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Canadian boxer (born 1984)

Kevin Bizier
Born (1984-08-12) August 12, 1984 (age 40)Saint-Émile, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Statistics
Weight(s) Welterweight
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Reach 71 in (180 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 28
Wins 25
Wins by KO 17
Losses 3

Kevin Bizier (born 12 August 1984) is a Canadian professional boxer who has challenged once for the IBF welterweight title, in 2016.

His amateur performance allowed him to become the Fighting pride of Quebec City. Bizier was 7-time Canadian champion during his amateur career.[1] He also represented Canada on the world stage as a member of the national team. He has participated in several tournaments 2007 world championships in Chicago, the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia and the 2005 world championship in Mianyang. In the amateur he participated in a total of 124 fights with 98 wins.[2]

His greatest achievement among amateurs is a victory over the gold medalist of the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Dominican Felix Diaz, during the tournament Copa Romana, Dominican Republic in 2006.[3] Among the high-level boxers he faced include Breidis Prescott, Serik Sapiyev and Marcos Maidana.[4]

Professional career

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Bizier happened professionally in 2008 with Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) of Montreal, Quebec.[5] In his twentieth fight Bizier defeated former world champion Nate Campbell, so to get hold of his IBF Inter-Continental welterweight Champion. In addition, having been champion NABA Welterweight from 2011 to 2013.[6]

The first fight between Bizier and Jo Jo Dan was a war in which both boxers was completely exhausted after the 8th round. At the end of the battle, the judges issued a controversial split decision in favor of Dan.[7]

In October 2014, the IBF ordered an eliminator rematch to become mandatory challenger for the welterweight world title held by Kell Brook.[8]

Professional boxing record

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25 wins (16 knockouts), 3 losses, 0 draws, 0 no contests [9]
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 25-3 United Kingdom Kell Brook TKO 2 (12) 2016-03-26 United Kingdom Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England For IBF welterweight title.
Win 25-2 Ghana Fredrick Lawson RTD 10 (12) 2015-11-07 United States Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, U.S.
Win 24-2 France Fouad El Massoudi MD 8 2015-04-04 Canada Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Loss 23-2 Romania Jo Jo Dan SD 12 2014-12-19 Canada Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Win 23-1 Hungary Laszlo Fazekas TKO 1 (8) 2014-09-27 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 22-1 Argentina Carlos Leonardo Herrera TKO 2 (8) 2014-05-24 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 21-1 Romania Jo Jo Dan SD 12 2013-11-30 Canada Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Lost IBF Inter-Continental and NABA welterweight titles.
Win 21-0 Italy Giuseppe Lauri UD 6 2013-09-28 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 20-0 United States Nate Campbell RTD 8 (12) 2013-02-08 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental and NABA welterweight titles.
Win 19-0 United States Doel Carrasquillo UD 8 2012-12-14 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 18-0 Poland Patryk Litkiewicz KO 1 (6) 2012-10-12 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 17-0 United States Lanardo Tyner UD 12 2011-12-17 Canada Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Won vacant NABA welterweight title.
Win 16-0 Denmark Christian Bladt KO 3 (8) 2011-11-05 Canada Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Win 15-0 Mexico Mauro Lucero KO 5 (8) 2011-05-21 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 14-0 United States Edgar Ruiz KO 1 (8) 2011-02-11 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 13-0 United States Ronnie Warrior Jr RTD 3 (8) 2010-12-18 Canada Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Win 12-0 Canada Leonardo Rojas RTD 3 (8) 2010-08-28 Canada Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 11-0 Mexico Jhonny Navarrete RTD 7 (8) 2010-06-11 Canada Uniprix Stadium, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 10-0 Puerto Rico Wilfredo Negron UD 8 2010-04-03 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 9-0 Mexico Noel Cortez KO 1 (8) 2010-03-06 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 8-0 Canada Michael Springer KO 1 (6) 2010-02-06 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 7-0 United States Patrick Cape TKO 1 (6) 2009-11-28 Canada Colisée Pepsi, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Win 6-0 Mexico Jose Leonardo Corona UD 6 2009-09-25 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 5-0 Mexico Cesar Soriano UD 4 2009-06-19 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 4-0 Mexico Ulises Duarte KO 1 (4) 2009-04-18 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 3-0 United States Travis Hartman KO 2 (4) 2008-11-29 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 2-0 Mexico Cesar Figueroa UD 4 2008-11-01 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 1-0 United States Jason McClure TKO 1 (4) 2008-10-04 Canada Montreal Casino, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  1. ^ "Kevin Bizier vs. Jason McClure". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Kevin Bizier signe avec GYM". 24h Montréal News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.{{[cite news](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fnews "Template:Cite news")}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Kevin Bizier Profil". GYM Groupe Yvon Michel. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Amateur Highlights". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Kevin Bizier signe avec le Groupe GYM Yvon Michel". Québec Hebdo. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Jo Jo to Get Busy with Bizier". Boxing.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Bizier Joins The Al Haymon Team". Pound4pound.com. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Stevenson pumps up fight with Sukhotsky". ESPN Boxing. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Kevin Bizier". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2014-11-22.