Moreno beats DarchinyanDecember 4, 2011 - 07:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Using his height and reach advantage with effectiveness, WBA Super World bantamweight champion Anselmo Moreno (32-1-1, 11 KO’s) won a fairly wide 12 round unanimous decision over 35-year-old Vic Darchinyan (37-3-1, 27 KO’s) on Saturday, December 3 night on the undercard of the Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko II rematch at the Honda Center in in Anaheim, California. The final judges’ scores were 116-111, 117-110 and 120-107, all for Moreno. Darchinyan lost a point in the 4th round due to roughing the tall and slender Moreno up and tossing him to the canvas. But Darchinyan was never able to close this distance effectively against the southpaw Moreno, who boxed him like a matador and had no problems staying out of the way of Darchinyan’s telegraphed power shots, boxingnews24.com reports. Darchinyan has now lost two out of his last four fights. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. |