WBA/WBC super flyweight boxing world champion
Cristian Mijares and IBF 115lbs world champion Vic Darchinyan participated in the final fight week press conference on Thursday in the Le Foyer Ballroom at Anoush Banquet Hall in North Hollywood, California, USA.
Darchinyan 30-1-1 (24) will face Mijares 35-3-2 (13) in an eagerly awaited 115lbs world title unification showdown this Saturday November 1, at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California televised on Showtime Championship Boxing in the USA at 9pm ET/PT, delayed on the west coast.
Many boxing fans and aficionados think that Saturday’s Mijares-Darchinyan unification bout could follow in the footsteps of Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez and become the next great boxing trilogy. In support of that, it was also announced at the press conference that WBC super bantamweight champion Vazquez will attend Saturday’s fight to show support for both warriors.
Also at the press conference, Showtime announcer Jimmy Lennon Jr officiated two coin tosses between Mijares’ promoter Lou DiBella and Darchinyan’s promoter Gary Shaw. Mijares won the first toss and chose to enter the ring second and be introduced to the fans in attendance and on Showtime first.
Mijares also won the second coin toss to determine which corner he will occupy on Saturday. The WBA and WBC champion chose the red corner, while the IBF champion will fight out of the blue corner.
In an exciting 12-round co-feature, undefeated, world-ranked super middleweight Andre Dirrell 16-0 (11) faces once-beaten, world-ranked 168lbs contender Victor Oganov 28-1 (28).
What the fighters said on Thursday:
VIC DARCHINYAN “I have a lot of respect for my opponent, but I am going to punish and destroy him.
“He may be a champion, but he is nothing. I am going to prove that. You are going to see.
“Thank you to Mijares’ team for bringing my belts. I appreciate it.
“He’s a player. He has an amateur style. I’m going to catch him and knock him out.
“He is very confident. He always has a smile on his face. On Saturday night I am going to wipe it off.
“People say he is a smart boxer. Well, anyone can say they are smart. We’ll see how smart he is on Saturday.
“It’s going to be a very exciting fight. Pay close attention because I am going to knock him out.
“This is the biggest fight in my career. I promise you I will walk out with all those belts.
“In my one loss I beat myself. That will not happen on Saturday. The only thing I will beat is Mijares.”
Cristian Mijares “I know that to be the best fighter in the world I have to beat the best. Darchinyan is one of the best and I will beat him on Saturday.
“I know it is going to be a war. The crowd will enjoy it. It will be a big battle.
“I can’t promise it will be by knockout, but I can tell you I am going to win.
“I’m doing this fight for pride. I promise you I will win and I promise you it will be a good fight.
“I feel good. I am very happy with the way training camp went.
“I’m already at weight and I’m ready to go.”
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