{"id":22529,"date":"2025-09-30T12:42:39","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punchinggrace.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=22529"},"modified":"2025-09-30T12:42:39","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:42:39","slug":"bazinyan-vs-butler","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/pungr.agencearobas.ca\/en\/events\/bazinyan-vs-butler\/","title":{"rendered":"Bazinyan <span>VS.<\/span> Butler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>No Detour: Bazinyan vs Butler!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everything has already been said \u2014 now it\u2019s time to fight. Top-15 super-middleweight contender <strong>Erik Bazinyan<\/strong> will face Montreal KO artist <strong>Steven Butler<\/strong> in a highly-anticipated local clash between two Eye of the Tiger prot\u00e9g\u00e9s on November 13 at the Montreal Casino.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, it\u2019s going to be heartbreaking \u2014 I\u2019ve said it before, and I\u2019ll say it again. But for our fans, I believe this fight promises even more than when we first tried to organize it. Erik Bazinyan is back at 100%, but he has a point to prove after more than a year out of the ring. As for Steven Butler, he\u2019s had time to show that his punching power is even more devastating at 168 lbs. I wish both of them victory, but more than anything, I\u2019m convinced they\u2019ll both give it their all,\u201d said EOTTM President <strong>Camille Estephan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Still ranked 14th in the world super middleweight rankings, Laval native <strong>Erik &#8220;Bzo&#8221; Bazinyan (32-1-1, 23 KOs)<\/strong> needs a win now more than ever after an ankle injury kept him out of the ring since September 2024. At that time, he lost a competitive 10-round bout against Mexican champion Jaime Munguia. But after the longest layoff of his career, the Armenian-born boxer says he\u2019s more motivated than ever to return to action.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really at 100%. And not just since my last injury \u2014 for the first time in a very long time. Some may have doubted me during my absence, but I can assure them of one thing: I will be victorious on November 13, and it will mark the beginning of the best years of my career,\u201d said <strong>Erik Bazinyan<\/strong>, who is now trained by Samuel D\u00e9carie-Drolet.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, during Bazinyan\u2019s absence, <strong>Steven \u201cBang Bang\u201d Butler (36-5-1, 30 KOs)<\/strong> took the opportunity to settle into the super middleweight division. After a win last November, and following Bazinyan\u2019s second withdrawal, the Montrealer accepted a rematch against Jesus Macias \u2014 a fight the Mexican had won four years earlier. The result: a stunning 4th-round KO by Butler on June 27. Now undefeated in two fights at 168 lbs, the former two-time world middleweight title challenger is ready to settle the score with Bazinyan once and for all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you ask me, since he pulled out twice, I\u2019m already up 2-0. But as they say, third time\u2019s the charm \u2014 so I\u2019ll come out the winner once and for all on November 13,\u201d said <strong>Steven Butler<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Also featured on the card: WBC Continental Americas super lightweight champion J<strong>hon Orobio (15-0, 13 KO)<\/strong>, Montreal\u2019s <strong>Luis Santana (14-0, 7 KOs)<\/strong> returns in front of his home crowd. Powerful Montreal-based fighter <strong>Moreno Fendero (12-0, 10 KOs)<\/strong> will fight in his first scheduled 10-round bout. Canadian Olympic medalist <strong>Wyatt Sanford (4-0, 2 KOs)<\/strong> will step into the ring for the fifth time this year. And popular Mauricie athlete <strong>Daylen Pepin<\/strong> will make his professional debut. 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