By Richard Cloutier

The former world ranked contender Renan St-Juste (26-4-1) picked up a seventh round stoppage of Devon Moncrieffe (12-6-0) at a gala presented by Grant Brothers Boxing and Rixa Promotions. The card took place in Repentigny, a suburb of Montreal.

Is was the first fight for St-Juste in 2015. The boxer has only averaged one fight per year since 2012 and won his last three after suffering defeats to Andre Dirrell and Allan Green.

At the lightweight limit, Roody Pierre-Paul (11-3-0), a former WBC Continental Champion Americas, had the better of Filipino resident of Montreal, Alvin Tam (13-5-0), who once held the WBC Asian Continental champion (2012). with a unanimous decision.

Welterweight champion of Romania, Flavius Biea (9-0-0), won by TKO at 3:00 of the fourth round over Christopher Henry (25-27-0) of Barbados, a former WBA champion and former WBC Fedecentro CABOFE champion.

In the main fight of the evening, the middleweight champion if Canada Francis Lafreniere (10-5-2) successfully defended his belt before Aubrey Morrow (8-2-2) of British Columbia.

played. Lafrenière ended the fight in the early part of eighth round, forcing the referee to intervene.