Former middleweight champion David Lemieux will fight Karim Achour in Montreal on May 26th in Quebec City.
“I was at the Videotron Center for the [boxing card] last Saturday, and the crowd was great. I told Camille Estephan that this is where I wanted to fight,” Lemieux said at a news conference at the arena to announce the fight on Thursday. “I aim very high, so for me every fight is extremely important. On May 26, expect fireworks. I want to pass along a message: The best of me is yet to come.”
“[Trainer] Marc [Ramsay] wanted to see David against a guy who will advance on him for 12 rounds,” Estephan said at the news conference. “David does not think it’s going to last that long, but Achour has never been on the floor in his career.”