David Lemieux

By Dan Ambrose: #2 WBC, #3 WBO, #5 IBF, #13 WBA middleweight contender David Lemieux (33-2, 31 KOs) is reportedly splitting with his promoter Yvon Michel. Lemieux doesn’t yet have a new promoter that he’s ready to sign with, but it’s likely whoever he chooses, they’ll be able to televise his fights on HBO.

Lemieux, 26, will need to be able to fight on HBO in the United States if he wants to be able to face the big names like Miguel Cotto, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin. Those are the guys that Lemieux is currently targeting in the 160 pound division.

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By Allan Fox: Last Saturday night’s fight between middleweight sluggers David Lemieux 33-2, 31 KOs) and Gabriel Rosado (21-9, 13 KOs) averaged 908,000 viewers with a peak of 1.161 million on HBO, according to Dan Rafael of ESPN. These are good numbers for a fighter like Lemieux, who was making his U.S debut.

Before this fight, he was known mostly to hardcore boxing fans in the U.S. If he can continue to bring in good numbers on HBO then a future fight between him and WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin will be a big success for HBO.

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By Sarkis Aghbashian: First off all, I just want to start off by saying what a great show both David Lemieux (33-2-31KOs) and Gabriel Rosado (21-9-13 KOs) put on December 6th, at the Barclays center in Brooklyn, which aired on HBO. Especially the 4th round, this round should be listed among the top 10 best rounds of 2014. Two true warriors not being afraid to hit and get hit. But in the end, David won by a 10th round TKO.

Lemieux’s body shots in the early rounds paid him dividends for the later rounds and his power shots almost blinded Rosado’s left eye. Rosado’s determination was felt during each round, which keeps us respecting this boxer even more.

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A crowd of 6,532 at Barclays Center were treated to a special performance from two warriors Saturday night as David Lemieux (33-2, 31 KOs)stopped “King” Gabriel Rosado (21-9, 13 KOs)in the 10th round of a very competitive main event on HBO Boxing After Dark.

The Montreal-native Lemieux retained his NABF Middleweight title while displaying the incredible power that has put the entire middleweight division on notice. Lemieux scored a knockdown in round three when he delivered a flurry that knocked the Philadelphia-born Rosado off-balance and put him on the canvas.

Rosado stayed determined in round four however, taking numerous shots from Lemieux, even asking for more, before he launched an attack that left Lemieux bloodied as he headed back to his corner.

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By Sarkis Agh: David Lemieux (32-2-0) will be facing Gabriel Rosado (21-8-0) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York on December 6. This will be Lemieux’s first time fighting in the States.

Lemieux got the public attention in the States when he faced Fernando Guerrero (26-3-0) back in May 2014, on Showtime on the undercard of Stevenson-Fonfora. David destroyed Guerrero in the 3rd round with a KO. Guerrero was just a human punching bag for Lemieux.

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By Allan Fox: #2 WBC, #5 IBF, #8 WBO middleweight contender David Lemieux (32-2, 30 KOs) will be fighting battle-hardened former world title challenger Gabriel Rosado (21-8, 13 KOs) on December 6 on HBO’s Boxing After Dark from the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York, USA.

Lemieux, 25, needs a win over Rosado to keep alive his dreams of getting big money fights against the likes of Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and WBA Super middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. A loss to Rosado would be a huge setback for Lemieux, because it would remove virtually any chance of him getting Golovkin or Canelo to agree to fight him.

Lemieux’s career previously took a huge hit in 2011 when he was beaten in back to back fights against Marco Antonio Rubio and Joachim Alcine. Lemieux has supposedly fixed the problems that led him to defeats in those fights in improving his stamina.

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Golden Boy Promotions returns to its East Coast home – Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY on Saturday, December 6 with a special HBO Boxing After Dark tripleheader. In the 12-round main event, rising Canadian star David Lemieux will defend his NABF Middleweight Title against the no nonsense Philadelphian warrior “King” Gabriel Rosado. Plus, unbeaten Californian Hugo “The Boss” Centeno Jr. takes on his toughest challenge yet in the form of Texas’ James “The King” De La Rosa. Rounding out the televised card is a pair of junior welterweight sluggers as Thomas “El Frances” Dulorme takes on “Hammerin” Hank Lundy in junior welterweight action.

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