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Since being established by the major sanctioning bodies in the mid-80s, the super middleweight class has produced some classic contests. I was fortunate to grow into an avid boxing fan in the midst of the division’s heyday for
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It doesn’t seem that long ago but the time has gone so fast. And so much has changed. Eleven years later, we’re still in the midst of a pandemic and combat sports in Montreal are fighting to survive.
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Last 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, Camille Estephan and Yvon Michel, have responded with vocal disdain,
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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 find their way there later in life, out of necessity,
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Although it’s pleasing to see the DeGale vs Eubank fight come to fruition – it could so easily have been one of those oft-discussed but never consummated domestic grudge matches – a creeping sense of anticlimax foreshadows this
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Nominations: Teofimo Lopez KO1 Mason Menard Murat Gassiev KO12 Yuniel Dorticos Dereck Chisora KO8 Carlos Takam Dillian Whyte KO11 Dereck Chisora Vasyl Lomachenko KO10 Jorge Linares Eleider Alvarez KO7 Sergey Kovalev Jermall Charlo KO2 Hugo Centero, Jr. Naoya
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When 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 a punch that simultaneously decided the outcomes for a few
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It’s an intriguing match-up featuring two of the very best in a stacked light heavyweight division. Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack are, without question, elite-level pugilists and this is a dangerous match for both which makes it must-see
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A rematch between David “Red Flag” Benavidez and Ronald “The Thrill” Gavril would be main event material during an average boxing weekend. But this Saturday night, it’s a match that yields to bigger names, those being Danny Garcia
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Here’s the truth: the Jean Pascal vs Carl Froch fight for the vacant WBC super middleweight championship is an absolute, under-the-radar classic. Not many talk about it today, and that’s a shame. Because that fight, which went down
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Saturday, April 8, it’s time for another stacked card of boxing action at the Tohu Theatre in Montreal, as once again Rixa Promotions and Grant Brothers Boxing are set to showcase their stable of young talents with familiar
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Lucian Bute vs Eleider Alvarez was a fight no one saw coming and one that promised to provide answers to a pair of burning questions: Could Alvarez finally deliver an explosive performance to cement his elite status? And
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From 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 having failed a drug test and two opportunities to regain
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If Ryan Ford didn’t already have a nickname, you might be tempted to give him one that reflects his willingness to venture far and wide, his life and career a journey that has taken him from Edmonton to
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Boxing fans in Montreal, whether they realize it or not, are spoiled rotten and last night’s event at the Tohu Theatre only further reinforced this fact. Another solid fight card from the people at Grant Brothers Boxing and
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With reports swirling that discussions between the reprehensible Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his boorish copycat Conor McGregor are progressing, boxing, after a thoroughly disappointing 2016, is in desperate need of a palate-cleanser. Fortunately, Saturday’s IBF/WBC super middleweight unification
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The brutal image of Jean Pascal‘s indented face after his second stoppage defeat to Sergey Kovalev, which horrifically resembled a Picasso portrait, is one Montreal boxing fans will not soon forget. Nor is the dejected, defeated expression the courageous
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Tonight is, supposedly, the absolutely final chapter in the long saga which is the professional boxing career of Bernard Hopkins. Those who have followed that career with some attention will recall that the man also known as “The
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It was a very busy weekend in professional boxing with some significant results and some stand-out performances, plus a new Fight of the Year candidate. Let’s get to it: First up, New Zealand’s Joseph Parker (22-0) made history in
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Eleider Alvarez’s tune-up match against rugged Norbert Dabrowski of Poland took on a massive infusion of significance just a few days ago when promoter Yvon Michel unexpectedly announced that Alvarez would fight former super middleweight champion Lucian Bute on February
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“What are the odds? Here we are: both of us undefeated, pursuing our careers, together, in a great gym and with great people and in a great city like Montreal. It’s amazing.” The words spill out of Dario
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Yesterday, Lucian Bute and promoter Yvon Michel gathered media at the Montreal Casino to officially announce the former IBF super middleweight champion’s next fight: a light heavyweight showdown against WBC number one contender Eleider Alvarez. “Storm” Alvarez is in fact
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Renowned boxing manager, trainer and cut man, Bob Miller, is receiving support from all corners of the fight world after he was involved last month in an accident that has left him severely injured and fighting hard to
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When it comes to boxing on Showtime and the Premier Boxing Champions network, we know who’s in charge, right? It’s Uncle Al! The reclusive, camera-shy operator with so many fighters under contract he could form his own personal
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Belying 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 boxing. Instead of a blustery or bellicose pitchman, a la
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As 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 future boxing events in fight-mad Montreal. And of course our
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Rixa Promotions and Grant Brothers Boxing staged another card of pro fights in Montreal and it was, all things considered, their most successful show yet. The Tohu Theatre is now the home for their regular events showcasing their
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The date with destiny is rapidly approaching for Kell Brook, and if he’s to have any hope of toppling fearsome middleweight ruler Gennady Golovkin, he must live up to his moniker and pull something extra “Special” out of
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After a protracted wait which no one can explain, Lucian Bute faced the press yesterday with promoter Yvon Michel and trainers Otis and Howard Grant, to discuss his positive doping test following his match with Badou Jack on
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Who is Manny Montreal? Is he a journalist, a videographer, a hanger-on, or a bon vivant? Is he a professional photographer or just another Youtube personality, a glutton for attention, yet another internet diversion? Maybe all of the above,
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