GYM boxing gala at Place Bell | The return of “the old Sébastien Bouchard”

(Laval) There was 1 min 31 s left in the sixth round. The Mexican had slowed down. Under the “Aweille, Seb! Sébastien Bouchard sent a powerful right in the face of Fernando Marquez, who let himself fall, shaken.

Marquez got up, while the Place Bell crowd was already on their feet to encourage the Quebecer to end the fight. The round ended, but the Mexican admitted defeat, giving Bouchard his first victory since February 16, 2021.

To the sound of Summer of 69, by Bryan Adams, the Quebecer raised his pink gloves in the air in front of an already raucous crowd before the Kim Clavel fight. After the fight, Bouchard seemed to be in heaven: he had finally found “the old Sébastien Bouchard”, the one who raised him to the elite, he explained.

“In the first round, I saw the heavy task. The guy had extremely heavy hands. I never get hit in the body, but he hit me twice in the body, twice in the head as it should be. I said to myself: “OK, we are in a fight zone here!” “, he launched, apologizing for his word of church.

“We adjusted over time. The more it went, the more I was in my zone, comfortable. And the more we found the old Sébastien. I’m very happy with how it ended. »

Fierce fight for Caroline Veyre

A little earlier, Montrealer Caroline Veyre fought a fierce battle to win against Frenchwoman Emma Gongora. She was crowned champion by unanimous decision thanks to a convincing card of 77-75, 80-72 and 78-74.

The Montrealer multiplied the right combinations in the face, inflicting on Gongora a cut above the left eye in the fourth round. The further the fight progressed, the sharper Veyre’s hooks got. The verdict in his favor was predictable.

“It was really difficult physically”, nevertheless affirmed the native of Paris, the swollen left cheek, in the ring.

“I tried to be as smart as possible, to counter-attack, but it was difficult to stop her attacks because she was going with her head. It gave a lot of damage, it was difficult to score points. »

It was a fourth unanimous decision win in four pro games for Veyre, who she said continues to learn. “Emma was a really good opponent, she’s the kind of opponent who will help me progress and learn. It is sure and certain that I learned a lot this evening. »

Fresh as a rose

Montrealer Patrice Volny, in action during the second fight of the evening, had warmed up the crowd by winning by K.-O. technique in the third round.

Despite the few let’s go, Patrice” coming from the bleachers during the first two rounds, the Quebecer was patient in front of the Mexican Abraham Juarez Ramirez, who multiplied the mild attacks. In the third round, Volny sent his opponent to the ground for the first time. When the latter got up, the Quebecer repeated the maneuver to end it.

After the fight, Volny looked fresh as a rose. His usual smile on his face, he didn’t look like a guy affected in the least by the beatings he had received earlier.

“I’ve been very patient. I have a few small…mini wounds. Nothing too serious! he exclaimed, laughing. The game plan was respected. We wanted to take our time. It’s something we do often, which is necessary to establish fights over a long period of time. »

Volny was stepping back into the ring for the first time in 18 months. Let’s say that the result was what he hoped for; it’s his 11^e victory by K.-O. “I would have loved to do a longer fight, but I have a message to pass before, he launched with a smile. I absolutely had to stop by K.-O. or a stoppage by the referee. »

First loss for Kubicki

To open the gala, Alberta’s Alexas Kubicki was beaten by unanimous decision by Mexican Linda Contreras Ibarra by virtue of a card of 77-75, 77-74 and 77-74. From start to finish, the 19-year-old Canadian was never able to contain her opponent, who always maintained a furious pace.

Kubicki seemed utterly unable to find fault with his opponent; every time she tried to attack, she received. This is the first loss in six professional fights for Alexas Kubicki.