Showing posts with label Antonin Decarie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Antonin Decarie. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

New wave of Canadian prospects Showcased last weekend by Eye of the Tiger Management


 

Rising super middleweight Schiller Hyppolite
MONTREAL (August 19, 2014) - A new wave of Canadian boxing prospects was showcased this past weekend in Quebec City by Eye of the Tiger Management (EOTTM) on its popular Fight Night Series.

During the past few years, EOTTM has developed a strong stable of world-class fighters, promoting and/or managing the likes of World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Bermane "B. Ware" Stiverne (24-1-1, 21 KOs), world title challengers Dierry "Dougy Style" Jean (26-1, 18 KOs) and Antonin Decarie (30-2, 9 KOs), and leading contenders lightweight Ghislain "Mani" Maduma (16-1, 10 KOs) and middleweight David Lemieux (30-2, 30 KOs).

EOTTM's new wave includes a pair of rising stars, WBC FECARBOX super middleweight champion Schiller Hyppolite (13-1, 9 KOs) and undefeated welterweight "Super" Mian Hussain (10-0, 5 KOs), who were both victories last Saturday night in impressive performances.

The 28-year-old Hyppolite outclassed Irish super middleweight champion J.J. "Slick" McDonagh (10-3) for his eighth consecutive win, taking a unanimous 10-round decision by scores of 99-91, 98-92 and 96-94. A native of Haiti, Hyppolite is following closely in the footsteps of his fellow countrymen - Stiverne, Jean, Adonis Stevensonand Jean Pascal.

WBC FECARBOX 168-pound champion Hyppolite is climbing the leader, recently cracking the WBC's top 25 ratings at No. 24, and ranked No. 8 by the North American Boxing Organization (NABO).

"Schiller showed good discipline against a very strong opponent," EITTM president Camille Estephan commented. "The Irish kid said after the fight that Schiller would be a world champion. He definitely has the goods. When people talk about (Jean) Pascal and (Adonis) Stevenson, who both started out at 168 pounds, Schiller is definitely in the same league. After 14 fights, he's more advance than Pascal and Stevenson at the same stage of their careers. We have very high hopes for Hyppolite."

Hussian action
Hussian is a 24-year-old southpaw fighting out of Montreal like Hyppolite. He defeated Swiss veteran Flavio Turelli by way of an eight-round unanimous decision by identical scores of 78-73.

Hussian showed the heart of a champion gutting out this victory having suffered a torn tendon in his bicep during the opening round. Any movement thereafter caused severe pain for Hussian, who was decked for the first time in the second round.

"He didn't know what was wrong at first and he couldn't block a punch," Estephan noted. "He was dropped for the first time but he went on to beat his opponent with one arm. It was a sensational performance, under the circumstances, for him to go eight rounds to win. He almost knocked out the guy a few times throwing double hooks.

Going into the fight I thought he'd be a major star someday. Now, I'm even more convinced. Hussian is another David Lemieux. He has a lot of power, good speed and effectively counter punches."

One of the top teenage prospects in the world, undefeated junior middleweight Steve Butler (3-0, 2 KO), was supposed to fight last Saturday in Quebec City but his scheduled opponent failed a pre-fight medical exam.

The 18-year-old Butler is the youngest Canadian National Champion ever, in addition to being the grandson of former Canadian junior middleweight Marshall Butler (20-5, 15 KOs). He won 48 of 54 amateur bouts with one draw, highlighted by only one loss in his last 35 matches. His impressive lists of accomplishments includes four-time winner of the Bronze Glove Tournament, as well as gold-medal performances at the Silver Glove, Adidas and Golden Gloves tournaments.

"It was very disappointing for all of us for Steven not getting a chance to fight," Estephan noted. He's a great kid who works very hard. I wanted to get him in the ring as soon as possible and this Friday in Montreal against Sylwester Walczak on a show co-promoted by GYM and InterBox. Steven needs experience to learn. We want him to get in some rounds and he's fighting a guy capable of upsetting prospects. He's a much better than his record may indicate (4-14-1). He went the distance with Mian and some other good fighters (including former European champion Lenny Daws). We're interested to see how Steven does with him.

"Steven is already the darling of the Quebec boxing scene," Estephan noted. "He is the future of boxing!"

For further information about EOTTM and its stable of boxers visit www.eottm.comand follow on Twitter @eotmvd.

Sunday, March 30, 2014

Decarie Decisions Mungia to keep World title shot hope alive 'FIGHT CLUB SERIES PPV' RESULTS

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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release


Antonin Decarie (R) drills Pabko Manguai

GATINEAU, QUEBEC, Canada (March 25, 2014) -- French-Canadian welterweight contender Antonin Decarie (30-2, 9 KOs) remained on track for another world title shot as he overcame a serious cut to defeat former Mexican champion Pablo Munguia (20-4, 11 KOs) in last night's (Friday, Mar. 29) main event in the seventh installment of the popular Fight Night Series, promoted by Eye of the Tiger Management, at Lac Leamy Casino in Gatineau, Ontario, Canada.

