Former World Middleweight Champion Kelly “The Ghost†Pavlik will be embarking on his professional comeback, headlining the televised undercard for the 12-round WBC super welterweight championship between combined 10-time world champions Manny Pacquiao and the “Tijuana Tornado†Antonio Margarito. Pavlik will be taking on Texan Brian Vera in a 10-round bout. The pay-per-view undercard will…
Canada’s biggest puncher was in action last night at Montreal’s Uniprix Stadium and middleweight David Lemieux lived up to his reputation in a big way. Facing experienced and durable American veteran Elvin Ayala, the 21 year old local man stepped up to the plate and dropped his adversary three times in an explosive first round….
The WBC light heavyweight belt will remain in Montreal following Jean Pascal’s victory over Silvio Branco on Friday at the Bell Centre. The bout ultimately ended at 2:19 in the 10th round when Branco’s trainer threw the towel after seeing his fighter knocked down and in bad form from Pascal’s strong hits to the head….
At the Bell Centre in boxing mad Montreal last night, Jean Pascal put his WBC light heavyweight belt at risk for the first time and came away with victory against seasoned warhorse Silvio Branco. A pro since 1988, ex-WBA and European champ Branco went after the much younger Pascal early on but had difficulty with…
There were two good shows north of the border last night and we’ll start off in boxing mad Montreal at The Casino. Undefeated welterweight Antonin Decarie, 22-0 (6), kept on track for a world title challenge as the 26 year old pulled off a letter perfect performance against opponent Victor Hugo Castro, 29-6 (12). After…
Former world title challenger Sebastien “Double Trouble” Demers won his second bout in a row as he stopped fellow Quebecois middleweight Martin Berthiaume after five rounds of combat last night at The Casino in Montreal. Demers, 27-2 (10), won his second bout on the bounce following a shocking split decision loss to Dionisio Miranda last…
Last night at The Casino in Montreal, former IBF Middleweight title challenger Sebastien Demers, 26-2 (9), showed a return to form as “Double Trouble” won every round against American visitor Donny McCrary, 24-9-2 (13), after ten frames of combat. Demers was coming off a surprise split decision loss to Dionisio Miranda for the NABA belt…
Who is Miranda? It was five days before Demers was scheduled to fight Fulgencio Zuniga last Thursday that the Colombian boxer declined to fight due to health issues. It was then that Dionisio Miranda was contacted to take Zuniga’s place. On July 27, Demers was told that his new opponent would be another Colombian who…
Middleweight Sebastien Demers was scheduled to be on his way to a return match with IBF Champion Arthur Abraham later this year but last night at the Gare Windsor Salle des Pas Perdus in Montreal, Colombian slugger Dionisio Miranda altered those plans with a shocking split decision upset of the hometown hero. Late replacement Miranda…
Tonight there is a gala taking place in Montreal which will determine the #1 contender in the IBF Middleweight division. Sebastien Demers of Montreal will have an opportunity to shine on the International stage. ESPN will be broadcasting the match live on their ESPN 2 network to a worldwide audience. This is a chance for…
Friday night at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal, local light welter Herman “Black Panther” Ngoudjo bounced back from a close loss to IBF Champion Paulie Malignaggi in January to win that organization’s official title eliminator at 140 lb by posting a hard fought unanimous decision against former WBA Champion Souleymane “The Sensation” M’baye of France….
There were two good fight cards in the Great White North last night, with IBF Super Bantam world titlist Steve Molitor leading the way at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario on an Allan Trembly/Orion Sports promotion. Sarnia, Ontario’s favorite son was facing perhaps his toughest challenge to date as a pro in the form of…