(June 4, 2024) — Two-time world title challenger Steven Butler faces countryman Patrice Volny in the 10-round middleweight main event this Thursday, June 6, at Casino de Montreal in Montreal, Canada.
Promoted by Eye of The Tiger, Butler-Volny and undercard bouts will stream live and exclusively in the U.S. on ESPN+ starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
Butler (34-4-1, 28 KOs), a 10-year veteran, challenged Ryota Murata for the WBA middleweight world title in December 2019. After a setback against Jose de Jesus Macias in January 2021, he rebounded with four straight victories, including a second-round TKO versus Mark DeLuca. The 28-year-old suffered a stoppage loss in his second bid for a world title against WBO champ Janibek Alimkhanuly last May, but he recovered by vanquishing Ivan Alvarez in nine rounds in November. In March, he authored a brutal first-round knockout against Steve Rolls. Volny (18-1, 12 KOs) has scored two wins via the fast route since his only defeat, a 2021 technical decision against Esquiva Falcao. He bounced back in May 2023 with a third-round TKO against Abraham Juarez Ramirez before stopping DeAndre Ware in 10 rounds in February.
In other streaming action from Montreal:
Osleys Iglesias (10-0, 9 KOs) vs. Evgeny Shvedenko (16-1-1, 7 KOs), 12 Rounds, Super Middleweights
Arthur Biyarslanov (14-0, 12 KOs) vs. Elias Mauricio Haedo (14-5, 10 KOs), 10 Rounds, Junior Welterweights
Shamil Khataev (12-0, 3 KOs) vs. Ramadan Hiseni (18-1-1, 6 KOs), 10 Rounds, Middleweights
Mary Spencer (8-2, 6 KOs) vs. April Hunter (7-1), 10 Rounds, Junior Middleweights
Jhon Orobio (9-0, 8 KOs) vs. Jose De Leon Jasso (13-4-1, 6 KOs), 8 Rounds, Junior Welterweights
Leila Beaudoin (11-1, 1 KO) vs. Lizbeth Crespo (15-7, 4 KOs), 8 Rounds, Lightweights
Luis Santana (11-0, 5 KOs) vs. Guillermo Leonel Crocco (20-3-1, 6 KOs), 8 Rounds, Junior Welterweights
