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Posted by Durell Wambolt on April 20, 2012 at 15:28 pm
Stevenson-Gonzalez Unification title fight Headlines Montreal show
The Boxing Examiner
MONTREAL (April 16, 2012) – Rising light heavyweight star Eleider “Storm” Alvarez takes on battled-tested veteran Rayco “War” Saunders in this week’s ESPN Friday Night Fights co-feature at the famed Bell Centre in Montreal.
International Boxing Federation(“IBF”) No. 2-ranked Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (17-1, 14 KOs) headlines another installment of the popular Fast and Furious Series, presented in Montreal by Mise-O-Jeu and Videotron, in a 10-round unification bout with World Boxing Council (“WBC”) No. 2-ranked Noe “El Carbonero” Gonzalez (28-1, 20 KOs).
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Posted by Durell Wambolt on April 20, 2012 at 13:30 pm
Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield set to make
Rare Appearance in Canada
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OTTAWA APRIL 20, 2012: His first fight against Mike Tyson was not just the ‘fight of the year’ but ‘upset of the year’. He defeated former champions Buster Douglas, George Foreman and Larry Holmes. He was a Pan American Games and Olympic Medal winner and by the age of 22 had 160 wins, 14 losses and 76 KO to his name before he turned pro. Evander Holyfield is the special guest at Ringside for Youth XVIII on Thursday, May 24 at the CE Centre. Money raised supports the Boys and Girls Clubs of Ottawa.
Evander Holyfield was ‘The Real Deal’ from the moment he laced on a pair of boxing gloves at the age of twelve. Within months he’d won the Boys Club boxing tournament in Atlanta, Georgia. He qualified to compete in the Junior Olympics. By age 15 Evander became the Southeastern Regional Champion and won Best Boxer Award. He competed in the 1983 Pan American Games and the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984. He won medals at both. Evander Holyfield’s win against John Ruiz made him the first boxer in history to become Heavyweight Champion of the World four times. Read More
Posted by Durell Wambolt on April 20, 2012 at 10:08 am
Live in Canada at 11 p.m. ET, Only On
© Photo Credit: Craig Bennett / SHOWTIME
All four fighters participating in tonight’s ShoBox: The New Generation doubleheader made weight at the Coast Nightclub at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Miss., on Thursday, just one day before the exciting night of fights being aired in Canada ONLY on Super Channel courtesy of SHOWTIME® at 11 p.m. ET.
In the main event former undisputed 160-pound World Champion Jermain Taylor (29-4-1, 18 KO’s) weighed in at 160.5 pounds, while his undefeated opponent Caleb “Golden” Truax (18-0-1, 10 KO’s) tipped the scales at 160.75 pounds for their 10-round middleweight bout. In the 10-round junior middleweight co-feature, former Cuban amateur standout Erislandy Lara (15-1-1, 10 KO’s) weighed 156.5 pounds and former world title challenger Ronald Hearns (26-2, 20 KO’s) 156.25 pounds for the fight contracted at 157 pounds. For Weigh In Photos Read More
Posted by Durell Wambolt on April 19, 2012 at 10:57 am
Title Fight Headlines
ESPN2 FNF Live from Montreal
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MONTREAL (April 18, 2012) – International Boxing Federation(“IBF”) No. 2-ranked, dangerous Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (17-1, 14 KOs), is ready to take on the top super middleweights in the world. First, though, the sensational southpaw must get past World Boxing Council (“WBC”) No. 2-ranked Noe “El Carbonero” Gonzalez (28-1, 20 KOs) in their much-anticipated unification showdown headlining this week’s ESPN Friday Night Fights, live at the famed Bell Centre in Montreal.
Stevenson-Gonzalez is the marquee match-up on a stacked card, which is another installment in the popular Fast and Furious Series, presented in Montreal by Mise-O-Jeu and Videotron.
