MONTREAL, August 31st – Much like Lucian Bute, Sebastien Gauthier (21-2-0, 13 KO) will also be facing the biggest test of his career on November 5th at the Pepsi Colisee in Quebec City. The InterBox protégée will step into the ring against former two-time IBF World Champion Steve “The Canadian Kid” Molitor (33-2-0, 12 KO) in a very interesting all-Canadian match-up.

This bout will be presented on the undercard of the Lucian Bute (29-0-0 24 KO) vs. Glen « Road Warrior » Johnson (51-15-2, 35 KO) Main-Event bout where Bute will be defending his International Boxing Federation (IBF) World title defense for a 9th consecutive time.

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From Mississauga.com:

Daranyi, 16, said he’s aspired to go to Ringside for the past five years. And when he finally got that opportunity, he made the most of it by defeating Gabriel Garza of New Jersey to win the open boys’ 145-pound title.
But Daranyi wasn’t satisfied with just winning alone.
“My goal wasn’t just to win,” said Daranyi, who boasts an amateur record of 40-3. “My goal was to leave my name there so people would talk about me and I think I did a pretty good job with that.”
Daranyi, who was also invited to train with the Canadian national team in Germany next month, credited his trainer, former Olympian Chris Johnson, for a lot of his success.

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Summarized by Mississauga.com:

Conditions were perfect yesterday for Amateur boxers from across the Greater Toronto Area who took to the ring for the inaugural Arnie Boehm Classic at Clancy’s Boxing Academy.

The tournament is named after the man who trained Mississauga’s Chris Johnson as an amateur fighter. Boehm also trained Olympic gold medalist and former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.

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Amateur boxers from across the Greater Toronto Area will step into the ring at the inaugural Arnie Boehm Classic tomorrow at Clancy’s Boxing Academy on Traders Blvd.

The tournament is named after the man who trained Mississauga’s Chris Johnson as an amateur fighter. Boehm also trained Olympic gold medalist and former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis.
Johnson, who now trains former world featherweight champ Steve Molitor of Mississauga and top local professionals Logan McGuinness and Victor Lupo, hopes to create a lasting legacy for Boehm, a Kitchener trainer who passed away in 2002 at the age of 69.

“He was the world to me as a young man,” he said.

“I marvelled in the way he mentored myself, Lennox and many other kids who had no direction and no journey in life. He was able to give us a journey, not only through boxing, but through life.”

A number of Clancy’s fighters such as Mike Affaine and Taylor Page will participate along with boxers from Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton. Lewis, a former undisputed champion who went 41-2-1 over his 15-year career, is expected to make an appearance.

“I want to pay homage to everything (Boehm) has given to me and other people,” Johnson said. “Eventually, in four or five years, I’d like to get more sponsors and turn this into a national or maybe international tournament.”

This year’s event is presented by Planet Optical, Hennessey Sports, El Sombrero and the Adelaide Club.