt in order to move up to bantamweight to fight IBF Champion Joseph Agbeko in Sunrise, Florida on 11 July 2009. He lost a unanimous decision in a fight he looked almost too overly aggressive in and couldn't seem to cope with the Ghanan's style and repeatedly walked into straight right hands. Agbeko spoiled Darchinyan's goal of winning his third world title in a different division. Two judges scored the bout 114-113 for Agbeko, while the third had it for the Ghanaian Agbeko, 116-111. Despite the defeat at bantamweight, Darchinyan was still recognized as Super Flyweight Champion by both the WBC and WBA.

In May 2010 Darchinyan won the vacant IBO Bantamweight title with a one-sided unanimous decision victory in his adopted land of Australia over Eric Barcelona. Barcelona was knocked down twice in the fifth round, once in the eleventh round and was docked a point in each the sixth and twelfth rounds.

Following the win, it was soon announced that Darchinyan would take part in Showtime's four man bantamweight tournament, along with Joseph Agbeko, Abner Mares and IBF Bantamweight Champion Yonnhy Perez. Vic lost in the semi-finals against México's Mares via controversial split decision. Darchinyan dominated Mares in first half of the fight. Mares was knocked down once in the second round and was docked a point in the fourth round for low blows. Mares had been throwing dirty punches the entire fight, however, and continued to do so, being warned 16 more times after the point deduction.^[13] The referee continued to turn a blind eye to Mares' low blows and, as a result, Mares started winning rounds. Darchinyan was knocked down once in the seventh round out of pain from low blows. When the win was announced for Mares, the audience seemed surprised, as many felt Darchinyan had won this fight.^[14]

In the consolation bout, Darchinyan rocked Perez in round one, knocked him down in round two and was in command all the way. Perez had his moments but wasn't able to hold off Darchinyan's aggression. The bout ended when Perez was cut by an accidental headbutt at 1:07 of round five. Scores were 50-44 on all cards. Darchinyan dedicated his victory to the lives lost in the 1915 Armenian Genocide, as well as the Australians that perished in Anzac Day for the following day. On 24 April, one day after his fight, he joined thousands of Armenian Americans on the streets of Los Angeles in a march to commemorate the Genocide. Vic was later honored at the Armenian National Committee of America Annual Banquet on 26 November.^[15] He was rated #1 contender by the WBA shortly after the fight.

In September, for a homecoming bout in Armenia, Vic battered tough African contender Evans Mbamba (18-2, 9 KOs) for twelve one-sided rounds (Darchinyan won 120-107 on two cards and 119-107 on the third), maintaining the mandatory WBA #1 position and gaining WBO #1 spot shortly after. Mbamba was knocked down once in the first round.

In a bantamweight double header (an extension of Showtime's Bantamweight Tournament), Vic faced WBA (Super) Champion Anselmo Moreno on 3 December 2011 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Moreno took adavantage of his longer reach and height by fighting Darchinyan from the outside while ducking and weaving the whole fight. Darchinyan was docked one point in round 4 for throwing Moreno to the ground. Moreno hit Darchinyan with a low blow and was not docked a point, even though the referee gave Darchinyan time to recuperate. The three judges scored a lopsided unanimous decision win to Moreno.