Fight Club Series aired live on pay-per-view in the United States, distributed by Integrated Sports Media on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via DIRECTV, iN Demand, DISH, and Avail-TVN.  The event was also available to watch worldwide on PPV at www.PunchingGrace.com, the new hi-definition streaming network. 

"We're very pleased with the feedback and numbers we've already received from people in Canada who enjoyed watching the fights, especially those from Quebec because there so many familiar fighters in action," EOTTM president Camille Estephan said.  "We've also heard from people in America who watched on pay-per-view and those from all over the world who watched on Punching Grace.  They said the fights were well matched and very entertaining.  One of our own guys lost (Baha Laham) in what is an early candidate for Fight of the Year in Canada. It's good for boxing." 

WBC #8 and IBF #13 rated Decarie (29-2, 9 KOs) suffered a cut eye at the end of the fifth round from an unintentional head-butt by southpaw Munguia.  Despite being adversely effected by the flow of blood into his eye, Decarie emerged with a 10-round decision (98-92, 97-93, 96-94) over a game Munguia.

 
And the winner is.....Antonin Decaire

"Antonin fought a tough, awkward, physically strong opponent who kept coming forward," Estephan commented.  "After his loss to (Luis Carlos) Abregu there were some things missing, so we wanted Antonin to be exposed to a fighter like Munguia. This was a perfect fight for him and he passed the test for his third win in a row.   He had to deal with a cut, too.  He should be moving up in the ratings and is on the right path towards a world title fight."

In the co-feature, southpaw Roody Pierre-Paul (9-1, 5 KOs) won a dominant 10-round decision (97-91, 97-91, 96-92) over Baha Laham (12-2-2, 5 KOs) for vacant WBC Continental Americas super featherweight title.

Haitian super middleweight prospect Schiller Hyppolite (9-1, 5 KOs) stopped Bahamian invader Jermain "Choo Choo" Mackey (18-8, 14 KOs), who was unable to continue after six rounds in a scheduled 10-round bout;

The professional debut of highly-touted Canadian amateur star, 18-year-old Steven Butler (1-0, 1 KO), was an overwhelming success as he registered a first-round technical knockout of Jean-Francois Plourde (2-0, 1 KO).

Butler, who had a 48-6 amateur record, was the youngest Canadian National Champion. He was a four-time winner in the Bronze Glove Tournament, as well as gold-medalist at the Silver Gloves, Adidas and Golden Gloves tournaments.

"Steven Butler is a blue-chip prospect," Estephan added.  "He has power and is a mean and vicious fighter.  He has it all and is going to be a star."

Also fighting on the undercard, super middleweight Francois "The Tank" Miville (7-1, 3 KOs) scored a first-round technical knockout victory against previously unbeatenPascal Villeneuve (3-1, 2 KOs), super middleweight Mitch Louis-Charles (3-1-2, 2 KOs) and Guillaume Tremblay-Coude (2-0-1, 1 KO) fought to a four-round draw, cruiserweight Samer Baraket (3-0, 2 KOs) remained unbeaten by way of a first-round stoppage of  Matt Hein (0-3), and heavyweight Steven Harvey (5-1, 2 KOs) took a close four-round decision (38-37 X 3) from Zack Bunce (2-0, 1 KO).


COMPLETE RESULTS
(winners listed first for each fight)

HEAVYWEIGHTS:
Steve Harvey (5-1, 2 KOs), Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
WDEC4 (38-37, 38-37, 38-37)
Zachary Bunce (2-1, 1 KO), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 

CRUISERWEIGHTS:
Samir Barakat (3-0, 3 KOs), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
WTKO1 (1:04)
Matt Heim (0-3), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS:
Francois Miville (7-1, 3 KOs), Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
WTKO1 (2:24)
Pascal Villeneuve (3-1, 2 KOs), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Schiller Hyppolite (9-1, 6 KOs), Montreal, Quebec, Canada by way of Haiti.
WTKO6 (3:00)
Jermain Mackey (18-8, 14 KOs), Nassau, Bahamas 

Mitch Louis-Charles (3-1-2, 2 KOs), Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
D4 (39-37, 39-37, 38-38)
Guillaume Tremblay-Cause (2-0-1, 1 KO), Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada

LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHTS:
Steven Butler (1-0, 1 KO), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
WTKO1 (2:24)
Jean-Francois Plourde (1-1, 1 KO), Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada

