The 'Raging Bull' Vic Darchinyan of Australia has captured the IBF superfly crown by dethroning Dimitri Kirilov of Russia with a 5th round knockout at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington today.
The power-punching, wild-swinging Armenian born Darchinyan dominated the defending champion from Russia who put up little resistance throughout the contest. A flurry from Darchinyan sends Kirilov to the canvas for the first time in the the first 30 seconds of the fifth round and a big left a bit later finishes off Kirilov as he failed to beat the referee's count.
The 32-year-old Darchinyan is now 30-1-1 with 25 KOs while Kirilov absorbed his fourth loss for a 29-4-1 (9 KOs) record. Darchinyan's only loss came at the hands of current Filipino flyweight champ Nonito Donaire, Jr. after Donaire dethroned Darchinyan with a spectacular knockout on July 7, 2007
in Bridgeport, Connecticut for the IBF flyweight title fight.
Darchinyan last fought Z Gorres of the Philippines to a draw at the Waterfront Hotel in Cebu City in February this year in a title eliminator for Kirilov's crown. With Darchinyan ranked higher than Gorres and because Gorres was cut and needed some time to heal, Darchinyan got the title shot against Kirilov.
The Darchinyan camp had earlier promised Gorres a title shot and a rematch if he wins against Kirilov today but other lucrative fights are also on the horizon for Darchinyan including a rematch with Donaire or a unification fight with WBO superfly king Fernando Montiel or WBA/WBC titlist Cristian Mijares.
Top photo: Promoter Gary Shaw (L) and Referee Earl Brown (R) raise the hands of Vic Darchinyan of Australia after Darchinyan beat defending champ Dimitri Kirilov of Russia with a fifth round knockout at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington Aug. 2.
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