Canada’s Lemieux looks for different outcome in return to Madison Square Garden
Former IBF middleweight champion David Lemieux returns to Madison Square Garden on Saturday, looking to dispatch Tureano Johnson and set the stage for an even bigger fight.
“I’m ready to get back with the top guys,” said Lemieux, a 29-year-old from Laval, Que. “We’ve been aiming for the top guys. Tureano Johnson is in the way so we’re going to take care of him and see what happens after.”
If Lemieux has his way, Saul (Canelo) Alvarez is next. Lemieux has long had his sights on the Mexican star.
Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) will be easy to find Saturday. He is fighting WBA super-middleweight champion Rocky Fielding (27-1, 15 KOs) in the main event in New York.