Announcing the signing of Ulysses, four important names in boxing Quebec welcomed his arrival in th

As we approach is the gala Pascal VS Bute, InterBox announced the signing of a new protected. This is none other elected happy Yves Ulysses Jr and may demonstrate the extent is of his talent on January 18 as there will face Belgian Vango Tsirimokos (6-3-0, 1 KO) in the first bout of the evening .
The arrival of this new boxer is very important is to Jean Bédard and organization. We must go back to March 2011 to remember the last time they had signed an agreement with a boxer other than Lucian Bute. It was the time when Pier-Olivier "Apu" side won its fifth victory.
There is also a concrete sign that it is wrong to talk of a merger between Groupe Yvon Michel and InterBox. After years of rivalry, it is now time to talk of collaboration or alliance between two organizations that have complementary strengths.
Teenager, he practiced as basketball, football is taekwondo, and it performs very well in each of these sports. 19 years old, he heard about a boxer named Floyd Mayweather Jr who fights for 35 million; his reaction was to immediately say, "I am fighting in the street to zero and it makes him 35 million for a fight. I want to make money too, "he says with enthusiasm.
Thus he discovered boxing Champion Club, located in the St. Michel district. Advice Renald Boisvert allowed him to progress quickly. After only two years of amateur boxing, Junior is the Quebec Francophone Games in Lebanon in 2009. Its passage is very short, only one combat, but it is the beginning of international competitions.
In January 2010, he lost by a final of the national championships, but it takes a month later to the qualifications of the national team and it becomes our Canadian representative at 64 kilos. It is the quarterfinals at the Commonwealth Games in India in the fall.
In 2011, still Canadian champion, he was a finalist in the Olympic Cup, a tournament played in Puerto Rico. Then at the end of September, it is in Azerbaijan to represent Canada at the World Championships. He won his first fight and then loses to a Hungarian.
2012 Olympic year, Odysseus travels to Brazil to participate in the Olympic qualifiers. After removing his first rival, he bows before a Colombian 12-9. According to Stephan Larouche, flu decreased Montrealer.
Last year was undoubtedly the busiest for the boxer 64 pounds. He won a tournament in Serbia and has the opportunity to leave his mark on the way in October is in Kazakhstan for the world championships. In his first fight, Ulysses dominates his Egyptian rival. Then he defeated just as easily by a Mexican. By cons, in the second round, he must bow against an Indian boxer.
"I had a great time with the Canadian team. What I loved the most was to participate in big tournaments. I am very proud to have finished my career by participating in the world championship. I finished 16th; I know I could have gone further, but everything has its reasons "philosopher boxer. In the end, Odysseus spent six years as an amateur, including four years on the international scene. He finished his amateur golf with a record of 53-13-6.
The decision is to become a professional was reflected at length. For Ulysses team, ensuring is a steady progression for the young man was essential. His coach, Renald is Boisvert, gives us more details: "It was a matter of timing, n e have signed a long term agreement with InterBox because we had insurance is that can fight regularly on maps GYM and even outside of Quebec. "
For its part, the boxer says: "I took the decision after the world championships. There, I learned that this is not the brute force that saves, but the talent, is agility is and speed. In addition, I wanted to be part of history by being involved is in the gala Pascal VS Bute. "
Emphasize the controversial decision when his duel with Ayaz Hussain qualifications of the Canadian team. For those unaware, Odysseus had to fight immediately after his return from Kazakhstan during the Canadian national team selections. In a duel with the younger brother Mian Hussain, the judges gave the victory to Ayaz by split decision, but it's been overturned because a member of corner Hussain was not allowed to be there. Odysseus eventually won the final of this tournament.
Announcing the signing of Ulysses, four important names in boxing Quebec welcomed his arrival in the pros. Boxers Jean Pascal and Lucian Bute and their respective coaches Marc Ramsay Stephan Larouche is and wished him the mei