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{{short description|Armenian boxer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}
{{Infobox boxer
| name = Vic Darchinyan<br />{{small|Վախթանգ Դարչինյան}}
| image = VicDarchinyan.jpg{{!}}border
| image_size = 200
| caption = Darchinyan in 2011
| realname = Vakhtang Darchinyan
| nickname = The Raging Bull
| weight = {{plainlist|
*[[Flyweight]]
*[[Super-flyweight]]
*[[Bantamweight]]
*[[Super-bantamweight]]
*[[Featherweight]]
}}
| height = 1.66 m
| reach = 164&nbsp;cm
| nationality =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|1|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Vanadzor]], [[Armenian SSR]], Soviet Union
| style = [[Southpaw stance|Southpaw]]
| total = 53
| wins = 43
| KO = 32
| losses = 9
| draws = 1
| medaltemplates = 
{{MedalSport | Men's [[amateur boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ARM}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[European Amateur Boxing Championships|European Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships|1998 Minsk]] | Flyweight}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Goodwill Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1998 Goodwill Games|1998 New York]] | [[Boxing at the 1998 Goodwill Games|Flyweight]]}}
}}

'''Vakhtang''' "'''Vic'''" '''Darchinyan''' ({{langx|hy|Վախթանգ Դարչինյան}}; born 7 January 1976) is an Armenian former [[professional boxer]] who competed from 2000 to 2017. He held multiple world championships in two [[weight class (boxing)|weight classes]], including the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] [[flyweight]] title from 2004 to 2007; and the [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] ([[WBA (Undisputed)|Undisputed]], later [[WBA (Unified)|Unified]]), [[World Boxing Council|WBC]], IBF, and [[lineal championship|lineal]] [[super-flyweight]] titles between 2008 and 2010. Additionally, he held a record four [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] titles at flyweight, super-flyweight, and twice at [[bantamweight]] between 2005 and 2011. A [[southpaw stance|southpaw]] with a highly unique fighting style and formidable punching power, Darchinyan became the first Armenian boxer to win a world title in 2004.

==Early life==
Darchinyan was born on 7 January 1976, in [[Vanadzor]], [[Armenia]]. His father, Ruben Darchinyan, was an Olympic wrestling coach for Armenia. Ruben's name can sometimes be seen on Vic's boxing trunks. Vic has a sister named Liana.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hooper |first=James |date=13 February 2010 |title=Darchinyan keen to take on UFC |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/boxing/darchinyan-keen-to-take-on-ufc/story-e6freygr-1225830028931 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date=18 November 2011}}</ref>

Vic wanted to become a boxer at the age of 5 and dreamed of becoming a world champion in the professionals. His father told him there was no professional boxing in Armenia (or any [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] countries; this changed when the Union [[Fall of the Soviet Union|fell in 1991]]) and instead wanted Vic to follow in his footsteps and take up wrestling. Vic also wrestled as a kid, but always continued to say he would become a world champion someday. He eventually left wrestling in pursuit of his dream to become a world boxing champion.<ref>{{cite news |title=HyeFighters' Fathers Interview |url=http://www.hyefighters.com/2011/12/08/hyefighters-fathers-interview/ |work=HyeFighters |date=8 December 2011 |access-date=28 December 2011 |archive-date=26 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114622/http://www.hyefighters.com/2011/12/08/hyefighters-fathers-interview/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Darchinyan and his wife Olga, an English teacher, met near an Opera House in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] in 2001. They got married a year later. In 2007, the couple had a son named Ruben II.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nalbandyan |first1=Gohar |last2=Babayan |first2=Hasmik |date=2 September 2011 |title=I enjoy spending my vacation with my family in Armenia |url=http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/interviews/77110/ |work=[[PanARMENIAN.Net]] |access-date=18 November 2011}}</ref>

==Amateur career==
Vic began boxing at the age of 8 within the community of Vanadzor, where boxing was very popular. He was trained by the experienced Vazgen Badalyan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vicdarchinyan.com/biography.html |title=Biography |publisher=VicDarchinyan.com |access-date=18 November 2011 |archive-date=17 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217212144/http://vicdarchinyan.com/biography.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Darchinyan's amateur career record was 158–18 with 105 knockouts.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122339/http://www.sho.com/site/boxing/profile.do?fighter=453921 Vic Darchinyan's Showtime biography] [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] [[Uniform Resource Locator|URL]] accessed 1 August 2006</ref> Vic fought in many different countries and participated for Armenia in the [[Boxing at the 2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Olympic Games]] in [[Sydney|Sydney, Australia]]. He went to the third round in the 112&nbsp;lb division before losing against [[Bulat Jumadilov]] of [[Kazakhstan]]. Darchinyan moved to Australia after competing in the Olympics and eventually became an Australian citizen later in the same year.<ref>Warren, Adrian (4 September 2011). [http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/boxing-mma/vic-darchinyan-wins-in-armenia/news-story/7cb795deddce1aec27df88af4c3a4522 "Vic Darchinyan Wins in Armenia"]. ''The Daily Telegraph''. [[News Limited]]. Retrieved 1 September 2017.</ref> Darchinyan turned pro at the age of 24 on 3 November 2000.

