Ricardo Lois
3/8/2007

Jorge Arce spoke with Boxing Confidential a few minutes before he was to present himself at a San Antonio, Texas press conference to announce his April 14 battle with WBC super flyweight champion Cristian Mijares. The bout is the main support for Manny Pacquiao’s pay per view return against Jorge Solis.

As always, the charismatic Arce was not short on words and had a very special message for Vic Darchinyan!

RL: Are you ready for Mijares?

JA: I ready to beat him down like I did my last opponent.

RL: He is the champion, but has been acting like a challenger. He has called you out all over the media and followed you to your last fight in Anaheim.

JA: I am glad he is talking and chasing me, most of my opponents do not do any of that, I love the attention. If he even knows how to count, Mijares can start to count the days to April 14, because he is going to get his dream of fighting me. What he does not know is that it will be a nightmare for him.

RL: You’re a star in Mexico, no doubt, but fans in the United States are just starting to get to know you. How does it feel to have an opportunity to fight on Manny Pacquiao’s card, with the world watching?

JA: I feel blessed and I am super happy with Top Rank. This is a great fight for me, and the fans. Anytime two Mexicans get in the ring it is a war. Look at what happened last week with Rafael Marquez and Israel Vazquez. Mijares and myself will produce a war.

RL: Vic Darchinyan is another fighter who has been calling you out in the media. Any special words for him?

VD: Make sure you get this down. Vic, I will be happy to fight you in Sydney, Australia with your family as the judges. Nothing can save you from the beating I am going to give you.

Running your mouth is easy, tell your promoter to send Bob Arum an offer, I am not hard to find. Talk is cheap and I doubt that you can back it up. I will be very happy to fight you, like I said, even in Sydney!

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