David Lemieux: record, next fight and profile →
It was supposed to be a showcase for his official entry at super middleweight, but instead David Lemiex went life and death with Max Bursak over ten rounds. Lemieux was dropped in the first round. And then again in the fifth. He came back to drop Bursak in the sixth.
Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada - Former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (41-4, 34 KOs) made his official debut in the super middleweight division - but it nearly ended in disaster. Lemieux won a razor-close ten round split decision over Max Bursak (35-6-2, 16 KOs).
David Lemieux is confident he can win a world title belt in another weight class. That journey begins tonight as Lemieux will make his debut at 168 pounds when he squares off against Max Bursak at the Bell Centre in his hometown of Montreal, Canada. Lemieux (40-4, 34 knockouts) weighed in at 166.7 pound at Friday’s weigh-in. Bursak weighed 167.8 pounds.
The Eye of the Tiger Management team confirmed Tuesday morning that David Lemieux will headline a gala presented at the Bell Center on December 7, according to RDS. In the main event of the evening, Lemieux (40-4, 34 KOs) will make a comeback in Quebec for the first time since his clash with Karim Achour in May 2018 and this time, in his first at 168-pounds . For the occasion, he will face the Ukrainian Max Bursak (34-5-2, 15 KO) - who never lost by knockout.
An unfortunate hand injury has forced David Lemieux (40-4, 34 KOs) to withdraw from his 168-pound debut against London's John "The Gorilla" Ryder (27-4, 15 KOs) in what was going to be the scheduled 12-round co-main event of Canelo vs. Jacobs.
Gilberto Ramirez’s name has been floated as a viable option for a future super middleweight unification clash with fellow unbeaten titlist Callum Smith. The timing makes perfect since he is fighting this week in Los Angeles. It’s entirely possible that discussion of such a fight is merely to draw attention to his light heavyweight showcase fight this Friday versus journeyman Tommy Karpency in Los Angeles. which is just as well since Smith’s next notable opponent will likely come from another recently announced fight.
David Lemieux (40-4, 34 KOs) will make his 168-pound debut when he takes on John "The Gorilla" Ryder (27-4, 15 KOs) in the scheduled 12-round co-main event of Canelo vs. Jacobs. The card will also feature the returns of Vergil Ortiz Jr., Pablo Cesar "El Demoledor" Cano, Joseph "JoJo" Diaz Jr., Sadam "World Kid" Ali and Lamont Roach Jr., in separate bouts. The event will take place Saturday, May 4 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and will be streamed live exclusively on DAZN.
Former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux will test himself at the super middleweight limit 168-pounds in the coming months. But don't be surprised if he doesn't stay there for too long. Lemieux (40-4, 34 KOs) mentioned that he is fully recovered from his misfortunes following his misadventure on December 15, when he was taken to the hospital before the weigh-in for a planned fight against Tureano Johnson at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Despite the cancellation of his last fight, former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux is sill targeting the possibility of a showdown with Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez in 2019. Lemieux's co-promoter Camille Estephan indicated that his boxer is still fully focused on landing Canelo on the Cinco De Mayo date of May 4th, but the contest would have to take place at the super middleweight limit of 168-pounds.
By Corey Erdman - The fact that David Lemieux was being positioned as the next challenger for Canelo Alvarez is somewhere between a thinly veiled secret and public knowledge. Nobody explicitly said that the winner of the ill-fated David Lemieux-Tureano Johnson clash was contracted to face the winner of Canelo...