Vic Darchinyan won a bronze medal at the [[1998 European Amateur Boxing Championships]] in Minsk.<ref>{{cite web|title=32.European Championships – Minsk, Belarus – May 17–24 1998|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships1998.html|publisher=amateur-boxing.strefa.pl|access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref> He also won a bronze medal at the [[1998 Goodwill Games]].<ref>{{cite web|title=4.Goodwill Games – New York, USA – July 27 – August 1, 1998|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/GoodwillGames1998.html|publisher=amateur-boxing.strefa.pl|access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref> In the same year, Darchinyan won a bronze medal at the 1998 [[Boxing World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=8.World Cup – Beijing, China – June 1998|url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldCup1998.html|publisher=amateur-boxing.strefa.pl|access-date=26 February 2013}}</ref>

===Olympic results===
*Defeated opponent
*Defeated Ilfat Ryazapov (Russia) 20–11
*Lost to [[Bulat Jumadilov]] (Kazakhstan) 8–15

==Professional career==
===Flyweight===
Vic is promoted by Gary Shaw Promotions. From November 2000 to December 2004, Vic built up a record of 21–0 (16 ko's) and captured the Australian, Oceanic and Pan Pacific [[flyweight]] titles. After knocking out former 2-division world champion [[Wandee Singwancha]] in an IBF eliminator on 13 June 2003, he earned the [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] #1 mandatory ranking.

===IBF champion===
He won his IBF title on 16 December 2004 in his first fight in the [[United States]], defeating respected then-undefeated champion [[Irene Pacheco]] of [[Colombia]], via 11th round technical knock-out. Pacheco had held the title for over 5 years.<ref>{{cite news |title=Darchinyan shocks Pacheco for IBF flyweight title |url=http://www.espn.com/espn/wire/_/section/boxing/id/1948068 |work=[[ESPN]] |date=17 December 2004 |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Goodnight, Irene: Darchinyan victorious in title bid |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/goodnight-irene-darchinyan-victorious-in-title-bid-20041218-gdkc9y.html |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=18 December 2004 |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref> Returning to Australia, his first title defense was on 27 March 2005 against long time contender and [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] belt holder, [[Mzukisi Sikali]], in a crowd-pleasing brawl. By the 8th round, Sikali took a combination body and head shots and turned away in a [[Leonard–Durán II|'No Mas']] fashion, prompting referee Pete Podgorski to step in and wave it off.<ref>{{cite news |last=Manning |first=Eddy |date=21 July 2005 |title=Vic Vic Vic! Darchinyan Day around the corner |url=https://www.boxing247.com/weblog/archives/104896 |work=Boxing247.com |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

Attempting to secure a fight in the US, Vic took a stay-busy fight on 24 August 2005 defending his title against fringe contender Jair Jimenez, whom he floored him in round 4. The referee stopped fight in the 5th after Jimenez started to walk away from the fight. Returning to the USA headlining on [[ShoBox: The New Generation]], his third title defense was against Filipino contender [[Diosdado Gabi]] on 3 March 2006. Vic knocked him out with a single straight left in the 8th round.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramos |first=John Louie |date=28 March 2009 |title=Vic Darchinyan: Sweet Isn't Sweet Without Some Taste of Bitter |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/146768-vic-darchinyan-sweet-isnt-sweet-without-a-taste-of-bitter |work=[[Bleacher Report]] |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

Three months later, returning to [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] after the hotly contested [[Jose Luis Castillo]] Vs [[Diego Corrales]] rubber match fell through, Vic's defense against then-undefeated Mexican contender Luis Maldonado was moved to the main event. He stopped the tough Mexican in the 8th round.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rafael |first=Dan |author-link=Dan Rafael |date=6 June 2006 |title=Darchinyan stops Maldonado to retain flyweight title |url=http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2469837 |work=ESPN |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Darchinyan Stops Maldonado in 8 |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/darchinyan-stops-maldonado-8--4320 |work=Boxing Scene |date=3 June 2006 |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref> In his fifth title defense, Vic faced [[Glenn Donaire]] on 7 October 2006. Glenn gave up during the fight, claiming Vic broke his jaw in the 6th round from an alleged elbow attack. Replays showed no evidence of an elbow. Darchinyan's camp, though winners by technical decision, have always claimed this should have been a legitimate knockout.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rafael |first=Dan |date=6 July 2007 |title=Darchinyan looks to punish Donaire with knockout |url=http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/columns/story?columnist=rafael_dan&id=2927814 |work=ESPN |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

In his sixth title defense, Darchinyan faced former [[light flyweight]] champion [[Victor Burgos]] on 3 March 2007. Vic knocked Burgos down in the second round and stopped him in the twelfth round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Darchinyan pummels Burgos, defends flyweight belt |url=http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=2787151 |work=ESPN |date=4 March 2007 |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref> Victor later underwent surgery to remove a blood clot from his brain. Burgos was put into a medically induced coma and made a full recovery. However, he was not able to fight again.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pugmire |first=Lance |date=6 March 2007 |title=Burgos' handlers criticized |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-mar-06-sp-burgos6-story.html |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=David |date=6 April 2007 |title=Burgos out of coma |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/burgos-out-of-coma/news-story/12d7b6c28d7573b2836c0fd7456a0f25?sv=77e692201beae93b54ef2131ad34663b |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

On 7 July 2007, Darchinyan suffered his first defeat from [[Nonito Donaire]], younger brother of Glenn Donaire, in a title bout via TKO. Darchinyan was caught with a left hook which floored him, in an exchange with Donaire in the fifth round. Darchinyan managed to get up but immediately fell on the ropes and the referee stopped the fight. Darchinyan lost the IBF and IBO flyweight titles to Donaire. The match was eventually awarded Knockout of the Year and Upset of the Year by Ring Magazine.<ref>{{cite news |last=Christ |first=Scott |date=3 December 2007 |title=Another emergence: Donaire has real star quality |url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2007/12/3/45621/8580 |work=Bad Left Hook |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

===Super-flyweight===
Darchinyan returned three months later and won the vacant IBO [[super flyweight]] title by stopping Filipino veteran Federico Catubay. Catubay was knocked down in round 7 and 11. Vic decided to outbox and outpunch his larger opponent and finally finished him off in round 12.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nobbs |first=Tony |date=20 October 2007 |title=Vic Darchinyan Stops Federico Catubay |url=https://www.boxing247.com/weblog/archives/115972 |work=Boxing247.com |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref> He voluntarily relinquished the IBO title prior to fighting in an IBF eliminator.

