On February 7, 2009, Vic Darchinyan (31-1-1, 25 KOs), the super-flyweight WBA (Super), WBC, and IBF champion, defends his titles against former world champion Jorge Arce (51-4-1, 39 KOs).
Vic Darchinyan is coming in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate; his last fight was a 9th round KO victory over Cristian Mijares, 3 months and 6 days ago. Jorge Arce is on a 5-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, with his last fight being a 4th round TKO win over Isidro García, 3 months and 6 days ago.
The winning odds are at 66.2-33.8 in favor of Vic Darchinyan, but it is going to be a hard-earned victory. Jorge Arce is going to put on an exceptional fight, Darchinyan better be prepared for one of the toughest fights of his life.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 11th round, and Vic Darchinyan is crowned the new super-flyweight world champion. Darchinyan improves his record to 32-1-1 (26 KOs), while Arce adds a loss to his record at 51-5-1.