Vic Darchinyan promised a highlight reel knockout and delivered one -- landing one bone-crunching left hand after another. The Armenian-born Australian stopped Russia’s Dimitri Kirilov in the fifth round to earn the IBF junior bantamweight championship, his second career world title in Tacoma, Washington. "I have learned a lot from my last few fights," said Darchinyan. "I was very focused and ready for this fight. I never read more ...

Former IBF flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (30-1-1, 24 KOs) became a world champion for the second time on Saturday night, dethroning IBF super flyweight champion Dimitri "The Baby" Kirilov (29-3-1, 9 KOs) by fifth round knockout at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington. The difference in firepower was apparent immediately as the hard-punching Darchinyan simply teed off at will on Kirilov, finally dropping him twice in round five read more ...

Vic Darchinyan talked a big game in the days leading up to his world championship showdown with Dimitri Kirilov on Saturday, but can he back up those challenging and threatening words after his last two outings? Dimitri “The Baby” Kirilov (29-3-1, 9 KOs) will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) junior bantamweight against title against former IBF flyweight champion and knockout artist Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan read more ...

Acording to info on the official site of the PBFR, which is referred to numerous reports in the Armenian and Russian press, former IBF flyweight boss Vic Darhinyan (29-1-1, 23 KOs) is next in line for the reigning IBF super flyweight champion Dmitry Kirillov (29-3-1, 9 KOs). "The fight seems to be scheduled for late July or August in the USA or in Moscow," said Vic’s manager Elias Nasser at a presser which was arranged last week in Yerevan read more ...

Jose Antonio Rivera (37-3-1, 24 KOs) dethroned two-time WBA super welterweight champion Alex "Terra" Garcia (25-2, 24 KOs) with a very exciting twelve round unanimous decision Saturday night at the DCU Center in Worcester, Massachusetts. Rivera, a former WBA welterweight champ, dropped Garcia twice in the first round, first with a jab, then with a right hand. Both fighters landed big shots in round two. Garcia dropped Rivera in the read more ...

Kirilov, from St. Petersburg, Russia, and a close friend and stablemate of current IBF Junior Middleweight Champion Roman Karmazin, spoke of how he learned from his first title opportunity loss against Japan's WBC 115-lb Champion Masamori Tokuyama, his quality sparring for the fight with Perez, and how he looks to become Russia's first champion at 115 lbs read more ...

A final press conference was held today in Westborough, Mass. for Saturday night's Don King "Dynamite At The DCU" Worcester, Mass. fight card. The card will be headlined by two 12-round world championship fights. IN the main event former WBA welterweight champ, and local favorite, Jose "El Gallo" Rivera challenges for power punching Alejandro "Terra" Garcia's WBA super welterweight title, while IBF junior bantamweight titlist Luis Perez read more ...

The on again, off again IBF junior bantamweight title fight between champion Luis Perez (23-1, 15 KOs) and mandatory challenger and #1-ranked contender Dimitri Kirillov (28-2, 10 KOs) is on again and will co-featured on Showtime's world title doubleheader on May 6. Perez is making the third defense of his IBF 115-pound crown. For Kirillov it will be his second world title challange and his first fight in the U.S. The bout will replace a read more ...