On 2 February 2008, Darchinyan fought [[Z Gorres]] to a controversial split draw at the [[Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino|Waterfront Hotel]] in [[Cebu City]], [[Philippines]] in an IBF Super Flyweight Eliminator where the winner would challenge the champion [[Dimitri Kirilov]]. The bout began with a knockdown for Darchinyan in the first round, which appeared to be a slip by Gorres when replayed. The crowd was upset with the referee calling the slip a knockdown and began to pelt the ring with bottles of water, coins and other objects. Gorres came back in the second round to floor Darchinyan with a left hand, but Darchinyan beat the count, which again prompted some arena fans to pelt the ring with objects. Gorres was knocked down in the fifth round, but the referee ruled it a slip. A clash of heads in the sixth round opened up a bad gash on Gorres. In the ninth round, Darchinyan connected with a right hand, sending Gorres down for the second time in the fight. Gorres would fall to the canvas on at least three other occasions in the final three rounds, with the referee ruling all of them slips. The final scores were 113–112 for Gorres, 114–112 for Darchinyan, and 113–113 for the draw.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vester |first=Mark |title=Darchinyan-Gorres Ends in Controversial Draw |work=BoxingScene.com |date=2008-02-02 |url=http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=12408 |access-date=2008-02-03}}</ref>
Darchinyan's promoter, Gary Shaw, filed an official protest with the IBF over the officiating of the bout.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vester |first=Mark |title=Shaw To Protest Darchinyan-Gorres Result |work=BoxingScene.com |date=2008-02-02 |url=http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=12418 |access-date =2008-02-03}}</ref>

Despite the draw, Darchinyan earned the right to take on Kirilov for being higher in the ratings and willing to accept the fight.

===Second world title===
Six months later, Darchinyan was back in what most experts called a career-best performance, taking on IBF [[super flyweight]] champion [[Dimitri Kirilov]] on 2 August 2008 at the [[Emerald Queen Casino]] in [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] [[Washington (state)|Washington]]. Darchinyan dominated from the opening bell and showed an improvement in speed and boxing skill. He eventually caught Kirilov in round 5, dropping him twice en route to a round KO. Darchinyan was ahead 40–36 on all three judges' scorecards.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vester |first=Mark |date=2 August 2008 |title=Vic Darchinyan Knocks Out Dimitri Kirilov, Wins IBF Title |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/vic-darchinyan-knocks-out-dimitri-kirilov-wins-ibf-title--15227 |work=Boxing Scene |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Vic Darchinyan overpowers Dimitri Kirilov with knockdown |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/more-sports/vic-joins-boxing-greatest/news-story/671842437a978f7166f13329bcbb5090?sv=5803f2d49a768ba49febafc9280d56f7 |work=[[Herald Sun]] |date=3 August 2008 |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Walter |first=Brad |date=5 August 2008 |title=Darchinyan scales boxing's dizzying heights |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/darchinyan-scales-boxings-dizzying-heights-20080805-gdsp4b.html |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

===Super-flyweight===
====Unified WBA and WBC champion====
On 1 November 2008, Darchinyan fought [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] and [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] super flyweight champion [[Cristian Mijares]] at the [[Home Depot Center]] in [[Carson, California]]. Darchinyan was the aggressor from the outset, getting inside with big punches, including a left uppercut that knocked Mijares down in the first round. With his unorthodox crouching style, Darchinyan seemed to confuse Mijares, who was often content to counterpunch rather than attack.<ref name="R">{{cite web |last=Corner |first=Jahmal |title=Darchinyan KO's Mijares in super flyweight clash |publisher=[[Reuters]] |date=2008-11-02 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idUSTRE4A107P20081102 |access-date=2008-11-02}}</ref> Mijares connected with just one combination the entire fight, that during a brief span of the fifth round. Darchinyan, however, was unhurt and unfazed. In the ninth round, Darchinyan caught Mijares with a right hand. Then as Mijares backed away, Darchinyan lunged and landed a straight left hand that knocked out Mijares.<ref>{{cite news |last=Christ |first=Scott |date=1 November 2008 |title=Vic Darchinyan wastes Cristian Mijares with ninth round knockout |url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2008/11/1/651695/vic-darchinyan-wastes-cris |work=Bad Left Hook |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Darchinyan stops Mijares in ninth for super flyweight title |url=http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3677685 |work=ESPN |date=2 November 2008 |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/jrbant.htm|title=Vic Darchinyan – Lineal Jr. Bantamweight Champion|publisher=The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Darchinyan stops Mijares in super flyweight unification bout |publisher=[[Canadian Press]] |date=2008-11-02 |url=http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gW1IUyyaOuUIxRR3uF0FnUHO59KQ |access-date=2008-11-02}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Darchinyan became the first man in history to unify the titles in the weight class.<ref>{{cite web |title=Darchinyan stops Mijares in title unification bout |publisher=[[The Sports Network (wire service)|Sports Network]] |date=2008-11-02 |url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=boxing/news/news.aspx?id=4188686 |access-date=2008-11-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525234708/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=boxing%2Fnews%2Fnews.aspx%3Fid%3D4188686 |archive-date=25 May 2011}}</ref>

