Two big punchers were in action last night in Quebec, Canada, as former IBF middleweight champ David Lemieux and unbeaten heavyweight prospect Arslanbek Makhmudov picked up wins that came well inside the distance.
Although it sure may not seem like it, what with the absolute avalanche of hype, prediction pieces, quotes and yet more hype the fight is getting, this Saturday night will see more boxing action than just the heavyweight rematch showdown between Andy Ruiz and Anthony Joshua.
David Lemieux (40-4, 34 KOs) will make his 168-pound debut when he takes on John “The Gorilla” Ryder (27-4, 15 KOs) in the scheduled 12-round co-main event of Canelo vs.
WBC, WBA, Lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez and WBA Super Middleweight World Champion Rocky Fielding made their grand arrivals today at the Ainsworth Chelsea in New York City ahead of their 12-round super middleweight fight.
Though Canelo Alvarez and Rocky Fielding both made weight for tomorrow night’s WBA 168 pound title fight in New York, former IBF middleweight ruler David Lemieux was not able to do the same.
Middleweight knockout sensation David Lemieux (40-4, 34 KOs) will look to make a second potential Knockout of the Year performance before 2018 ends as he takes on Tureano Johnson (20-2, 14 KOs) in the scheduled 12-round co-main event of Canelo vs.
Fresh off his quick, one-round blitzing of Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan, Canadian powerhouse and former IBF middleweight champ David Lemieux will return to action on the Canelo Alvarez-Rocky Fielding card in New York on December 15th.
After a very nasty war of words that led many to believe we would see a real fire-fight between the two middleweight contenders, Canadian power-puncher and former IBF champ David Lemieux instead made painfully short work of Ireland’s Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan.
In what will surely go down as one of the closest and most hard-fought middleweight title fights in boxing history, Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) went toe-to-toe in 12 rounds of non-stop action to defeat the reigning WBC, WBA and IBO Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) by majority decision in their middleweight championship rematch at T-Mobile Arena.
Former middleweight champion David Lemieux (40-4, 34 KOs) showed that he still has a lot left in the tank in smashing Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan (28-3, 20 KOs) in winning a 1st round knockout on Saturday night in their grudge match on the undercard of Saul Canelo Alvarez vs.