WELTERWEIGHTS:
Antonin Decarie (30-2, 9 KOs), Laval, Quebec, Canada
WDEC10 (98-92, 97-93, 96-94)
Pablo Munguai (19-5, 11 KOs), Mexico City, Distro Federal, Mexico

SUPER FEATHEWEIGHTS:
Roody Pierre-Paul (9-1, 5 KOs), Laval, Quebec, Canada 
WDEC10 (97-91, 97-91, 96-92)
Baha Laham (12-2-2, 5 KOs), Montreal, Quebec, Canada by way of Lebanon
(Pierre-Paul won the vacant WBC Continental Americas title)


For further information about Butler and Friday night's show, please visitwww.eottm.com, www.PunchingGrace.com or www.IntegratedSportsNet.com, or follow on Twitter @eotmvd and @IntegratedPPV.

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Official Weights 'Fight Club Series' PPV


Friday night, Mar. 28 live from Hilton Lac Leamy in Canada
 (L-R) Pablo Munguia and Antonin Decarie

MAIN EVENT (10) - WELTERWEIGHTS
ANTONIN DECARIE (29-2, 9 KOs), Former World Title Challenger, Laval, Quebec, Canada 149.6 lbs.
PABLO MUNGUIA (19-4, 11 KOs), Former Mexican Champion, Mexico City, Mexico 147.2 lbs.

CO-FEATURE (10) - VACANT WBC CONTINENTAL AMERICAS SUPER FEATHEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
BAHA LAHAM (12-1-2, 5 KOs), Montreal, Quebec, Canada by way of Lebanon 135 lbs.
ROODY PIERRE-PAUL (8-1, 5 KOs), Laval, Quebec, Canada  134.8 lbs.

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT ATTRACTION (10)
SCHILLER HYPPOLITE (8-1, 5 KOs), Montreal, Quebec, Canada by way of Haiti  170.4 lbs.
JERMAIN MACKEY (18-7, 14 KOs), Nassau, Bahamas   171.8 lbs.

HEAVYWEIGHTS (4)
ZACHARY BUNCE (2-0, 1 KO), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA  TBD tomorrow morning
STEVE HARVEY (4-1, 2 KOs), Montreal, Quebec, Canada 224.2 lbs.

CRUISERWEIGHTS (4)
SAMER BARAKAT (2-0, 2 KOs), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada  197 lbs.
MATT HEIM (0-2), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada  198 lbs.

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS (4)
PASCAL VILLENEUVE (3-0, 2 KOs), Gatineau, Quebec, Canada  170.2 lbs.
FRANCOIS MIVILLE (6-1, 2 KOs), Longueuil, Quebec, Canada  166.4 lbs.

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS (4)
MITCH LOUIS-CHARLES (3-1-1, 2 KOs), Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada  165.8 lbs.
GUILLAUME TREMBLAY-CAUSE (2-0, 1 KO), Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada  167.4 lbs.

LIGHT MIDDLEWEIGHTS (4)
STEVEN BUTLER (pro debut), Montreal, Ottawa, Canada  152 lbs.
JEAN-FRANCOIS PLOURDE (1-0, 1 KO), Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada  151 lbs.

(All fights and fighters are subject to change)

WHAT:            Fight Club Series PPV

WHEN:            Friday, March 28, 2014

WHERE:           Lac Leamy Casino in Gatineau, Ontario, Canada.

PPV BROADCAST INFO
Distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 7:00 p.m. ET - 4:00 p.m. PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via DIRECTV, iN Demand, DISH, and Avail-TVN.  The event may also be watched worldwide on PPV at www.PunchingGrace.com.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  www.eottm.com, www.PunchingGrace.com orwww.IntegratedSportsNet.com, and follow on Twitter @eotmvd, @PunchingGrace and @IntegratedPPV


  

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Antonin Decarie photo gallery Headlining 'Fight Club Series' PPV

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PRESS RELEASE
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Friday night Live on PPV from Hilton Lac Leamy in Canada

GATINEAU, QUEBEC, Canada (March 26, 2014) - French-Canadian welterweight contender Antonin Decarie (29-2, 9 KOs) takes on former Mexican welterweight champion Pablo Munguia (19-4, 11 KOs) in the 10-round main event this Fridaynight (Mar. 28) live on pay per view from Lac Leamy Casino in Gatineau, Ontario, Canada.

PPV INFORMATION

Fight Club Series, presented by Eye of the Tiger Management (EOTTM), is being distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 7:00 p.m. ET - 4:00 p.m. PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via DIRECTV, iN Demand, DISH, and Avail-TVN.  The event may also be watched worldwide on PPV at www.PunchingGrace.com.


The WBC #8 and IBF #13 Decarie is a past world title challenger who is positioning himself for another world title shot.  Below find a Decarie photo gallery.

