Rivas And Phinn On The Rise
Last Thursday the Montreal Casino hosted another boxing gala from Groupe Yvon Michel which saw local fight fans entertained by
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Fight Time In The Fight City
When it rains, it pours. This time last week the skies were clear and quiet in Montreal, maybe a bit
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Montreal Dream Fights
Montreal is The Fight City. And in June, 2017, it’s gone into overdrive. This past Thursday night saw another quality
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The Legend Of Paul Dubé
That there’s no metropolis quite like Montreal is a proposition for which an abundance of evidence exists, but if one
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Yvon Michel: “Adonis Has Never Ducked Anyone!”
Adonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara II. Eleider Alvarez vs Jean Pascal. Two major showdowns with serious implications, both happening on
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The Curious Case Of King Artur
There’s that old tale about Androcles, the slave who fled his master and then pulled the stinging thorn from the
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Behind The Smiles: Boxe Mania Press Conference
Boxing press conferences, as many know, often involve a certain degree of tension and discomfort and even, on occasion, violence.
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Shakeel Phinn Dominates At Montreal Casino
If Shakeel Phinn was going to be truly tested in his first main event, it seemed likely — after a
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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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The Weekend That Was
Some notable matches went down this past weekend, so let’s do our usual wrap-up of the major boxing action. First
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Something New And Different
For the past month the Casino de Montreal has staged a special promotion, offering patrons “big top flair” and a
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Drowning in Deep Water: Beterbiev Destroys Prieto
Last night at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec, Artur Beterbiev took one round to drown Isidro “El Guerrero” Prieto in some
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High Stakes In Quebec City
Yesterday, Lucian Bute and promoter Yvon Michel gathered media at the Montreal Casino to officially announce the former IBF super middleweight champion’s
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Montreal’s Golden Age?
Last Thursday, promoter Yvon Michel held a press conference at Casino Lac Leamy in Gatineau to announce a December 23 card
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Big Win For Custio
Since Yvon Michel resurrected boxing at the Casino de Montreal last January we have seen a series of intriguing events
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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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Montreal Picks Golovkin
As can be the case when you have two high-powered promotional outfits in the same city, earlier this week saw
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Shakeel Phinn: A Fighter’s Life
Finding one’s place in the world isn’t always easy. It can take time to determine one’s true calling, to know
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Quebec City Shootout
Tomorrow night Premier Boxing Champions returns on Spike TV with a card co-staged by Groupe Yvon Michel, the event billed
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Grand Prix Gala: Beterbiev Is Back
They called it “The Grand Prix Gala” as it was Grand Prix Weekend in Montreal, and a gala it was,
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Will Beterbiev Ignite The Light Heavyweights?
All dressed up, no place to go: that’s boxing’s light heavyweight division at the moment. So much talent, so many
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Mist And Glitz: Montreal Casino Card
The Montreal Casino’s Cabaret Room was awash in dark tones last night. The violet, blue, and fuchsia pouring from the stage lights
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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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Beterbiev Returns
Groupe Yvon Michel has announced a major boxing event for June 4 at the Bell Centre in Montreal and while
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Big Wins At Montreal Casino
As a Montrealer and self-confessed boxing fanatic, I have to admit I’m pretty spoiled when it comes to watching live
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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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Fight Report: DeGale vs Bute
The Event An intriguing match-up in several respects, DeGale vs Bute pretty much guaranteed an interesting outcome of some kind. This
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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 2)
The intrepid Manny Montreal asked contenders, champions, trainers and fans for their picks for the big Cotto vs Canelo showdown.
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