Dierry Jean was born in Haiti and moved with his family to Quebec at age 10. Jean did not initially have interest in boxing, but credits a vivid dream with him in the ring as inspiring him to pursue the sport. In 2006, Jean won the Canadian National Championship and turned professional.
Did you know? A Haitian boxer, Adonis Stevenson, is the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Adonis’ reign started back on June 8, 2013, when he beat his opponent, American boxer Chad Dawson with a knockout in 76 seconds… 30-years-later-champion-adonis-stevenson-is-back-home
OTTAWA, Canada (January 2, 2014) – On his mission to become the first Haitian-born heavyweight champion of the world, World Boxing Council (WBC) Silver champion Bermane “B. Ware” Stiverne (23-1, 20 KOs) still doesn’t know exactly when and where he will be fighting for the vacant WBC heavyweight world title.
Canada based Haitian Jean Pascal (29-2-1) emerged a clear winner of the light heavyweight battle in Quebec this morning after dominating the vast majority of twelve rounds against Romanian Lucian Bute (31-2).
First Lady Michelle Obama always suspected that she had white ancestors. But she had no idea who they were. With DNA testing and research, I was able to solve that mystery and finally identify the white forbears who had remained hidden in her family tree for more than a century.