Agbeko downs Darchinyan to keep bantamweight crownGhana's Jospeh Agbeko retained the International Boxing Federation “IBF” redirects here. For other uses, see IBF (disambiguation). The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of three major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC. bantamweight ban·tam·weight n. 1. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 118 pounds (53.1 kilograms), between junior bantamweight and junior flyweight. 2. A boxer competing in this weight division. 3. title with a unanimous decision A Unanimous Decision is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and others sports involving striking in which all 3 judges agree on which fighter won the match. over Australian-based Armenian Vic Darchinyan Vic Darchinyan (Armenian: Վախթանգ Դարչինյան, born January 7, 1976 in Vanadzor, Armenia) is the former IBF and IBO champion of the flyweight division. . Agbeko overcame a controversial knockdown in the seventh round to improve to 27-1 and denied Darchinyan a world title in his third different weight class, dropping the undisputed super flyweight super flyweight n. See junior bantamweight. world champion to 32-2 with one drawn. "This win means a lot to me," Agbeko said. "This is my time to shine. I prepared very well. I didn't prepare to be a champion for a short time. I want to reign for a long time." Agbeko made the second successful second defense of the crown he won with a seventh-round stoppage of Nicaraguan Luis Perez in 2007. Agbeko has won six in a row, including a defense last December over Nicaraguan William Gonzalez. "He's not better than me but he was today," Darchinyan said. "I went for a big punch and I paid for it. It was a close decision. I lost." Agbeko opened a cut over Darchinyan's left eye in the second round and bloodied the southpaw's nose in the fifth round. Darchinyan answered in the seventh by pushing Agbeko down to his right knee while landing a left in what was called a knockdown by referee Tommy Kimmons. Agbeko opened a bloody gash over Darchinyan's right eye in what was ruled an accidental clash of heads. Darchinyan shoved Agbeko to the canvas in the 10th and 11th round but could not send him down with punches that counted. "I knew to watch for head butts. I didn't and I paid for it. I took bad tactics. No excuses. He was great at moving. I couldn't find the right position. I know my mistakes. That's what I will work on." Darchinyan, the former IBF IBF See: International Banking Facility flyweight fly·weight n. 1. a. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 112 pounds (50.4 kilograms), between junior flyweight and junior bantamweight. b. A boxer competing in this weight division. king, saw his five-fight unbeaten streak snapped and must decide within 10 days whether or not to defend his undisputed superfly crown or stay at bantamweight, where Agbeko still rules. "Vic Darchinyan can never stop my dream," Agbeko said. "Ghana is behind me. This was for them. This was the biggest fight of my career. I know nothing can stop me now." 
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