By Dan Ambrose: IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux got some really bad news on Tuesday with the International Boxing Federation ordering #4 IBF Tureano Johnson (18-1, 13 KOs) and #7 IBF Eamonn O’Kane (14-1-1, 5 KOs) to begin negotiations for a fight.
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De La Hoya still insisting Lemieux take mandatory defense for next fight
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya is still insisting that his fighter IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux has a mandatory defense that he needs to get out of the way first in his next fight despite Tom Loeffler, the promoter for WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs), having made contact with the International Boxing Federation and being told that the Golovkin vs. Lemieux fight can go ahead next rather than Lemieux’s mandatory defense.
De La Hoya’s insistence that the Lemieux must fight his IBF mandatory next comes across like De La Hoya prefers that he take that fight rather than taking a risky fight against Golovkin that Lemieux could very well lose.
IBF confirmed no issue with GGG vs. Lemieux next, says Loeffler
By Dan Ambrose: Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions is ruling out a fight between middleweight champions Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) for 2015, saying that the International Boxing Federation (IBF) says that Lemieux has a mandatory defense due.
Golovkin’s promoter Tom Loeffler says that IBF is fine with Golovkin facing Lemieux at the end of year without the mandatory defense getting in the way.
If Golden Boy wants the fight between Golovkin and Lemieux, then this is their chance to make it happen. There’s no other fights that they can match Lemieux up against next that would rival a Golovkin-Lemieux fight. Miguel Cotto and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez are both busy. There are no other middleweights or junior middleweights with Golovkin’s popularity. Unless Golden Boy wants to steer Lemieux away from the hard hitting Golovkin, then this is their big chance to make a fight between the two fighters.
De La Hoya: Lemieux won’t fight Golovkin until 2016
By Dan Ambrose: Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya says that his fighter IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) won’t be facing WBA champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) until late 2016, because Lemieux has a mandatory defense that he needs to take care of at the end of 2015.
The opponent for Lemieux’s mandatory will come down to Sam Soliman, Eamonn O’Kane or Tureano Johnson. For Lemieux’s sake, he had better hope that it’s not Johnson because he could prove to a very, very tough opponent for him.
Golovkin will have to wait on Lemieux fight
By Allan Fox: If WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) is seriously interested in fighting newly crowned IBF middleweight champ David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs), then he’s going to need to wait a while, possibly a long while, before he gets a crack at him.
The 26-year-old Lemieux has a mandatory defense coming up against possibly 41-year-old Sam Soliman that he needs to get out of the way before he can start thinking about unification matches against the other champions at 160. The other thing that will likely hold back the Golovkin-Lemieux fight from taking place is Lemieux’s promoters at Golden Boy.
Golovkin to Lemieux: Let’s make it happen now, not in the future!
By Dan Ambrose: Now that Canada’s David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) has captured the IBF middleweight title with a 12 round unanimous decision win over Hassan N’Dam (31-2, 18 KOs) as of last Saturday night, WBA 160lb champion Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs) is eager to get the 26-year-old Lemieux in the ring for a unification match.
Golovkin had been waiting for the outcome of the Lemieux-N’Dam fight in order to challenge the winner, and now that Lemieux has emerged victorious, Golovkin has already called him out for a unification fight.
Lemieux defeats N’Dam, captures IBF 160lb title
By Jim Dower: #4 IBF David Lemieux (34-2, 31 KOs) knocked #1 IBF Hassan N’Dam (31-2, 18 KOs) down four times en route to winning a 12 round unanimous decision to captured the vacant IBF middleweight title on Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
The final judges’ scores were 115-109, 115-109, and 114-110. N’Dam hit the deck in the 2nd, two times in the 5th, and a final time in the 7th. However, Lemieux gassed out in the 2nd half of the fight, and this enabled N’Dam to come on and win many of the later rounds.
Lemieux faces N’Dam tonight in Montreal
(Photo credit: Photo Credit: Eye of The Tiger Management) By Allan Fox: Canadian puncher David Lemieux (33-2, 31 KOs) isn’t underestimating his opponent Hassan N’Dam (31-1, 18 KOs) in their fight tonight on Fox Sports 2 from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
The 26-year-old Lemieux is taking N’Dam very seriously despite the fact that he lacks the big punching power that you see from other top middleweights in the division like Gennady Golovkin, Andy Lee, Peter Quillin, Tureano Johnson and Daniel Jacobs.
It’s time for David Lemieux to shine
(Photo credit: Photo Credit: Eye of The Tiger Management) By Sarkis Aghbashian: Come Saturday, June 20th, the Bell Centre in Montreal will be hosting a must-see boxing match where a local hero, David Lemieux (33-2-31 KOs), will be facing off against a formidable adversary, Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam (31-1-18KOs), for the vacant IBF world middleweight title. Previously, the belt was held by Jermain Taylor (33-4-1-20kos) but was stripped of the honour by IBF governing body due to troubles with the law.
On Saturday it will be Lemieux’s opportunity to prove his worth to the boxing world! This upcoming match can surely determine if he is the fighter that could shake up the middleweight division or if he is another boxer on a hot streak.
Weights: Lemieux 160, N’Dam 158.6
(Photo credit: Photo Credit: Eye of The Tiger Management) By Allan Fox: David Lemieux (33-2, 33 KOs) made weight on Friday in coming in right at the middleweight limit at 160 pounds for his fight on Saturday night against #1 IBF Hassan N’Dam (31-1, 18 KOs) at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada.
Lemieux and N’Dam will be fighting for the vacant IBF middleweight title in a fight that will be televised on Fox Sports 2. The 31-year-old N’Dam weighed in at 158.6 pounds.