By Ryan Burton

On Saturday June 20th, David Lemieux (33-2) will face Hassan N'Dam (31-1) for the vacant IBF middleweight title. The fight will take place at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec and will be televised in the United States on FoxSports2 and Fox Deportes.

The hard hitting Canadian said that he watched N'Dam's fight against Peter Quillin, where N'Dam hit the canvas six times. Despite the knockdowns, N'Dam made it to the  final bell. Lemieux doesn't believe N'Dam will be able to handle his power in the same manner.

"We watched the fight," said Lemieux. "He did go down. Quillin is a good fighter but I don't fight the same way he does and I don't punch the same way Quillin does. When N'Dam gets punched by me I think his eyes are going to open very wide and then we will determine his character and how much he can take. We will see from there. I think N'Dam is unaware of what he is going against and I am very aware of what I am going against."

The 26-year-old Lemieux is very excited to have the fight in front of his hometown fans. He believes that the bout will be action packed and very entertaining.

 

"It is great. I think it is a fun, fan friendly type fight. It is a very good opponent in a championship fight at home. It is going to be a crowd pleasing type of fight. I have had a lot of fans watching me and supporting me ever since I started," Lemieux explained.

As for a prediction, Lemieux said fans can expect fireworks and to see him emerge victorious. 

"They are going to see a heart pounding type of fight. It is going to be explosive and vicious. The type of fight they want to see," Lemieux told BoxingScene.com. 

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