David Lemieux vs. Ronny Landaeta - April 17, 2021 (Postponed)

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Press Release

On Saturday April 17, Eye of the Tiger Management will arrive in Quebec City to present, for the first time in over a year, an event at the Videotron Center.

This event presented by La Queen beer, Mise-O-Jeu and TVA Sports, will feature heavy-hitters David Lemieux (42-4-0, 35 KOs) and Simon Kean (19-1, 18 KOs). The respective duels of these two pugilists will be broadcast live on TVA Sports right after the game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks as of 9:30 p.m. EST.

"For the first time over a year on specialized television channel, fans will be able to see a boxing gala featuring local boxers and quality bouts featuring some of their favorites including David Lemieux and Simon Kean. This evening, which promises to be rich in action, reinforces our commitment and that of Eye of the Tiger Management’s to present quality boxing to fans everywhere in Quebec," said TVA Sports General Manager Louis-Philippe Neveu.

David Lemieux will return to action following his convincing knockout victory against Francy Ntetu (17-4-0, 4 KOs) last October. Marc Ramsay's protege will face tough super middleweight Robert Talarek (24-13-3, 16 KOs).

Talarek is recognized as a real spoiler, as he defeated Patryck Szymanski (20-4-0, 10 KOs), John Rene (13-3-2, 9 KOs), Goekalp Oezekler (21-2-1, 10 KO) and Frank Haroche (45-18-5, 17 KO), among others. He also offered good performances against two world contenders, Liam Smith (29-2-1, 16 KOs) and John Ryder (29-5-0, 6 KOs).

"We are proud to be able to offer a boxing event in Quebec at the beginning of 2021. The cherry on top being that we will do it with David Lemieux and Simon Kean who always offer spectacular fights to the fans. This event is a ground-breaking way to start our new three-year agreement with our loyal partner, TVA Sports," mentions EOTTM president Camille Estephan.

In addition to this bout, viewers will be delighted with the addition of another main event which will pit the one nicknamed the “Grizzly”- Simon Kean, against Stan Surmacz (12-1, 7 KOs). This fight, which had to be postponed twice in 2020, will finally oppose two heavyweights who have frequently crossed paths in amateur boxing competitions in the past. The two pugilists are currently ranked first and third in the heavyweight division in Canada.

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Press Release

On Saturday, April 17, Eye of the Tiger Management will return to Quebec City to present, for the first time in over a year, a boxing event at the Videotron Center. Initially, David Lemieux (42-4-0, 35 KOs) was set to face Robert Talarek (24-13-3, 16 KOs) while Simon Kean (19-0, 18 KOs) was going to go head-to-head against fellow Canadian Stan Surmacz (12-1, 7 K.-O.). However, both opponents had to withdraw themselves from the card.

David Lemieux will therefore face tough Spanish boxer, Ronny Landaeta (17-3-0, 11 K.O.). Once crowned European Union champion, in addition to winning the IBF International title in 2018, Landaeta is an aggressive boxer with excellent technique and good punch that can prove bothersome to Lemieux on April 17th. This boxer, who belongs to the top 6% of his category according to Boxrec, has a lot of professional experience and never refuses to face anyone, he who offered a true war against rising star, Aslambek Idigov (19-0 -0, 7 KO.). In addition, Ronny Landaeta is the only fighter to have been able to withstand the blows of the powerful slugger and former champion of France, Kevin Lele Sadjo (15-0-0, 14 KOs), in a 10-round bout last December 5.

“David had a good performance last October against Francy Ntetu (17-4-0, 4 KOs) and we want to keep him active to get a world championship fight in the super middleweight division. We are glad that we were able to find a boxer like Landaeta to replace Talarek as he always offers his best to his opponents. He’s never been knocked out, even though he’s faced some excellent boxers. Viewers will therefore be treated to quite the show on April 17 on TVA Sports,” said Eye of the Tiger Management President Camille Estephan.

For his part, Simon Kean will face American Donald Haynesworth (16-5-1, 14 KOs) in a duel scheduled for 8 rounds. The latter is known for his aggressiveness and great power that he manages to generate with both hands. Originally from New York, the one nicknamed “Mr. JBT “is ready to take on anyone, anytime. Never refusing a challenge, he has already rubbed shoulders with many elite boxers in his division including Bryant Jennings (24-4-0, 14 K.-O.), Guido Viannello (7-0-1, 7 KOs), Zhiley Zang (22-0-1, 17 KOs) and Mark Brown (15-7-0, 7 KOs), among others. Haynesworth made two trips to Quebec hoping to replace Arslanbek Makhkmudov’s (11-0-0, 11 KOs) opponent on December 7, 2019 and Kean’s on February 21. This daring heavyweight has therefore been waiting for his chance to box in Quebec for a long time. This time, he will surely get his chance to battle it out with Simon Kean at the Videotron Center. It is also in this same amphitheater that the “Grizzly” suffered his significant defeat at the hands of Dillon Carman (14-6-0, 13 KOs). On April 17, Haynesworth intends to bring back bad memories to the Trois-Rivières heavyweight.

“I’m happy with the new opponent Simon will have in front of him. It’s a style of boxing that he has to face and fight to take him to the next level. In his career, he hasn’t seen many boxers who fight with the “American” style. It will be a good test to see if he can apply what he’s been working on in the gym,” said Simon Kean coach Vincent Auclair.

This event, presented by La Queen beer, Mise-O-Jeu and TVA Sports will be broadcast live on TVA Sports. It should be noted that the excellent card including the second duel between Mathieu “G-Time” Germain (18-2-1, 8 K.-O.) and Steve “The Dragon” Claggett (29-6-2, 19 K.-O.) as well as the fight between Artem Oganesyan (12-0-0, 10 K.-O.) and Josh “The Boss” Wagner (7-0-0, 5 K.-O.) will precede the duels by Kean and Lemieux and will be available exclusively on Punching Grace. Alexandre Gaumont (professional debut) will have his debut at the professional level against Mikhail Miller (3-4-1) while Bree Howling (2-0-0) will face Erika Jeanette Hernandez (5-6-1). To start off the eveing, Kenny Cherry (2-4- 0, 1 K.-O.) and Mathieu Duguay (0-1-0) will fight a merciless battle in order to impress viewers and recruiters of Eye of the Tiger Management. For more information, please visit www.eottm.com.

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Lemieux fight card postponed

The April 17 fight card at the Videotron Center in Quebec City to be headlined by former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (42-4, 35 KOs) against Ronny Landaeta (17-3, 11 KOs) has been postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions on the entry of foreigners into Canada.

Eye of the Tiger Management (EOTTM) promoter Camille Estephan had all documents in order including work visas and airline tickets, but the airlines blocked foreign fighters Landaeta and heavyweight Artem Oganesyan (who was to fight Simon Kean) from boarding their flights.

Estephan hopes to reschedule the event in May.