Vic Darchinyan

Vic Darchinyan, a boxer who threw as many insults before the fight as he did lethal punches during it Saturday night, saved the final insult for last. After months of calling his super-flyweight opponent slow and dumb and a fraud, as well as sparring with a female and declaring her a better puncher, Darchinyan completed things by beating up the guy. The mouth that roared finished popular Mexican Jorge Arce, much like he said he would, in their 115-pound boxing title match at the Honda Center.

Two boxers who really don't like each other -- as opposed to two who fake it while trying to promote a fight -- make up the main event of a Showtime card tonight at the Honda Center in Anaheim. They are Vic Darchinyan and Jorge Arce, who will fight for Darchinyan's three titles at the super flyweight designation of 115 pounds. Darchinyan, from Australia but originally from Armenia, holds the International Boxing Federation, World Boxing Assn. and World Boxing Council belts.