Showing posts with label Lucian Bute. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lucian Bute. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

JEAN PASCAL vs. Donovan George

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LUCIAN BUTE vs. ROBERTO BOLONTI
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December 6, 2014 * Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada

LIVE on Pay-Per-View - 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
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InterBox Press Conference Recap
  

MONTREAL (Nov. 12, 2014) - InterBox held a press conference today in Montreal to announce that fans at the Bell Centre on December 6 will be able to watch three major fights: light heavyweights Lucian Bute (31-2, 24 KOs) vs. Roberto Bolonti (35-3, 24 KOs) and Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) vs. Donovan George (26-4-2, 22 KOs), as well as the NABF middleweight title fight between David Lemieux (32-2, 20 KOs) vs. Gabriel Rosado (21-8, 13 KOs) on big screens live from Brooklyn, New York.

"We have a former IBF champion in Lucian, a former WBC champion and Ring champion in Pascal and one of the most exciting middleweights in the World in David Lemieux - all on the same night," InterBox president Jean Bedard commented. "It's the type of card the fans deserve and get excited to see."

Lucian in the Philippines: A different style of training

Under the watchful eyes of multiple-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach, who is training multi-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, Lucian is refining his tools ahead of his Dec. 6 bout. Lucian may be halfway around the world in the Philippines but he quickly got comfortable with such prestigious company. "It is an honor to train with these two legends," Bute said from the Philippines. "There are so many good people here who stop by and watch us. It feels great. It's like I am training for the public every day." Bute will stay at Pacquiao's camp until Manny and Roach leave for Pacquaio's Nov. 22 fight vs. Chris Algieri in Macau, China. Bute will return to Montreal at the end of November.

Pascal: Waiting for offers

WBC Diamond and NABF light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal is in an excellent position. As he stated to the media, Jean is currently the mandatory contender for WBC champion Adonis Stevenson and Jean will meticulously study all fight possibilities during the next few months. Pascal's coach, Marc Ramsey, will be accompanying Lemieux to Brooklyn to work his corner Dec. 6. Pascal, who immediately agreed for Ramsey to work with Lemieux, will have Russ Anber and Roy Jones, Jr in his corner against George. Pascal also decided to set up training camp on Montreal instead of at Big Bear in California.


PPV in North America
  
The Canadian light heavyweight doubleheader card is also being distributed in the United Statesby Integrated Sports Media for live viewing at 8:00 p.m. ET - 5:00 p.m. PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DirecTV, DISH, and Vubiquity for a suggested retail price of only $24.95. 


The Dec. 6 card in Montreal, featuring Bute and Pascal in co-main events, will be available on a pay-per-view basis in Canada on Indigo and Bell in French and English, as well as via Rogers, Shaw and Sask-Tel in English only.

Neither PPV will include Lemieux vs. Rosado.



For additional information please visit www.IntegratedSportsnet.com orwww.InterBox.ca, follow on Twitter @IntegratedPPV @InterBoxCA @InterBoxBute @JeanPascalChamp.

ABOUT INTEGRATED SPORTS MEDIA: North America's leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events has presented World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Gennady Golovkin, Carl Froch, Erik Morales, Vitali Klitschko, Ricky Hatton, Cristian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Tomasz Adamek, Paulie Malignaggi, Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai Valuev, Amir Khan, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur Abraham, David Haye, John Ruiz, Wilfredo Vasquez, Jr., Brian Viloria, Giovani Segura and Ruslan Chagaev, as well as  World Championship and world-class mixed martial arts shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby Lashley, Mirko Filipovic, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson and Roy Nelson, in addition to In addition, Integrated Sports Media has distributed numerous International soccer matches featuring teams like Real Madrid, Club America of Mexico and the National Teams of Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador and the USA. For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com or follow on Twitter @IntegratedPPV.

ABOUT INTERBOX: InterBox was founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1997 and acquired by Groupe Sportscene in 2004. InterBox is internationally recognized as one of the most respected boxing organizations in Quebec and throughout the World. InterBox's main objective is to organize top quality events, both locally and internationally. InterBox's success is due in large part to a growing pool of elite athletes and top quality trainers to support them and their ascension to the elite. InterBox promotes, produces and presents first quality events on a regular basis thanks to the very important corporate sponsors Videotron, the Cage-aux-Sports restaurant chain, Coors Light and Mise-O-Jeau. 

