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Camara’s Massive Challenge

By Vincent Morin Photo Credit - Andréanne Lambert Through the Matchmaker’s Eyes After Alexis Barrière and Tammara Thibeault, it’s now Jessica Camara’s turn to see her name added to the summer card...

Manny Pacquiao’s Bad Idea

Inside the Matchmaker’s Eye By Vincent Morin For a boxer, the hardest part is knowing when to walk away. Once the lights dim and the adrenaline fades, a void sets in. That’s why so many fight...

Alexis Barrière Heads into the Lion’s Den

INSIDE THE MATCHMAKER’S EYE By Vincent Morin Heavyweight Alexis Barrière (12-0-0, 10 KOs) from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu may have fallen short of qualifying for the Olympic Games last year, but hi...

Ferocious Kambosos Sets Up Camp in Montreal

By Vincent Morin Don’t be surprised if you spot former unified lightweight world champion George “Ferocious” Kambosos Jr. strolling through the streets of Old Montreal. Although he seemed to enjo...

UFC Returns to Montreal: Zahabi Shocks Aldo, Barriault Delivers a Devastating Finish

By William Dumoulin Photo credit: Perry Nelson For its first event in Montreal in over a decade, the UFC delivered a night to remember as Laval native Aiemann Zahabi (13-2) pulled off a major ups...

Naoya Inoue Rises from Knockdown to Score KO Victory

By William Dumoulin Photo credit: Top Rank Boxing After two underwhelming boxing events, Saturday’s bout in Las Vegas between Naoya Inoue (30-0, 27 KOs) and Ramon Cardenas (26-2, 14 KOs) delivere...

Canelo Set for Crawford Showdown in September

By William Dumoulin Photo credit: ESPN Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (63-2-2, 39 KOs) is once again the undisputed super middleweight champion after earning a unanimous decision victory (115-113...

Rolando Romero Shocks Ryan Garcia in Times Square Showdown

By William Dumoulin Photo credit: Matchroom Boxing Romero Stuns Garcia in Underwhelming Main Event at Historic Times Square Debut In the first-ever boxing event held at the iconic Times Square, Rya...

Cinqo de Mayo: de l’action à revendre

Dans l’œil du matchmaker Par Vincent Morin Visuel : ESPN Les amateurs de boxe auront un weekend bien rempli pour le traditionnel Cinqo de Mayo : des cartes majeures impliquant plusieurs des plus gr...

WBC Grand Prix Riyadh Season Tournament - Three Canadians Ready for Phase Two

Inside the Matchmaker’s Eye By Vincent Morin The opening phase of the WBC Grand Prix Riyadh Season tournament unfolded smoothly for the trio of Canadian fighters from April 17 to 20 in Riyadh, Sa...