Via Ken Hisner: At Casino Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Thursday via ESPN+ Bob Arum (Top Boxing) and Camille Estephan (Tiger Manager) Appear in Main Event 3rd Place WBO, NABF and Rank Champion undefeated NABA super middleweight Armenian Erik Bazinyan out of Quebec, Canada made the majority decision on former WBC USA middleweight champion and world title challenger Alantez “SlyAza” Fox from Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
In the Main Event, WBO NABF and NABA Super Middle 3rd place champion Erik “BZO” Bazinyan, 29-0 (21), #167, born in Armenia, in Montreal, Quebec, CAN, won by majority decision before former world title challenger Alantez “SlyAza” Fox, 28-4-1 (13), #167 ½, of Upper Marlboro, MD, over ten innings.
In the first two innings, Fox 6’04” taller than 4″ used an effective jab using the ring well as Bazinyan continued to move forward, landing a forehand right in the final seconds of the game. both innings. In the third round, Fox’s stab caused Bazinyan’s left eye to swell. Bazinyan won some rights to Fox’s chin in the inning as he tried to catch the taller Fox.
In the fourth round, Fox went on to win another round despite the last of four as frustrated Bazinyan continued to try to claim his right.
In the fifth round, Bazinyan seemed to take the lead as Fox slowed down a bit. In the sixth round, Fox seemed to get a second wind when participating in this round. In the seventh round, in the first minute, Bazinyan had a solid combination with his chin, attracting Fox’s attention. Bazinyan had the best round so far.
In the eighth and ninth innings, Bazinyan let Fox hold out for most of the round, outperforming him. In the tenth and final round, it was the best round of the match, with Bazinyan rushing out at the sound of the bell and landing a solid punch to Fox’s chin, setting the stage for much of the round. as Fox, in the final seconds, combine punches trying to steal the round but not enough to do so.
An amazing score of 98-92 twice and 95-95 the same as this writer.
The referee is Steve Saint-Germain.
In WBC Co-Court Event #14, former NABF Super Light Champion Yves Ulysse, Jr., 22-3 (12), #140, of Montreal, Quebec, CAN, was stopped by former IBF Intercontinental Champion Gabriel Gollaz Valenzuela, 26-3-1 (16), #139, of Jalisco, MEX, at 0:52 of the first of ten scheduled innings.
In the first half, a headbutt hit the ground, followed by a dangerous headbutt from Valenzuela’s right side to the chin, and Ulysse fell, who was struggling to get up and staggered, forcing Referee Martin Forest to send a kick. hand.
Canadian amateur Super Feather “The Future” champion Avery Martin Duval, 9-0-1 (5), #132, of Montreal, Quebec, CAN, blocked Eduardo “El Huracan” Mota Garcia, 7-2-1 (2), #129 ½, of Mexico City, MEX, at 1:51 of the third of six scheduled rounds.
In the first round, it was all Duval’s with a head impact that caused a small cut in Garcia’s hairline. In the second half, Garcia came back well to have the advantage. In the third round, a quick goal from Duval to the chin knocked Garcia out. When he got up, he almost fell again.
Duval crushed Garcia causing Referee Martin Forest to stop the match.
Welter National Amateur Champion Christopher Guerrero, 6-0 (2), #149 ½, born in Mexico and out of Montreal, Quebec, CAN, triples down Edwin Villarreal Flores, 3-1-1 ( 3), #147, of Tepic, MEX, at 2:49 of the third of the six scheduled rounds.
In the first two innings, Guerrero dominated. In the third round, at half point, Guerrero knocked Flores down with a left hit to get a score of 8 by Referee Yvon Goulet. Guerrero went after Goulet landed left, spinning Goulet around and back down for 8 times. other count. guerrilla army
Middle Alexandre Gaumont, 7-0 (5), #160, of Buckingham, Quebec, CAN, blocked Carlos “Ruso” Gallego Montijo, 8-5 (6), #160 ½, of Sonora, MEX, at 2:26 of the first of six scheduled rounds.
In the first inning, Gaumont made a nasty right headbutt, followed by a left hook that sent Montijo into the frame as Referee Yvon Goulet started the count as Montijo rose to his feet and fell back into the frame causing Referee Goulet to shoo him away. hand.
Famous amateur Super Middle 18-year-old Wilkens Mattieu, 1-0 (1), #164, of Montreal, Quebec, CAN, made his spectacular debut, scoring three times down Zsolt Birkas, 0-1- 1 ( 0), #162 ½, of Budapest, HUN, at 2:49 of the first of four scheduled rounds.
Twenty seconds into the first round, Mattieu rocked Birkas with a punch to the chin. With one minute remaining, Mattieu knocked Birkas down with a chin punch counted by Referee Erick Philippeaux counting 8. Thirty seconds later and down, Birkas went from a butt on Mattieu’s left chin to a count of 8 more. again. As he rose, Mattieu overtook Birkas, knocking him out for the third time with a series of punches to the chin that forced the referee to wave his hand without scoring.
