On the threshold of Vic Darchinyan vs. Evans Mbamba clash in Yerevan’s Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex on September 3, the Armenian capital hosted a news conference of the two boxers.

The coach and manager of the South African boxer, Nick Durandt thanked the organizers of the event, noting, “my team is glad to be in Armenia. For 8 weeks we’ve been training to offer an impressive performance for all our fans to see. Vic is a brave boxer, yet we’ll be the ones to win the champion’s belt. We won’t be brought down by the overwhelming support of Armenian fans Vic enjoys in Yerevan. We’re ready to combat,” Durandt said.

“It was rather tough to organise the clash in Armenia. Boxers are unwilling to rival Vic, so finding an opponent was not an easy task. Mbamba is a strong boxer; we’ve been planning on a clash 2 years ago,” Armenian bantamweight’s manager, Elias Nassar, in turn, said.