Sebastien Demers
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Sébastien Demers is a Canadian
Canada
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 professional boxer
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, known as "Double Trouble", who fights in the super middleweight
Super middleweight
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 division.

Demers is the current Canadian and IBF
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 International middleweight title champion.

Smichet and the IBF International middleweight title

Demers then faced Walid Smichet for the Canadian title and IBF International middleweight titles. Demers had just been beaten for the first time in his career after facing Arthur Abraham
Arthur Abraham
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 for the IBF middleweight title in Germany
Germany
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.

Prefight Smichet had predicted that he would knockout Demers within eight rounds. Smichet was initially the aggressor and pushed forward relentlessly to take Demers out of his rhythm; however he lost momentum towards the end of the fight and Demers' superior technique pulled him through. Demers won a clear points verdict, however, the decision was met with a chorus of boos with commentators stating that the fight was much closer than the score cards suggested with Demers just nicking many of the rounds. Demers stated "I thought I won the rounds, but closely!".

5 November Demers lost to Allan Green
Allan Green
Allan Lamar Green is a professional boxer of the super middleweight division. A notable contender, Green has a current record of 30 wins with 21 knockouts, and three losses.-Amateur career:...

in Quebec City.

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