Ramirez vs. Flannery

Albert Ramirez vs. Michael Flannery:
Ramirez wins by TKO in round 2.

Arthur Biyarslanov vs. Antonio Collado:
Biyarslanov wins by KO in round 3.

Mehmet Unal vs. Jan Czerklewicz:
Unal wins by KO in round 1.

Moreno Fendero vs. Kristaps Bulmeistars:
Fendero wins by TKO in round 1.

Wyatt Sanford vs. Tomas Lastra:
Sanford wins by KO in round 1.

Erik Israyelyan vs. Alex Gagnon:
Israyelyan wins by TKO in round 2.

Eye of the Tiger Promotions refused to scrap its June 5 date, shuffling the deck until an all-action main event emerged: unbeaten Venezuelan southpaw Albert “Superman” Ramirez (20-0, 17 KOs) will face British-born knockout artist Michael Alan Flannery (13-0, 11 KOs) over ten rounds at the Montreal Casino. The switch became necessary when original headliner Imam Khataev accepted a July 12 bout against David Morrell Jr., and ensuing visa snags forced further opponent swaps.

Ramirez, ranked No. 6 by The Ring at light heavyweight, has momentum to burn. Since impressing in Artur Beterbiev’s Moscow camp, he has blitzed Braian Suarez in one round, out-boxed Artur Ziyatdinov, halted former title challenger Adam Deines, and demolished Marko Calic in three. Now 33, the 2016 Olympian sees Flannery as the final stepping stone toward a world-title eliminator.

Flannery is an unknown quantity outside Thailand, but his 85-percent knockout rate and willingness to trade promise fireworks. Only one opponent has heard the fifth-round bell, and the 28-year-old Brit welcomes the leap in class as a chance to gate-crash the crowded 175-pound picture.

Depth bolsters the bill, as Montreal favorite Arthur “The Chechen Wolf” Biyarslanov (18-0, 15 KOs) meets once-beaten Antonio Collado (19-1, 3 KOs) at junior welter. Also heavy-handed light heavyweight Mehmet Unal (12-0, 10 KOs), French super-middle hope Moreno Fendero (10-0, 8 KOs), and prospects Wyatt Sanford and Erik Israyelyan round out a card.

Fight card:

▪️Albert Ramirez vs. Michael Alan Flannery, 10 rounds, light heavyweight
▪️Movladdin Biyarslanov vs. Antonio Collado, 10 rounds, super lightweight
▪️Mehmet Unal vs. Jan Czerklewicz, 10 rounds, for the WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title
▪️Moreno Fendero vs. Kristaps Bulmeistars, 8 rounds, super middleweight
▪️Wyatt Sanford vs. Tomas Lastra, 4 rounds, super lightweight
▪️Erik Israyelyan vs. Alex Gagnon, 4 rounds, super featherweight