Darchinyan successfully defended his unified WBC, WBA, IBF and [[Lineal championship|lineal]] titles on 7 February 2009 against multiple time champion [[Jorge Arce]], winning by TKO in the 11th round. The early rounds were somewhat competitive, but as each round progressed, Darchinyan asserted his dominance more and more. In the 11th round, the doctor stopped the bout because Arce was severely cut on both eyes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Tylwalk |first=Nick |date=7 February 2009 |title=Vic Darchinyan Vs. Jorge Arce: Round by Round |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/121151-vic-darchinyan-vs-jorge-arce-round-by-round |work=Bleacher Report |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

On 12 December 2009, having vacated his IBF belt in an unsuccessful attempt to move up to [[bantamweight]], Darchinyan successfully defended his unified WBC, WBA and lineal titles against [[Interim championship|interim]] champion [[Tomás Rojas (boxer)|Tomás Rojas]], winning by KO in the 2nd round.<ref>{{cite news |title=Darchinyan KOs Rojas and Calls Nonito Donaire Out |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/308264-darchinyan-kos-rojas-and-calls-nonito-donaire-out |work=Bleacher Report |date=14 December 2009 |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref> Rojas would go on to capture the WBC belt shortly after Vic vacated it.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tomas Rojas claims super flyweight belt |url=http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5595251 |work=ESPN |date=20 September 2010 |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

On 6 March 2010, Darchinyan successfully defended his unified WBC and WBA titles against [[Rodrigo Guerrero]], winning a unanimous decision.<ref>{{cite news |title=Darchinyan retains titles |url=https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/6008130/darchinyan-retains-titles |work=[[Sky Sports]] |date=7 March 2010 |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref> Guerrero would go on to capture the IBF belt in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |last=Magno |first=Paul |date=9 October 2011 |title=Guerrero Scores Technical Decision Over Martinez, Wins IBF Title |url=http://theboxingtribune.com/2011/10/09/guerrero-scores-technical-decision-over-martinez-wins-ibf-title/ |work=The Boxing Tribune |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

In June 2009, Darchinyan was rated the No. 8 best [[Ring Magazine pound for pound|pound for pound boxer]] in the world by ''[[Ring Magazine|The Ring]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ringtv.com/ratings/ |title=The Ring Pound For Pound Ratings |date=5 July 2009 |publisher=[[The Ring (magazine)|The Ring]] |access-date=10 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707092849/https://www.ringtv.com/ratings/ |archive-date=7 July 2009}}</ref>

===Bantamweight===
{{Main article|Yonnhy Pérez vs. Joseph Agbeko II}}
While retaining his WBC and WBA super flyweight belts, Darchinyan vacated his IBF belt in order to move up to [[bantamweight]] to fight IBF champion [[Joseph Agbeko]] in [[Sunrise, Florida]] on 11 July 2009. He lost a unanimous decision in a fight he looked almost too overly aggressive in and was picked at with straight right hands. However, Agbeko also threw multiple headbutts, one of which opened a cut by Darchinyan's right eye in the tenth round. The referee warned Agbeko about headbutting in the twelfth round but never deducted any points. Two judges scored the bout 114–113 for Agbeko and the third had it 116–111 for Agbeko.<ref>{{cite news |last=Christ |first=Scott |date=12 July 2009 |title=Joseph Agbeko scores upset of Vic Darchinyan |url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2009/7/12/946479/joseph-agbeko-scores-upset-of-vic |work=Bad Left Hook |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tylwalk |first=Nick |date=12 July 2009 |title=Joseph Agbeko vs. Vic Darchinyan: Round By Round |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/216431-joseph-agbeko-vs-vic-darchinyan-round-by-round |work=Bleacher Report |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref> Despite the defeat at bantamweight, Darchinyan was still recognized as super flyweight champion by both the WBC and WBA.

On 20 May 2010, Darchinyan won the vacant IBO bantamweight title with a one-sided unanimous decision victory in his adopted land of Australia over Eric Barcelona. Barcelona was knocked down twice in the fifth round, once in the eleventh round and was docked a point in each the sixth and twelfth rounds.<ref>{{cite news |title=Darchinyan defeats Barcelona |url=http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5206134 |work=ESPN |date=20 May 2010 |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Phelps |first=James |date=20 May 2010 |title=Vic Darchinyan beats Eric Barcelona to claim IBO bantamweight world title |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/boxing-mma/vic-darchinyan-beats-eric-barcelona-to-claim-ibo-bantamweight-world-title/news-story/bc200fdc8d753cca74a1f8c9f1d59005?sv=ce8a9d4452e7bbbb5684964868d8b420 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

Following the win, it was soon announced that Darchinyan would take part in Showtime's four man bantamweight tournament, along with Joseph Agbeko, Abner Mares and IBF bantamweight champion [[Yonnhy Pérez]]. Darchinyan lost in the semi-finals on 11 December 2010 against México's Mares via controversial split decision. Darchinyan dominated Mares in first half of the fight. Mares was knocked down once in the second round and was docked a point in the fourth round for low blows. Mares had been throwing dirty punches the entire fight, however, and continued to do so, being warned 16 more times after the point deduction.<ref>{{cite news |last=Juhas |first=Mike |date=5 April 2012 |title=VIC DARCHINYAN: "ONCE I TAKE CARE OF YAMANAKA, ARCE, YOU CAN BE NEXT" |url=http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content12108.html |work=FightHype.com |access-date=22 April 2012}}</ref> The referee continued to turn a blind eye to Mares' low blows and, as a result, Mares started winning rounds. Darchinyan was knocked down once in the seventh round out of pain from low blows. When the win was announced for Mares, the audience seemed surprised, as many felt Darchinyan had won this fight.<ref>{{cite web | last =Blake| first =Brian O.| title =Showtime Holds Press Conference For Upcoming Bantamweight Tournament | publisher =SportsBettingWorld.com | date =4 October 2010 | url =http://www.sportsbettingworld.com/home/boxing-betting/showtime-holds-press-conference-for-upcoming-bantamweight-tournament/ | access-date =5 October 2010}}</ref>

