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My Take
Vic Darchinyan is pure menace, and I mean that as a compliment. Born in Vanadzor, Armenia in 1976 and based out of Australia, he turned a 166cm frame into a southpaw nightmare, holding world titles across two weight classes including the unified super-flyweight belt. The brawling style and the trash talk got him cast as a villain, but that showmanship lit up the ring. As an immigrant clawing up from nothing in a new country, the grit is undeniable. There's something deeply satisfying about a small man flattening bigger opponents, and he did it for real.
Overview
Vakhtang "Vic" Darchinyan (Armenian: 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 classes, including the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight title from 2004 to 2007, and the unified super-flyweight championship between 2008 and 2010.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vic Darchinyan
- Name (Japanese)
- ビック・ダルチニアン
- Reading
- びっく・だるちにあん
- Born
- January 7, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dragon
- Origin
- Vanadzor, Georgia Governorate, Armenia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 166 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- boxer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Khorenatsi medal
- WBC World Super Flyweight Champion
- IBF World Junior Bantamweight Champion
- IBF World Flyweight Champion
- WBA World Super Flyweight Champion
- IBO World Bantamweight Champion
- IBO World Bantamweight Champion
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Boxer — see all → · More people from Armenia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.