Vic Darchinyan
| Vic Darchinyan Վախթանգ Դարչինյան |
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Darchinyan (left) in 2011
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| Real name | Vakhtang Darchinyan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Raging Bull | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 164 cm (65 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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7 January 1976 Vanadzor, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union (now Armenia) |
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| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Vakhtang "Vic" Darchinyan (Armenian: Վախթանգ Դարչինյան; born 7 January 1976) is an Armenian Australian professional boxer. He is a former two-weight world champion, having held the IBF flyweight title from 2004 to 2007; the IBF super flyweight title from 2008 to 2009; and the unified WBA (Super), WBC, and lineal super flyweight titles from 2008 to 2010. Additionally, he has held a record four IBO titles in three weight classes from 2005 to 2011. A southpaw boxer with a unique fighting style, Darchinyan became the first ethnic Armenian to win a world title when he knocked out then-undefeated IBF flyweight champion Irene Pacheco in 2004.
Darchinyan was born on 7 January 1976, in Vanadzor, Armenia. His father, Ruben Darchinyan, was an Olympic wrestling coach for Armenia. Ruben's name can sometimes be seen on Vic's boxing trunks. Vic has a sister named Liana.
Vic wanted to become a boxer at the age of 5 and dreamed of becoming a world champion in the professionals. His father told him there was no professional boxing in Armenia (or any Soviet countries; this changed when the Union fell in 1991) and instead wanted Vic to follow in his footsteps and take up wrestling. Vic also wrestled as a kid, but always continued to say he would become a world champion someday. He eventually left wrestling in pursuit of his dream to become a world boxing champion.
Vic began boxing at the age of 8 within the community of Vanadzor, where boxing was very popular. He was trained by the experienced Vazgen Badalyan. Darchinyan's amateur career record was 158-18 with 105 knockouts. Vic fought in many different countries and participated for Armenia in the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. He went to the third round in the 112 lb division before losing against Bulat Jumadilov of Kazakhstan. Darchinyan moved to Australia after competing in the Olympics and eventually became an Australian citizen on 7 July 2004. Darchinyan turned pro at the age of 24 on 3 November 2000.
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