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The organizers of the event to be presented on May 27 in Levis, and staged by the Boxing Club in Lévis and InterBox, have put together an interesting heavyweight battle. According to available information, 29-year-old heavyweight Eric Martel (6-0-0) will likely face Ukrainian Andriy Ivanov (5-6-0).
On March 12, at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, BC, West Coast Promotions put together a new event. In the main battle, the reigning Canadian heavyweight champion, Junior Moar (8-3-0) will put his title at stake against Michael Walchuk (9-2-0). In his last battle fought in Washington, Moar was stopped by Lafarrell Bunting who was back in the competition after a break of more than 3 years.
At the Metropolis in Montreal, as part of UGC 26, the NABA super featherweight champion Arash Usmanee (11-0-0), used his long body and hard punches to stop tough Mexican Isaac Bejarano (9-10-1) in the fifth. Usmanee dropped his foe twice to prompt the stoppage at 1:40 of the 5th round.
GYM's Yvon Michel, who promotes WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, told BoxingScene.com that both he and Golden Boy Promotions, who handle Bernard Hopkins, agreed on neutral officials for the rematch between their boxers on May 21. No officials will be used from the United States or Canada. The fight is a rematch of their controversial draw which took place last December. Golden Boy won the recent purse bid, but two companies agreed to make decisions with a united front.
WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal is very eager to get in the ring with Bernard Hopkins on May 21. The fight is a rematch of their controversial draw last December.
Pierre-Charbonneau Centre, Canada - SP Promotion offered another exciting evening filled with action. In the main bout of the evening, heavyweight Eric Barrak (4-0-0) is shaken in the first few seconds, but he quickly regained control of the situation,an clocked American Matt Weishaar (4-2-2), a resident of Kansas who has fought in Iraq in particular. Weishaar resumed the fight, but very briefly, and was stopped by TKO at 1:51 of the first.
On March 4 at the Metropolis in Montreal, the NABA super featherweight champion Arash Usmanee (10-0, 5KOs) will face rugged Isaac Bejarano (9-9-1) of Mexico. The latter is a former WBC FECARBOX champion and during his career he's been matched with such rivals as Rafael Guzman and Omri Lowther.
"For reasons of confidentiality and out of respect for the process of negotiations, we are not going to comment to avoid any confusion or interpretation. Once these [negotiations] are completed, we will then publicly release the result," said Yvon Michel, President of GYM and promoter of WBC/IBO light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal.
BoxingScene.com/Netboxe.com was informed of that the undercard has been finalized for InterBox's big show on March 19 at the Bell Centre. Currently, there are nine fights planned for the show. The main match of the evening, which will be broadcast live on Showtime, will involve the seventh defense of the IBF super middleweight title by Lucian Bute (27-0), who will face optional challenger Brian Magee (34-3-1) of Ireland.
On March 10 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Calgary, Alberta, Teofista Impact Boxing Promotions are treating fans to another night of boxing. In the main battle, Anthony Lessard (8-6-2) of Edmonton and Roberto McLellan (5-1-1) of British Columbia will try to get their hands on the vacant Canadian (CPBC) super middleweight title.