Logistical issues have compelled Eye of the Tiger to postpone its event initially planned for February 23 at the Colisée Desjardins in Victoriaville. While the plans to present an event in the Centre-du-Québec region are still in place, the card will be held on a date to be announced later.
The highly anticipated bout between Montreal slugger ranked 1st in the Canadian middleweight category, Steven Butler (33-4-1, 27 KOs), and his Ontario rival, #2 Steve Rolls (22-3, 12 KOs), will still take place, now scheduled for March 7 at the Casino de Montreal.
Also on this card, Thomas Chabot (9-0, 7 KOs), Luis Santana (10-0, 4 KOs), Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse (6-1, 2 KOs), Wilkens Mathieu (5-0, 3 KOs), Jhon Orobio (5-0, 5 KOs), and Moreno Fendero (2-0, 1 KO) will be in action as originally planned.
IN OTHER NEWS: Opi Fight Night, a fight card promoted by Opi Since 82 (Cherchi’s family) in association with Top
Rank, will take place in Turin, December 16, headlining by the WBC mandatory challenger Sando Martin, who takes aim at recently crowned 140lbs champion Devin Haney.
Martin will face experienced Mohamed El Marcouchi in an eight-round bout and the local fighter Francesco Grandelli, who will face undefeated dutchman Stefan Voda for the vacant EBU European silver featherweight title over twelve rounds.
The card will be broadcast in several countries: DAZN will stream the fight in Italy and Spain, ESPN+ will show it in the USA and Canada, ESPN Latino will broadcast it in South America, TVP1 Poland, Poland’s main tv channel, will show the fight as well. Also, Bulgaria and Ex Jugoslavia will have the fight card scheduled on TV this Saturday.