Dzmitry Asanau and Francesco Patera went face-to-face at the press conference ahead of their bout. The pair square off in the main event at the Cabaret du Casino de Montreal in Montreal, QC, Canada, on April 10. In the U.S., the fight card airs live on ESPN+.
Unbeaten Asanau (9-0, 4 KOs) puts his WBC Continental Americas lightweight title on the line. Belgium’s Francesco Patera (30-5, 11 KOs), who made his North American debut in July 2023 against Keyshawn Davis in Shawnee, Oklahoma, targets his second straight victory.
The press conference also featured the fighters battling it out on the Asanau vs Patera undercard. In the co-feature, Mexican-born, Montreal-based Christopher Guerrero (13-0, 8 KOs) and Mexico’s Oliver Quintana (22-3, 16 KOs) battle it out for the vacant WBC Continental Americas welterweight belt.
In world championship action, Canada’s Mary Spencer (9-2, 6 KOs) of Wiarton, ON, makes the first defense of her WBA super welterweight strap against former featherweight champion Ogleidis Suarez (31-5-1, 15 KOs) of Venezuela.
Also on the Asanau vs Patera undercard is an eight-round super lightweight bout between Colombian-born, Montreal-based Jhon Orobio (12-0, 11 KOs) and Sebastian Aguirre (19-6, 12 KOs) of Argentina. Canada’s Alexandre Gaumont (12-0, 8 KOs) of Gatineau, QC and Mathis Lourenco (13-5-3, 6 KOs) of France clash in an eight-rounder at middleweight.
French-born, Montreal-based Moreno Fendero (9-0, 7 KOs) meets Mykola Vovk (15-6, 9 KOs) of Ukraine in an eight-round contest at super middleweight. Wyatt Sanford of Kennetcook, NS makes his pro boxing debut in an all-Canadian four-round super lightweight bout against Shawn Archer (2-5, 2 KOs) of Quesnel, BC.
Additionally, Montreal-based Erik Israyelyan of Armenia makes his pro debut in a four-round lightweight matchup against Richard Bernath (0-1) of Hungary.