Vic Darchinyan did what he said he would. Cristian Mijares forgot what he was supposed to do.
Darchinyan knocked Mijares down with a left uppercut in the first round and finally finished him off in with a jolting straight left in the ninth Saturday night in their super flyweight title unification fight.
IBF champ Darchinyan dominated the match of 115-pounders from start to finish to take away Mijares" WBC and WBA crowns.
"I promised to show my skills and knock him out and I kept my promise," Darchinyan said. "I was always confident I was the best fighter. I had beaten guys that had beaten him."
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Vic Darchinyan did what he said he would. Cristian Mijares forgot what he was supposed to do.