It's fight night in Canada on Saturday when local boy Jean Pascal takes on Chad Dawson at the Bell Centre in Montreal in a Light Heavyweight scrap with both fighters putting hardware on the line.

Pascal, a Haitian-Canadian with ties to Laval, Quebec, is the current WBC Light Heavyweight champion. Dawson currently holds the IBF Light Heavyweight title, but the winner of Saturday's belt not only takes his opponent's prize - they also get the currently vacant Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight title.

Unfortunately for Pascal the oddsmakers at Visit Web SiteSportsbook.com don't expect him to be triumphant on home soil. Dawson is currently the favorite in the bout at Visit Web Site-450, while Pascal is a Visit Web Site+325 underdog.

Pascal heads into the fight with a 25-1 record with 16 wins by knockout. One thing in his favor is that he has never lost a fight as a pro on Canadian soil. Pascal last defended his title against Adrian Diaconu on December 11, 2009. He won by unanimous decision, but did not escape the fight unscathed. Pascal suffered a right shoulder injury in the fight, and after having surgery to remove a bone chip he went through a long eight-month recovery before he was ready to face Dawson.

Dawson has never lost in his pro career and owns a 29-0 and one no-contest record with 17 wins by KO. He last stepped into the ring on November 7, 2009 when he defended his title with a unanimous decision over Glen Johnson. He's had a long wait for Pascal ever since.

If you want to believe most of the experts Dawson should defeat Pascal quite handily. Dawson is considered to be the more skilled pugilist and he also has a height, strength, and punching power advantage over Pascal. Most also consider Dawson to be the better defender, which won't leave Pascal many openings to land decisive blows.

Fighting at home Pascal should have most of, if not all of, the crowd at the Bell Centre. Will this be enough to overcome the disadvantages he faces against a fighter of Dawson's caliber? If Pascal can keep his Canadian unbeaten streak going he would Visit Web Sitepay well at +325, but the smart money likely will go with Dawson.