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The Bay Street Armoury in Victoria will play host to the first ever WBC title fight in British Columbia, marking a historic moment in boxing here in BC.

Champ Promotions is back at it once again, with Round 7 taking place on November 8th from the Bay Street Armoury. The event gets under way with the under card at 3 PM, with the main card kicking off at 7 PM. This marks the first ever title fight for a WBC title in British Columbia’s storied boxing history, a significant event for both the sport of boxing and for Champ Promotions.

The history making main event will see Jaye Byard, fighting out of Surrey, BC, taking on hometown fighter Brandon Colantonio, from Victoria, BC. The two combatants will battle for the WBC USA Bridgerweight Title, which was created in 2020 for fighters weighing between 200 and 224 pounds.

Byard, currently ranked 34th in the WBC Bridgerweight rankings (wbcboxing.com), will look to improve on his 8-4 (8 KO’s) record and claim another title to go along with his Canadian Professional Boxing Council (CPBC) Classic Heavyweight Championship.

Colantonio comes in with a 6-1 record, with an advantage in height, and reach. Colantonio will look to make history, right in his hometown, with a win on Saturday night.

Jessica ‘The Cobra’ Camara (14-5-1) comes in as the #1 ranked Women’s Canadian Lightweight, and the #12 Lightweight in the world. Fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Camara will look to get back in the win column when she takes on Lenka Volejnikova (3-4-1), fighting out of Prague, Czechia.

Also fighting on the main card will be a super lightweight bout between Ankush Panghal, fighting out of Surrey, BC, and Qadir Hamid, fighting out of Surrey, BC. Also on the card, making his pro debut, is Isaiah Guy, fighting out of Richmond, BC, who will take on John Elroy Fruto, fighting out of Surrey, BC, in a lightweight bout. As always, cards are subject to change.

If you can’t make it in person to the Bay Street Armoury, you can watch it at home on fite.tv or Chek TV and Chek +.

Tyson Taylor – Independent Sports Reporter