Back in the winner?s circle and with the IBO junior bantamweight world title around his waist, former flyweight world champion Vic ?Raging Bull? Darchinyan doesn?t want to waste any time getting back into the ring again. After his 12th round TKO win over Federico Catubay on Saturday night in Sydney, the 31 year-old is targeting a number of boxers and wants to fight again on December 1.
In one option available for the ?Raging Bull?, the IBF has nominated southpaw Darchinyan 29-1 (23) and Filipino Z Gorres to compete in an official eliminator that could lead to an eventual fight with new IBF junior bantamweight world champion Dimitri Kirilov.
?A fight with Gorres I am ready for, because when I win I can get a shot at Kirilov,? Darchinyan told SecondsOut on Tuesday.
But the Armenian born 2000 Olympian and Australian citizen has a number of targets and is also eyeing off WBO junior bantamweight world champion Fernando Montiel.
?I am also ready to fight Montiel on December 1,? he said. ?I want to win more world titles as soon as possible.?
Darchinyan?s primary target is a rematch with IBF/IBO flyweight world champion Nonito Donaire, who upset him by knockout on Showtime Championship Boxing on July 7. Donaire is making his first title defence against former Darchinyan victim Luis Maldonado on December 1.
?If Donaire won?t give me a rematch, I will become undisputed world champion at 115lbs, then he will have to fight me if he wants to move up in weight,? said Darchinyan. ?My manager Elias Nasser is looking at all of the options now for December 1 and hopefully I will know who I am fighting in a few days.?
