Vic Darchinyan plans to return to ring by May

PanARMENIAN.Net - WBA/WBC/IBF super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (52, 2 kg.) is making plans for a jump in weight to pick up another division title. Darchinyan returned home to Sydney, Australia on Tuesday and told reporters that he wants a title at 118. Last Saturday he battered former champion Jorge Arce on route to an eleven round stoppage.



Darchinyan's manager Elias Nassar told the Australian Associated Press that he would like to set up a bantamweight title fight with either Japan's WBC champion Hozumi Hasegawa or Ghana's IBF title holder Joseph Agbeko.



Because of the cut he suffered against Arce, Darchinyan is unable to fight for at least sixty-days.



Promoter Gary Shaw says a WBO bantamweight title fight between reigning WBC/WBA/IBF super flyweight champion Vic Drachinyan and WBO champion Gerry Penalosa is a possibility.



Promoter Gary Shaw told Boxingscene.com that WBO bantamweight title fight between reigning WBC/WBA/IBF super flyweight champion Vic Drachinyan and WBO champion Gerry Penalosa is a possibility.



Shaw said, "Even if he (Darchinyan) doesn't fight Penalosa the promoter disclosed that Darchinyan "might train there (Philippines) for his next fight." Right now he said the unified champion "already left to go back to Australia to relax, enjoy his family and take a vacation."