Thursday, October 30, 2014

ISM to distribute Bute-Bolonti, Pascal-George Dec 6 PPV in United States

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LUCIAN BUTE vs. ROBERTO BOLONTI
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JEAN PASCAL vs. Donovan George
December 6, 2014 * Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada

LIVE on Pay-Per-View - 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Integrated Sports Media to distribute
Bute vs. Bolonti, plus Pascal vs. George
Dec. 6 on PPV in United States 
HOBOKEN, NJ (October 30, 2014) - Integrated Sports Media (ISM), North America's undisputed leader of major boxing pay-per-view distribution, announced today that it will deliver the "Bute vs. Bolonti" double feature to United States fans, Saturday, December 6, live from historic Bell Centre in Montreal.

Bute vs. Bolonti is being distributed in the U.S. by ISM for live viewing at 8:00 p.m. ET - 5:00 p.m. PT on both cable and satellite pay-per-view via iN Demand, DirecTV, DISH, and Vubiquity for a suggested retail price of only $24.95.

Former International Boxing Federation (IBF) super middleweight champion Lucian "Le Tombeaur" Bute (31-2, 24 KOs), currently the World Boxing Council (WBC) No. 5 world rated light heavyweight, headlines in a 10/12 round bout against former world title challenger Roberto "La Bestia" Bolonti (35-3, 24 KOs). In the 10/12 round co-feature, former WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs) will risk his world No. 1 ranking against Donovan "Da Bomb" George (25-4-2, 22 KOs), fighting out of Chicago.

"We're excited to bring this great card to American fight fans," ISM president Doug Jacobs said. "Bute and Pascal are still two of the top, most popular light heavyweights in the world. They both have incredibly passionate fan bases. There's nothing more exciting than broadcasting a major boxing event from Bell Centre in Montreal. We're happy that InterBox has given ISM an opportunity to showcase Bute, Pascal and others in the United States."

"InterBox is proud to have reached an agreement with Doug Jacobs and ISM to present our December 6th Bell Centre card throughout the United States of America," InterBox president Jean Bedard commented. "Our Team is working hard on all facets of this promotion. We are looking forward to offering our American fan base a quality event with top rated boxers in meaningful fights."

Romanian-born Bute has reached cult status in Quebec. He was the IBF super middleweight champion for five years from 2007 through 2012, when he lost to Carl Froch. During his aforementioned stretch of dominance (10-0, 8 KOs), Bute defeated world champions such as Alejandro Berrio, William Joppy and Glen Johnson, in addition to Librado Andrade (twice), Edison Miranda, Jessie Brinkley, Brian Magee and Jean-Paul Mendy 

Bute moved up to fight as a light heavyweight in 2012, winning a 12-round decision against previously unbeaten Denis Grachev for the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) title, which he lost in his last fight (Jan. 18, 2014) by decision to his Montreal arch-rival Pascal.

Bolonti is a 35-year-old Argentinian whose last fight was a loss by 12-round decision to World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight champion Juergen Braehmerlast June in Germany. Bolonti, who has never been stopped as a professional boxer, is a former WBC Latino, South American and Argentina 175-pound division champion. His only two fights outside of Argentina, however, resulted in losses to Braehmer and in two years ago to former world lightweight contender Tony Bellow
in the United Kingdom by way of a 12-round decision.
Pascal has won three straight fights, including his last to Bute in this past January, since losing his WBC title to living legend Bernard Hopkins in 2011. The Haitian native who has lived in Montreal for many years is presently the No. 1 world rated light heavyweight contender by the WBC and World Boxing Organization (WBO), as well as ranked No. 3 by the IBF. He was the first to defeat multiple world champion Chad Dawson, as well as former world champions Silvio Branco and Adrian Diaconu(twice), during his outstanding 9 ½-year pro career in which he's never been knocked out.

Additional PPV fights will soon be announced.  All fights and fighters are subject to change.
Tickets are on sale and available to purchase by visiting www.evenko.ca, or calling1.855.310.2525 and Club de boxe Champion (1.514.376.0980).

For additional information please visit www.IntegratedSportsnet.com orwww.InterBox.ca, follow on Twitter @IntegratedPPV @InterBoxCA @ButeLucian @JeanPascalChamp.

