David Lemieux

David Lemieux of Canada (the “Canadian Kid”) remained undefeated on Friday night with a second round knockout. Lemieux defeated American Purnell Gates (18-2), battering him around the ring with impressive power and combinations. The Canadian is now 25-0 with 24 knockouts and is one of the most exciting fighters in Canada, and at only 21 years old things may only go up for him from here.

Lemieux dominated his man in both rounds to score his 21st stoppage in the first 2 stanzas. Gates appeared to have injured his right hand in the very first minute of the fight. Then in the second, the Canadian phenom knocked his opponent down twice before the corner threw in the towel. The fight took place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, home for Lemieux. Hopefully this exciting young middleweight prospect will step up the competition soon.

In a surprise victory, Renan St-Juste knocked out veteran Sebastien Demers a minute into the second round with a series of crunching left hands. St-Juste goes to 22-2-1, with 15 KOs, and won the NABO super-middleweight minor title with the victory. Demers falls to 31-4.

Also, on the undercard, super-featherweight Arash Usmanee won the NABA title and stayed unbeaten at 10-0 by scoring a UD over Pedron Navarrete (25-10-3).

1. FNF – Lemieux wins impressively but Demers shocked by Vera