Tomorrow night Montreal hosts another major pro boxing card, this one organized by Eye Of The Tiger Management and featuring no fewer than 12 matches. The venue is ...
On October 26, 2017 / By Michael CarbertFrom the outside looking in, it would appear to be a do-or-die type situation for Lucian Bute, one of great urgency and tension, if not outright panic. After ...
On February 22, 2017 / By Michael CarbertThe next month is going to be huge for boxing in Montreal and Quebec with at least four major cards scheduled and it starts this coming Saturday night ...
On January 18, 2017 / By Robert Portis“Joël Thériault, he’s probably the toughest guy I’ve ever seen. NHL, AHL, it doesn’t matter. He’s not only a good fighter, he’s intimidating, with his eyes, with everything. Everybody’s ...
On September 1, 2016 / By Eliott McCormick“I took a chance,” Dwayne Durel says, describing the move he made five years ago when he left his native France and brought his wife and young family ...
On August 29, 2016 / By Eliott McCormickFinding one’s place in the world isn’t always easy. It can take time to determine one’s true calling, to know you’re doing what you were meant to do. ...
On August 20, 2016 / By Michael CarbertThe last time we saw Francis Lafreniere in action it was unforgettable. On January 30th in the Bell Centre and on the undercard of Pascal vs Kovalev II, the ...
On June 17, 2016 / By Robert PortisThey call Patrick Cote “The Predator” and he will be on the hunt in Ottawa on June 18th at UFC Fight Night 89. Chris Connor of Last Call ...
On June 12, 2016 / By Chris ConnorOne of boxing’s most intriguing stories of the last few years continues to unfold with the next chapter to be written Saturday night at the historic DC Armory ...
On April 28, 2016 / By Michael CarbertWill he or won’t he? That’s the question on the minds of die-hard fans of “The Alien,” or, if you prefer, “The Executioner.” Or how about just the ...
On March 20, 2016 / By Robert PortisIn a perfect world, what happened last night in Montreal, the place we affectionately call “The Fight City,” would never arise: two major boxing cards at two different ...
On March 13, 2016 / By Robert PortisJean Pascal appeared devastated and inconsolable and Freddie Roach was incapable of explaining what had just happened beyond stating the obvious. It was a poignant moment at the ...
On January 31, 2016 / By Michael CarbertThis Saturday night, the eyes of the boxing world turn once again to Montreal, and while the focus for most fight fans will be the main event, Kovalev ...
On January 29, 2016 / By Michael CarbertAs we charge fearlessly into 2016, boxing fans look back at 2015 with decidedly mixed feelings as the year was clearly a mixed bag of the good, the ...
On January 5, 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 PortisFor manager Chris Ganescu, boxing is a passion. Which is not surprising considering his father competed in the squared circle back in his native country of Romania. Chris ...
On November 27, 2015 / By Michael CarbertBoxing, it is said, is “the theater of the unexpected,” but this statement naturally applies more to some fights than others. In the case of this Saturday’s clash ...
On November 26, 2015 / By Robert PortisCotto vs Canelo is upon us and we sought out expert opinion on one of the best matches of the year, asking champions, former champions, contenders and promoters ...
On November 19, 2015 / By Manny MontrealOn most days a visitor to the Grant Brothers Boxing Gym in Dorval, a suburb of Montreal, encounters a crowded room teeming with noise and energy as both amateur ...
On November 12, 2015 / By Michael CarbertDavid Loiseau is a Canadian mixed martial artist who has fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, EliteXC, WSOF, ECC, TFP, UCC and TKO MMA. He is the former ...
On November 11, 2015 / By Manny MontrealThis writer tried but failed to make it out to the Grant Brothers Gym in Montreal earlier today for something called a “Boxe-O-Thon,” though it wasn’t due to ...
On September 4, 2015 / By Michael CarbertIt takes a little time for this writer to identify the peculiar element in the atmosphere at the final press conference for the Premier Boxing Champions card taking ...
On August 12, 2015 / By Michael CarbertFormer super-middleweight world champion Lucian Bute returns to action on August 15 in Montreal, his first bout since his loss to Jean Pascal 18 months ago. The match will ...
On August 5, 2015 / By Manny MontrealLucian Bute is far more comfortable communicating in his native Romanian, or in French, the official language of his adopted home city of Montreal, but during his talk ...
On July 14, 2015 / By Michael CarbertYou’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 PortisFew sports have a history as rich as boxing’s and one does not have to look too far back to recall when defeats were not regarded as reasons ...
On June 26, 2015 / By Michael CarbertTomorrow 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 CarbertFrancis Lafreniere and Erik Bazinyan headline tonight’s boxing card at Montreal’s Olympia Theater, but that was not the Grant Brothers’ initial plan. In fact, very little has gone ...
On March 27, 2015 / By Robert PortisBriefly taking the stage to thank the sponsors and spectators, Otis Grant made clear that public support was critical in his and Howard Grant’s efforts to promote boxing in ...
On March 24, 2014 / By Mathieu Brousseau“Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.”
– George Foreman
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