In the third-place match on 23 April 2011, Darchinyan rocked Perez in round one, knocked him down in round two and was in command all the way. Perez had his moments but wasn't able to hold off Darchinyan's aggression. The bout ended when Perez was cut by an accidental headbutt at 1:07 of round five. Scores were 50–44 on all cards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vic Darchinyan wins on points in 5th |url=http://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=6417858 |work=ESPN |date=25 April 2011 |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref> Darchinyan dedicated his victory to the lives lost in the 1915 [[Armenian genocide]], as well as the Australians that perished in [[Anzac Day]] for the following day. On 24 April, one day after his fight, he joined thousands of Armenian Americans on the streets of Los Angeles in a march to commemorate the Genocide. Vic was later honored at the [[Armenian National Committee of America]] Annual Banquet on 26 November.<ref>{{cite news |title=ANCA-WR to Honor Vic Darchinyan at Annual Banquet |url=http://asbarez.com/98477/anca-wr-to-honor-vic-darchinyan-at-annual-banquet/ |work=[[Asbarez]] |date=5 October 2011 |access-date=5 December 2011}}</ref> He was rated #1 contender by the WBA shortly after the fight.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wbaboxing.com/wp-content/uploads/rankings/2011-july.pdf |title=OFFICIAL RATINGS AS OF JULY 2011 |date=July 2011 |publisher=[[World Boxing Association]] |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

On 3 September 2011, for a homecoming bout in Armenia, Vic battered tough African contender Evans Mbamba (18–2, 9 KOs) for twelve one-sided rounds (Darchinyan won 120–107 on two cards and 119–107 on the third), maintaining the mandatory WBA No. 1 position and gaining [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] No. 1 spot shortly after. Mbamba was knocked down once in the first round.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sukachev |first=Alexey |date=3 September 2011 |title=Vic Darchinyan Dominates Evans Mbamba in Armenia |url=https://www.boxingscene.com/vic-darchinyan-dominates-evans-mbamba-armenia--43339 |work=Boxing Scene |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

In a bantamweight double header (an extension of Showtime's Bantamweight Tournament), Vic faced WBA (Super) champion [[Anselmo Moreno]] on 3 December 2011 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Moreno took advantage of his longer reach and height by fighting Darchinyan from the outside while ducking and weaving the whole fight. Darchinyan was docked one point in round four for throwing Moreno to the ground. Moreno hit Darchinyan with a low blow and was not docked a point, even though the referee gave Darchinyan time to recuperate. The three judges scored a lopsided unanimous decision win to Moreno.<ref>{{cite news |last=Walshaw |first=Nick |date=3 December 2011 |title=Vic Darchinyan suffers unanimous points decision to Panama's Anselmo Moreno |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/vic-darchinyan-suffers-unanimous-points-decision-to-panamas-anselmo-moreno/news-story/5b3288214c2feffe6792459da2af261d?sv=f0ce647bad37340302228c87b786dad2 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=1 February 2012}}</ref>

On 6 April 2012, Darchinyan lost to WBC bantamweight champion [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]] in Yamanaka's home country of [[Japan]]. The fight was not without controversy. Darchinyan was slightly ahead on one card and the other two were even after the fourth round. In the fourth, a clash of heads opened a bloody cut on Darchinyan's eyebrow and nose. Yamanaka hit Darchinyan with an elbow on the same eyebrow in round five, severing the cut. The referee was not in line of sight to see this. Blood was pouring more rapidly out of Darchinyan's eyebrow afterward and the ringside doctor examined it. A fight would usually be stopped and given a [[technical decision]] at this point, but the cut was controversially ruled to have been caused by a punch by the ringside doctor, who examined the cut in the sixth round, when Darchinyan was ahead on points. Darchinyan, fighting with blood in his eyes for the rest of the fight, lost via decision. The headbutt and elbow thrown by Yamanaka had raised much controversy, as Darchinyan was winning the fight beforehand and his performance seemed to slow down as consequence. The result is currently being protested by Team Darchinyan with photographic proof Yamanaka used an illegal headbutt and elbow.<ref>{{cite news |title=Team Darchinyan Protest Decision Loss To Yamanaka |url=http://www.boxingscene.com/team-darchinyan-protest-decision-loss-yamanaka--51750 |work=Boxing Scene |date=13 April 2012 |access-date=22 April 2012}}</ref>

===Super-bantamweight===
Darchinyan moved up in weight class afterwards and, on 29 September 2012, defeated [[Luis Del Valle]] to win the vacant [[North American Boxing Federation|NABF]] [[super bantamweight]] title.<ref>{{cite news |last=Christ |first=Scott |date=29 September 2012 |title=HBO Boxing After Dark results: Vic Darchinyan dominates Luis Del Valle, wins decision |url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2012/9/29/3430998/hbo-boxing-after-dark-results-vic-darchinyan-dominates-luis-del-valle-decision-boxing-news |work=Bad Left Hook |access-date=29 September 2012}}</ref>

