Darchinyan Dominates Dimitri; Dirrell Destroys a Dome

Fight fans were busy last night with bouts broadcast on both HBO and Showtime. Let’s start with the Showtime, fast becoming my favorite of the two boxing-wise.
Showtime’s main event brought together two stellar junior bantamweights, Armenian-Australian Vic Darchinyan and Russian Dimitri Kirilov. Darchinyan predicted a knockout and made gone on his promise by felling Kirilov in the fifth to seize the IBF super flyweight title.
Darchinyan dominated the fight from the opening bell. His speed and punching power was too much for the overmatched Russian who looked to have left his much lauded boxing skills in St. Petersburg. Darchinyan …read more