Darchinyan, Arce to fight Feb. 7

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Vic Darchinyan displays his championship belts (IBF, WBC, WBA) at a news conference promoting his WBA world championship super flyweight bout with Jorge Arce Feb. 7 at Anaheim’s Honda Center. (Photo by Ross Rivera)

By Wave Staff Report

Story Published: Feb 2, 2009 at 8:21 PM PDT

Story Updated: Feb 2, 2009 at 8:21 PM PDT

Vic Darchinyan and Jorge Arce, two of boxing’s better brawlers in the lower weight classes, finally go at it Feb. 7 at Anaheim’s Honda Center for the WBA interim World Super Flyweight Championship.

Darchinyan (31-1-1, 25 KOs), an Armenian living in Australia, currently possesses championship belts in the 115-pound division of IBF, WBC and WBA. Arce of Mexico is 51-4-1 with 39 KOs heading into the bout.

This is a fight that has been building for some time, but it got knocked off track in 2007 when Arce suffered a decisive loss to Cristian Mijares and Darchinyan lost his flyweight title by knockout to Nonito Donaire.

Arce has won his last five fights and Darchinyan unified three belts with a ninth-round knockout of Mijares Nov. 1.

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