Antonin Décarie (born 2 December 1982) is a Canadian former

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. He was signed to Eye of the Tiger Management and trained by Marc Ramsay. He went 31-2 as a professional.

Amateur career

Décarie started boxing at age 14, following the example of his step-father before him. He then proceeded to numerous national and international fights over the years. Décarie boxed in the

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, 2003 Pan American Games and he was

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Canadian champion in 2001, 2002 and 2004.

Professional career

Décarie turned professional in 2005. He won the NABF

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title in 2012, following a technical knockout over Alex Perez. The fight was broadcast on Boxing After Dark from

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. However, he lost his next fight by unanimous decision to Luis Carlos Abregu. The confrontation, which took place at José Amalfitani Stadium in

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, was for the vacant WBC Silver

title.

Professional boxing record

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References

Antonin Décarie expéditif:The Guardian

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Decarie, Antonin 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Laval, Quebec Welterweight boxers Canadian male boxers Boxers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada Boxers at the 2003 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Canada 21st-century Canadian sportsmen