By Mark Vester
On July 5, Vic Darchinyan (29-1-1, 23KOs) has the chance to silence one his biggest critics, trainer Freddie Roach. Darchinyan will challenge IBF super flyweight champion Dimitri Kirilov (29-3-1, 9KOs), trained by Roach. All five of Darchinyan's Filipino opponents have at one point or another trained at Roach's LA-based Wild Card gym. Roach has never been impressed with Darchinyan's style and feels the fighters is one-dimensional.
"Freddie Roach has had a little bit to say about Vic, and Vic is keen to correct Freddie's thoughts on his career," Darchinyan's manager Elias Nassar told AAP. "He has been quoted on the way Vic fights that he is open and one-dimensional, so Vic is keen to correct his thoughts."
Nassar says that Darchinyan is still looking to redeem himself for the knockout loss to Nonito Donaire and plans to do a lot of damage to Kirilov.
"I thought he would have been excited once he found out a date and he's more upset that it wasn't sooner," Nassar said. "He's very pumped for a big showing, in his words, he will never disappoint his fans again. He never lost to a Russian in the amateur ranks, he likes fighting them."
Nassar said Darchinyan will return to Australia on May 1 and then return to the United States between two to four weeks before the fight. He says the fight will take place in either Las Vegas or Madison Square Garden in New York.
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