| |
|
GORRES-DARCHINYAN WINNER IN FOR BIG BOUT
By Salven L. Lagumbay PhilBoxing.com Thu, 03 Jan 2008
 
Whoever wins the battle between Z "The Dream" Gorres and Vic "Raging Bull" Darchinyan on February 2 in Cebu will most likely end up either becoming the new IBF champ or vie for the unified WBC/IBF crowns.
This developed after IBF superfly champ Dmitri Kirilov forged a deal to face WBC superfly champion Cristian Mijares at the latter's turf on May 17 in Durango, Mexico to unify the two titles.
The IBF had earlier ruled that whoever wins between in the Gorres-Darchinyan eliminator will get an outright shot at Kirilov, who won the title with a points win over Jose Navarro last October.
Should Kirilov win against Mijares, he might choose to relinquish the IBF crown, or defend the two titles against the Gorres-Darchinyan winner.
In an event Mijares wins the IBF version to add to his WBC title, he is also hard put to defend the IBF title, and either he relinquishes it or fight the Gorres-Darchinyan winner.
In either case, the winner of the February 2 eliminator in Cebu will end up facing the prospect of fighting Mijares or Kirilov, or being crowned outright the IBF superfly champion.
It seems the February 2 winner takes it all.
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Salven L. Lagumbay.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
HAS PACQUIAO MADE BOXING RELEVANT AGAIN? By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., Wed, 18 Nov 2009GORRES WATCH: SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT CONTINUE By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., Wed, 18 Nov 2009PACQUIAO IS ONE DIMENSIONAL? NOT EVEN CLOSE, FLOYD! By Ed de la Vega, DDS, Wed, 18 Nov 2009Tachi Palace Fights adds Nam Phan and Manny Tapia to growing roster By , Wed, 18 Nov 2009UPDATE ON GORRES: Z CONTINUES TO SHOW SIGNS OF RECOVERY By , Tue, 17 Nov 2009Pretty Boy's thick face needs an extra-full thickness graft from UNCLE PIG's SKIN By Granville Ampong, Tue, 17 Nov 2009Pacquiao vs. Mayweather: The Battle for Pound-for-Pound Supremacy By Joey Liam, Tue, 17 Nov 2009I WON’T BE THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN MANAGER OF PACQUIAO, SAYS ARUM By Alex P. Vidal, Tue, 17 Nov 2009TECTONIC SHIFT CONTINUES... By Granville Ampong, Mon, 16 Nov 2009DUMP MAYWEATHER, LET’S GO FOR AN 8TH TITLE LEGACY By Ed de la Vega, DDS, Mon, 16 Nov 2009LATEST GORRES UPDATE: RECOVERY PROGRESS IS VERY GOOD By , Mon, 16 Nov 2009A BITTERSWEET WEEKEND By Greg R. Penilla, M.D., Mon, 16 Nov 2009AGONY AND ECSTASY IN VEGAS By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., Mon, 16 Nov 2009PACQUIAO HAD SOME INJURIES TOO By Ed de la Vega, DDS, Mon, 16 Nov 2009PACQUIAO MAKES BOXING HISTORY By Eddie Alinea, Mon, 16 Nov 2009GAB BOXING CHIEF PRAISES U.S. DOCS FOR GORRES’ IMMEDIATE RECOVERY By Alex P. Vidal, Mon, 16 Nov 2009ARIZA: PACQUIAO SHOWED COTTO MERCY By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Sun, 15 Nov 2009PACQUIAO SCORES BRUTAL 12TH ROUND STOPPAGE OF COTTO By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Sun, 15 Nov 2009PARA SA INYONG LAHAT By Manny Pacquiao, Sun, 15 Nov 2009PENULTIMATE BOUT:Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. won by unanimous decision By Granville Ampong, Sun, 15 Nov 20097TH BOUT: Yuri Foreman, the New WBA Super Welterweight Champion By Granville Ampong, Sun, 15 Nov 2009MOSLEY VS. BERTO KICKS OFF 2010 BOXING YEAR IN STYLE By , Sun, 15 Nov 20096TH BOUT: Alfonso Gomez won by technical unanimous decision By Granville Ampong, Sun, 15 Nov 20095TH BOUT: Rodrigo Garcia of California won by unanimous decision By Granville Ampong, Sun, 15 Nov 2009 |
|
|
|
|
NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS Bautista vs Marquez Nietes vs Castro August 30, 2008 Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City
|
|