Albert Ramirez may be off the card due to a medical issue, but the Eye of the Tiger Management show will still go on in Montreal.
Mehmet Unal and Altin Zogaj were both at or under the light heavyweight limit on Wednesday, ahead of their ten-round main event at Casino de Montreal. Unal, 14-0 (12 KOs), came in at 174.7lbs, while Zogaj, 17-0 (9 KOs), was at the 175lbs limit.
The 33-year-old Unal, a native of Turkey who is now based in Montreal, has knocked out his last five opponents, including his last two in the first round. Against the Germany-based Zogaj, 32, he faces an unbeaten opponent for the first time.
In the co-featured bout, Dubai’s Dzmitry Asanau, 11-0 (5 KOs), weighed in at 134.5lbs for his bout with Madrid, Spain’s Carlos Ramos, 18-3-1 (10 KOs), who came in at 133.3lbs. Ramos will be returning to North America for the first time since his ten-round decision loss to Henry Lebron in June of 2023 in New York City, while Asanau is returning to action for the first time since his third round knockout of the previously unbeaten Laid Douadi in June.
Also on the card, Thomas Chabot, 11-1 (8 KOs), of Thetford Mines, Canada will try to bounce back from his first career defeat when he faces Dominic Babineau, 13-2-1 (11 KOs), of Richibucto, Canada. Chabot checked in at 125.8lbs while Babineau was slightly lighter at 125.7lbs.
Both Asanau-Ramos and Chabot-Babineau will be scheduled for ten rounds.
In other action, Olympic bronze medalist Wyatt Sanford, 5-0 (2 KOs), weighed 136.4lbs for his six-round fight with Alexis Camejo, 10-5-2 (1 KO), who came in at 136.6lbs, while Keven Beausejour, 1-0 (1 KO), was 174.3lbs for his four-round bout with Petr Strnad, 4-3-2 (2 KOs), who was 173.2lbs.
Opening the card, Dante Tice, 1-0, weighed 150.6lbs for his four-round bout with Gonzalo Manriquez, 6-7-1, who was 149.5lbs.
