Otis Grant: Winning On The Road
Earlier this month fans of Otis “Magic” Grant would have marked the anniversary of the high point of his career
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Otis Grant
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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Ulysse vs Claggett: Rare As Rubies
Tomorrow night Montreal hosts another major pro boxing card, this one organized by Eye Of The Tiger Management and featuring
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Erik Bazinyan: Lessons Learned
Ironically, time means less and less as we grow older. Huge changes occur in one’s youthful years and the 20-year-old
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Francis Lafreniere: A Time For Patience
“Francis works so hard, always gives his all. So we’ve made some adjustments. We want to make sure he doesn’t
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Brandon Brewer And The Rise Of The Plaid Army
If you ever feel anxious about the quality or abundance of Canadian forests, drive through the bucolic hills that populate the
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Ten Fights At La Tohu
As per usual for The Fight City, last week we had a major boxing event featuring stand-out performances from contenders and
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The Calm Before The Storm
From the outside looking in, it would appear to be a do-or-die type situation for Lucian Bute, one of great
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Ready To Roar In Singapore
If Ryan Ford didn’t already have a nickname, you might be tempted to give him one that reflects his willingness
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Hopkins vs Smith: Video Picks
Tonight is, supposedly, the absolutely final chapter in the long saga which is the professional boxing career of Bernard Hopkins.
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Brothers In Boxing
“What are the odds? Here we are: both of us undefeated, pursuing our careers, together, in a great gym and
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Yvon Michel: Looking To The Future
Belying his eminent position in boxing and celebrity status in Quebec, promoter Yvon Michel is refreshingly personable and candid, not
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Tribute For Otis Grant
The Coloured Women’s Club of Montreal is an historic social club founded in 1902 that has been active in supporting
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Winners All Around
Rixa Promotions and Grant Brothers Boxing staged another card of pro fights in Montreal and it was, all things considered,
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Dwayne Durel: The Thrill Of Danger
“I took a chance,” Dwayne Durel says, describing the move he made five years ago when he left his native
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Rough Trade At The Tohu
The match-ups may not have been what Montreal fight fans were hoping for, and certainly the event could have come
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Bute: Confident & Dangerous
One of boxing’s most intriguing stories of the last few years continues to unfold with the next chapter to be
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Invite To The Alien
Will he or won’t he? That’s the question on the minds of die-hard fans of “The Alien,” or, if you
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Lafreniere And St Juste Steal The Show
Jean Pascal appeared devastated and inconsolable and Freddie Roach was incapable of explaining what had just happened beyond stating the
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Francis Lafreniere: “This Is My Time”
This Saturday night, the eyes of the boxing world turn once again to Montreal, and while the focus for most
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Casino Boxing Series Returns
For over seven years, pro boxing was an entertainment staple at the Cabaret in the Casino de Montreal but, for
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Chris Ganescu: “Bute Is Exceptional”
For manager Chris Ganescu, boxing is a passion. Which is not surprising considering his father competed in the squared circle
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Expect The Unexpected
Boxing, it is said, is “the theater of the unexpected,” but this statement naturally applies more to some fights than
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Cotto vs Canelo: The Fight City Picks (Part 1)
Cotto vs Canelo is upon us and we sought out expert opinion on one of the best matches of the
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Lucian Bute Ready For DeGale
On most days a visitor to the Grant Brothers Boxing Gym in Dorval, a suburb of Montreal, encounters a crowded
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The Cuban Sphinx Sits and Waits
Sphinx-like and solitary, Guillermo Rigondeaux sits in repose on his desert throne. Despite his bleak environs he has ample supplies
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