Appearance-wise, Dzmitry Asanau is more than ready for what figures to be his toughest test to date.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two-time Olympian for Belarus was comfortably inside the lightweight limit, as was Francesco Patera for their scheduled ten-round contest. Asanau registered at 134.6lbs. during Wednesday\u2019s official pre-fight weigh-in, while Belgium\u2019s Patera was a fit-and-trim 134.1lbs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two will meet this Thursday atop an ESPN+ stream (6:30 p.m. ET\/3:30 p.m. PT) from Casino du Montreal in Montreal, Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Asanau, 9-0 (4 KOs), previously relocated from Belarus to Dubai but is now based in Montreal, where he fights for the third straight time\u2014all at this venue\u2014under Eye of the Tiger Management. The 28-year-old lightweight prospect is coming off a fifth-round knockout of Argentina\u2019s Marias Carlos Rueda last November 7 in his first scheduled ten-rounder.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Patera, 30-5 (11 KOs), fights for the first time in Canada and second overall appearance in North America. The 31-year-old gatekeeper was shut out by Keyshawn Davis\u2014now a WBO lightweight titlist\u2014in a July 2023 meeting in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He has since won two of his last three starts, the lone defeat during that stretch a narrow points loss to Ireland\u2019s Gary Cully last May 25 in Leeds, England.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The show\u2019s lone major title fight pits 40-year-young WBA junior middleweight beltholder Mary Spencer, 9-2 (6 KOs), in her first defense against Venezuela\u2019s Ogleidis Suarez, 31-5-1 (15 KOs).\u00a0<\/p>\n
Spencer, a 2012 Olympian for Canada, weighed 153.8 pounds. Suarez, 37, was 153 pounds in her third bid at a major title.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Full weigh-in results are below.<\/p>\n
Lightweight \u2013 10 rounds<\/p>\n
Dzmitry Asanau (134.6lbs.) vs. Francesco Patera (134.1lbs.)<\/p>\n
Junior middleweight\u2013 10 rounds<\/p>\n
Mary Spencer (153.8lbs.) vs. Ogleidis Suarez (153lbs.)<\/p>\n
* for Spencer\u2019s WBA title<\/p>\n
Welterweight \u2013 10 rounds<\/p>\n
Christopher Guerrero (146.5lbs.) vs. Oliver Quintana (145.4lbs.)<\/p>\n
Super middleweight \u2013 8 rounds<\/p>\n
Moreno Fendero (167.5lbs.) vs. Mykola Vovk (166.3lbs.)<\/p>\n
Middleweight \u2013 8 rounds<\/p>\n
Alexandre Gaumont (159.7lbs.) vs. Mathis Lourenco (156lbs.)<\/p>\n
Jhon Orobio (138.5lbs.) vs. Sebastian Aguirre (139.3lbs.)<\/p>\n
Junior lightweight \u2013 4 rounds<\/p>\n
Erik Israyelyan (131.8lbs.) vs. Richard Bernath (127.6lbs.)<\/p>\n
Jake Donovan is an award-winning journalist who served as a senior writer for BoxingScene from 2007-2024, and news editor for the final nine years of his first tour. He was also the lead writer for The Ring before his decision to return home. Follow Jake on X<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n