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To start the year strong, Olympian and NABF super lightweight champion Arthur “The Wolf” Biyarslanov will look to continue his rise in the face of his biggest career test against French challenger Mohamed “The Problem” Mimoune, on February 6 at the Cabaret du Casino de Montréal.
“I repeat, Arthur will not say no to any opponent! Mimoune is a courageous boxer who has never backed down from a challenge. He is an athletic left-hander who has boxing based on speed and reflexes. It’s a very good challenge for Arthur, but we expect a big year in 2025 for him and he will have no choice but to start it strong,” commented the coach of the EOTTM protégé, Samuel Décarie -Drolet.
Arthur Biyarslanov (17-0, 14 KOs) had a resounding debut with EOTTM in 2024. After a first victory in March, the Rio Games Olympian got his hands on the NABF superweight title. light in June. In quick succession, he defended his title a first and second time in September and October, thus breaking into the top 20 of the WBC world rankings.
For Mohamed Mimoune (24-6, 5 KOs), it will be a golden opportunity to return to the top. Former IBO world champion, he also won the French and European championships. Even that five of his 24 victories have come against undefeated boxers, including several on the road, whether in the United Kingdom, Spain or the United States.
In every sense of the word, an imposing duel will take place in the semi-final. The double Olympic super heavyweight champion, Bakhodir Jalolov (14-0, 14 KOs) will return to the ring for the first time since his triumph at the Paris Games. Precisely, his opponent will be the French champion David Spilmont (16-8-1, 11 KOs).
“I am extremely looking forward to the next chapter of my professional career. Now that I have represented my country at the 2024 Olympics, in 2025 I plan to push towards my quest to become world heavyweight champion. And for me, this quest will resume on February 6 in Montreal,” commented double gold medalist from Uzbekistan, Bakhodir Jalolov.
Another world-class fight will take place on the card. The WBA international light heavyweight champion, Albert Ramirez (19-0, 16 KOs), will make his return to Quebec against an opponent announced shortly. We remember that last August, the EOTTM protégé beat former world title contender Adam Deines in Venezuela. With this triumph, Ramirez finds himself on the verge of a world championship fight being ranked #4 by IBF, #3 by WBC, as well as #2 by the WBA and WBO.
“We have high hopes for Biyarslanov and Ramirez in 2025. In my opinion, they are perhaps one or two victories away from the biggest fights. In February, the plan is to start the year strong to allow them to finish it at the top,” said the president of Eye Of The Tiger Management, Camille Estephan, giving the watchword that several of his boxers were ready for a higher level of opposition in 2025.
The next generation of EOTTM will also be in action on February 6, with Avery Martin Duval (12-0-1, 7 KOs), Wilkens Mathieu (12-0, 8 KOs) and Moreno Fendero (8-0, 6 KOs) will take part in fights scheduled for 8 rounds.