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Alcine is Back!: Former WBA Champ Scores Majority Decision Victory Over Lemieux

Posted by Durell Wambolt on December 11, 2011 at 18:23 pm

By: Jeff Emond Jeffrey

©Photographs By:  Robert Levesque Photograhe

(Saturday December 10, 2011) – GYM promotions held the second episode of “Fast and Furious 2011-2012” tonight at the Bell Center in Montreal, Québec, putting on eight thrilling fights. Light heavyweight contender Jean Pascal, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute, Antonin Décarie and former Montreal Canadiens tough guy Georges Laraque were all in attendance for this card.

The main event featured knockout artist David Lemieux (25-1-0) of Laval, Québec, defending his WBC International middleweight championship against former WBA light middleweight champion Joachim ‘Ti-Joa’ Alcine (32-2-1), formerly of Laval, but now fighting out of California, USA. It was redemption time for both fighters, with the hungry young lion, Lemieux versus the methodical and more experienced former champion, Alcine. Both men were desperate for a victory to get their respective careers back on track. Last April, Lemieux lost a WBC eliminator bout at the hands of Marco Antonio Rubio (49-5-1). On the other side, Alcine suffered a devastating knockout defeat against Daniel Santos (31-3-1), followed by lack lustre performances against Eric Mitchell (22-5-1) and Christophe Canclaux (40-2-0). But it was in July 2010 that many thought Alcine’s career was over, when he lost by knockout to Alfredo Angulo (18-1-0). Before the fight, Lemieux was ranked number three by the WBC and was also the favourite to win the contest. In fact, many boxing experts said that the 35 year old Alcine would get knocked out by the devastating power of the young, twenty-two year old contender. Alcine would prove them wrong. Read More

Mrdjenovich Wins Rubber Match With Gerula By Devastating Knockout

Posted by Rick McLean on December 11, 2011 at 15:26 pm

Captures Vacant W.I.B.A.
Featherweight Championship

By Darren Hauck
©Photograph By Guhdar Photography

On Friday December 9th 2011, at the Shaw Conference in Edmonton, Alberta KO Boxing Promotions in association with Independent Jewellers held an action packed event titled “Fire & Ice”. The main event of this card was the highly anticipated third match between Jelena Mrdjenovich, now 26-8-1, 13KO’s of Edmonton who was taking on Olivia Gerula, 13-13-2, 3KO’s from Winnipeg, for the vacant W.I.B.A. World Featherweight Title. Both of these women really wanted this rematch and even though Gerula took the fight on short notice she came into the fight in tremendous shape. In addition, both women are former world champions and both have earned a victory over the other. This was the fight to settle the score.

In the end it was Mrdjenovich who finished things with a brutal ninth round knockout of Gerula, much like their first encounter in 2004 that saw Gerula face down on the canvas for several minutes after a Mrdjenovich left hook. This will unquestionably be a strong candidate for knockout of the year. Read More