Erik Bazinyan: record, next fight and profile →
Erik Bazinyan and Yves Ulysse Jr. will kick off Eye of the Tiger’s 2023 calendar when they share the spotlight at the event presented on Thursday, February 2 at the Casino de Montréal, alongside Raphael Courchesne, Christopher Guerrero, Alexandre Gaumont and Avery Martin-Duval.
Montreal - Erik Bazinyan (28-0, 21 KOs), one of the featured fighters on the October 27 gala at the Théâtre du Casino du Lac-Leamy, was forced to withdraw due to family obligations following the death of his father.
Erik Bazinyan (28-0, 21 KOs), Yves Ulysse Jr. (21-2, 12 KOs) and Steve Claggett (32-7-2, 22 KOs) will also spring into action on the card.
Erik Bazinyan (27-0, 21 KOs), Artem Oganesyan (13-0, 11 KOs), and Yves Ulysse Jr. (20-2, 11 KOs) will fill the ring with dynamite performances, while Steven Butler (29-3-1, 25 KOs) will confront the middleweight USNBC champion of the WBC, Brandon Brewer (25-1-2, 11 KOs). To enhance this fight, the winner of this duel will have the chance to win the NABF middleweight title which will then be on the line. This event will be simulcast on Punching Grace as of 7:00 pm.
On March 3, Eye of the Tiger continues its 10th anniversary series at the Casino de Montréal with the return of Erik Bazinyan (26-0, 20 KOs). “BZO” will confront Reinaldo Paniagua (17-1, 16 KOs) in the main event in a championship fight with the NABF super middleweight titles at stake.
Eye of the Tiger Management (EOTTM) presented its Friday card in association with La Reine des Bières, Mise-O-Jeu and Videotron at the Holiday Inn hotel in Cuernavaca, on Punching Grace and Indigo’s networks. This event featured the return of former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux.
This card, presented by La Queen and Mise-O-Jeu, will be marked by the return to the ring of three crowd favorites, David Lemieux (42-4, 35 KOs), Simon Kean (19-1-0, 18 KOs) and Erik Bazinyan (25-0, 19 KOs).
Multiple weight world champions Arthur Abraham and Vic Darchinyan are Armenia’s most decorated professional boxers of all time, and the closest the country has come to producing Hall of Fame-caliber fighters. The quadragenerians, however, are no longer actively fighting, and the torch has been passed to a select few fighters who have the makings of becoming the country’s next champion.
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (14-0, 14 KOs) will look to end the 2019 year with another spectacular knockout win when he defends his WBA Gold Welterweight Title against Brad “King” Solomon (28-1, 9 KOs) in a 12-round fight. The event will take place Friday, Dec. 13 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif. and will be streamed live as part of fight season on DAZN.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas - In a stunning upset, middleweight Chris Pearson (17-1, 12 KOs) knocked off unbeaten and top rated Yamaguchi Falcao (16-1, 7 KOs) with a ten round unanimous decision. The scores were 97-93, 96-94 and 96-94 - with Pearson outworking and outboxing Falcao during crucial spots.