YEREVAN. - On September 3 Vik Darchinyan will have a professional boxing fight for the first time in his native Armenia. His opponent, number one boxer in IBO lightest weight category South African Evans Mbamba arrived in Yerevan on Thursday.

In a press conference prior to the fight Mbamba’s team said he has been preparing for the fight for 8 weeks in line and dreams of finally defeating Darchinyan. “Finally”, because Mbamba-Darchinyan fight was scheduled as early as 2009. 

Darchinyan’s response was that Mbamba’s dream will end with the longest knock out ever registered.

Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan is expected to attend the fight.