By Dave Lahr: After watching Canadian middleweight prospect David Lemieux (23-0, 22 KO’s) dispatch 29-year-old Elvin Ayala (20-5-1, 9 KO’s) in the 1st round on Friday night, I’m still not buying into the Lemieux hype for one second. I know he’s pretty popular in Canada right now a lot of people are saying he’s a future champion but I don’t see that happening unless it’s for one of the little known titles the one Lemieux won on Friday night. He did his job of getting Ayala out of there, and I give Lemieux full credit for ending the fight so quickly.
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Pascal decisions Diaconu, Lemieux and Lucas win – Boxing Results
By Jim Dower: World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal (25-1, 16 KO’s) defeated former WBC light heavyweight champion Adrian Diaconu (26-2, 15 KO’s) tonight by a 12 round decision at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The final judges’ scores were 117-111, 117-111 and 118-110. Pascal was too fast and much more skilled than the slower Diaconu.
Lemieux destroys McCrary; Decarie stops Cauthen – Boxing Results
By Sean McDaniel: Unbeaten middleweight prospect David Lemieux (18-0, 18 KO’s) kept his perfect knockout string alive with a 1st round knockout over former contestant from The Contender Donny McCrary (24-10-2, 13 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Montreal Casino, in Montreal, Canada. Lemieux, only 20, knocked McCrary down twice in the 1st round. The bout was stopped after the second knockdown, a hard right hand to the head that twisted McCrary’s head around sending him down back first on the canvas. Referee Marlon Wright then stopped the bout at 2:07 of the round.
Lemieux Stops Hernandez
By Jason Kim: Undefeated middleweight prospect David Lemieux (17-0, 17 KO’s) kept his perfect knockout record intact with a 5th round stoppage over Bladimir Hernandez (18-3, 16 KO’s) on Friday night at the Montreal Casino, in Montreal, Canada,. Lemieux, 20, a long term project with a great deal of power in both hands but kind of small at 5’10”, dropped the 23-year-old Hernandez twice in the fight, once at the end of the 3rd and another time in the 5th.
Ross Decisions Simms; Lemieux Stops Avila – Boxing Results
By Jim Dower: Cruiserweight contender Troy Ross (22-1, 15 KO’s) easily defeated journeyman Michael Simms (20-11-1, 13 KO’s) by a 10-round unanimous decision on Friday night at the Bell Centre, in Montreal, Canada. Ross, 33, a former winner of ‘The Contender’ season four championships, used his superior inside fighting skills to defeat Simms by the scores of 99-91, 99-90 and 99-90.
Demers Defeats Berthiaume; Smichet & Lemieux Also Victorious
By Jim Dower: Middleweight contender Sebastien Demers (27-2, 10 KOs) stopped Martin Berthiaume (14-4-2, 8 KOs) in the 5th round on Saturday night at the Montreal Casino, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Demers, 29, making his 2nd fight since suffering a disappointing 10-round decision loss to Dionisio Miranda in August 2008, had little problems with the experienced Berthiaume, hammering him with uppercuts and hooks in every round until Berthiaume quit on his stool following the 5th round.