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Cloutier’s Canada Corner
David Lemieux: "I Will Take
Care Of Stevens,
& Challenge The Biggest Names Of My Division"
By Daniel Cloutier
MONTRÉAL - The Montrealer middleweight David Lemieux has
huge ambitions for the months to come. He wants absolutely
to challenge the biggest names of the 160 pounds division.
However, actually, he has one name in mind: Curtis Stevens.
Lemieux (36-3-0) and Stevens (29-5-0), a New Yorker, will be
nose to nose in the ring of the Turning Stone Casino March
11th. They will fight for the WBO Intercontinental title and
the WBC Americas Continental title. The bout will be
televised by HBO.
“It’s true, actually, I am totally concentrated on Curtis
Stevens,” said Lemieux in French in a conference call
organizes by the Golden Boy Promotions Group in Los Angeles
and The Eye Of The Tiger Management Group in Montréal. “But
I am not afraid to tell you that I will take care of Stevens
March 11th, and after, I want to challenge the biggest names
of the middleweight division. I will be ready to face all
the super stars of the division. Stevens? He is a big mouth
who has no respect for me, and I am determinate to destroy
him.”
Stevens (29-5-0) does not seem intimidated at all by the
Lemieux’s comments. “Lemieux will destroy me? I am impatient
to see how this playboy will react when I will attack him.
Lemieux can say what he wants, March 11th, my fists will
talk! And talk loud! Lemieux tries to intimidate me, but he
is losing this time. He will see what I can achieve in the
ring in few days…”
Marc Ramsay, the Lemieux’s trainer, has the conviction that
his fighter is too strong physically for Stevens. “Stevens
is an intense fighter, he loves to charge the opponent, but
I cannot see how he will be able to stay on his feet if he
tries to exchange punch for punch with my fighter,” said the
Montrealer trainer. “ David is so strong physically,
stronger than Stevens. Both are good technically, both loves
to attack in the ring, and this situation is clearly
favorable for Lemieux. I said it several times, David never
stopped to progress technically during the last year, then,
he will certainly impress you March 11th.”
The Stevens trainer, John David Jackson, said his fighter
could not be better prepared for this challenge. “Curtis
worked extremely hard in the gym to be perfectly prepared
for this challenge,” said Jackson. He has the talent, the
determination and the experience to dominate this bout.
Curtis proved in the past he is able to perform at the top
when a fight is significant, and this one is for sure.”
The promoter of The Eye Of The Tiger Management Group in
Montréal, Camille Estephan, is the Lemieux’s manager. “This
fight Lemieux-Stevens could become the fight of the year on
the international scene, and David should scored the KO of
the year,” said Estephan. “ David is on fire now. He is so
determinate to become back world champion, and trust me, he
will do everything possible to stay undefeated in his next
fights. I would be not surprised if the Golden Boy
Promotions Group would organize a fight with Lemieux and
Saul Canelo Alvarez during the next year. It could be a hell
of event in sports.”
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