In addition to future world title fight implications for the winner, the 12-round main evident will be contested for Stevenson’s IBF Inter-Continental, North American Boxing Organization (“NABO”) and North American Boxing Association (“NABA”) super middleweight title belts, as well as Gonzalez’ WBC Silver Championship. Read More
Tags:Adonis "Superman" Stevenson, Baha Laham, Bell Centre, Eleider "Storm" Alvarez, Eric Barrack, ESPN Friday Night Fights, FAST AND FURIOUS, Kendrick "The Apostle" Releford, Kronk Gym, Leonis Francois, Martin Desjardins, Noe "El Carbonero" Gonzalez, Oscar "Kaboom" Rivas, Rayco "War" Saunders, Sandy Pembroke, Schiller Hyppolite
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Posted by Durell Wambolt on April 19, 2012 at 00:15 am
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Mike Simon and Kevin Lyon are pleased to announce the formation of ProForce Promotions. ProForce in association with Don MacDonald and United Promotions will provide professional boxing events to communities across the country. Our association with United Promotions will ensure top quality fight cards and events.
We are proud to have Natasha Spence 3 (2)-0-1, a former Kitchener native, onboard as a ProForce fighter. Natasha is an exciting fighter now coached by Chris Amos and assisted by Troy Ross (The #1 IBF Cruiserweight Contender) and strength and conditioning coach Steve Hayden. Training with them has taken “The Nightmare” to a new level and we are anticipating a title for her in the very near future. Read More
Posted by Durell Wambolt on April 17, 2012 at 07:04 am
Kitchener, Ontario, 12 APRIL 2012 – Boxing By Syd Press Release – Spring is heating up for local boxers, as several Kitchener-Waterloo natives get ready to take to the ring and duke it out against serious talent.
Led by the newly-formed management team of Syd Vanderpool, a former middleweight boxing champion, and Joe Phillips of Guelph, Ontario, Anthony “The Rowdy One” Russell is set to take on fast-rising star Steve Franjic on April 17th at Toronto’s Shaw Festival at the Royal York Hotel. “We are confident that our fight preparation has gotten us ready for an outstanding performance,” says Vanderpool. “Anthony has a promising career with 16 wins under his belt and we expect nothing less than another victory in this upcoming fight.”
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Posted by Durell Wambolt on April 13, 2012 at 08:21 am
LIVE in Canada at 5 p.m. ET, Only On
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TYSON Fury has been overwhelmed by the support he expects to receive when he battles with Martin Rogan at Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on April 14 on the Hennessey Sports ‘Unfinished Business’ show.
The Titanic battle between Fury and Rogan will be broadcast live in Canada only on Super Channel courtesy of CHANNEL 5 this Saturday starting at 5:00 PM ET.
Fury had been locked away in Manchester training like never before but has been made aware of those coming to the Odyssey who will be willing him to victory in his vacant all-Ireland heavyweight title fight with Belfast hard man Rogan. Read More
Posted by Durell Wambolt on April 4, 2012 at 09:53 am
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TORONTO (April 4, 2012) – North American Boxing Association super featherweight champion Logan Cotton McGuiness defends his title May 12 in the 12-round main event against challenger Meacher “Major Pain” Major, headlining the Hershey Centre Fight Series, at Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario.
The old-time Hershey Centre Fight Series card is presented by United Promotions in association with Hennessy Sports.
The May 12 show continues the highly-successful third season of boxing at Hershey Centre for United Promotions, which is comprised of three Ontario boxing promoters –Adam Harris (Hennessy Sports), Tyler Buxton (Buxton Promotions) and Don MacDonald.
“We are committed to this series and boxing fans are turning out on an increased basis to watch many of the best Ontario fighters,” MacDonald explained. “We’re promoting as a unified group and the boxing scene here is exploding. We have three mores shows booked this year. Our May 12th show promises to be the best yet from top to bottom.” Read More
Posted by Durell Wambolt on April 1, 2012 at 17:43 pm
Canadian Boxing Championship Lineage - Our History that Happened in April
April 3, 2010 – Montreal’s David Lemieux defended his Canadian Super Middleweight Championship with a 2nd round stoppage over cross town rival Walid Smichet. This win propelled him up in the WBC ratings with the next 4 of 5 fights for the WBC International title and final elimination for the WBC World Championship.
