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Super lightweight Adam Azim had been due to headline this Friday’s event but has been forced to withdraw due to a severe infection in the dorsal hood of his left hand, which his team believe was acquired when Azim cut his knuckles in a training session several weeks ago.
Ra'eese Aleem (20-0, 12 KOs), the unbeaten IBF #5 ranked Jr. Featherweight sensation hailing from the United States, has touched down in Queensland, Australia, as he prepares to face off against IBF #4 rated Sam Goodman (14-0, 7 KOs) in an anticipated 12-round title elimination bout.
Following the success of the EOTTM gala on October 27 of last year, which marked the return of professional boxing to Outaouais after a few years of absence, the Montreal promoter is back with a second event on September 8 at the Theatre du Casino Lac-Leamy.
Undefeated welterweight contender Mykquan Williams (19-0-2, 8 KOs) of Hartford, CT, may have gotten a break to stave off an upset loss and remain undefeated in his eight-round battle with Sao Paulo, Brazil’s surprisingly capable Paulo Cesar Galdino (12-7-2, 8 KOs).
Jamaine Ortiz (16-1-1, 8 KOs) was looking to put the lightweight division on notice tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden’s Theater on the undercard of the highly anticipated bout between Josh Taylor and Teofimo Lopez.
At today’s press conference in Montreal, Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) confirmed it has signed ONE Championship kickboxing champion Jonathan Giovanni Di Bella (2-0, 1 KO), of Montreal, to a long-term promotional contract.
Heavyweight contender Michael “The Bounty” Hunter makes his return to the ring when he faces local favorite Donnie Palmer in the ten round main event of Reyes Fire Fist Boxing’s “Down and Dirty 6” June 24 at the Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, MA.
Undefeated New Yorker Kurt Scoby will face his toughest test to date when he goes up against battle tested and Philly Tough Hammerin’ Hank Lundy in an eight-round super lightweight match-up in the June 29 main event at Sony Hall.
Showtime Boxing host Brian Custer sat down with seven-time NBA All-Star Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers in a tell-all interview that touched on his preferred trade destinations, his future in Portland, Ja Morant’s troubles, Victor Wembanyama’s future, his pick to win the NBA Finals, his love affair with boxing and more in a timely discussion on Custer’s popular The Last Stand podcast.
Former interim-world champion Reymart Gaballo (25-1) will see action on June 17, clashing with Fellow Filipino warrior Michael Bravo (14-2) for the WBO oriental bantamweight title. The fight will be held at the Elorde Sports Complex in Paranaque. It will be a stay-busy fight for the Sanman Stable mainstay.