Canada’s Stiverne, Beterbiev, Lemieux set to challenge for world titles
MONTREAL — The next three months will be a busy time for Canada’s top boxers.
Heavyweight Bermane Stiverne, light heavyweight Artur Beterbiev and middleweight David Lemeiux will be gunning for world titles, while a date and site, but as-yet no opponent, have been found for World Boxing Council light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson’s ninth title defence.
It starts Saturday night at the Barclays Center in New York when Stiverne (25-2-1) tries to take back the WBC heavyweight belt from American Deontay Wilder (38-0).
Stiverne, who was born in Haiti and grew up in Montreal, took the vacant WBC title with a win over Chris Arreola in 2014 but lost it in his next outing to Wilder. Although he lost nearly every round, he is the only opponent to take Wilder the full distance in a fight.