A rematch between Vic Darchinyan and [[Nonito Donaire]] took place on 9 November 2013. The 37-year-old Darchinyan gave the 30-year-old Donaire a lot more trouble than was expected, as this was intended to be an easy bounce-back fight for Donaire who was coming off his first loss in over a decade. Darchinyan fought a smarter fight and confused a sluggish Donaire for much of the first 8 rounds, but in the 9th round was dropped and got up to be finished by TKO. At the time of the stoppage, Darchinyan was leading on the scorecards: 78–74, 78–74, and 76–76.<ref>{{cite news |last=Christ |first=Scott |date=9 November 2013 |title=Donaire vs Darchinyan II results: Nonito Donaire struggles, but flurries for TKO-9 win |url=http://www.badlefthook.com/2013/11/9/5086288/donaire-vs-darchinyan-ii-results-nonito-donaire-struggles-but |work=Bad Left Hook |access-date=9 November 2013}}</ref>

===Featherweight===
Afterwards, Darchinyan fought up another weight class and challenged [[Nicholas Walters]] for his [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] [[featherweight]] title on 31 May 2014 in [[Macau]]. The fight went five rounds before Darchinyan was knocked out.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=31 May 2014 |title=Vic Darchinyan stopped in fifth round by Nicholas Walters |url=http://www.latimes.com/tn-gnp-vic-darchinyan-stopped-in-fifth-round-by-nicholas-walters-20140531-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=31 May 2014}}</ref> Darchinyan won his next fight against Juan Jimenez by TKO in the 9th round. The bout took place on 7 February 2015 in [[Mexico]], the seventh country Darchinyan had fought in.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vic Darchinyan KOs Juan Jimenez in Ninth Round |url=https://massispost.com/2015/02/vic-darchinyan-kos-juan-jimenez-in-ninth-round/ |work=Massis Post |date=9 February 2015 |access-date=9 February 2015}}</ref> He fought [[WBA (Regular)]] featherweight titleholder [[Jesús Cuellar]] on 6 June 2015 and lost by 8th-round TKO.<ref>{{cite news |last=Christ |first=Scott |date=6 June 2015 |title=PBC on NBC results: Jesus Cuellar stops Vic Darchinyan in eight |url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2015/6/6/8741525/pbc-on-nbc-results-jesus-cuellar-stops-vic-darchinyan-in-eight |work=Bad Left Hook |access-date=6 June 2015}}</ref> Two more knock out victories against Prayoot Yaijam and Cris Paulino saw Darchinyan finishing 2015 by winning the vacant WBC–[[Asian Boxing Council|ABCO]] super bantamweight title.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vic Darchinyan Stops Cris Paulino in Round Two |url=https://massispost.com/2015/12/vic-darchinyan-stops-cris-paulino-in-round-two/ |work=Massis Post |date=14 December 2015 |access-date=14 December 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, he was knocked out in two rounds by journeyman Sergio Frias and did not fight again that year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ambrose |first=Dan |date=17 July 2016 |title=Sergio Frias KOs Vic Darchinyan |url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2016/07/sergio-frias-kos-vic-darchinyan/ |work=Boxing News 24 |access-date=17 July 2016}}</ref>

After taking some time off to re-evaluate, Darchinyan knocked out Pakpoom Hammarach in one round on 10 March 2017. The fight was taken by Darchinyan not for the money, but to see if he still had the hunger and desire to continue his boxing career. Taking place in [[Perth]], this would be his last fight in Australia. He has confirmed his next fight will be his last and expressed interest in one more big fight against [[Evgeny Gradovich]] in [[Russia]] or [[Carl Frampton]] in [[England]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bonetti |first=Brett |date=14 March 2017 |title=Darchinyan destroys Hammarach in round one |url=http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/darchinyan-destroys-hammarach-round-one-397747 |work=Fightnews.com |access-date=14 March 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504184904/http://www.fightnews.com/Boxing/darchinyan-destroys-hammarach-round-one-397747 |archive-date=4 May 2017}}</ref>

==Outside boxing==
On 21 September 2008, Darchinyan and fellow boxer [[Arthur Abraham]] were honored by Armenian President [[Serge Sargsyan]] during a 20th anniversary celebration of the nation's independence. Both men were awarded with medals "For the great services for Armenia" of the first degree.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sukachev |first1=Alexey |last2=Lagun |first2=Inna |date=21 September 2011 |title=Arthur Abraham, Vic Darchinyan Honored in Armenia |url=http://www.boxingscene.com/arthur-abraham-vic-darchinyan-honored-armenia--44016 |work=Boxing Scene |access-date=5 December 2011}}</ref>

