Vic Darchinyan and Gary Shaw making plans for next fight
Vic Darchinyan and promoter Gary Shaw are making plans for a next fight depending on Showtime's approval, with Darchinyan defending his WBC junior bantamweight title against Tomas Rojas.
Rojas (31-11-1, 22 KO) is a 29-year old Mexican southpaw who has lost to all of the best fighters he's faced, a list that includes past Darchinyan victims Cristian Mijares and Jorge Arce, plus Anselmo Moreno, Luis Maldonado and Gerry Penalosa. He is not really a viable threat to Darchinyan in all likelihood, but he has a good chin (stopped once on a body shot from Arce) and would be a decent rebound opponent. He also holds the interim WBC title, so it's a sanctioning body thing, too. He's won six in a row since losing to Arce, but against iffy competition.
This would be a "get back in the game" fight for Darchinyan, no doubt about it, and after a win he would likely look to set up something bigger. 115 is a fairly barren division at the time, with the only real threats to Darchinyan at the weight being Nonito Donaire, Z Gorres or Alexander Munoz. Donaire is moving up to 115 on August 15, and Munoz only has name value in Japan and Venezuela, and Darchinyan already fought Gorres to a controversial draw.
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Remember these days?

Good times, good times. ;)
by FredPancake on Jul 29, 2009 1:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Vic is a beast who needs to drop back down in weight. The added weight in his last fight hindered him IMO and will only continue to do so as he’s getting older.
by SmittytheCutman on Jul 29, 2009 6:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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