As a new year begins, professional boxing struggles to stay alive amidst a raging pandemic that shows few signs of abating anytime soon. However, many of the game’s ...
On January 27, 2021 / By Jamie RebnerLast week the government of Quebec announced it was considering prohibiting the resumption of boxing events until an effective vaccine for COVID-19 is found. The province’s two biggest promoters, ...
On July 15, 2020 / By Eliott McCormickWelcome back to our podcast, helmed as always by Alden Chodash, who is joined again by site contributor Zachary Alapi as they discuss some of the recent and ...
On July 3, 2019 / By Alden ChodashWe got another great episode of The Fight City Podcast hot off the grill for you hungry fight fans, hosted as always by Alden Chodash, as he and site ...
On April 1, 2019 / By Alden ChodashWhen Eleider Alvarez landed a thunderous right hand flush on Sergey Kovalev’s temple in round seven of their engrossing and hard-fought battle this past Saturday night, it was ...
On August 9, 2018 / By Michael CarbertCamille Estephan always makes eye contact. Standing on the press conference podium, his bulky musculature sheathed in a fitted suit jacket, the Eye of the Tiger promoter will ...
On April 28, 2018 / By Eliott McCormickEye of the Tiger Management’s first foray into staging fight cards at the Montreal Casino produced a slew of explosive first round knockouts, not to mention a pair ...
On April 1, 2018 / By Zachary AlapiMost fighters get only one act. Their careers rise and fall like a dramatist’s plot structure, with a chosen few enjoying a longer arc than their peers. Rarely, ...
On January 27, 2018 / By Eliott McCormickThe Place Bell is situated a five-minute walk from the doors of the Montmorency metro station in Laval, just north of Montreal. But when the temperature is -15 ...
On December 23, 2017 / By Rafael GarcíaThe Event Place Bell in Laval last night hosted a massive fight card, flooded with local talent and headlined by the middleweight championship bout between Britain’s Billy Joe ...
On December 17, 2017 / By Robert PortisMontreal is The Fight City. And in June, 2017, it’s gone into overdrive. This past Thursday night saw another quality show at the Montreal Casino from the good ...
On June 20, 2017 / By Michael CarbertJudging by the reaction to his win over Daniel Jacobs this past Saturday night, one might think Gennady Golovkin had failed in his obligation to boxing fans. Rather ...
On March 23, 2017 / By Eliott McCormickLast Thursday, promoter Yvon Michel held a press conference at Casino Lac Leamy in Gatineau to announce a December 23 card featuring Artur Beterbiev and Custio Clayton. Both fighters ...
On November 3, 2016 / By Eliott McCormickSince Yvon Michel resurrected boxing at the Casino de Montreal last January we have seen a series of intriguing events staged to give young prospects the chance to ...
On October 21, 2016 / By Michael CarbertBelying his eminent position in boxing and celebrity status in Quebec, promoter Yvon Michel is refreshingly personable and candid, not always the case in the world of professional ...
On October 18, 2016 / By Michael CarbertAs can be the case when you have two high-powered promotional outfits in the same city, earlier this week saw not one, but two major press conferences concerning ...
On September 8, 2016 / By Robert PortisThis past Friday night in Quebec City it was another Premier Boxing Champions card, with Groupe Yvon Michel presenting a night of fights called “Shootout” for Spike TV. And ...
On August 3, 2016 / By Robert PortisThe Montreal Casino’s Cabaret Room was awash in dark tones last night. The violet, blue, and fuchsia pouring from the stage lights were offset by a constellation of flickering white on both ...
On May 25, 2016 / By Eliott McCormickWhether in Canada or elsewhere, there are few welterweight prospects whose talents match those of Custio Clayton. The Dartmouth, Nova Scotia native, who trains out of Club de Boxe de ...
On May 23, 2016 / By Eliott McCormickAs a Montrealer and self-confessed boxing fanatic, I have to admit I’m pretty spoiled when it comes to watching live fisticuffs on a regular basis. How many other ...
On March 18, 2016 / By Robert PortisDepending on your point of view, last night’s inaugural show for the revived Casino de Montreal boxing series was either a grand success or a disappointing let-down. From ...
On January 22, 2016 / By Michael CarbertFor over seven years, pro boxing was an entertainment staple at the Cabaret in the Casino de Montreal but, for various reasons, the fights stopped. Considering that championship ...
On December 4, 2015 / By Robert PortisYou’re a boxing manager with a not uncommon problem: you have a talented and capable pugilist under contract, but no one wants to see him compete due to ...
On June 27, 2015 / By Robert PortisTomorrow night will see another excellent showcase of local boxing talent put on by the Grant Brothers and Rixa Promotions at the Pointe Claire Holiday Inn, but, sadly, ...
On June 25, 2015 / By Michael CarbertOn Saturday night at the Casino Lac Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec, a great line up of Quebec-based prospects and fledgling contenders stepped into the ring. And while the ...
On February 2, 2015 / By Michael Carbert“Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.”
– George Foreman
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