{"id":516878,"date":"2026-03-05T23:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/516878\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T23:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:00:09","slug":"grand-card-of-great-regard-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/516878\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Card of Great Regard in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Grand Card of Great Regard in Canada<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The magnificent city of Montreal will carry the can card, with a strong WBC presence, as three bouts will be contested for the Continental Americas Championship titles, shaping a night of high-level competition and international projection.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0In the main event, undefeated Cuban Lenar P\u00e9rez will face experienced Malawian Isaac Chilemba for the Continental Americas Cruiserweight Championship. P\u00e9rez arrives with a reputation as a knockout artist and a rapidly rising profile in the division, while Chilemba represents a tough, tempered test, thanks to his extensive experience against elite opposition. The matchup presents an intriguing contrast between the Cuban\u2019s youth and power and the African veteran\u2019s technique and ring guile.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The super lightweight division will also take center stage with two title bouts. In one of them, Colombian Jhon Orobio will face Puerto Rican Yomar \u00c1lamo for the Continental Americas belt. Orobio will look to capitalize on his speed and aggression, while \u00c1lamo will attempt to impose his technical and disciplined style in a fight that promises intensity from the opening rounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0In another clash in the self same division, undefeated French fighter Moreno Fendero will take on American Shawn McCalman. Fendero has attracted attention for his offensive approach and ability to pressure his opponents, while McCalman will aim to use his ample, extensive experience on the North American circuit, to slow the momentum of the European prospect.<\/p>\n<p>With three WBC Continental Americas championships on the line and talent from several countries, the event in Montreal promises to be an important platform for fighters looking to establish themselves on the international stage and move closer to major opportunities in their respective divisions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_177570\" class=\"pvc_stats all  pvc_load_by_ajax_update\" data-element-id=\"177570\" style=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Grand Card of Great Regard in Canada \u00a0The magnificent city of Montreal will carry the can card, with&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":516879,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-516878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516878\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/516879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}