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Quebec City, Канада (Лістапада 2, 2018) –– The charismatic Marie-Eve Dicaire (13-0-0, 0 КО) will have the chance to make her dream come true on December 1 at the Videotron Center in Quebec, when she fights for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) World light middleweight title against champion Крыс Namus (24-4-0, 8 КО), Уругвай. Marie-Eve will fight in the first women’s world title bout in Quebec’s history.
The 31-year-old Namus, fighting out of South America, signed the contract this past Tuesday to defend her crown against Dicaire in the co-featured event on the card headlined by the World Boxing Council (WBC) and lineal light heavyweight world championship bout between Аданіс Стывенсан і прэтэндэнтам Oleksandr Gvozdyk, adding some spice to an already red-hot card.
Namus, nicknamed “El Bombon Asesino”, has been IBF champion since 2017, when she defeated Argentina’s Yamila Esther Reynoso for the vacant title. She has since defended her belt once, against her compatriot, Katia Alvarino.
“Перш за ўсё,” Dicaire сказаў, “I must say that I feel privileged to have the opportunity to box for the world championship for the first time here in Quebec. This fight represents years of effort, ахвяра, perseverance and to live that moment before those who supported me during this tumultuous journey is indescribable for me.
“My preparation for this fight is already well underway and I must admit that the signature of Namus has just added an additional motivation for the last steps of my camp. Так, сцерагчыся! I cannot wait to be in the ring and touch this belt!”
“Marie-Eve is in a good position to be a star in the history of Canadian boxing. She will not have a second chance to leave a good first impression,” added GYM’s vice president of operations and recruitment, Бернард Барра.
Квіткі, пачынаючы з $ 50.50, падаткі і сэрвісныя зборы ўключаны, are on sale at Gestev.com and Ticketmaster.ca, at the Champions Boxing Club (514-376-0980), у ГУМе (514-383-0666) або, па крайняй 1-855-790-1245.
The “Mandatory” event will be televised in the United States and Canada on pay-per-view via Індыга, Бэл ТБ і Shaw TV.
MARIE-EVE DICAIRE
Marie-Eve Dicaire has been in the fighting sports since a very young age. У толькі 6 гадоў, karate captivated her. She obtained a чорны пояс and won a Canadian Championship before even being 11 гадоў.
На 18 гадоў, Marie-Eve became karate world champion for a first time. She would win that title four other times.
She also gained a spot on the NASKA American circuit with the Amerikick team.
A 5й degree black belt and owner of a dojo (Karaté Sunfuki), Dicaire made a switch to kickboxing and had two fights (a win and a draw) before starting boxing.
On the amateur boxing scene, she fought more than 50 times in less than four years.
Her best year was 2013, when she won the Quebec Championship, Canadian Championship і Ringside World Championship, plus a win over the American champion in a Canada versus United States meeting.
Boxe Québec also named her 2013 Athlete of the Year.
The fighter from Saint-Eustache, Квебек, made her pro debut November 20, 2015, у Сореля-Трэйсі. She defeated Christina Barry, from Manitoba, аднагалосным рашэннем суддзяў.
Студзеня 21 у Манрэалі казіно, Dicaire beat Christina Barry for a second time to keep her undefeated record.
In her third outing, she bested Mexican veteran Martha Patricia Lara, Сакавіка 17й у Манрэалі казіно.
Мая 24 у Манрэалі казіно, Dicaire faced a rival ranked 16й in the world by the WBC, Амерыканская Ashleigh Curry. With an energetic body attack, she won a unanimous decision.
On October 20th, it was Mexican warrior Karla Zamora‘s turn to taste Dicaire’s medicine, and then on December 10, former NABF champion Paty Ramirez, мексіканскі, was also defeated.
On February 9th at the Cabaret of the Casino de Montréal, Marie-Eve fought for the first time in the final bout of a professional boxing card. It was also a first women’s final for GYM. The southpaw delivered a perfect performance for his first eight-round confrontation by winning a unanimous decision over aggressive American Lisa Noel Garland.
In her most recent performance on June 15, she completely dominated the tough regional champion of Tijuana Alejandra Ayala.
In the first 10 rounds fight of her career, Кастрычнік 25, 2017 at the Lac Leamy Casino, Dicaire won a spectacular battle against the aggressive champion of Argentina Yamila Esther Reynoso, выйграўшы аднагалосным рашэннем суддзяў.
After a win in a rematch with Ramirez, the southpaw faced former IBF World Champion Marisa Gabriela Nunez лютага 15 у Cabaret іх Казіно дэ Манрэаль. Thanks to a win by majority decision in 10 раўндаў, she captured her first professional belt, the NABF light middleweight title.
Accustomed to performing at the highest summit of the disciplines, in which she has evolved, Dicaire is aiming for nothing less than a world championship belt. She is currently ranked #1 па версіі WBA, #2 by the IBF and #2 па версіі WBC.
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