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Posted by Durell Wambolt on March 31, 2012 at 16:25 pm
Canada’s Championship Lineage Lives Here!
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From George Chuvalo to Yvon Durelle to Dave Castilloux to Steve Molitor to Jean Pascal to Razor Ruddock to Donny Lalonde……and the list goes on and on! These great Canadian boxers all held our Canadian Championship. The history is deep and the talent amazing. We are the custodians of the great lineage and proud history that is the CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP. Many of our great Canadian Champions have gone on to win the World Championship. Winning the Canadian Championship is an important step towards gaining international acclaim. We are extremely proud of our history, and we continue to add new great names to stand forever along side our past legends. Read more…
Tags:Canadian Boxing Champion, Canadian Champion, Dave Castilloux, Donny Lalonde, George Chuvalo, Jean Pascal, National Championship Committee, NCC, Razor Ruddock, Steve Molitor, Yvon Durelle
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Posted by Durell Wambolt on March 28, 2012 at 19:02 pm
The Unbeaten Welterweight Joins the Premier Team in Boxing
LOS ANGELES, March 28 – An international hit who has thrilled fans everywhere from his native Canada to his ancestral home of Italy, Phil “The Italian Sensation” Lo Greco will expand his reach even further in the coming months and years, as it was announced today that the unbeaten welterweight has signed a promotional agreement with Golden Boy Promotions who will co-promote him along with his Italian co-promoter OPI 2000.
“This is the greatest moment of my career so far and I promise Golden Boy Promotions that I will give them many more great moments before I’m done,” said Lo Greco. “I am looking forward to fighting the best the division has to offer both here at home and around the world and my goal, just like any boxer’s, is to win a world championship.”
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Posted by Durell Wambolt on March 26, 2012 at 19:19 pm
South America’s WBC Silver Super Middleweight Champion Noe “El Carbonero” Gonzalez (28-1, 20 KOs) weighed in at 180.78 lbs and his opponent, Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (17-1, 14 KOs) weighed in at 176.37 lbs at the WBC-mandated 30-day safety weigh-in for their April 20 fight.
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Posted by Durell Wambolt on March 26, 2012 at 18:16 pm
Montreal, Monday, March 26th 2012 – Lucian Bute was sworn in as a Canadian Citizen earlier today at an Official ceremony held at St-Dorothy Elementary School in the district of Saint-Michel in Montreal. Lucian was sworn in by Judge the Honorable Mr. Gilles Duguay and was visibly emotional during the entire procedure. Lucian was accompanied by InterBox President Mr. Jean Bedard, head coach Stephan Larouche and his close friends from Romania and Canada. Lucian was pleasantly surprised to see so many media and journalists make the trip to witness this happy occasion.
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Posted by Durell Wambolt on March 26, 2012 at 11:32 am
It is now confirmed that Canadian Champion Ali Nestor Charles will face Martin “Azteca” Avila of Mexico for the vacant Universal Boxing Organization™ World Super Welterweight title on April 7 at the Claude-Robillard Center in Montreal.
Avila brings a deceiving 13-8 (6) record, and has proven himself by beating notable opponents such as Mauro Lucero, Ruben Padilla and former world title-challenger Saul Duran, as well as capturing the Mexican national title and several WBC regional crowns since making his pro debut in 2004.
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Posted by Durell Wambolt on March 23, 2012 at 18:03 pm
©Photograph Courtesy Nina Michèle Le Floch
Carl Froch’s IBF World super middleweight title fight with Lucian Bute at the Capital FM Arena Nottingham on May 26 is racing to a sell-out after over 5,000 tickets were sold in the first 48 hours.
The Cobra aims to become a three-time World Champion when he faces the unbeaten Canadian, who is making the tenth defence of his title. Froch is fighting in t
he UK for the first time since beat Andre Dirrell in the Super Six opener at the same Arena in October 2009.
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