Lebanese-born Montreal super featherweight Baha Laham (12-1-2, 5 KOs) battles southpaw Roody Pierre-Paul (8-1, 5 KOs) for vacant WBC Continental Americas title in the 10-round PPV co-feature.

The PPV undercard also features many of Canada's most exciting prospects including Schiller Hyppolite (8-1, 5 KOs) vs. Bahamian super middleweight Jermain "Choo Choo" Mackey (18-7, 14 KOs) in a 10-round bout; (all in 4-round matches) super middleweight Pascal Villeneuve (3-0, 2 KOs) vs. Francois "The Tank" Miville (6-1, 2 KOs) and Mitch Louis-Charles (3-1-1, 2 KOs) vs. Guillaume Tremblay-Coude (2-0, 1 KO), cruiserweight Samer Baraket (2-0, 2 KOs) vs. Matt Heim (0-2), heavyweight Zack Bunce (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Steven Harvey (4-1, 2 KOs), and light middleweight prospect Steven Butler makes his professional debut versusJean-Francois Plourde (1-0).

All fights and fighters are subject to change.

For further information about Decarie and Friday night's event, please visitwww.eottm.com, www.PunchingGrace.com or www.IntegratedSportsNet.com,
or follow on Twitter @eotmvd, @DecarieBoxing and @IntegratedPPV.  


   

   

   

   

   


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Monday, March 24, 2014

Boxing replaced Ritalin for Canadian prospect Steven Butler

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PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release

'Fight Club Series' PPV Friday Live from Hilton Lac Leamy in Canada


GATINEAU, QUEBEC, Canada (March 24, 2014) - Highly-touted light middleweight prospect Steven Butler will make his professional debut this Friday night against Jean-Francoise Plourde (1-0) in a four-round match airing live on pay per view from Lac Leamy Casino in Gatineau, Ontario, Canada.

Fight Club Series, presented by Eye of the Tiger Management (EOTTM), is being distributed in the United States by Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 7:00 p.m. ET - 4:00 p.m. PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via DIRECTV, iN Demand, DISH, and Avail-TVN.  The event may also be watched worldwide on PPV at www.PunchingGrace.com
 
The 18-year-old Butler is the youngest Canadian National Champion ever, in addition to being the grandson of former Canadian junior middleweight Marshall Butler (20-5, 15 KOs).  Steven probably wouldn't be making his pro debut if boxing hadn't replace Ritalin in his life.

"When I was in fifth grade," Butler explained, "they labelled me as hyperactive and put me on Ritalin.  Today, I've found piece of mind through boxing. Even though I played other sports, nothing releases my anger, my energy and provides me with true clarity except boxing.  I no longer take meds.  The moment my glove makes contact, I am free.  Boxing is my new prescription."

Butler started boxing at the age of 12 along with his brother.  It didn't take long for Steven's natural raw talent to emerge.  He went on to win 48 of 54 amateur bouts with one draw, including only one loss in his last 35 matches.  His impressive lists of accomplishments includes four-time winner of the Bronze Glove Tournament, as well as gold-medal performances at the Silver Glove, Adidas and Golden Gloves tournaments.  

World welterweight title challenger Antonin Decarie (29-2, 9 KOs), currently rated No. 8 by the WBC No. 13 by the IBF #13, headlines the seventh installment of the popular Fight Night Series ) against  former Mexican champion Pablo Munguia (19-4, 11 KOs).

Up Close with Antonin Décarie - Question: Do you worry how you look while you are in the ring?
Up Close with Antonin Decarie - Question: Do you worry how you look while you are in the ring?
  

Lebanese-born Montreal super featherweight Baha Laham (12-1-2, 5 KOs) faces southpaw Roody Pierre-Paul (8-1, 5 KOs) for vacant WBC Continental Americas title in the 10-round co-feature.

The undercard also features many of Canada's most exciting prospects includingSchiller Hyppolite (8-1, 5 KOs) vs. Bahamian super middleweight  Jermain "Choo Choo" Mackey (18-7, 14 KOs) in a 10-round bout; super middleweight Pascal Villeneuve (3-0, 2 KOs) vs. Francois "The Tank" Miville (6-1, 2 KOs) and Mitch Louis-Charles (3-1-1, 2 KOs) vs. Guillaume Tremblay-Coude (2-0, 1 KO), cruiserweight Samer Baraket (2-0, 2 KOs) vs. Sandy Pembroke (3-7, 1 KO), and heavyweight Zack Bunce (2-0, 1 KO) vs. Steven Harvey (4-1, 2 KOs) in four-round fights.

All fights and fighters are subject to change.

For further information about Butler and Friday night's show, please visitwww.eottm.com, www.PunchingGrace.com or www.IntegratedSportsNet.com, or follow on Twitter @eotmvd and @IntegratedPPV.

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