Champs Eastside Boxing Club

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Tony Luis & Colin Albert.

David Darling is a free-lance journalist from the city of Ottawa, specializing in boxing.

Longueuil, Qc, April 10th, 2004

Tony Luis of Champs Eastside Boxing Club in Cornwall, On. in the red shirt goes head to head with Frederic Simard of Gramby, Qc. in what was scheduled for a 4 rounder, and turned into a three round due to the officials having a change of heart. Frederic came out of his corner swinging only to be answered back by Tony. They went toe to toe in the first round, then became a little more technical by the second. Frederic is a good boxer and probably Tony's best fight to date. By the third round Tony had picked up the pace and was landing more and putting it together. Frederic wins the fight by a judges split decision. Tony was upset, not at the decision, but at the fact that he had prepared himself physically, emotionally, and mentally for a four round bout. I can't remember the last time I saw Tony fight this well. This kid has definitely grown up. When I spoke to Jorge Luis after the fight he said " I don't mind the loss, as we came here to fight a kid who is two years Tony' s age, happens to be the Canadian Champion, and is leaving for Poland with the Canadian Boxing Team. This was a great fight, and I believe that Tony will come back from the Nationals a Canadian Champion in May". I seem to agree with Jorge, but then again we are not the judges. Good luck Frederic in Poland. You are a good kid and a good boxer. You deserve to be on Team Canada.

Matt (Maddog) Veenstra of Champs Eastside Boxing Club in Cornwall, On defeats Alexandre Coulombe of Apprenti Champion in Qc. The first round started with Alexandre coming out of his corner fighting and establishing control. Matt had not yet faced faced a south-paw and had to adjust. By the second round Jorge Luis had sent Matt on the right path as he adjusted well. It didn't take long for Matt to establish the hook, and left hook he did. Matt threw a right hook to the body of Alexandre who blocked it , but never saw the left hand coming. It happened so fast, I think everyone was taken by surprise. By the way Alexandre got up it was obvious the fight would be stopped, and stopped it was. This fight had all the indications of being a great fight and all out battle.

Ivlev Eugeniy of Tri-Star finds Rody Lamothe of St-Hyacinthe, Qc. with a well placed left. This was a good action fight with Ivlev being the aggressor and taking home the victory. The referee stepped in quite often with each fighter receiving eight counts.

Marc Andre Gaucher of Longueuil, Qc. defeats Karl Vaillancourt of St-Hyacinthe, Qc. in what looked like a tree versus a plant. Marc was the more aggressive puncher, but lets give Karl credit for being tough, having a good jab, and covering up well. The funniest moment came when Karl was pushed back hard into the ropes and came flying back to the center of the ring like a wrestler with a punch behind it.

Mathieu Tremblay of Longueuil, Qc. defeats Alexandre Auger of St-Jerome, Qc. This was a good action fight with Alexandre being very aggressive and taking control of the fight early. Mathieu came back, fought a good fight, and took home the victory.

Mario Crispo of Club Champion in Montreal, Qc. in an Exhibition fight with Adrian Sanchez of Laval, Qc. Mario is a good combination puncher and a very aggressive fighter. Adrian looked a little smaller than Mario but put up a good fight. Mario wasted no time in going after his ring mate and reminded me of a young Tony Luis when he was Mario's age. These two guy's put on a great show.

Rene Rivet of Club Champion in Montreal, Qc. stops Louis Philippe Gagne of Longueuil, Qc. with the referee stopping the fight in the third round after Louis received 2 standing eight counts. Rene had good combinations, with good movement, and was the hard puncher. Louis jabbed more using a straight up jab, and got better in the third round.

Louis Gilles Marie of Gramby, Qc. defeats Philippe Bianchi of St-Jerome, Qc. Philippe seemed to be the harder puncher and the aggressor in a good action packed fight. Louis started fighting back in the later rounds to take the win.

Melanie Bray of St-Jerome, Qc. in the red corner in an Exhibition fight with Martin Vallero of Mascouche, Qc. These two girls put on a good competitive show. Both fighters were aggressive with Melanie landing the harder punches. All in all this was a great fight.

Eric Desjardins of Mario Cusson in an Exhibition fight with Maxime Neault of Sherbrooke, Qc. Eric in the red corner threw solid punches and worked the body well. Maxime receiving an eight count, had a good and effective jab and picked up the pace in the later rounds to turn this into a good fight.

Max Geller of Tri-Star in the blue shirt defeats Dominic Hamel of Longueuil, Qc. This fight got off to a fast start with good action. Max fought well and was the aggressor, with Dominic coming back to fight an aggressive fight.

Steeve Tremblay of Longueuil, Qc defeats Albert Christine of Ron Dicecco. Albert was edging Steeve on and fighting aggressively. Although, Albert had a good third round Steeve showed good technical, good hooks, and seemed to be punching at will. This still made a great action fight as Albert was not about to give up and remained in the battle till the end.

Dave Regimbald of Longueuil, Qc. in the red shirt defeats Samuel Vincent of Apprenti Champion in a great action, and free for all fight. Dave came out of his corner with a fast and aggressive start, throwing lots of punches. Samuel put together good combinations and was tough kid in the ring. These two fighters put on a great show with lots of action.

Christian Ouellet of Mario Cusson in the red shirt defeats Gabriel Beausoleil of Academie Boxe Laval in a good action bout. Christian is a good quick puncher, put together good combinations, and technical fighting abilities. Gabriel received a standing eight count, but to his credit fought hard and provided the crowd with a good action fight.

Louis Boujol of Club Champion in Montreal, Qc. in an Exhibition fight with Varil Gagne of Mainville. This was a good technical fight, with good combinations being thrown by both fighters.

Matt Veenstra's family show up to support this young fighter who is rapidly making a name for himself. On the far right is Matt's dad who is always coming out to help us with our club shows, setting up the ring, and anything else that we may need. Thanks Bo we always appreciate your support and help. Second from the left is Matt's Grandfather, with other family members. Thanks for showing up and supporting such a great sport and all of the young boxers that work hard to make this a great sport.

Matt Veenstra getting ready for his fight with Alexandre Coulombe of Apprenti Champion with Jorge Luis in his corner looking on.

Camile Callender as he announces the nights bouts. Camile is fifty years old and a former Kick boxing instructor. At forty Camile felt he needed a change and got involved in boxing where he became an instructor, and we are glad he did. Good work Camile!

Matt Veenstra and Tony Luis getting ready for their bouts. This is one of those priceless moments where I catch Tony with his pants down.

Paul Evans (Mario's trainer) and Mario Crispo take a time out to chat with me right after Mario's fight. Paul and I have met before on a few occasions, and I always enjoy talking with him. When you meet Paul you can't help but like this man. Mario was telling me how his brother Vincent had come to fight, but his bout was cancelled because his opponent was a no show. He then asked me if I would take a photo of him with his brother Vincent, I agreed!

Vincent Crispo on the left with his brother Mario just as I promised. Sorry I did not get to see you fight Vincent, but I am sure I will get that chance in the near future..

Left to right: Jorge Luis (President) of Champs Eastside Boxing of Cornwall, On, Stephane Vallee of Club de Boxe Olympique de Longueuil, Qc, and of course myself Luis de Melo of Champsboxing.com, and Champs Eastside Boxing of, Cornwall, On.
A special thanks to Stephane Vallee for making us feel at home and assisting me in making the coverage of his event possible.