Browsing Tag Yvon Michel

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  Aug. 14, 2010: Pascal vs Dawson

  It doesn’t seem that long ago and yet the time has gone so fast. And so much has changed. Ten years later, it’s a pandemic and combat sports ...

  On August 14, 2020 / By Jamie Rebner
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  Quarantine Blues: Boxing Fights For Survival

  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, ...

  On July 15, 2020 / By Eliott McCormick
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  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 June 2, 2020 / 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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  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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  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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  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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  The Fight City Podcast No. 22

  Welcome to a brand new episode of The Fight City Podcast, hosted as always by Alden Chodash. This week he is joined by site founder and editor Michael ...

  On May 29, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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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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  The Fight City Podcast No. 18

  We 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 Chodash
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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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  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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  The Fight City Podcast No. 12

  Welcome to another edition of The Fight City podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash, who this week gets a welcome respite while Michael Carbert and Rafael Garcia discuss, among other things, ...

  On January 29, 2019 / By Neil Crane
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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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  The Fight City Podcast No. 11

  Welcome to another edition of The Fight City podcast, hosted by Alden Chodash, who this week is joined by site founder and editor Michael Carbert, as well as Derik Santos, trainer ...

  On January 22, 2019 / By Alden Chodash
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  Fight Report: Stevenson vs Gvozdyk

  The Event: The drama of the occasion was summed up in a single word, the title given to the match: “Obligatoire.” For non-Quebecois fight fans, that translates to ...

  On December 2, 2018 / By Robert Portis
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  Stevenson vs Gvozdyk: Mandatory Mayhem

  With WBC light heavyweight belt-holder Adonis “Superman” Stevenson set to face mandatory top contender Oleksander Gvozdyk this Saturday at the Vidéotron Centre in Quebec City, the champion is ...

  On November 29, 2018 / By Jamie Rebner
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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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  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 Wake Of The Storm

  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 ...

  On August 9, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Fight Report: Alvarez Upsets Kovalev

  The Event: Going into Saturday’s pivotal light-heavyweight affair, many questions loomed regarding Sergey Kovalev’s viability as an elite light-heavyweight following back-to-back losses to Andre Ward in 2016 and ...

  On August 5, 2018 / By Alden Chodash
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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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  Kovalev vs Alvarez: Atlantic City Comeback

  Everyone loves a successful sports comeback and on August 4th, in more than one way, that’s exactly what we’re going to see. In fact, that particular date has ...

  On July 20, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  The Rise of Camille Estephan

  Camille 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 McCormick
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  À La Prochaine, Montreal

  Montreal is “The Fight City,” not Toronto. Or so we thought. And still think, as any objective evaluation of Canada’s two largest urban centres reveals a mismatch in ...

  On April 26, 2018 / By Michael Carbert
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  Flawless Fight Night

  Groupe Yvon Michel hosted another boxing gala on Thursday at the Montreal Casino, which turned out to be unlike any pugilistic event I might have imagined. The venue ...

  On April 20, 2018 / By Marko Sijan
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  The Third Act Of “The Boss”

  Most 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 McCormick
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  Is Adonis Stevenson The Real President Of The WBC?

  A few days ago Showtime Sports announced with much fanfare a slate of upcoming matches to cover the first half of the new year, including 10 world title ...

  On January 26, 2018 / By Robert Portis