Heavy hitting Vic Darchinyan says he will knock out Z Gorres in Cebu City on February 2 because he doubts he can win a points decision in the Philippines. He also believes Gorres may employ illegal tactics. Darchinyan leaves Sydney on Saturday for the Philippines. He won the IBO super-flyweight title against Federico Catubay in Sydney in his last fight just a few weeks after he lost the IBF and IBO flyweight titles to another Filipino, Nonito Donaire, in July. Ranked the seventh biggest puncher in boxing by The Ring Magazine, Darchinyan expects to have to chase Gorres (27-2-1, 15KOs). With a sellout crowd of around 5000 cheering on the Filipino, Darchinyan (29-1, 23 KOs) doesn’t want to leave the decision in the hands of the judges, who are from Australia, the Philippines and Thailand. “Because it is in the Philippines, I’m not going to let this go to the distance, points is very dangerous,” Darchinyan told AAP today. “If I win by points, I don’t think they are going to give it to me, I’ve got to go and knock him out. “Also I’ve got to be careful, because I think he’s going to come with head butts and all that stuff. “If it goes the distance he can win the fight, so I think he’s going to move a lot, punch and move and be fast. “My whole preparation I’ve been fast at training, I’m very fast. He can’t be faster than me.” Darchinyan faced something a little different in sparring today, when he was subjected to six rounds of trash talking from former IBF junior welterweight champion Lovemore Ndou. “I couldn’t concentrate very well from the start, I wanted to punch him, but after I’m used to it, it helps you get used to everything,” Darchinyan said. Ndou, who hopes to avenge his IBF title loss to Paul Malignaggi, possibly on Ricky Hatton’s next card in Manchester in mid-year, said he meant no disrespect to Darchinyan. “I was just saying a few things trying to get into his head,” Ndou said.
