By Richard Cloutier

New City Gas, Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Montrealer Ghislain Maduma (16-0, 10KOs) successfully defended his NABF lightweight crown at the first event of the boxing series presented by Eye of the Tiger Management, February 5 at New City Gas Montreal.

Maduma recorded a resounding victory at the expense of John Carlo Aparicio (26-8-0), winning by TKO at 2:42 of the third round.

In the co-feature of the evening, Antonin Decarie (29-2-0) stopped Mexico's Cesar Chavez (21-6) by TKO at 2:06 of the second round. Decarie gets his second victory since losing a ten round decision to Carlos Abregu last April.