Steven Butler vs Stephane Fondjo Preview Nov. 13th, 2025
Steven Butler of Montreal, Canada and Stephane Fondjo of Cameroon will be going at it in a 10-round super middleweight bout this Thursday, November 13th at the Montreal Casino. Butler last fought in June when he stopped Jose de Jesus Macias in a rematch. The two first met back in January, 2021 when Macias stopped Butler in the fifth round in Mexico for the vacant WBC Francophone, NABA, and NABF Middleweight Titles. Fondjo last saw action in February when he beat Salim Ben Rejeb via an eight-round unanimous decision. Thursday’s fight can be seen live on punchinggrace.com.
Butler vs Fondjo Betting Odds
Here are the betting odds from online sportsbook BetOnline.ag (full review here).
- Stephane Fondjo +600
- Steven Butler -1000
My Pick
Butler is 30 years old and owns a mark of 36-5-1 with 30 Ko’s. He turned pro back in 2013 and has boxed 179 rounds since his debut. He possesses better-than-average power as 83.3 per cent of his victories have been by stoppage including his last four. However, he’s lost four of his last 12 fights. Butler certainly doesn’t have the greatest chin in the division however as all five of his defeats have come by stoppage. He he halted stopped by Brandon Cook in the seventh round in 2017 for his first pro loss and lost his NABA and IBF North American Super Welterweight Titles.
He then suffered two straight stoppage defeats in 2019 and 2021. The first came at the hands of Ryota Murata in the fifth round in December, 2019 in a shot at the WBA Middleweight Title. He didn’t fight again until January, 2021 and was halted again in the fifth round, this time by Macias in a shot at the vacant NABA, NABF, and WBC Francophone Middleweight Belts. He was halted by Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in the second round in a shot at the WBO Middleweight Title in May, 2023 and Patrice Volny stopped him in the ninth round last June in another shot at the vacant WBC Francophone Middleweight Belt.
Butler’s lone draw was an eight-round majority affair with Jaime Herrera in June, 2015 in a shot at the vacant NABF Junior Super Welterweight Title. However, he did manage to win the vacant IBF Youth Super Welterweight Title in 2016 when he stopped Sladan Janjanin in the third round. He captured the vacant IBO International Super Welterweight Crown when he stopped Jaime Herrera in a rematch in the 10th round in March, 2018.
He stopped Jordan Balmir in the third round to take the vacant WBC Francophone Middleweight Title a few months later then then added the vacant WBC International Middleweight Belt with a 10-round split decision over Vitali Kopylenko in May, 2019. Butler is just under 6-feet-tall with a 75-inch reach. He enjoyed a good amateur career with a reported record of 50-5 and won a Canadian amateur title in 2013. He also has wins over Joshua Conley, Mark DeLuca, Carson Jones, Jesus Gutierrez, Janks Trotter, Ferdinand Pilz, Teemu Tuominen and Silverio Ortiz.
As for Fondjo, he’s 27 years old and makes the ring walk with a mark of 14-1-1 with 9 Ko’s. He made his pro debut back in 2020 and has 70 rounds of experience under his belt since. His power is above average as 64.3 per cent of his wins have come by stoppage but he’s halted just one of his past six opponents. Unfortunately there’s no height and reach information for Fondjo so we don’t know how he stacks up size-wise against Butler.
The lone defeat on Fondjo’s record came at the hands of Iago Kiziria by a six-round split decision in 2021 and his draw was a six-round affair with Paul Valenzuela Cuesta last November. Fondjo has fought in several locations including Dubai, Africa, Thailand, Mexico and Canada and boxed the majority of his contests (nine) in Dubai to begin his career. He’s never faced a legitimate contender though and will arguably taking a step up in class against Butler.
Prediction…
Butler has a lot more experience against tougher foes and has great power but he also has a susceptible chin. He’s gone the distance just seven times in his 42 fights due to those intangibles but that’s what makes him a fan-friendly fighter. Fondjo has decent power himself so he has a puncher’s chance here but he’ll also need a solid chin. Even if Butler doesn’t stop Fondjo he should be able to win enough rounds to take a decision however. As long as he remains on his feet of course.
One again Butler has the hometown advantage and possesses more power.
Play: Butler -1000 @ BetOnline.ag
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