==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
|draws=1
|ko-wins=32
|ko-losses=5
|dec-wins=11
|dec-losses=4
}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|53
|{{yes2}}Win
|43–9–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Pakpoom Hammarach
|KO
|1 (6), {{small|2:59}}
|10 Mar 2017
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Perry Park, Brisbane, Australia}}
|
|-
|52
|{{no2}}Loss
|42–9–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Sergio Frias
|KO
|2 (8), {{small|2:14}}
|16 Jul 2016
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Legacy Arena]], [[Birmingham, Alabama]], US}}
|
|-
|51
|{{yes2}}Win
|42–8–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Cris Paulino
|RTD
|2 (10), {{small|3:00}}
|12 Dec 2015
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Perry Park, Brisbane, Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant WBC–[[Asian Boxing Council|ABCO]] super-bantamweight title}}
|-
|50
|{{yes2}}Win
|41–8–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Prayoot Yaijam
|TKO
|2 (10), {{small|1:08}}
|3 Oct 2015
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Perry Park, Brisbane|Perry Park]], Brisbane, Australia}}
|
|-
|49
|{{no2}}Loss
|40–8–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Jesús Cuellar]]
|TKO
|8 (12), {{small|1:04}}
|6 Jun 2015
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[StubHub Center]], Carson, California, US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For WBA (Regular) featherweight title}}
|-
|48
|{{yes2}}Win
|40–7–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Juan Jiménez
|TKO
|9 (12), {{small|2:48}}
|7 Feb 2015
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Domo del Palacio Municipal, [[Chetumal]], Mexico}}
|
|-
|47
|{{no2}}Loss
|39–7–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Nicholas Walters]]
|KO
|5 (12), {{small|2:22}}
|31 May 2014
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Cotai Arena]], [[Macau]], SAR}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For [[list of WBA world champions#Featherweight|WBA (Regular) featherweight title]]}}
|-
|46
|{{no2}}Loss
|39–6–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Nonito Donaire]]
|TKO
|9 (10), {{small|2:06}}
|9 Nov 2013
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[American Bank Center]], [[Corpus Christi, Texas]], US}}
|
|-
|45
|{{yes2}}Win
|39–5–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Javier Gallo]]
|TKO
|4 (10), {{small|0:26}}
|12 May 2013
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Uni-Trade Stadium]], [[Laredo, Texas]], US}}
|
|-
|44
|{{yes2}}Win
|38–5–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Luis Del Valle]]
|UD
|10
|29 Sep 2012
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Foxwoods Resort Casino]], [[Ledyard, Connecticut]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [[North American Boxing Federation|NABF]] [[super-bantamweight]] title}}
|-
|43
|{{no2}}Loss
|37–5–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Shinsuke Yamanaka]]
|UD
|12
|6 Apr 2012
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Tokyo International Forum|International Forum]], [[Tokyo]], Japan}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For [[list of WBC world champions#Bantamweight|WBC bantamweight title]]}}
|-
|42
|{{no2}}Loss
|37–4–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Anselmo Moreno]]
|UD
|12
|3 Dec 2011
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Honda Center, Anaheim, California, US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost IBO bantamweight title;<br>For [[list of WBA world champions#Bantamweight|WBA (Super) bantamweight title]]}}
|-
|41
|{{yes2}}Win
|37–3–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Evans Mbamba
|UD
|12
|3 Sep 2011
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Karen Demirchyan Complex]], [[Yerevan]], Armenia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBO bantamweight title}}
|-
|40
|{{yes2}}Win
|36–3–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Yonnhy Pérez]]
|TD
|5 (12), {{small|1:07}}
|23 Apr 2011
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Nokia Theatre L.A. Live]], [[Los Angeles]], California, US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant IBO bantamweight title;<br>Unanimous TD: Pérez cut from an accidental head clash}}
|-
|39
|{{no2}}Loss
|35–3–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Abner Mares]]
|{{abbr|SD|Split decision}}
|12
|[[Yonnhy Pérez vs. Joseph Agbeko II|11 Dec 2010]]
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Washington, US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost IBO bantamweight title;<br>For vacant [[WBC Silver]] bantamweight title}}
|-
|38
|{{yes2}}Win
|35–2–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Eric Barcelona
|UD
|12
|20 May 2010
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Parramatta, New South Wales|Parramatta]] Leagues Club, Sydney, Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [[list of IBO world champions#Bantamweight|IBO bantamweight title]]}}
|-
|37
|{{yes2}}Win
|34–2–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Rodrigo Guerrero]]
|UD
|12
|6 Mar 2010
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, Rancho Mirage, California, US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA (Unified) and WBC super-flyweight titles}}
|-
|36
|{{yes2}}Win
|33–2–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Tomás Rojas (boxer)|Tomás Rojas]]
|KO
|2 (12), {{small|2:54}}
|12 Dec 2009
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa]], [[Rancho Mirage, California]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained [[list of WBA world champions#Super flyweight|WBA (Unified)]] and WBC super-flyweight titles}}
|-
|35
|{{no2}}Loss
|32–2–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Joseph Agbeko]]
|UD
|12
|11 Jul 2009
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[BankAtlantic Center]], [[Sunrise, Florida]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For [[list of IBF world champions#Bantamweight|IBF bantamweight title]]}}
|-
|34
|{{yes2}}Win
|32–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Jorge Arce]]
|RTD
|11 (12), {{small|3:00}}
|7 Feb 2009
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Honda Center]], [[Anaheim, California]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained WBA (Undisputed), WBC, and IBF super-flyweight titles}}
|-
|33
|{{yes2}}Win
|31–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Cristian Mijares]]
|KO
|9 (12), {{small|3:00}}
|1 Nov 2008
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Home Depot Center, Carson, California, US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF super-flyweight title;<br>Won [[list of WBA world champions#Super flyweight|WBA (Undisputed)]] and [[list of WBC world champions#Super flyweight|WBC super-flyweight titles]]}}
|-
|32
|{{yes2}}Win
|30–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Dimitri Kirilov]]
|KO
|5 (12), {{small|1:05}}
|2 Aug 2008
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Emerald Queen Casino]], [[Tacoma, Washington]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of IBF world champions#Junior bantamweight|IBF super-flyweight title]]}}
|-
|31
|{{draw}}Draw
|29–1–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Z Gorres]]
|{{abbr|SD|Split draw}}
|12
|2 Feb 2008
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Waterfront Hotel & Casino]], [[Cebu City]], Philippines}}
|
|-
|30
|{{yes2}}Win
|29–1
|style="text-align:left;"| Federico Catubay
|TKO
|12 (12), {{small|2:03}}
|20 Oct 2007
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Auburn RSL Club, Sydney, Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [[list of IBO world champions#Super flyweight|IBO]] and IBF Australasian [[super-flyweight]] titles}}
|-
|29
|{{no2}}Loss
|28–1
