Former CFL lineman Braidwood to face Bahoeli for obscure WBU heavyweight title
QUEBEC — A bout for an obscure world title between local journeyman Eric Martel-Bahoeli and former Canadian Football League defensive lineman Adam Braidwood will be a co-feature to the light heavyweight showdown between Lucian Bute and Eleider Alvarez on Feb. 24 at the Centre Videotron.
Bahoeli (11-6-1) and Braidwood (6-1) will fight for the vacant heavyweight title of the World Boxing Union, a little-known sanctioning body based in the U.S. The WBU ranks Bahoeli seventh, even though he is 1-3-1 in his last five bouts, and Braidwood ninth.
The 12-round bout promises to be a brawl.
Bahoeli, 35, is coming off a draw with Avery Gibson on July 29 in his hometown of Quebec City. Braidwood, 32, stopped Lee Mein in his last outing on Dec. 2.