On 6 April 2012, Darchinyan lost to WBC Bantamweight Champion Shinsuke Yamanaka in Yamanaka's home country of Japan. The fight was not without controversy. Darchinyan was slightly ahead on one card and the other two were even after the fourth round. In the fourth, a clash of heads opened a bloody cut on Darchinyan's eyebrow and nose. Yamanaka hit Darchinyan with an elbow on the same eyebrow in round five, severing the cut. The referee was not in line of sight to see this. Blood was pouring more rapidly out of Darchinyan's eyebrow afterward and the ringside doctor examined it. A fight would usually be stopped and given a technical decision at this point, but the cut was controversially ruled to have been caused by a punch by the ringside doctor, who examined the cut in the sixth round, when Darchinyan was ahead on points. Darchinyan, fighting with blood in his eyes for the rest of the fight, lost via decision. The headbutt and elbow thrown by Yamanaka had raised much controversy, as Darchinyan was winning the fight beforehand and his performance seemed to slow down as consequence. The result is currently being protested by Team Darchinyan with photographic proof Yamanaka used an illegal headbutt and elbow.^[16]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
52 fights	42 wins	9 losses
By knockout	31	5
By decision	11	4
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
52	Loss	42–9–1	Sergio Frias	KO	2 (8), 2:14	16 Jul 2016	Legacy Arena, Birmingham, Alabama, US
51	Win	42–8–1	Cris Paulino	RTD	2 (10), 3:00	12 Dec 2015	Perry Park, Brisbane, Australia	Won vacant WBC–ABCO super bantamweight title
50	Win	41–8–1	Prayoot Yaijam	TKO	2 (10), 1:08	3 Oct 2015	Perry Park, Brisbane, Australia
49	Loss	40–8–1	Jesús Cuellar	TKO	8 (12), 1:04	6 Jun 2015	Stubhub Center, Carson, California, US	For WBA (Regular) featherweight title
48	Win	40–7–1	Juan Jiménez	TKO	9 (12), 2:48	7 Feb 2015	Domo del Palacio Municipal, Chetumal, Mexico
47	Loss	39–7–1	Nicholas Walters	KO	5 (12), 2:22	31 May 2014	Cotai Arena, Macau, SAR	For WBA featherweight title
46	Loss	39–6–1	Nonito Donaire	TKO	9 (10), 2:06	9 Nov 2013	American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas, US
45	Win	39–5–1	Javier Gallo	TKO	4 (10), 0:26	12 May 2013	Uni-Trade Stadium, Laredo, Texas, US
44	Win	38–5–1	Luis Del Valle	UD	10	29 Sep 2012	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, US	Won vacant NABF super bantamweight title
43	Loss	37–5–1	Shinsuke Yamanaka	UD	12	6 Apr 2012	International Forum, Tokyo, Japan	For WBC bantamweight title
42	Loss	37–4–1	Anselmo Moreno	UD	12	3 Dec 2011	Honda Center, Anaheim, California, US	Lost IBO bantamweight title; For WBA (Super) bantamweight title
41	Win	37–3–1	Evans Mbamba	UD	12	3 Sep 2011	Karen Demirchyan Complex, Yerevan, Armenia	Retained IBO bantamweight title
40	Win	36–3–1	Yonnhy Pérez	TD	5 (12), 1:07	23 Apr 2011	Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California, US	Won vacant IBO bantamweight title; Unanimous TD after Pérez sustained a cut from an accidental head clash
39	Loss	35–3–1	Abner Mares	SD	12	Dec 11, 2010	Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, US	Lost IBO bantamweight title; For vacant WBC Silver bantamweight title
38	Win	35–2–1	Eric Barcelona	UD	12	20 May 2010	Parramatta Leagues Club, Sydney, Australia	Won vacant IBO bantamweight title
37	Win	34–2–1	Rodrigo Guerrero	UD	12	6 Mar 2010	Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, Rancho Mirage, California, US	Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and lineal super flyweight titles
36	Win	33–2–1	Tomás Rojas	KO	2 (12), 2:54	12 Dec 2009	Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, Rancho Mirage, California, US	Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and lineal super flyweight titles
35	Loss	32–2–1	Joseph Agbeko	UD	12	11 Jul 2009	BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida, US	For IBF bantamweight title
34	Win	32–1–1	Jorge Arce	RTD	11 (12), 3:00	7 Feb 2009	Honda Center, Anaheim, California, US	Retained WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF super flyweight titles; Won vacant lineal super flyweight title
33	Win	31–1–1	Cristian Mijares	KO	9 (12), 3:00	1 Nov 2008	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, US	Retained IBF super flyweight title; Won WBA (Super) and WBC super flyweight titles
32	Win	30–1–1	Dimitri Kirilov	KO	5 (12), 1:05	2 Aug 2008	Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, US	Won IBF super flyweight title
31	Draw	29–1–1	Z Gorres	SD	12	2 Feb 2008	Waterfront Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Philippines
30	Win	29–1	Federico Catubay	TKO	12 (12), 2:03	20 Oct 2007	Auburn RSL Club, Sydney, Australia	Won vacant IBO and IBF Australasian super flyweight titles
29	Loss	28–1	Nonito Donaire	TKO	5 (12), 1:38	7 Jul 2007	The Arena at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, Connecticut, US	Lost IBF and IBO flyweight titles
28	Win	28–0	Victor Burgos	TKO	12 (12), 1:27	3 Mar 2007	Home Depot Center, Carson, California, US	Retained IBF and IBO flyweight titles
27	Win	27–0	Glenn Donaire	TD	6 (12), 1:27	7 Oct 2006	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, US	Retained IBF and IBO flyweight titles; Unanimous TD after Donaire was unable to continue due to an accidental elbow
26	Win	26–0	Luis Maldonado	TKO	8 (12), 1:38	3 Jun 2006	Thomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada, US	Retained IBF and IBO flyweight titles
25	Win	25–0	Diosdado Gabi	TKO	8 (12), 2:42	3 Mar 2006	Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, California, US	Retained IBF and IBO flyweight titles
24	Win	24–0	Jair Jimenez	TKO	5 (12), 2:23	24 Aug 2005	Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia	Retained IBF and IBO flyweight titles
23	Win	23–0	Mzukisi Sikali	TKO	8 (12), 2:28	27 Mar 2005	State Sports Centre, Sydney, Australia	Retained IBF flyweight title; Won IBO flyweight title
22	Win	22–0	Irene Pacheco	TKO	11 (12), 0:44	16 Dec 2004	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood, Florida, US	Won IBF flyweight title
21	Win	21–0	Falazona Fidal	TKO	2 (8)	16 Apr 2004	Dandenong Stadium, Melbourne, Australia
20	Win	20–0	Wandee Singwancha	KO	4 (12)	12 Dec 2003	Badgery's Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
19	Win	19–0	Dozer Tobing	KO	1 (10)	3 Oct 2003	Badgery's Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
18	Win	18–0	Alejandro Montiel	UD	10	8 Aug 2003	Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, Australia
17	Win	17–0	Wandee Singwancha	TKO	4 (12)	13 Jun 2003	Auburn RSL Club, Sydney, Australia	Retained IBF Pan Pacific flyweight title
16	Win	16–0	Raul Eliseo Medina	TD	8 (12)	11 Apr 2003	Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, Australia	Retained IBF Pan Pacific flyweight title; TD after an accidental head clash
15	Win	15–0	Phises Vor Surapol	TKO	3 (12), 2:35	13 Dec 2002	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia	Retained IBF Pan Pacific flyweight title
14	Win	14–0	Albert Resley	TKO	3 (8)	9 Nov 2002	Challenge Stadium, Perth, Australia
13	Win	13–0	Hamadani Tomagola	KO	4	25 Oct 2002	Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia
12	Win	12–0	Panomdej Ohyuthanakorn	TKO	4 (12)	2 Aug 2002	Le Montage, Sydney, Australia	Won vacant IBF Pan Pacific flyweight title
11	Win	11–0	Farzan Ali Jr.	RTD	6 (12)	14 Jun 2002	Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia	Won vacant Oceanic Boxing Association bantamweight title
10	Win	10–0	Prasob Nookliang	KO	2 (8)	19 Apr 2002	Le Montage, Sydney, Australia
9	Win	9–0	Win Nationman	KO	3 (8)	8 Feb 2002	Le Montage, Sydney, Australia
8	Win	8–0	Puna Eminent	KO	3 (8), 1:11	16 Nov 2001	Nineveh Sports Club, Sydney, Australia
7	Win	7–0	Sande Kizito	TKO	7 (12)	18 Oct 2001	Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia	Won vacant Australian flyweight title
6	Win	6–0	Prasob Nookliang	TKO	6 (8)	31 Aug 2001	Sydney Roosters, Sydney, Australia
5	Win	5–0	David Picknell	KO	3	3 Aug 2001	The Bellevue Hotel, Sydney, Australia
4	Win	4–0	Sande Kizito	PTS	6	29 Jun 2001	The Bellevue Hotel, Sydney, Australia
3	Win	3–0	Selvio Glinoco	TKO	2 (6)	20 Apr 2001	Le Montage, Sydney, Australia
2	Win	2–0	Hichem Blida	PTS	4	9 Feb 2001	Le Montage, Sydney, Australia
1	Win	1–0	Sande Kizito	PTS	6	3 Nov 2000	Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia	Professional debut

