Rising Canadian star and knockout king, David Lemieux (24-0, 23 KOs), will be back in the ring less than two months after his one-round destruction of Hector Camacho Jr. back in late October.
This time, he takes on 37-year old American, Purnell Gates (18-1, 13 KOs) in a scheduled ten rounder at the Bell Centre in Quebec.
Gates has fought exclusively on the Midwestern club level. His opponents’ combined record in 19 pro fights is 66-121-8.
Lemieux was in talks to possibly fight Ishe Smith, who last fought in early November, but Smith opted out, wanting more time to properly prepare.
Paul Magno has over thirty-five years of experience in and around the sport of boxing and has had his hand in everything, from officiating to training. As a writer, his work has appeared in Yahoo Sports, Fox Sports, Inside Fights, The Boxing Tribune, Fight Hype, Man Cave Magazine, Bleacher Report, and The Queensberry Rules.
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