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SUMMARY:Beterbiev VS. Smith
DESCRIPTION:The Unified light-heavyweight world championship\nEye of the Tiger and Punching Grace present: Unified light-heavyweight world championship : Beterbiev vs. Smith. \nThe Videotron Centre will host one of the most pivotal fights of Québec boxing in recent years on Saturday\, August 19\, when Québec adoptee Artur Beterbiev\, the unified WBC\, WBO and IBF light-heavyweight champion of the world\, will defend his belts against #1 WBC contender Callum Smith. The 12-round bout\, broadcast on ESPN and Punching Grace\, will be the headliner of the gala organized by Eye of the Tiger\, in partnership with Top Rank and Matchroom Boxing. \nThe president of Eye of the Tiger didn’t even blink when deciding where to hold this championship event. Québec is a sure bet for international events\, and is no stranger to high- profile fights\, having hosted Jean Pascal vs. Bernard Hopkins in 2010\, Lucian Bute vs. Glen Johnson in 2011\, and Bute vs. James DeGale in 2015. \nThe August 19 event will be particularly significant for Artur Beterbiev (19-0\, 19 KOs)\, who has not fought in Québec since he defended his North American IBF title in 2015 against Gabriel Campillo. “Québec is my second home\, so I’m very happy to finally defend my titles on home turf”. \nSince then\, the world WBC\, IBF and WBO champion has delivered victories in quick succession all over the world\, becoming one of the best pound-for-pound boxers anywhere. None of his adversaries\, managed to overcome the immeasurable strength of the right-hander who has an imposing KO ratio of 100%. \n“One of the sport’s hardest hitters\, Artur Beterbiev will continue his conquest on August 19 in beautiful Québec City\, in a duel that is sure to be memorable\,” states Top Rank president Bob Arum. “Callum Smith has earned his spot as top contender and will not be intimidated by fighting in enemy territory\, on Artur’s home turf”. \nArtur Beterbiev knows that many fighters would like to dethrone him. True to the process that has never failed to take him to the top\, Marc Ramsay’s protégé has started to prepare for this fight with rigour\, discipline and determination. “When you’re world champion\, everyone wants the opportunity to take your belt\, and that’s especially true in my case\, with three titles at stake. I’ve already started my training camp and I’ll be ready to not only defend my belt\, but also to put on an impressive show on August 19\,” asserts Beterbiev. \nFormer WBA light-heavyweight world champion Callum Smith (29-1\, 21 KOs) will be the latest to try to stop the champion in his tracks. Smith\, whose only loss was a unanimous decision against Mexican Saul “Canelo” Alvarez\, will be the biggest challenge of Beterbiev’s career. Not only has the Brit shown he can roll with the punches\, but he also has the physical advantages of towering at 6’3” and having an enviable reach. \n“Having boxed abroad on many occasions\, including in Saudi Arabia and the United States\, I didn’t hesitate for a second when I was given the opportunity to confront Beterbiev in Québec. This is my chance to become world champion of two divisions\, and I fully intend to bring the belts home with me to Liverpool\,” adds Smith. \nThe full card for the #BeterbievSmith event will be released at a later date\, but we have already confirmed the participation of Christian Mbilli (24-0\, 20 KOs)\, WBC Continental of the Americas super-middleweight champion and current #1 in the WBC World ranking\, and of Simon Kean (23-1\, 22 KOs). Wilkens Mathieu (2-0\, 1 KOs) and Leïla Beaudoin (9-1\, 1 KO) will also be fighting in their home town for the first time.
URL:https://punchinggrace.com/en/events/beterbiev-c-smith-13-01-2024/
LOCATION:Centre Vidéotron\, 250 Boulevard Wilfrid-Hamel\, Québec\, Québec\, G1L 5A7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Bazinyan VS. Godoy
DESCRIPTION:A big hit at the Montreal Casino\nFor its second stop on the 2024 calendar\, Eye of the Tiger will present on January 25\, at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal\, an event that promises to be very impactful while world contender Erik Bazinyan will face veteran Billi Facundo Godoy for the NABF and WBA Continental North America titles and that Albert Ramirez will come to Quebec for the first time to face Artur Ziyatdinov. \nIn recent years\, Erik Bazinyan (31-0\, 22 KOs) has conquered the rankings by breaking into the top 5 of each federation. Currently ranked #2 WBA\, #3 WBC\, #3 WBO as well as #4 IBF\, the boxer of Armenian origin established in Montreal\, fought 3 duels in 2023 and each of them pushed him to raise his game a step further. notch. He started the year by facing an Alantez Fox coming off a world championship fight. The fight was not easy\, but the strength of character of “Bzo” allowed him to achieve a victory in 10 rounds. To end the year 2023 strong\, last October\, he won powerfully against Ronald Ellis by knocking him out. faster than anyone before\, thus signing his 31st career victory. To start 2024\, he will face the Argentinian veteran\, Billi Facundo Godoy (41-7\, 20 KOs)\, renowned for his ability to take on; \n“Despite the fact that Erik is ranked in the top 5 of all associations\, it is important to keep him active while selecting opponents who will allow him to continue his progress\, and that is exactly what Godoy represents. The Argentinian notably resisted the charges of John Ryder for 10 rounds\, which is no small thing. So it will be an interesting challenge for us\,” emphasizes Bazinyan’s coach and EOTTM development director\, Marc Ramsay. \nBilli Facundo Godoy is not the latest addition; he has more considerable experience among professionals than Ramsay’s protégé. It is with 48 fights and 299 rounds of boxing under his belt that he will come to Montreal to try to take the NABF title from Bazinyan\, in addition to trying to get his hands on the WBA Continental North America title. The latter must therefore be strategic\, precise and powerful to impose itself on “El Nino”. \nIn the evening’s semi-final\, EOTTM supporters will be able to see one of the organization’s new recruits\, light heavyweight Albert Ramirez (17-0\, 15 KOs)\, who will fight for the first time time on Quebec soil in a duel with a local flavor opposing him to Montrealer and former EOTTM boxer Artur Ziyatdinov (15-1\, 12 KOs).
URL:https://punchinggrace.com/en/events/bazinyan-vs-godoy/
LOCATION:Cabaret du Casino de Montreal\, 1\, avenue du Casino\, Montréal\, Québec\, H3C 4W7\, Canada
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