A very local duel between Montreal and Quebec awaits us in the semi-finals of the gala on October 7th. Will we have the Thanksgiving fight after the Good Friday game?
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In any case, the tone was set during the video conference to unveil the evening menu.
Montrealer Azlum Akdaniz (18-0-0) smiled and relaxed from the start. Veteran Sébastien Bouchard (20-2-1) came out of the blocks.
“I’ve experienced this kind of fight before, I’m always ahead,” assured Bouchard. I do better under pressure. Maz must think he’s going to knock me to the ground, but in 22 years of boxing I’ve never had a knee hit the ground.”
confrontation
Bouchard, originally from Baie-Saint-Paul, didn’t give up and continued to confront Akdaniz, leading to a brief but clear exchange:
“Get up early, my man, if you want to blow my mind, you’re not the first to do it,” Bouchard said.
“I need four rounds,” his opponent replied with a smile.
We can say that the foundation has been laid for a public training to which the two boxers will be invited to Montreal next week.
contempt
“I haven’t seen many of Sébastien’s fights. He’s a good boxer, we have a similar style except he’s right-handed and I’m left-handed. I think it will be fireworks, you don’t have to bat an eyelid,” said Akdeniz.
Bouchard, for his part, explained why he opened hostilities.
“I know he and Maz’s team are happy to say he’s going to knock me out. I just wanted to let him know that I knew what was being said.
“I think he looks down on me a little bit and I like that. I like it when people think it’s easy to fight me. I like being the underdog.”