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Clayton to face Munoz as Robles withdraws from welterweight clash after visa troubles
MONTREAL – Custio Clayton will have a new opponent for his bout this week at the Montreal Casino.
The rising Dartmouth, N.S., welterweight (6-0) was to have faced Alvaro Robles (19-5-0, 17 knockouts) in the toughest test of his pro career. But Robles had visa problems and had to pull out.
Clayton’s new opponent Thursday night is Hector Munoz (23-17-1, 15 KOs), a former sparring partner of the late Montreal-born boxing star Arturo Gatti.
It will be Munoz’ second trip to the casino, having lost there by 12th-round TKO to Antonin Decarie on Oct. 4, 2008. That started a slide that has seen the New Mexico native go 5-16 in his last 21 bouts.
It will be a second straight card at the casino with Clayton in the main event. The 2012 Canadian Olympian stopped Stanislas Salmon of France in the second round on Jan. 21.
Clayton will be without his trainer Daniel Trepanier, who is in Argentina with the Canadian national team for an Olympic qualifying tournament. Trepanier’s assistant Eric Belanger will work Clayton’s corner.
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