Yamanaka-Darchinyan confirmed for April 6

A date has been set for the highly anticipated WBC world championship fight between, Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan (37-4-1, 27 KOs) and Japan’s undefeated WBC bantamweight champion, Shinsuke Yamanaka (15-0-2, 11 KOs). The showdown will take place on April 6, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. On the line will be Yamanaka’s WBC Bantamweight title.

Promoter Gary Shaw confirmed, “The date has been agreed upon for April 6. Darchinyan will have to travel into unfamiliar territory and show the world why he’s one of the best fighters walking the earth. Capturing a world title in three divisions will put Vic in the history books as one of the greatest.”

January 20th, 2012

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