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Shaw: Darchinyan Has Signed Donaire Rematch Contract, Waiting On Top Rank By Ryan Songalia PhilBoxing.com Sat, 03 Apr 2010  Gary Shaw, promoter of WBC/WBA super-flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan, says he has a signed contract from Darchinyan to fight a rematch with Nonito Donaire Jr on August 21 at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA. Shaw says he is waiting to hear from Donaire's promoter Top Rank "to see if we have a deal." Darchinyan, 34-2-1 (27 KO), was defeated in five rounds by Donaire in July of 2007 in a performance Ring Magazine called both the "Knockout of the Year" and "Upset of the Year." Darchinyan has stead-fastly demanded a rematch through the media but one obstacle has always prevented the fight from happening. "The only hurdle was me because I felt that Donaire stiffed me by changing promoters," said Shaw from his NJ-based office. "Obviously he switched and Darchinyan got the belts, all the fame on TV while Donaire has faded into darkness." In a 2008 interview with this writer, Donaire complained of having only one month to prepare for his first IBF flyweight title defense against Luis Maldonado. When his next fight was mentioned for a co-featured slot underneath Darchinyan, Donaire asked manager Cameron Dunkin to negotiate a release. Donaire said there were two years remaining on his contract at the time. "I appreciate everything Gary Shaw did for me," Donaire, now 23-1 (15 KO), told BoxingScene in 2008. "He got me a title fight, but I think that is as far as he can take me." Shaw says that he relented to the rematch because Darchinyan "really wanted the fight", adding "I have a special relationship with him and the entire team so I said, 'OK, we'll do it.'" Shaw was unsure of whether he would be putting Darchinyan in a tuneup fight before facing Donaire. Donaire was also unsure of whether he would be fighting a tuneup in the interim though a May date had been mentioned. Darchinyan fought just a month ago, winning a decision over Rodrigo Guerrero while Donaire stopped overmatched late-replacement Manuel Vargas in three rounds in February. Though nearly two years has elapsed since Donaire Jr split with Shaw, time hasn't faded the bad taste in Shaw's mouth. "I did a spectacular job with him. I gave him the fight with Darchinyan. I bought him a patched-up, easy fight after Darchinyan [against Maldonado]. I had money into Nonito and I built him. How would you feel? That's my answer." -RS Calls to Cameron Dunkin and Top Rank were not returned at time of print. Ryan Songalia is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America. He can be reached at ryan@ryansongalia.com . An archive of his work can be found at www.ryansongalia.com . Click here to view a list of other articles written by Ryan Songalia.  |
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