Former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux (39-4, 33 KOs) kept his career alive on Saturday night in defeating little known Karim Achour (26-5-3, 4 KOs) in beating him by a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision at the Centre Videotron in Quebec City. There were no knockdowns in the fight, and surprisingly Lemieux was unable to hurt the 31-year-old Achour during the course of the 12 round fight. However, Lemieux had worn himself out attempting to make weight last Friday at the weigh-in, and it’s possible that he weakened himself in the process. Lemieux weighed in 162 pounds, which was 2 lbs. over the contract weight. Due to Lemieux coming in overweight, he was unable to capture Achour’s WBC International and Francophone middleweight straps. Those titles are now vacant. Achour has never been knocked out before, so it’s not astonishing that he was able to take the 29-year-old Lemieux’s best power shots and make it to the final bell. The judge’s scores were 119-108, 120-107 and 119-107. read more https://www.boxingnews24.com/2018/05/david-lemieux-vs-karim-achour-results/
