I don't agree with the Canadian scene sucks outside Quebec.Edmonton scene is okay & casino Rama does well.the heavyweight & cruiserweight divisions have been holding good fights.Quebec scene is huge both in boxing & mma.Edmonton has solid mma scene & decent boxing scene.the best guys fighting in Canada were not even born here.tonight for $40 I'll see 6 card fight with Canadian middleweight champion & WBC continental Americas cruiserweight title giving the winner a top 10-15 ranking with a possible world title shot in future.edmontons kris Andrews(15-9 Canadian jr middleweight champion)won the Canadian title on sportsnet in a slugfest here in Edmonton earlier in the year.that win got him on the Hopkins/jones undercard vs craig mcewan(18-0)where he got beat up.casino Rama has held numerous world title fights,& with the cw fight tonight here in Edmonton will open the door for ranked WBC contenders coming here for a shot at the title.tye fields has many connections.he's brought a few decent pro heavyweights here & his next fight in July may be broadcast on the fight network.fields has friends within the network & is looking to improve nationwide coverage of important Canadian fights.I think the scene is improving nationwide.britishcolombia has the odd card in Richmond but I really haven't heard much out of that province.
Any canadians from Ontario on this site?
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Im from Hamilton also. I use to train with Jessica Rakoczy (31-3 12ko's) down at Regency Boxing. She moved out to Vegas and began training with Jeff Mayweather, she is a 2 time WBC female lightweight champion. She also beat Mia st. John twice, knocking her out in the 2nd round of their second fight.I'm from Hamilton and the boxing scene is horrendous here. Im hard pressed to even find a bar playing Mayweather Mosley here outside of Toronto. Your lucky if a "boxing fan" here knows 4 names outside of Pacquiao/ Mayweather. Unfortunately Ontario seems to be way more consumed with MMA. Prepare to see affliction T-shirt after affliction T-shirt if you wander around here.
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I'm from Montreal. Boxing is alive and kicking-ass here. Montreal probably has the best crowd in boxing.... in North America at least. If it weren't for all that casino money in Las Vegas, Montreal would be the biggest boxing city in the world.... and yes, that includes New York. We support our fighters even before they become champs and the Bell Center has such a great atmosphere. I feel lucky to be a boxing fan living in this city.Comment
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I live 20 minutes from Niagara Falls, and the boxingscene sucks here. It is all about mma now. Niagara Falls is a pretty fun place though. I know Casino Niagara will be playing Mosley vs. Mayweather. Where I will be tonight.Comment
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Nice, thats pretty badass man. Id train but Im pretty much a *****. The closest I get to being tough is narrowly avoiding getting stabbed at Hess.Im from Hamilton also. I use to train with Jessica Rakoczy (31-3 12ko's) down at Regency Boxing. She moved out to Vegas and began training with Jeff Mayweather, she is a 2 time WBC female lightweight champion. She also beat Mia st. John twice, knocking her out in the 2nd round of their second fight.
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