Weigh-in Also Broadcast LIVE Over iBN Sports Network! Foothill Ranch, Calif. – February 2, 2009 – iBN Sports, a premier Internet-based broadcast sports television network announced that its Al Bernstein Channel (ABBC) will provide “up to the minute” weigh-in along with pre and post fight coverage of the February 7th event, Vic Darchinyan vs Jorge Arce which will be broadcast from the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA on Showtime..
iBN Sports will be on hand for weigh-ins and interviews with Darchinyan (31-1-1. 25 KOs) who will defend his IBF/WBC/WBA 115-pound belt against the popular Arce (51-4-1, 39 KOs), the current WBA interim super fly champ and ex-WBC 115-pound and 118-pound titleholder. .
Al Bernstein and the iBN Sports team will be on hand to cover the weigh-in on February 6th and provide full coverage of the post fight press conference. All of this can be seen at www.ibnsports.com.
The Darchinyan/ Arce coverage represents the series of up to the minute pre and post coverage of premiere matches that the ABBC will offer to fans throughout 2009. All broadcasts can be viewed live at www.ibnsports.com for free as well as seen on-demand on the channel.
Al Bernstein said, “The Darchinyan-Arce fight could be one of the most exciting of the year. In the ring these two men are all-action fighters and outside of it they both have larger than life
personalities. So, there is much to cover in this match, and we will be delving into all of it in our ABBC coverage of the weigh-in and then the fight itself,” concluded Al.
DARCHINYAN and ARCE OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN TOMORROW! FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 611 A.M. PT at HONDA CENTER
* OPEN TO THE PUBLIC! DOORS OPEN AT 10 A.M. *
ANAHEIM, CALIF. (February 5, 2009) – World Super Flyweight Champion VIC “Raging Bull” DARCHINYAN and World Boxing Association (WBA) interim super flyweight champion JORGE “Travieso” ARCE will have their Official Weigh-in Tomorrow! Friday, February 6, in the Honda Center (2965 East Katella Avenue, Anaheim, Calif. 92806.) Doors open at 10 a.m. Darchinyan and Arce will step on the scale at 11 a.m. The public is invited to attend, free of charge.
Darchinyan and Arce will finally meet, in a long-awaited world title showdown, Saturday, February 7 at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Both champions will be joined at the news conference by top-rated lightweight contenders ANTONIO DeMARCO and ALMAZBEK “Kid Diamond” RAIYMKULOV.
Promoted by Gary Shaw Productions and Top Rank, the February 7 world championship card at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif, will also feature the North American Boxing Organization lightweight championship battle between top contenders DeMarco and Raiymkulov.
Remaining tickets, priced at $250, $125, $90, $60, $45 and $35, can be purchased through Ticketmaster (all Ticketmaster outlets), by phone, 714-740-2000, online at www.ticketmaster.com and at the Honda Center box office.
Darchinyan (31-1-1, 25 KOs), of Sydney, Australia by way of Armenia, and Arce (51-4-1, 39 KOs), from Los Mochis, Mexico, will settle their bitter hostilities toward each other, once and for all, in a fight to the finish. Their battle will be televised live nationally on SHOWTIME Championship Boxing, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT (delayed on the West Coast.) The broadcast will open with DeMarco (19-1-1, 13 KOs), of Tijuana, Mexico, risking his three-year, 13-bout unbeaten streak and Top-10 rating in a career-defining fight against the battle-tested Raiymkulov (27-1-1, 15 KOs), from Las Vegas, Nev., by way of Kyrgyzstan, who is enjoying his own two-year winning streak. These four gladiators boast a combined record of 128-7-4 (92 KOs) – a winning percentage of 92% and a victory by knockout ratio of 72%