L-R: Thomas Chabot, Moreno Fendero, Leila Beaudoin, Wilkens Mathieu, and Daylen Pepin at a press conference at the Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on April 15, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the Tiger
Wilkens Mathieu and Leila Beaudoin, along with the undercard fighters, took part in a launch press conference at Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City. The athletes are approaching the upcoming Eye of the Tiger edition held at the same venue on Thursday, June 11.
Quebec City native Mathieu (15-0, 10 KOs) defends his NABF super middleweight title against Olympic silver medalist Esquiva Falcao (32-2, 21 KOs) of Brazil.
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Beaudoin (14-2, 2 KOs) of Riviere-du-Loup, Quebec, is back in the ring to face Colombia’s Paulina Angel (7-2-2, 3 KOs) for the WBA interim super featherweight title.
On the undercard, Montreal-based Moreno Fendero (14-0, 10 KOs) of France defends his WBC Continental super middleweight title against Puerto Rico’s Jonathan Gonzalez-Ortiz (21-1-1, 17 KOs).
Featherweight Thomas Chabot (12-1, 8 KOs) of Thetford Mines, Quebec, and Quebec lightweight Daylen Pepin (2-0) face opponents to be named.
Also in attendance at the press conference were Eye of the Tiger promoter Camille Estephan and manager Antonin Decarie.
Camille Estephan speaking during a press conference at Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on April 15, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigeWilkens Mathieu during a press conference at Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on April 15, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerLeila Beaudoin during a press conference at Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on April 15, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerMoreno Fendero during a press conference at Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on April 15, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerThomas Chabot during a press conference at Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on April 15, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerDaylen Pepin during a press conference at Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on April 15, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerCamille Estephan during a press conference at Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on April 15, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerAntonin Décarie during a press conference at Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on April 15, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerThomas Chabot, Moreno Fendero, Leila Beaudoin, Camille Estephan, Wilkens Mathieu, Antonin Décarie, and Daylen Pepin during a press conference at Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City, Quebec, on April 15, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the TigerDaylen Pepin, Moreno Fendero, Leila Beaudoin, Camille Estephan, Wilkens Mathieu, Antonin Décarie, and Thomas Chabot at Théâtre Capitole in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, on April 15, 2026. Photo by Vitor Munhoz / Eye of the Tiger
The upcoming event is also scheduled to feature Mehmet Unal (15-0, 13 KOs) defending his WBC and WBA Continental light heavyweight titles and Armenia’s super featherweight Erik Israyelyan (5-0, 3 KOs). Their respective opponents and the finalized fight card are expected to be announced shortly.
