Vic Darchinyan Targets Nonito Donaire Rematch in 2010

By Mark Vester

WBC/WBA super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan is targeting a 2010 rematch with WBA-interim champion Nonito Donaire. Darchinyan is going after Tomas Rojas of Mexico on December 12. He then wants to hold a major fight in Australia and then a rematch with Donaire in the United States. He says Rojas, a dangerous opponent, is up first.

"He (Rojas) is much taller than me and in the last two years after Arce he has won nearly all his fights by knockout," Darchinyan told AAP. "He was winning every round of his fight against Arce until he got hit with a good shot in the liver."

Darchinyan's promoter Gary Shaw had refused to make a Donaire rematch in the past. Donaire was previously promoted by Shaw and the two had a very nasty break. Shaw has changed his mind and told Darchinyan that a rematch could be made. Donaire stopped Darchinyan in five rounds in 2007. 

"Gary Shaw was with me in Armenia and we talked about that and I told him how much I wanted the fight and I think he's OK with it now and he's going to make the fight for me," Darchinyan said.

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