Titles in boxing

Outside of boxing

On 21 September 2008, Darchinyan and fellow boxer Arthur Abraham were honored by Armenian President Serge Sargsyan during a 20th anniversary celebration of the nation's independence. Both men were awarded with medals "For the great services for Armenia" of the first degree.^[17]

References

1. Darchinyan keen to take on UFC. theTelegraph (2010-02-14). Retrieved on 2012-05-17.
2. HyeFighters’ Fathers Interview. HyeFighters (2011-12-08). Retrieved on 2012-05-17.
3. Biography. VicDarchinyan.com. Retrieved on 2012-05-17.
4. Vic Darchinyan's Showtime biography Showtime URL accessed 1 August 2006
5. "32.European Championships - Minsk, Belarus - May 17-24 1998". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
6. "4.Goodwill Games - New York, USA - July 27 - August 1, 1998". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
7. "8.World Cup - Beijing, China - June 1998". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
8. Vester, Mark (2008-02-02). "Darchinyan-Gorres Ends in Controversial Draw". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
9. Vester, Mark (2008-02-02). "Shaw To Protest Darchinyan-Gorres Result". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
10. Corner, Jahmal (2008-11-02). "Darchinyan KO's Mijares in super flyweight clash". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
11. "Darchinyan stops Mijares in super flyweight unification bout". Canadian Press. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
12. "Darchinyan stops Mijares in title unification bout". Sports Network. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2008-11-02.
13. VIC DARCHINYAN: "ONCE I TAKE CARE OF YAMANAKA, ARCE, YOU CAN BE NEXT". Fight Hype (2011-04-05). Retrieved on 2012-05-17.
14. Blake, Brian O. (4 October 2010). "Showtime Holds Press Conference For Upcoming Bantamweight Tournament". SportsBettingWorld.com. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
15. ANCA-WR to Honor Vic Darchinyan at Annual Banquet. Asbarez.com (2011-10-05). Retrieved on 2012-05-17.
16. Team Darchinyan Protest Decision Loss To Yamanaka. BoxingScene.com (2012-04-13). Retrieved on 2012-05-17.
17. Arthur Abraham, Vic Darchinyan Honored in Armenia – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com (2011-09-21). Retrieved on 2012-01-14.

External links

• Official website
• Professional boxing record for Vic Darchinyan from BoxRec