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ABOUT INTEGRATED SPORTS MEDIA: North America's leading distributor of International Pay-Per-View and Closed Circuit sports events has presented World Championship and world-class boxing matches featuring Gennady Golovkin, Carl Froch, Erik Morales, Vitali Klitschko, Ricky Hatton, Cristian Mijares, Evander Holyfield, Roy Jones, Jr., Tomasz Adamek, Paulie Malignaggi, Ivan Calderon, Rocky Martinez, Nicolai Valuev, Amir Khan, Marco Antonio Barrera, Arthur Abraham, David Haye, John Ruiz, Wilfredo Vasquez, Jr., Brian Viloria, Giovani Segura and Ruslan Chagaev, as well as  World Championship and world-class mixed martial arts shows featuring Fedor Emelianenko, Tim Sylvia, Bobby Lashley, Mirko Filipovic, Bob Sapp, Jeff Monson and Roy Nelson, in addition to In addition, Integrated Sports Media has distributed numerous International soccer matches featuring teams like Real Madrid, Club America of Mexico and the National Teams of Argentina, Honduras, El Salvador and the USA. For more information on upcoming Integrated Sports events visit www.integratedsportsnet.com or follow on Twitter @IntegratedPPV.

ABOUT INTERBOX: InterBox was founded in Montreal, Quebec, in 1997 and acquired by Groupe Sportscene in 2004. InterBox is internationally recognized as one of the most respected boxing organizations in Quebec and throughout the World. InterBox's main objective is to organize top quality events, both locally and internationally. InterBox's success is due in large part to a growing pool of elite athletes and top quality trainers to support them and their ascension to the elite. InterBox promotes, produces and presents first quality events on a regular basis thanks to the very important corporate sponsors Videotron, the Cage-aux-Sports restaurant chain, Coors Light and Mise-O-Jeau. 

Boxing's "Batman" ==> Super middleweight Schiller Hyppolite is Canada's next great fighter

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Schiller "Batman" Hyppolite (black trunks) lands a devastating right uppercut in this picture

MONTREAL (October 29, 2014) - Boxing has its "Superman" -- World Boxing Council (WBC) light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson -- and from the same country, ironically, comes "Batman" -- world super middleweight contender Schiller Hyppolite (13-0-1, 9 KOs).

The 28-year-old Hyppolite, like Stevenson, was born in Haiti and he also lives in Montreal. Hyppolite has won eight straight fights and is world rated by the International Boxing Federation (IBF) at No. 15, as well as No. 19 by the WBC.

The multi-talented boxer-puncher headlines a show November 21, presented by his promoter Camille Estephan's company, Eye of the Tiger Management (EOTTM), streaming live in high definition on www.punchinggrace.com from Colisee Cardin in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. Hyppolite faces Alan Campa (10-1, 7 KOs) in the 12-round main event for the vacant IBF North American and WBC Continental Americas 168-pound titles.

If not for a major attitude adjustment after suffering his lone loss as a professional in 2012, to then 7-0 Francy Ntetu by six-round split decision, Hyppolite would probably be a struggling journeyman instead of one of the hottest prospects in boxing, "Batman."

"I was undisciplined when I lost that fight," Hyppolite explained. "I was not doing well at that time, but I had an opportunity to spar for a month with Tavoris Cloud and that changed my life. I started doing what I was supposed to be doing to accomplish my goals in the ring. That changed everything and now I work hard every day in the gym. I'm definitely 'The Next One' out of Canada. I work so hard that I can't see why I won't be the next great fighter from up here."

Cloud was preparing to fight living legend Bernard Hopkins, who Hyppolite not only idolizes but is somewhat similar to, style-wise, in the squared circle. "I would love to spar with Bernard Hopkins," Schiller gushes. "He's so smart in the ring. I'm sneaky like him; I move around a lot and make adjustments, too. I'm a boxer but can go to war when I have to. My heart is with Bernard for his fight with (Sergey) Kovalev.  

A native of Haiti, Hyppolite has closely followed his fellow countrymen in Canada: Stevenson and former world light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal, as well as his EOTTM stable-mates, WBC heavyweight champion Bermane "BWare" Stiverne, and former world junior lightweight title challenger Dierry "Dough Style" Jean.

"I'm glad to be with other Haitian fighters here who have done so well in boxing," Hyppolite noted. "Today, when people here about a Haitian boxer, they know he's a good fighter."

"Someday, 'Batman' will out do 'Superman,'" Estephan commented. "He's always been a nice kid but he had a bad attitude. He was kicked off the Canadian National Team. His coach, 1996 Canadian Olympian and NABF heavyweight champion Jean Francois Bergeron, asked me about getting Hyppolite a fight. I saw him in the gym and liked what I saw. I got him a six-round fight. He clearly won five rounds but was showboating. The judges didn't like him and he lost a split decision. Schiller needed to and made an attitude adjustment after that fight and since then he's won eight fight with seven knockouts. He's also worked very hard on strength and conditioning for the past two years.

