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<\/a><\/p>\nKody Coullioneur, left, works inside the ring during his bout at a Demers Boxing fight night at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre on Jan. 17, 2026.(Kingdom Growth Media\/Submitted by Quenten Demers)<\/p>\n
Chazz Morin avenged a previous loss by defeating a previously undefeated opponent with a 3\u20130 record. Kody Coullioneur earned a unanimous-decision win against a tough opponent and was later named Best Novice of the evening by officials and judges at ringside.<\/p>\n
Marcus Abbott dropped a close bout, while Isabella Demers lost a decision in what Quenten described as one of the better fights of the night. Aidie Friesen and Avery Neale competed in their first match.<\/p>\n
In the main event, Havanna Demers faced Brooklyn Kaufman, an Ontario champion and Canadian national medallist with international experience, including tournament wins in Sweden and a United States national title. She won the bout by split decision and was later awarded Best Open Female, a division reserved for boxers with more than 10 bouts.<\/p>\n
The pressure of performing at home was a recurring theme throughout the night \u2014 something both coach and fighter said adds a unique mental challenge.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you can get in front of a ring and face somebody who\u2019s beaten you before and lay it all on the line in front of everybody you know, anything else in life is easy,\u201d Quenten said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s got to be one of the hardest things that you can ever do is stand there in front of everybody and fight your heart out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Havanna echoed that sentiment, describing the main event as one of the \u201ctoughest things I\u2019ve ever had to do in boxing yet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFighting in front of the hometown and everyone\u2019s there and having such a great opponent and being the main event.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said she leaned into the moment rather than away from it.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs difficult as it was, I was ready to get in there and do that,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s the next step to getting better, boxing the best opponent.\u201d<\/p>\n