Absent from the ring for almost eight months, Alexandre Gaumont made his comeback by defeating Abdallah Luanja by stoppage by the referee in the second round.
Injured in the left arm, Gaumont (10-0, 7 KOs) had not boxed since last September. He had no trouble defeating Luanja (17-12-2, 12 KOs), a Tanzanian who was incapable of defending himself to the point where referee Albert Padulo Jr stopped everything at 1:56 of the second round.
“It’s been a long time, I’ve been looking forward to it,” admitted Gaumont. I think I got hit a couple of times, maybe it was rust. I did a lot of sparring, but it’s not the same when you enter the ring. Without disrespect to my opponent, I think I was on another level than him.
Gaumont will be back in the ring on May 25 as part of a gala presented in Shawinigan. It was important for him to break the ice first.
“The feeling of getting into the ring with the stress is fun to experience, but I wanted to experience it once before.”
Two more returns
Two other boxers from the Eye of the Tiger stable also returned from a long absence. Thomas Chabot and Avery Martin Duval had not boxed since June 1, 2023.
The super featherweight (132 lb) Chabot (10-0, 8 KOs) got off to a good start against the Mexican Alfredo Espino (6-2-1, 2 KOs) who finally gave in under a shower of body blows in the fifth round.
“You could say I felt a little rusty and still anxious, more than normal. I’m coming back from two pretty difficult fights. I didn’t want to rush things and take risks for nothing,” explained Chabot.
In the semi-final of the evening, the lightweight (133 lb) Avery Martin Duval (11-0-1, 7 KOs) completely devoured the Argentinian Ezequiel Palaversic (8-3-1, 4 K. -O.) who took a lot until he found himself on the ground in the third round and got up with a blank look and referee Albert Padulo Jr stopped the fight at 2:15. A few minutes later, Martin Duval raised the idea of a clash against Chabot.
Fendero and Orobio strike
In the first fight of the evening, middleweight (162 lb) Moreno Fendero (5-0, 4 KOs) had to work until the sixth and final round to defeat Nicolas Palacios (13-11- 2, 2 KOs) particularly tenacious.
The boxer of French origin completely dominated the confrontation, but the Argentinian took everything until he was shaken in the last round. He got up after a visit to the floor, but Fendero jumped on him like a wild animal and referee Steve St-Germain ended the hostilities at 1:26. It was only the second knockout. suffered by Palacios in the professional ranks.
In the middle of the card, the super-lightweight (135 lb) Jhon Orobio (8-0, 8 KOs) wasted no time against the Chilean Cristian Palma (33-15-2, 7 KOs). O.) who he machine-gunned during the second round, leading referee Steve St-Germain to put an end to the assault at 2:46.
The finale had not been completed at the time of writing.
