Darchinyan Pummels Perez

Vic Darchinyan put on a dominating performance pummeling Yonnhy Perez tonight at the Nokia Theatre via technical decision in round five. Darchinyan claimed a bantamweight title after a accidental headbutt caused the bout to go to the scorecards in Showtimes bantamweight tournament consulation round. Judges scored the bout 50-44 on all score cards. Darchinyan had […]

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Perez/Darchinyan Make Weight

Yonnhy Perez and Vic Darchinyan hit the scales today as their Showtime Bantamweight tournament consolation bout has been upgraded to main event status. On Monday, tournament finalist Joseph Agbeko who was scheduled to face Abner Mares collapsed and was diagnosed with a onset of sciatica. Though the Mares/Perez bout will be moved to a later […]

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Fight Hub TV Exclusive: Bantamweight Abner Mares “My Style Will Make Him Do Whatever I Want”

It has been the year of the tournament in the world of Combat sports. Boxing kicked off the trend last year with the debut of the Showtime Super Six Middleweight tournament. The tournament did wonders not only for the competitors, who now enjoy a higher level of fame and regard but unveiled one of the […]

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Darchinyan “I can’t say what round Perez will fall; I just know sooner or later I will destroy him.”

Former flyweight and super flyweight champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan of says his experiment with being a boxer is now over. “I’m coming back to show everyone how strong I am,” he explains. “In my last fight, I wanted to prove I have skills by moving around and that’s not me. It was my first […]

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Bantamweight Yonnhy Perez:Training Camp Notes

Former IBF bantamweight champion Yonnhy Perez (20-1-1, 14 KOs), sends us his thoughts and experiences from training in Cartagena, Colombia. This is the first time Perez has trained in his homeland for a fight as he is set to face former two-division world champion Vic Darchinyan (35-3-1, 27 KOs) in the consolation round of Showtime’s […]

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Agbeko/Mares Given Official Date For Showtime Bantamweight Tournament Final

Joseph King Kong Agbeko will defend his International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight world championship against undefeated rising star Abner Mares, who defends his WBC Silver bantamweight championship in the eagerly awaited finals of The Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All on Saturday, April 23 LIVE on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from […]

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Showtime Bantamweight Tournament Press Conference Quotes

Showtime and the promoters of their respective bantamweight fighters held a press conference in Los Angeles today to hype up the Showtime Bantamweight finals between Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko who will defend his IBF bantamweight title against WBC Silver bantamweight chamption, undefeated Abner Mares. The under card will feature Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan and former […]

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Before Bout With Fernando Montiel, Nonito Donaire Shows Off His Title Belts

Who doesn’t like nice shiny things? Wait, let me rephrase that, who doesn’t like nice, expensive shiny things? We all do and once we spend a arm and a leg to attain that certain piece of “bling” we want to tell the whole world about it. Now this is not a particular phenomenon that is […]

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Darchinyan has a message for Abner Mares

Congratulations Abner. It was very disappointing for me to lose the fight against a good young fighter like Abner Mares. Congratulations to Abner, he is a tough kid who fought a great fight. Even after winning seven world titles I have learned something valuable and that is not to leave the decision in the hands […]

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