CANADIAN BOXING ROAD MAP

BOXING - January to March 2013: 

* by Brian Zelley

This story will look at ring activity for the

first quarter of 2013:

In January, Windsor boxer Ali Mansour kept on
rolling along with an early stoppage of Merin Johnson
in Grand Rapids.  But, two Canadian boxers in other
locations dropped bouts to USA boxers in January.

Peggy Maerz saw action in New York city against 
the local star Heather Hardy, and dropped a four
round decision to the active Hardy.  Also, upset
in a January bout was Canadian Tony Luis.  With
lots of action Luis was upset by Texan Jose Hernandez.
But, one boxer that kept rolling along with a perfect 
record was Mikael Zewski with win number 18.

More 2013 action:
* During the month of February, Canadian boxers were
active with some mixed results. 
Some of the Canadian earning victories were:
Kevin Bizier, Didier Bence and Steven Rolls.
In March, Steven Rolls scored another victory.  

and Ali Mansour scored another quick victory 
in the Detroit area to keep rolling along.

* The return of professional boxing to BC
was expecting a bout featuring Junior Moar
but the bout fell through over some issues, 
and undefeated boxer Adam Trupish  returned  
to the ring, but was upset by California's
Dashon Johnson.  Also in action was A. McPhee
with a good victory over Wendy Roy.  Also, in 
action in one of the pro fights was Jamie Walton.

BRANDON BREWER:
* In recent months, Brandon has racked up two wins
in New Brunswick, and is expected to see further 
action in May and June. 

Arash Usmanee: 

Arash had one fight in the first quarter of 2013
Entering the bout, Usmanee was undefeated in 
twenty bouts.  But, this one he dropped the 12-rd.
decision in an IBF super feathrweight title eliminator.