THE RAGING BULL GORES JORGE ARCE

By Ryan Burton

Vic Darchinyan TKO11 Jorge Arce... In Anaheim, California world junior bantamweight champion Vic Darchinyan (32-1-1 25 KOs) dominated and stopped Jorge Arce (51-5-1 39 KOs) via eleventh-round technical knockout. Arce landed a couple of first-round shots but was lunging with his head. Darchinyan let Arce come towards him, motioning Arce forward. Darchinyan then stunned Arce against the ropes with some hook shots. Darchinyan clearly won the round. Arce started the second coming forward with his head and again paid the price, getting hit by a right that made him stumble back. Darchinyan picked up the pace and pelted Arce with a barrage of punches. Arce was trying to hit Darchinyan in the jaw but could not get in close enough. His punches were wide and Darchinyan took advantage of the openings. The third round featured fierce exchanges as Arce landed some punches of significance. Arce opened a cut over Darchinyan's nose to end the round. read more