Last Thursday the Montreal Casino hosted another boxing gala from Groupe Yvon Michel which saw local fight fans entertained by solid performances from emerging pro talents. Light heavyweight ...
On October 3, 2017 / By Robert PortisWhen it rains, it pours. This time last week the skies were clear and quiet in Montreal, maybe a bit too quiet. Then all at once boxing was ...
On September 5, 2017 / By Robert PortisMontreal is The Fight City. And in June, 2017, it’s gone into overdrive. This past Thursday night saw another quality show at the Montreal Casino from the good ...
On June 20, 2017 / By Michael CarbertThat there’s no metropolis quite like Montreal is a proposition for which an abundance of evidence exists, but if one wants further proof that the place we like ...
On June 10, 2017 / By Michael CarbertAdonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara II. Eleider Alvarez vs Jean Pascal. Two major showdowns with serious implications, both happening on the same card this Saturday night. A world ...
On June 1, 2017 / By Michael CarbertThere’s that old tale about Androcles, the slave who fled his master and then pulled the stinging thorn from the lion’s paw. Both were later captured and the ...
On May 29, 2017 / By Michael CarbertBoxing press conferences, as many know, often involve a certain degree of tension and discomfort and even, on occasion, violence. Thus, as your friendly journalist enters the appointed ...
On April 23, 2017 / By Michael CarbertIf Shakeel Phinn was going to be truly tested in his first main event, it seemed likely — after a heated face off following the weigh-in — that it ...
On March 31, 2017 / By Zachary AlapiFrom 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 CarbertSome notable matches went down this past weekend, so let’s do our usual wrap-up of the major boxing action. First up, Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford journeyed to ...
On February 19, 2017 / By Robert PortisFor the past month the Casino de Montreal has staged a special promotion, offering patrons “big top flair” and a “circus vibe,” complete with acrobats and performers from ...
On February 9, 2017 / By Robert PortisLast night at Casino du Lac-Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec, Artur Beterbiev took one round to drown Isidro “El Guerrero” Prieto in some very deep water. What was meant to be a ...
On December 24, 2016 / By Eliott McCormickYesterday, 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 ...
On December 7, 2016 / By Zachary AlapiLast Thursday, promoter Yvon Michel held a press conference at Casino Lac Leamy in Gatineau to announce a December 23 card featuring Artur Beterbiev and Custio Clayton. Both fighters ...
On November 3, 2016 / By Eliott McCormickSince Yvon Michel resurrected boxing at the Casino de Montreal last January we have seen a series of intriguing events staged to give young prospects the chance to ...
On October 21, 2016 / By Michael CarbertBelying 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 ...
On October 18, 2016 / By Michael CarbertAs 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 ...
On September 8, 2016 / By Robert PortisFinding 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 CarbertTomorrow night Premier Boxing Champions returns on Spike TV with a card co-staged by Groupe Yvon Michel, the event billed as “Shootout” by the promoters because of the ...
On July 28, 2016 / By Robert PortisThey called it “The Grand Prix Gala” as it was Grand Prix Weekend in Montreal, and a gala it was, complete with tributes to local luminaries as well ...
On June 5, 2016 / By Michael CarbertAll dressed up, no place to go: that’s boxing’s light heavyweight division at the moment. So much talent, so many great matches waiting to be made, but everything ...
On June 3, 2016 / By Robert PortisThe Montreal Casino’s Cabaret Room was awash in dark tones last night. The violet, blue, and fuchsia pouring from the stage lights were offset by a constellation of flickering white on both ...
On May 25, 2016 / By Eliott McCormickOne 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 CarbertGroupe Yvon Michel has announced a major boxing event for June 4 at the Bell Centre in Montreal and while the entire card has yet to take shape, ...
On April 24, 2016 / By Robert PortisAs a Montrealer and self-confessed boxing fanatic, I have to admit I’m pretty spoiled when it comes to watching live fisticuffs on a regular basis. How many other ...
On March 18, 2016 / By Robert PortisFor 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 PortisThe Event An intriguing match-up in several respects, DeGale vs Bute pretty much guaranteed an interesting outcome of some kind. This was a contest between two unanswered questions: how ...
On November 29, 2015 / By Michael CarbertFor 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 PortisThe intrepid Manny Montreal asked contenders, champions, trainers and fans for their picks for the big Cotto vs Canelo showdown. In Part 1 we got insight from Otis Grant, ...
On November 20, 2015 / By Manny Montreal“Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.”
– George Foreman
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