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Nonito Donaire]]
|TKO
|5 (12), {{small|1:38}}
|7 Jul 2007
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[The Arena at Harbor Yard]], [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Lost IBF and IBO flyweight titles}}
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win
|28–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Victor Burgos]]
|TKO
|12 (12), {{small|1:27}}
|3 Mar 2007
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Home Depot Center]], [[Carson, California]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF and IBO flyweight titles}}
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win
|27–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Glenn Donaire]]
|TD
|6 (12), {{small|1:27}}
|7 Oct 2006
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Mandalay Bay Events Center]], Paradise, Nevada, US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF and IBO flyweight titles;<br>Unanimous TD: Donaire unable to continue after an accidental elbow}}
|-
|26
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Luis Maldonado
|TKO
|8 (12), {{small|1:38}}
|3 Jun 2006
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Thomas & Mack Center]], [[Paradise, Nevada]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF and IBO flyweight titles}}
|-
|25
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Diosdado Gabi]]
|TKO
|8 (12), {{small|2:42}}
|3 Mar 2006
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Chumash Casino Resort]], [[Santa Ynez, California]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF and IBO flyweight titles}}
|-
|24
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Jair Jimenez
|TKO
|5 (12), {{small|2:23}}
|24 Aug 2005
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Sydney Entertainment Centre|Entertainment Centre]], Sydney, Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF and IBO flyweight titles}}
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Mzukisi Sikali]]
|TKO
|8 (12), {{small|2:28}}
|27 Mar 2005
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[State Sports Centre]], Sydney, Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF flyweight title;<br> Won [[list of IBO world champions#Flyweight|IBO flyweight title]]}}
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Irene Pacheco]]
|TKO
|11 (12), {{small|0:44}}
|16 Dec 2004
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Hard Rock Live]], [[Hollywood, Florida]], US}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won [[list of IBF world champions#Flyweight|IBF flyweight title]]}}
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Falazona Fidal
|TKO
|2 (8)
|16 Apr 2004
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Dandenong Stadium]], [[Melbourne]], Australia}}
|
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Wandee Singwancha]]
|KO
|4 (12)
|12 Dec 2003
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Badgery's Pavilion, Sydney, Australia}}
|
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Dozer Tobing
|KO
|1 (10)
|3 Oct 2003
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Badgery's Pavilion, Sydney, Australia}}
|
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Alejandro Montiel
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|10
|8 Aug 2003
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Panthers World of Entertainment, Penrith, Australia}}
|
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–0
|style="text-align:left;"| [[Wandee Singwancha]]
|TKO
|4 (12)
|13 Jun 2003
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Auburn, New South Wales|Auburn]] RSL Club, Sydney, Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF Pan Pacific flyweight title}}
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Raul Eliseo Medina
|{{abbr|TD|Technical decision}}
|8 (12)
|11 Apr 2003
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Panthers World of Entertainment, [[Penrith, New South Wales|Penrith]], Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF Pan Pacific flyweight title;<br>Medina cut from an accidental head clash}}
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Phises Vor Surapol
|TKO
|3 (12), {{small|2:35}}
|13 Dec 2002
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Rosehill Gardens Racecourse]], Sydney, Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Retained IBF Pan Pacific flyweight title}}
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Albert Resley
|TKO
|3 (8)
|9 Nov 2002
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Challenge Stadium]], [[Perth]], Australia}}
|
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Hamadani Tomagola
|KO
|4
|25 Oct 2002
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia}}
|
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Panomdej Ohyuthanakorn
|TKO
|4 (12)
|2 Aug 2002
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Le Montage, Sydney, Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] Pan Pacific flyweight title}}
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Farzan Ali Jr.
|{{abbr|RTD|Corner retirement}}
|6 (12)
|14 Jun 2002
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Enmore Theatre]], Sydney, Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant Oceanic Boxing Association [[bantamweight]] title}}
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Prasob Nookliang
|KO
|2 (8)
|19 Apr 2002
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Le Montage, Sydney, Australia}}
|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Win Nationman
|KO
|3 (8)
|8 Feb 2002
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Le Montage, Sydney, Australia}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Puna Eminent
|KO
|3 (8), {{small|1:11}}
|16 Nov 2001
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Nineveh Sports Club, Sydney, Australia}}
|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Sande Kizito
|TKO
|7 (12)
|18 Oct 2001
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Star City Casino, Sydney, Australia}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Won vacant Australian [[flyweight]] title}}
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Prasob Nookliang
|TKO
|6 (8)
|31 Aug 2001
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Sydney Roosters]], Sydney, Australia}}
|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|style="text-align:left;"| David Picknell
|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}
|3
|3 Aug 2001
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|The Bellevue Hotel, Sydney, Australia}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Sande Kizito
|PTS
|6
|29 Jun 2001
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|The Bellevue Hotel, Sydney, Australia}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Selvio Glinoco
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|2 (6)
|20 Apr 2001
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Le Montage, Sydney, Australia}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Hichem Blida
|PTS
|4
|9 Feb 2001
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|Le Montage, Sydney, Australia}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|style="text-align:left;"| Sande Kizito
|{{abbr|PTS|Point decision}}
|6
|3 Nov 2000
|style="text-align:left;"| {{small|[[Star City Casino]], [[Sydney]], Australia}}
|
|}

==See also==
*[[List of flyweight boxing champions]]
*[[List of super-flyweight boxing champions]]
*[[List of WBA world champions]]
*[[List of WBC world champions]]
*[[List of IBF world champions]]
*[[List of WBO world champions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.vicdarchinyan.com/}}
*{{boxrec|id=042089}}
*[http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/darchinyan-vic.htm Vic Darchinyan profile] at Cyber Boxing Zone

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