Gala at the Montreal Casino | Avery Martin Duval wins by knockout. against Ezequiel Palaversic

(Montreal) Avery Martin Duval set the table for the Bazinyan-Phinn final at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal by winning brilliantly in the fourth round of his clash against Argentinian Ezequiel Palaversic.

The Argentine lightweight offered a good performance during the first three rounds, but the volume of punches from Duval (11-0-1, 7 KOs) got the better of him in the fourth.

Duval first trapped Palaversic (8-3-1, 4 KOs) in his corner, hitting him with a solid combination of hooks to the head. Miraculously still standing, Palaversic attempted to launch a counterattack. However, Duval reached him with two more blows to the head and the Argentinian wisely took a knee to the ground.

When he got up, the energy was gone. Sensing the imminent victory, Duval launched his attack again. A left hook to the face returned the visitor to the canvas.

Palaversic got up before the count of 10, but referee Albert Padulo Jr. still stopped the duel after 2:15 of this round.

Even though he hadn’t boxed since the 1^er Last June, Duval did not seem at all bothered by this inactivity. He was the aggressor throughout this fight, which he dominated from start to finish.

Successful return for Chabot

A few minutes earlier, Thomas Chabot (10-0, 8 KOs) defeated Alfredo Jimenez Espino (6-2-1, 2 KOs) with a rain of blows in the fifth round.

After suffering a long combination to the body and head, the Mexican featherweight fell backwards and was not able to get up before the count of 10. He also remained lying for many minutes on the canvas before we can announce the official time of Chabot’s victory, at 1:43.

Chabot shook his opponent for the first time in the second. The Mexican, caught in a neutral corner, received a direct shot from the left from Chabot who completely beat his guard. Jimenez Espino got up before the count of 10, but fortunately for him there were only 25 seconds left in the period.

The pugilist from Thetford Mines has an explosive style that pleases the crowd, but his defense needs to be reviewed. He took several lefts from Jimenez Espino on Thursday. After the fight, his first in 11 months, he admitted he had to shake off the rust.

Costly victory for Fendero?

At the start of the evening, Moreno Fendero (5-0, 4 KOs) fought a first six-round fight of his career against the Argentinian Nicolas Luque Palacios (13-11-2, 2 KOs) .

The middleweight of French origin almost went to the limit, but referee Steve St-Germain stopped the hostilities after 1:26 of the last clash. Palacios had just recovered from his second fall to the mat, caused by a violent left hook to the ear, but was clearly no longer in the game.

Fendero sent Palacios to the mat for the first time in the third with a back hand to the body followed by a left hook to the head.

The victory could, however, prove costly for Marc Ramsay’s protégé. Fendero suffered a right biceps injury. The exact nature of the injury will be disclosed following further examinations, but a muscle tear is one of the possible injuries according to the RACJ doctor.

In the next fight, Alexandre Gaumont (10-0, 7 KOs) needed less than two rounds to defeat the Tanzanian Abdallah Luanja (17-12-2, 12 KOs), who ‘is brought to Montreal with a string of blows too broad for his own good. Even if Gaumont’s defense still needs to be tightened, the Buckingham pugilist landed several power shots.

Prisoner in the corner in the second round, Luanja suffered a salvo punctuated by several uppercuts and hooks which shook him solidly. Referee Padulo decided he had seen enough and stopped the fight at 1:56.

In a South American duel, the Colombian Jhon Orobio (8-0, 8 KOs) made short work of the Chilean veteran Cristian Palma (33-15-2, 7 KOs) . The super-lightweight, trained by Ramsay, had already knocked Palma to the mat twice in the second round when the 39-year-old boxer pulled out one of the oldest tricks in the trade: a low blow. Orobio didn’t like it and once he regained his breath, he threw everything he had and sent Palma to the mat for a third time, confirming his victory with 14 seconds left in the engagement.