ARUM SAYS THE DONAIRE-DARCHINYAN FIGHT IS BEING FINALIZED

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 31 Mar 2010

While WBA super flyweight interim champion Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire is beginning to show some concern over whom he fights next, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says the classy former IBF/IBO flyweight champion will have a tune-up fight in May and will then face reigning WBC/WBA champion Vic Darchinyan on August 7 at the Home Depot in California.

Asked whether the Darchinyan deal was done since his promoter Gary Shaw recently said he hadn't heard from Darchinyan's manager Elias Nassar to whom he had forwarded the Donaire fight agreement, Arum replied "I think so. I think so. Carl Moretti is handling it for us. It's just about done." Read full story...