מונטריאול (ספטמבר 23, 2016) –– The “GYM 2016-2017 BOXING SERIES”, a “Presentation of Casino de Montreal in collaboration with Videotron” will officially begin אוקטובר 20 and that professional boxing card has been announced today by Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) נשיא

באירוע המרכזי של 10 העגול, 2012 קנדי אולימפי Custio קלייטון (9-0, 7 קוס) will face the biggest challenge of his young career in his tenacious Mexican opponent, Ramses “El Faraon” Agaton (17-4-3, 9 קוס).

קלייטון, based in Montreal since his professional debut, also headlined the “GYM-CASINO” series last season. In three series bouts held at the Cabaret du Casino in 2016, הוא הפסיק צרפתי Stanislas Salmon (25-3-2), אֲמֶרִיקָאִי הקטור מוניוס (23-17-1) and Mexican Jose Emilio Perea (23-6-1).

“I work hard every week and I always feel better when I work out,” Clayton said. “I had a solid training camp in Montreal and a few days in Ottawa with my trainer. אני אהיה מוכן!”

Agaton is a fast, skilled and aggressive southpaw who lost a tough, majority decision to the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) אלוף welterweight, קונסטנטין Ponomarev (28-0), של רוסיה, last November in Las Vegas. Agaton has notable victories over Ronald Montes (16-0), אלחנדרו Barrera (25-1) ו Alvaro Robles (17-2-2).

Charismatic Marie-Eve Dicaire (4-0, 0 קוס), of St-Eustache, will step into the ring in a 6-round fight for only the second time of her career versus Karla Zamora (3-2-0, 1 KO), של מקסיקו, בשיתוף התכונה.

Dicaire will be fighting at Cabaret du Casino for the fourth time having already defeated Manitoba’s Christina Berry (0-2-0), מקסיקני Martha Patricia Lara (9-4-0) ואמריקאיות Ashleigh Curry (7-9-4) in her previous appearances in her previous fights there

“The Casino is becoming my home, ” the 30-year-old southpaw commented. “I cannot wait to box again This is the longest I’ve been without climbing into the ring and everything is good to the point. I am transformed! I look forward to applying the new details worked on in the gym.”

A protégé of world light heavyweight contender and 2-time Russian Olympian, ארתור בטרבייב, pro-debuting super bantamweight Vislan Dalkhaev (7-0-0, 2 קוס) will try to continue his demolition work in the pro ranks against Rodrigo Adrian Campos (10-4-0, 5 קוס), של מקסיקו, in a scheduled 8-round fight.

During his illustrious amateur career, Dalkhaev’s major accomplishment was defeating 2-time Olympic gold medalist Robeisy Ramirez, של קובה, at a 2010 tournament in Kazakhstan. Ramirez recently beat American star שאקור סטיבנסון championship final of the bantamweight (56 קילוגרם) division at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil this past summer. Based on his rich amateur pedigree, Dalkhaev has a very promising pro boxing career.

Twenty-two-year old Dario Bredicean (9-0, 3 קוס), who is trained by the Grant brothers, will also be in action against tough Frenchman Baptiste Castegnaro (8-9, 4 קוס).

An American of Romanian descent who was discovered by former world champion לוסיאן ביוט, Bredicean fought twice at the Casino last season, winning impressive decisions over Mexican Jaudiel Zepeda (12-14-1) and Quebecer François Miville (7-4).

Patrice Volny (2-0, 1 קוס), מונטריאול, will fight for the third time at the Cabaret of the Casino de Montréal. Spectacular in his two previous appearances there, where he delivered a brutal KO overמישל Tsalla (1-11-2) and dominated Charles Hauver (להופעת הבכורה), he will trade blows this time with pro-debuting Cuban Oscar Masso Cando, who is a veteran of 250 amateur fights and now lives in Lévis, Québec.

קל Dwayne Durel, of nearby Laval (4-0-0, 2 קוס), is a former kickboxer, also trained by the Grant brothers, who also will be on the card against a rival to be determined.

In a special attraction, Montreal’s Alexandre Choko will make his pro debut at the age of 42. An activist in boxing’s anti-doping, he wants to raise awareness of the dangers of doping products by fighting in the ring himself.

The identity of his rival will be unveiled next week.

“GYM BOXING SERIES PRESENTED BY THE CASINO DE MONTRÉAL IN COLLABORATION WITH VIDEOTRON” is based on a formula that has been very popular from 2005 ל 2010. During this period, no less than nine participants went on to become world champions. For its 13th year, GYM repeated this formula in which the proximity of the action, along with the warm and electrifying ambiance, plus the intensity of the fights, provides a unique experience.

בנוסף, at each event ticket holders will receive a private invitation to mingle with the athletes and observers in an exclusive Casino bar this unique purpose.

“We are very proud to launch this series with this excellent event. This is the first of 18 planned at the Casino of Montreal and Lac Lemay, over the 3 next years, a real gift for boxing fans in Quebec” Michel concluded. “These are our stars of מחר. And again, each event at the Casino is a colorful show, a one of a kind party. This is exactly the kind of happening that fight fans do not want to miss!”