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  Otis Grant: Hometown Hero

  Otis “Magic” Grant is more than a former world champion boxer, much more than one of Canada’s most successful athletes. As an amateur, he won provincial and national ...

  On November 2, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Will Beterbiev Make Montreal Great Again?

  After losing by knockout, Oleksandr Gvozdyk held up his hands in honest submission. The gesture came on his way back to the dressing room when a group of ...

  On October 24, 2019 / By Eliott McCormick
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  Big Cats At The Casino, Part Two

  Not one, but two, major fight cards went down at the Montreal Casino in recent days as Eye Of The Tiger Management showcased some of the big cats ...

  On September 30, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Big Cats At The Casino, Part One

  Not one, but two, major fight cards went down at the Montreal Casino in recent days as Eye Of The Tiger Management showcased some of the big cats ...

  On September 30, 2019 / By Zachary Alapi
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  Something For Everyone

  A few years ago the city of Montreal had more than just one of the most active combat sports scenes in the world. A few years ago it ...

  On September 22, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  The Tale Of Shady & Theo

  What draws one to a boxing gym? Some rare individuals, such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., enter its doors almost as toddlers, virtually growing up inside its walls. Others ...

  On July 19, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Kaboom’s Big Chance

  There was a time — or so I’ve been told — when top contenders, instead of waiting to see if they could cash in and get a title ...

  On July 17, 2019 / By Zachary Alapi
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  Grizzly Attack: Kean vs Carman II

  The last time Eye of the Tiger Management brought a fight show to hockey-crazed Shawinigan, packing the Centre Gervais Auto with thousands of loyal lunatics from Quebec’s Mauricie ...

  On June 16, 2019 / By Zachary Alapi
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  Photo Gallery: Grand Prix Gala

  As reported by Jamie Rebner on your number one independent boxing website, the big Grand Prix weekend saw a solid fight card go down at the Montreal Casino, ...

  On June 11, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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  Grand Prix Gala: Big Win For Shak

  Every year at this time, Montreal hosts the F1 Grand Prix race, and it represents the unofficial kick-off of summer in The Fight City. And, as is often ...

  On June 10, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Oscar Rivas: Headed To Hostile Territory

  To succeed at the highest level in professional boxing, one must have the confidence and mental fortitude to win in hostile territory. That means venturing onto your opponent’s ...

  On May 6, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Dicaire Defeats Lauren At Montreal Casino

  This past weekend was a huge one for women’s boxing, a sport growing in appeal at the same time that its top competitors appear to be elevating their ...

  On April 16, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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  Guy Jutras: Hall Of Fame Bound

  In the sport of boxing, it is often said that the best referees are invisible; when they’re doing their job right, you hardly notice them at all. But ...

  On April 3, 2019 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Back In The Win Column

  As chronicled in detail on this website, the boxing journey of Ian MacKillop is a unique story unto itself as he has truly led a fighter’s life, traveling all ...

  On March 25, 2019 / By Michael Carbert
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  Two Shows For The Tigers

  If anyone needed further evidence to confirm the enviable depth of Eye of the Tiger Management’s stable of fighting talent, Saturday’s double-header at the Montreal Casino provided ample ...

  On March 17, 2019 / By Zachary Alapi
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  Fight Night At Grant Brothers

  One of the chief reasons Montreal is “The Fight City” is numbers, simple mathematics. Yeah, it’s a big metropolis, but even so, name another city with a population ...

  On March 9, 2019 / By Kieron Yates
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  Big Wins For Theroux And ‘Free Boy’

  It’s only February but already 2019 is proving to be an outstanding year for fisticuffs at the Cabaret Room in the Casino de Montreal with a couple of ...

  On February 17, 2019 / By Robert Portis
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  Casino Classic

  When Canadian boxing fans look back on 2019, Eye of the Tiger Management’s first gala of the year at the Montreal Casino may well be viewed as the ...

  On January 27, 2019 / By Zachary Alapi
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  What’s Next For Oscar Rivas?

  The pro career of Oscar Rivas has been one beset with as many frustrations and delays as it has enjoyed big wins and forward momentum. Thus, his victory ...

  On January 25, 2019 / By Zachary Alapi
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  Yves Ulysse: Time To Shine

  When you walk up the stairs leading to Club De Boxe Champions on Belanger Street in the Saint-Michel district of Montreal, you are climbing the same steps that ...

  On December 14, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Double Standards

  Adonis Stevenson has been a world boxing champion since June of 2013 but during that time, instead of establishing recognition as one of the best belt-holders of recent ...

  On November 27, 2018 / By Ralph M. Semien
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  Setback For Lafreniere; Big Win For Luis

  On a boxing-rich day for Canadian fight fans — with Steven Butler headlining in Rimouski and Jean Pascal challenging for a world title in Atlantic City — Groupe ...

  On November 25, 2018 / By Zachary Alapi
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  KO’s For Francis And Shak

  Another week, another boxing card at the Montreal Casino, this time from Groupe Yvon Michel. The week before saw Eye Of The Tiger put on a major show there ...

  On October 22, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  The Future Is Bright

  Undefeated super middleweight Erik Bazinyan was the headliner as he scored perhaps the most significant victory yet in his professional career, but his was not the only stand-out ...

  On October 16, 2018 / By Neil Crane
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  Ian MacKillop: Boxing In The Blood

  I guess you could say it’s in the blood. Boxing. The fight game. The crazy racket they call pugilism. Because the fact is both of my grandfathers were ...

  On August 22, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  No Surprise: Pascal Batters Bossé

  Ever since the McGregor versus Mayweather debacle there has been talk of boxers meeting mixed martial artists in rings or cages or wherever else. So when it was ...

  On July 21, 2018 / By Kieron Yates
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  Crucial Statements

  Eye of the Tiger Management’s card at the Montreal Casino on Saturday night came on the heels of their surreal offering in Shawinigan, which saw local heavyweight cash ...

  On June 24, 2018 / By Zachary Alapi
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  A Shawinigan Handshake For “The Boogeyman”

  Camille Estephan and Eye of the Tiger Management pulled out all the stops in promoting Simon “The Grizzly” Kean vs Adam “The Boogeyman” Braidwood, a rare all-Canadian heavyweight showdown of genuine ...

  On June 18, 2018 / By Zachary Alapi
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  Fight Night In Shawinigan: Will Yves Ulysse Steal The Show?

  This Saturday night in the rather unlikely location of the city of Shawinigan, Quebec, one of the most anticipated fights in Canadian boxing will take place, a battle ...

  On June 13, 2018 / By Manny Montreal
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  Ford Grinds At Grant Brothers

  The journey of Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford continues and, as anyone who follows Ford on social media knows, it’s a hard road with non-stop training and sacrifice ...

  On May 11, 2018 / By Michael Carbert