Tonight, three tigers were fighting in Cuernavaca, Mexico on Punching Grace. The event marked the comeback of Steven “Bang Bang” Butler (28-3-1, 24 KOs) after his setback in a WBA middleweight world title fight against Ryota Murata (16- 2-0, 13 KOs) in December 2019.

Today, the one nicknamed “Bang Bang” was undergoing quite a test while he was opposed to Jose de Jesus Macias (27-10-3, 13 KOs). Wanting to do better than his fellow Quebecers, Mikael Zewski (34-2-0, 23 KOs) and Francis Lafrenière (20-7-2, 11 KOs), Butler entered the ring with the knife between his teeth.

Showing convincing confidence as well as new skills early in the fight, Butler was surprised in the 5th round by a heavy shot from Macias who managed to finish the job with a powerful left hook moments later.

Macias therefore surprised Butler to get his hands on the WBC Francophone, NABF and NABA middleweight belts.

“We started the fight well with jabs and good defensive moves. I knew Macias is capable of surprises because he had a good fight against Zewski. He was a guy we had to beat, but that wasn't what happened," recounted Mike Moffa following the defeat of his protégé.

In addition to this duel, Sadriddin Akhmedov (12-0, 10 KOs) was also involved in a championship fight as he faced Stephen Danyo (17-4-3, 6 KOs).

Marc Ramsay's protégé was able to demonstrate all his skills from the first sound of the bell. Although Danyo is considered to be an excellent technician, "SOQ" managed to dominate him in all aspects of the fight by putting constant pressure on his opponent. So Akhmedov got his hands on the WBC Continental Americas, WBC Francophone and NABF Super Welterweight titles.

“It was a great learning fight for Sadriddin. This is exactly the kind of fighting he needs to progress. Marc Ramsay said after Akhmedov's performance.

However, the professional debut of exciting Montreal boxer Christopher Guerrero (1-0-0). Mike Moffa's young protégé proved to everyone that he has the potential for a blazing professional career as he emerged victorious from his duel against Armando Morales Gutierrez (1-2-0, 1 KO) by unanimous decision.