In an unbeaten career now 34 bouts, 160 rounds and more than eight years old, Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan has finally arrived upon the doorstep of claiming championship glory he believes he so richly deserves.
With a long list of titles won and battered opponents beaten behind him, Vic “The Raging Bull” Darchinyan isn’t looking to fulfill any new championship quests at the moment, but rather to settle an old score.
On Saturday night, live on HBO and emanating from the American Bank Center in Corpus Chris, Tex., Martirosyan will look to fulfill championship dreams a career in the making, while fellow countryman Darchinyan will look to gain revenge six years in the waiting.
Leading off HBO’s televised Top Rank Boxing triple header at 9:30 p.m. EST, Martirosyan has finally secured his first-ever world title shot, as he’ll face fellow unbeaten Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade for the vacant World Boxing Organization light middleweight (154 pounds) title.