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WBC #8-ranked super middleweight Fulgencio Zuniga (20-2-1, 17 KOs) will face former world title challenger Sebastien “Double Trouble” Demers (25-1, 9 KOs) - who is ranked #5 in the WBO, #12-IBF, and #14-WBA at middleweight - in the August 1st ESPN2 Friday Night Fights main event at Gare Windsor Salle des Pas Perdus in Montreal. The bout is scheduled for 12 rounds in the super middleweight division and is promoted by Yvon Michel of GYM Promotions.
For Zuniga, this high-profile bout against Demers is overdue. In Oct 2005, Zuniga took on Kelly Pavlik, the current WBO\WBC middleweight champ. Zuniga floored Pavlik in the first round, but was eventually stopped on cuts in the ninth round. Pavlik has stated that Zuniga was his toughest opponent to date. After the Pavlik bout, Zuniga went on to beat hardcore veteran Jose Luis Zertuche (Sept 2006), former three-time world title challener Antwun Echols (June 2007), and in his last fight, he brutalized then-top contender Victor Oganov (Sept 2007). Oganov was a hot undefeated prospect with 26 wins and 26 knockouts before the “Z-Man” TKO’ed him in the ninth round. Zuniga has been unable to secure a big fight since his demolition of Oganov.
According to Alfredo Marchio, the promoter of Zuniga, other top contenders have been able to maneuver around his fighter. “Gary Lockett, Mahir Oral, Giovanni Lorenzo, and Jean Pascal all agreed to fight Fulgencio, but they pulled out for various reasons,” stated Marchio. Highly-ranked Jean Pascal was scheduled to fight Zuniga on June 6, but had to reschedule due to a shoulder injury. Pascal and Zuniga were to meet on the August 1 card, but Pascal opted to step aside and wait for a potential shot at the world title. “Yvon Michel made good on the agreement,” said Marchio. “I also give credit to Demers for stepping up and taking the fight. The Z-Man is coming!”
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For Zuniga, this high-profile bout against Demers is overdue. In Oct 2005, Zuniga took on Kelly Pavlik, the current WBO\WBC middleweight champ. Zuniga floored Pavlik in the first round, but was eventually stopped on cuts in the ninth round. Pavlik has stated that Zuniga was his toughest opponent to date. After the Pavlik bout, Zuniga went on to beat hardcore veteran Jose Luis Zertuche (Sept 2006), former three-time world title challener Antwun Echols (June 2007), and in his last fight, he brutalized then-top contender Victor Oganov (Sept 2007). Oganov was a hot undefeated prospect with 26 wins and 26 knockouts before the “Z-Man” TKO’ed him in the ninth round. Zuniga has been unable to secure a big fight since his demolition of Oganov.
According to Alfredo Marchio, the promoter of Zuniga, other top contenders have been able to maneuver around his fighter. “Gary Lockett, Mahir Oral, Giovanni Lorenzo, and Jean Pascal all agreed to fight Fulgencio, but they pulled out for various reasons,” stated Marchio. Highly-ranked Jean Pascal was scheduled to fight Zuniga on June 6, but had to reschedule due to a shoulder injury. Pascal and Zuniga were to meet on the August 1 card, but Pascal opted to step aside and wait for a potential shot at the world title. “Yvon Michel made good on the agreement,” said Marchio. “I also give credit to Demers for stepping up and taking the fight. The Z-Man is coming!”
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