The_budweiser Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Thursday, April 21, ESPNZone L.A. LIVE, Los Angeles Telecast This Saturday, April 23, Live on SHOWTIME® at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT From Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles; Live Card Begins At 5 p.m. PT LOS ANGELES (April 21, 2011) – Two-division world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan and former International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight champion Yonnhy “El Colombiano” Perez will clash in the new main event on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING this Saturday, April 23, live on SHOWTIME® (10:30 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. The 12-rounder for the vacant International Boxing Organization (IBO) 118-pound title between Darchinyan (35-3-1, 27 KOs), of Sydney, Australia, by way of Armenia, and Colombia’s Perez (20-1-1, 14 KOs), of Santa Fe Springs, Calif., was elevated to main event status after a fight between IBF champion Joseph Agbeko and undefeated WBC Silver Belt champion Abner Mares was postponed after Agbeko suffered what doctors diagnosed as likely the sudden onset of sciatica earlier in the week. A formal announcement was made today prior to a final press conference at ESPNZone. All four boxers were in attendance. This marks the third time that a Darchinyan fight has been moved into the telecast’s top spot after a main event fell out. The other times came on March 6, 2010 (against Rodrigo Guerrero) and June 3, 2006 (against Luis Maldonado). It will mark the 13th time Darchinyan has fought on SHOWTIME. He is No. 3 on the all-time list for network appearances behind Julio Cesar Chavez (17) and Evander Holyfield. Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com, via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines (800) 745- 3000 and at STAPLES Center Box Office. Doors at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE open at 4 p.m. PT. The first non-televised undercard fight starts at 5 p.m. The event is promoted by Gary Shaw Productions, Don King Productions, Thompson Boxing and Golden Boy Promotions, and is sponsored by Corona and DeWalt Tools. What the fighters and their promoters/representatives said Thursday: Read More: http://ringnews24.com//index.php/blog/35-demo-content/18810-final-press-conf-quotesphotos-darchinyan-perez-agbeko-mares-a-more.html#ixzz1KFSFaRZd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemurphy Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 It's amazing that Darchinyan is 3rd on the all time list for number of Showtime appearances, but some of the others have split time between Showtime and HBO.(John Ruiz comes to mind). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamasadlittleboy Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 Darchinyan has stepped upto the main event 3 times after cancellations...he's a curse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapevine241 Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 It's amazing that Darchinyan is 3rd on the all time list for number of Showtime appearances, but some of the others have split time between Showtime and HBO.(John Ruiz comes to mind). yeah pretty amazing. also 17 chavez appearances is outstanding. i forget where i read/heard this, but andre berto has been on HBO more times than erik morales mlol/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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