{"id":9256,"date":"2022-07-22T13:28:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T17:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punchinggrace.com\/events\/tony-luis-c-steve-claggett-a-la-croisee-des-chemins\/"},"modified":"2024-01-02T19:07:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T00:07:03","slug":"luis-vs-claggett","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/pungr.agencearobas.ca\/en\/events\/luis-vs-claggett\/","title":{"rendered":"Luis VS.<\/span> Claggett"},"content":{"rendered":"

A classic crossroad fight<\/h2>\n

LIVECO and Punching Grace present : Tony Luis and Steve Claggett clash in classic crossroads fight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For Cornwall boxer Tony Luis and Calgary\u2019s Steve Claggett, there\u2019s a bright light beckoning from the horizon. There also is darkness.<\/p>\n

Few things are as intensely motivational as a \u201ccrossroads fight\u201d \u2013 a showdown likely to rejuvenate the winner, and perhaps end the career of the loser \u2013 an accurate description of the August 6th collision between Canadian super lightweights who have been circling each other for years.<\/p>\n

Luis (29-5, 10 knockouts)<\/strong> will be in his hometown arena, the Cornwall Civic Complex, to face Claggett (31-7-2, with 21 KOs)<\/strong> in the main event of a multi-fight card on August 6th, promoted by Liveco Boxing Inc. An action-packed undercard will be announced shortly.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery person I\u2019ve talked to says the same thing: \u2018Wow, what a great matchup!\u2019 And it really is,\u201d said promoter Denis Benoit, CEO of Liveco Boxing. \u201cThe winner will get yet-another big opportunity to compete on the world stage, but we may never see the loser in the ring again.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 34-year-old Luis is seeking redemption since suffering a highly controversial decision loss to undefeated John Bauza (now 17-0) at Madison Square Garden back on March 19th of this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my last fight against Bauza, I wanted to show what I can still do with a healthy body,\u201d said Luis. \u201cI think I, and the fans, deserved a much better outcome. But the way my style will mesh with Claggett\u2019s, I don\u2019t see any loser here. And the biggest winners will be the fans,\u201d added Luis.<\/p>\n

Claggett has stayed quite active over the past few years, winning a technical decision over David Theroux (16-3) in November 2020, suffering a split-decision loss to Mathieu Germain (18-2-1) in May 2021, and back-to-back knockout wins against Emanuel Lopez (30-13-1) in August 2021 and Sebastien Ezequiel Aguirre this past March.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a great fight for Canadian boxing \u2013 two warriors who have proven their heart and are both still fighting after a decade in one of the toughest sports on earth,\u201d said the 33-year-old, who turned pro in 2008 \u2013 the same year as Luis.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow we get to see who has been working harder, who has put in the effort, and who can pull it off when the bell rings,\u201d Claggett added. \u201cThis fight has been building for a long time, and there will be no backing down. Let\u2019s see who wants it more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both fighters favor an aggressive, straight-forward style, likely to result in a memorable war.<\/p>\n

\u201cClaggett and I have had similar career paths \u2013 beating the odds, making our way as road warriors, and competing at a world-class level with our backs against the wall,\u201d Luis said. \u201cI think we always knew this day would come; we just never knew when. Now we do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LIVECO and Punching Grace present : Ontario's Tony Luis and Alberta's Steve Claggett clash in a classic crossroads fight...","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9243,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-9256","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"video_Iframe":"","event_script":"

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