 Mijares was most recently knocked out by Vic Darchinyan in the 9th round, losing his WBC and WBA Super Flyweight titles to the Armenian-born Australian in a surprising upset.Although he had three defeats prior to his bout with Darchinyan, this was the first time Mijares had been stopped.He went up in weight and challenged Nehomar Cermeño for the Interim WBA Bantamweight title on March 14, 2009.