"Schiller is more talented than (Lucian) Bute, Stevenson or Pascal at the same point in their careers. He's slick, dangerous and fast. Sparring with Cloud really changed things for him. His confidence improved after that training camp and another in which he sparred with (Gennady) Golovkin. He proved himself against those guys as being a very talented fighter capable of adjusting during a fight. Schiller is EOTTM's top prospect and I'm confidence that he will eventually surpass Bute, Stevenson and Pascal."

Unlike these aforementioned Canadian fighters who graduated from super middleweights to light heavyweights, Hyppolite has no plans to move up from 168 to 175 pounds, at least in the immediate future. In 2015, hopefully, he'll get a world title shot.

"I figure in a year, 1 ½ years, I will be fighting for a world title," Hyppolite concluded. "I know that Camille will get me a world title shot, as long as I keep winning and improving. I don't really care which world champion I fight but, if I had a choice, I'd want to fight Andre Ward because he's the best super middleweight in the world right now."

For further information about EOTTM, Hyppolite or any of his stable-mates please visit www.eottm.comand follow on Twitter @eotmvd.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

JEAN PASCAL WITH GYM AND INTERBOX NEXT FIGHT IN SEPTEMBER

            

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MONTREAL (April 16, 2014) -- This afternoon at La Cage aux Sports Boucherville, Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) and InterBox announced that they had reached an agreement with Jean Pascal Promotions to ensure the services of the NABF Champion and WBC Diamond Belt light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (29-2-1, 17 KOs), who recently defeated Lucian Bute.
The multi-fight agreement was signed last Saturday between President Yvon Michel of GYM, InterBox President Jean Bédard and Chief Operating Officer (CEO) of Jean Pascal Promotions, Greg Leon.
WBC #1 contender Pascal became a promotional free agent after his fight this past January 18 in Montreal. During the nine years since his first professional fight Feb. 3, 2005, the 31 years old athlete fought all of his 32 fights under the aegis of Groupe Yvon Michel. During this period he won many titles highlighted by his conquest of popular WBC light heavyweight champion Adrian Diaconu at Montreal's Bell Centre in June 2009. The following year, in the same arena against Chad Dawson, he added the prestigious "Ring Magazine" and IBO titles, and was recognized as the lineal 175-pound champion. Last January, he won his clash against Bute in front of more than 20,000 spectators gathered in the castle of the Montreal Canadiens.
Greg Leon, CEO of Jean Pascal Promotions, said, ""I want to thank Group Yvon Michel and InterBox for making our negotiation smooth and seamless. Jean Pascal Promotions and I are truly looking forward to promoting with such outstanding organizations. Jean Pascal is already the box office champion of the Canadian market and without question that is a position that he will only have a firmer stronghold of following these next two events. We are looking forward to giving the fans the fights they are craving and I have no doubt that Jean Pascal will be the last man standing when all is said and done."
"We will work closely with GYM and InterBox across all platforms to design an integrated strategy that grows Jean Pascal's brand globally. Our entire team is very excited with the deal we have concluded," added Raven Brosier, consultant for Jean Pascal Promotions.
"At GYM, we are particularly pleased to continue our association with Jean Pascal, thru his company Jean Pascal Promotions, which began when he was 22, in 2005," GYM president Yvon Michel commented. "Our alliance with InterBox in this project is not the result of a contextual improvisation but a long reflection that began at the end of last summer. Now, GYM and InterBox will join forces to offer the best opportunities for our boxers and to give our fans the best shows.  
"For us at InterBox, we are excited to implement our agreement with GYM, to combine the respective talents of both organizations and work to present to boxing fans major fights. It is in this perceptive that fits the agreement with Jean Pascal Promotions. Our first goal was to keep this talented Quebec athlete here in Quebec," InterBox President Jean Bedard stated.
"As President of Jean Pascal Promotions," Pascal remarked, "I have many new challenges ahead of me, but like I've done many times before, I plan on making history both inside and outside of the ring. I will be taking on the best challenges and give the fans their monies worth like I always do, but this time I will be doing so as a promoter and a boxer." 
"This opportunity is like a dream come true for me. I'm very excited about working with and learning from Groupe Yvon Michel and InterBox to make our events something the fans will never forget. I have to thank Yvon Michel, Jean Bedard, and Jean Pascal Promotions CEO Greg Leon for making this deal possible. The rest of my staff - Antonio Decarie, Feymie Ze Lou and Raven Brosier - deserve great thanks also for being involved on every step of this new journey.
The objective is to make two more fights in 2014 for Jean Pascal, the next scheduled for September. Discussions on the potential opponent are already underway  and those for a U.S. broadcast will follow.  

Sunday, March 30, 2014

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

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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.