With original opponent Serhii Bohachuk (20-1, 20 KOs) returning home to defend the Ukraine against the Russian invasion, Canadian junior middleweight Mikaël Zewski (35-2, 23 KOs) was forced to find a new opponent for his March 25th date at the Vidéotron Coliseum in Trois-Rivières, Canada. Zewski deserves credit for picking a tough replacement, particularly since he is competing at 154 pounds for only the second time. His new opponent in the ten-round main event is Carlos “Chema” Ocampo Manriquez (32-1, 20 KOs) of Mexico, whose lone pro loss was in 2018 to IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence, Jr.
In the ten-round co-feature, junior welterweight Arthur Biyarslanov (9-0, 7 KOs) takes on Roberto Verdugo (10-3-1, 4 KOs) of Mexico. Fighting out of Toronto, Biyarslanov represented Canada in the 2016 Olympic Games. Verdugo is unbeaten in his last 6 fights with 5 wins and 1 draw...
Undefeated Irish light heavyweight Joseph “Mighty” Ward (6-1, 3 KOs) is scheduled to fight an opponent to named in a four-round match. Ward is a 3-time European amateur champion, in addition to representing Ireland in the 2016 Olympics...
Highly decorated Brazilian middleweight Herbert Caravalho Sousa will make his pro debut in a four-rounder vs. TBA. The 23-year-old Sousa was a gold medal winner at the 2020 Olympics and 2019 World Championships..
Former Canadian National amateur champion Sebastien Bouchard (19-2, 8 KOs) meets Ricardo “Riky” Lara (22-9, 10 KOs), of Mexico, in an intriguing ten-round bout. The popular Bouchard has been victorious in 10 of his last 11 fights...
Canadian welterweight Marie-Pier Houle (5-0-1, 2 KOs), returning to the ring quickly off her recent triumph (Feb. 24) over Yamilia Esther Reynoso by way of a six-round decision, to face former kickboxing champion Valentina Keri (5-5, 0 KOs), of Serbia, in a six-round fight...
Also fighting on the undercard is Canadian heavyweight Alexis (4-0, 3 KOs) vs. Marco Antonio Canedo (4-1, 2 KOs) in a six-round clash...
pro-debuting Canadian junior middleweight Spencer Wilcox vs. TBA... and
Petar Gavrilovic (1-0, 0 KOs) vs. Greg Weeks (3-1, 3 KOs) in a pair of four-round confrontations.
