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With under two weeks to go before their eagerly anticipated May 28th showdown at the Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City, Eric Lucas (39-7-3, 15 KO) and Librado Andrade (28-3-0, 21 KO) are adding the finishing touches to their training before settling their differences in the ring.
InterBox has scheduled a full week of activities in Quebec City for the week of the boxing Gala. Lucas and Andrade will participate in a public training session on Tuesday, May 25th from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at Place Laurier Mall in Quebec City. Quebec boxers Pier-Olivier Cote, Mikael Zewski and Eric Martel-Bahoeli are also scheduled to participate.
The Official Press Conference will be held on Wednesday, May 26th at the Chateau Bonne entente hotel at 11 AM. This conference will be presented by InterBox in collaboration with Golden Boy Promotions.
The Official Weigh-In will take place at Le Maurice night club (on the Terrace) on Thursday, May 27th at 5 PM. This event will be open to the public and fans will be able to see their favorite boxers in person.
InterBox fighter Renan St-Juste (21-1-1, 14 KO) will box on the May 28th card against American Marcus Ellington Upshaw (12-4-1, 6 KO). This bout will be the main supporting bout to the Lucas vs Andrade fight, and will be broadcast live on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights.
Ranked #7 in the World at Middleweight for the WBA, the Repentigny, Quebec boxer St-Juste will dispute his second bout in less than 6 weeks. On April 17th, the NABA and WBC Continental of Americas champion scored a spectacular 9th round knock-out of former Middleweight contender Dionisio Miranda from Colombia.
Pier-Olivier Cote (11-0-0, 7 KO) changed opponents and will now face off against Hugo Armenta (11-5-0, 7 KO) from Mexico. The Canadian champion will be looking to make an impression this fight as he is the scheduled swing bout for the ESPN televised portion of the card.
Benoit Gaudet (21-2-0, 8 KO) is training very hard and has seen his opponent change as well. Gaudet will now be facing KO-savvy Pipino Cuevas Jr. (13-4-0, 11 KO) in a bout scheduled for 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division. An impressive victory should allow Gaudet to move up the world rankings.
InterBox confirms that there are still good seats available for purchase. Tickets are available by contacting the Billetech Network (www.billetech.com).
