David Lemieux
- January 4, 2024
- Boxer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | David Lemieux |
| Occupation | Boxer |
| Date Of Birth | Dec 22, 1988(1988-12-22) |
| Age | 36 |
| Birthplace | Montreal |
| Country | Canada |
| Birth City | Quebec |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
David Lemieux Biography
| Name | David Lemieux |
| Birthday | Dec 22 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Place Of Birth | Montreal |
| Home Town | Quebec |
| Birth Country | Canada |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Parents | Aznive Khavloudjian, Garo Melekian |
| Children(s) | Léon Lemieux |
David Lemieux is one of the most popular and richest Boxer who was born on December 22, 1988 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Middleweight boxer who served as middleweight champion at the IBF middleweight champion from 2015. He was later crowned his WBC Continental Americas and then-vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight titles in March of 2017 with a victory over Curtis Stevens.
He defeated He defeated Glen Tapia to win the then-vacant vacant WBO-NABO middleweight title in May 2016. to take the middleweight title at WBO-NABO in May of 2016.
On April 11, 2018 sources in Canada stated that Lemieux would return to the ring on May 26 in Quebec, Canada and a press conference would be announced by Eye of the Tiger Management. A day later, it was officially announced that Lemieux would fight French boxer Karim Achour (26-4-3, 4 KOs) at the Videotron Centre, with Achour’s WBC international title at stake as well as the vacant WBC Francophone title. Going into the fight, Achour had not been stopped in his 4 losses and was unbeaten in 13 fights dating back to March 2013. Lemieux weighed 162 pounds. He was given time to reduce his weight further, however within an hour, Camille Estephan told the officials that Lemieux would not be making the middleweight limit. Estephan told the Journal de Montreal, Lemieux had a disciplined training camp, however before the night of the weigh in, he went to bed weighing 164 pounds. At that point, he knew he would not be able to lose the additional weight and thought about his own health first. On fight night, Lemieux dominated Achour through the bout, eventually dropping him in round 12, winning the fight via a wide unanimous decision. The scorecards were 119-108, 120-107 and 119-107.
In October 2011, Lemieux signed a deal with Eye of the Tiger Management. At the same time, his promoter Groupe Yvon Michel, announced that he would next fight former WBA light middleweight champion Joachim Alcine (32-2-1, 19 KOs) on December 10 at the Bell Centre in Montreal. In a huge upset, Alcine defeated Lemieux. Lemieux was quoted as a 5 to 1 favorite by the wagertrackers. The fight was declared a majority decision over 12 rounds, with scores of 116-112 by two judges and an even scoring of 114-114 by the third one. Alcine was awarded the WBC International Middleweight title. Most ringside observers thought Alcine won the fight. Speaking after the fight, Lemieux praised Alcine, however felt he did enough, “I tip my hat to him, he’s a true champion. I really thought I won. Now I have to return to the gym and start working out. I was prepared for this fight and took it very seriously, but I may have mismanaged my energy. Joachim, he knew what he had to do. I know what mistakes I made and I know that I can beat him.” Yvon Michel admitted they underestimated Alcine. Alcine contemplated a move back down to light middleweight, but stated he was open to a rematch.
He has one brother. The name of his mother is Aznive. His father of birth Andre was absent from the family prior to when the birth of his son.
David Lemieux Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Boxer |
| House | Living in own house. |
David Lemieux is one of the richest Boxer from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Lemieux 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He began boxing training at age 9. He made his professional debut at the age of 18 after becoming three times Canadian Amateur champion.
He was an WBC International middleweight champion from 2010 until 2011. Then, he would go to take the vacant WBO-NABO middleweight title in the month of May 2016.
After a few months of trying to negotiate a deal to fight Curtis Stevens, it was confirmed by Eye of the Tiger promotions that Lemieux would be fighting unknown Argentine Cristian Fabian Rios (21-7-3, 6 KOs) at the Centre Bell in Montreal on October 22. Lemieux was taken the distance only the fourth time in his career as he won a one-sided 10 round unanimous decision. Lemieux attempted to score a knockout, but wasn’t able to get the job done against a durable Rios. The three judges scored the fight 100-90, 100-90 and 99-91. The win ensured Lemieux a possible future fight against the likes of Saul Alvarez or WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders in early 2017.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 10 in |
David Lemieux height 5 ft 10 in David weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is David Lemieux Dating?
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After the Alcine fight, Lemieux fought six straight bouts against opponents of mostly middling relevance, before facing Fernando Guerrero, a former light middleweight and middleweight contender who had only a year prior fought WBO middleweight champion Peter Quillin to a sixth round loss. The fight took place on the undercard of the WBC light heavyweight fight Stevenson vs. Fonfara on May 24, 2014. Lemieux dominated Guerrero, repeatedly dropping him before finishing him off in the third round with a brutal right uppercut. Lemieux won the NABF middleweight title with this win.
Facts & Trivia
David Ranked on the list of most popular Boxer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. David Lemieux celebrates birthday on December 22 of every year.
It was announced in July 2015 that Gennady Golovkin would be defending his three world titles against Lemieux in a unification fight at the Madison Square Garden in New York City on October 17, 2015 live by HBO Pay-Per-View. Both boxers took to Twitter to announce the news. Lemieux won the then vacant IBF title by outpointing Hassan N’Dam N’Jikam in June 2015.
Who has David Lemieux lost to?
Lemieux lost the IBF middleweight title to Golovkin before a sold-out crowd of 20,548 at Madison Square Garden. Lemieux was down once in round 5.
How old is David Lemieux?
33 years (December 22, 1988)
What channel is the David Benavidez fight on?
Former world champions clash on Saturday night when David Benavidez takes on David Lemieux with the interim WBC super middleweight championship on the line. The action from Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona and airs live on Showtime starting at 10 p.m. ET.
Where can I watch Benavidez?
Benavidez vs. Lemieux will be on Showtime. Viewers can stream Showtime via Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku, Xbox ONE, a laptop or any mobile or tablet device.