By Ray Wheatley — World of Boxing
WBC/WBA super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan (34-2-1, 27 KOs) looks set to clash with Nonito Donaire (23-1, 15 KOs) on August 21 in Los Angeles. Darchinyan lost his IBF and IBO flyweight titles to Donaire in a stunning fifth-round stoppage in July 2007 and has been chasing Donaire ever since. “The Raging Bull’s” WBA and WBC titles will be on the line against WBA interim champion Donaire. “We are just waiting on acceptance and confirmation from the Donaire camp,” said Darchinyan’s manager Elias Nasser, “everything else has been organized. There’s a very large contingent of Armenian fans and Filipinos who live in California and we are expecting a lot of Mexicans to be supporting Vic, as well.”
Nasser said he was looking at a warm-up fight for Darchinyan in either Los Angeles or Australia.
“It won’t be a walkover opponent, we are looking at the Indonesian Angky Angkota (23-5, 14 KOs),” Nassar said.”He lost his last fight on a cut eye to Jorge Arce (for the vacant WBO super flyweight title on January 10 in Mexico).” Darchinyan vs Agkota could be promoted in Sydney by Australia’s leading promoter, the Grange Gym.
Darchinyan has been based in Australia since 2000 when he represented Armenia at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. He began his professional career under the guidance of former three time world champion Jeff Fenech and captured the world IBF flyweight title with Fenech as his trainer and manager. Darchinyan’s best wins were KO victories over Jorge Arce and Christian Mijares. Darchinyan’s promoter is Gary Shaw.