QUINCY, Маса. (Ліпеня 18, 2017) – Former New England. нападаючым вазе Derek Silveira Is trying to make up for lost time, 3 ½ years of ring inactivity from the summer of 2013 until this past April, as he prepares to headline the August 5^й “Fight Night at the Bay” карта, прадстаўлена Granite Chin Promotions, at Marina Bay Sportplex in Quincy, Масачусэтс.

Silveira (12-1, 6 КО), fighting out of Salem (Масачусэтс), will face former world title challenger Майкл “Сябе ў руках” Кларк (44-16-1, 18 КО) in the eight-round main event.

The 31-year-old Silveira fought for a long time with bones spurs in his right elbow. He underwent surgery and later went to training camp in Las Vegas for a fight that, на жаль, fell through. Затым, as a worker for a moving company, he fell through steps, resulting in torn labrum in his left hip. It took a terribly frustrating 1 ½ years for his insurance company to finally approve the operation, which was followed, вядома, by a lengthy therapy program.

“A long process,” Silveira said. “It was tough watching everybody fight while I was unable. I even had to watch guys fight for the New England title that I never lost in the ring but was unable to keep because I couldn’t fight.”

Silveira was a decorated New England amateur boxer with more than 300 запалкі, including six consecutive Central Mass (Лоуэлл) Golden Gloves titles and two New England championships (he lost a decision one year to current world junior middleweight champion Деметриус Андрадэ), as well as multiple Rocky Marciano Tournament gold medals to go along with those he won at the Silver Mittens and Junior Olympics.

Зараз 31 and having fought the past 20 гады, Silveira is hungry to prove himself on a grander scale, пачатак Жнівень. 5 with Clark. “He will be a good test for me for a comparison to where I was in the past,” Silveira commented about his veteran opponent. “Clark is a veteran who fights on his toes. I used to watch him when he was on Прэтэндэнт (televised realty show). My sparring partner back then was (позна) Jeff Fraza, who also was on Прэтэндэнт. It’ll be good to see where I am.

“I grew up as a boxer. I had huge legs, strong upper body, and good footwork. I played soccer as a kid. I lacked power. The last few years I’ve worked on my power. Зараз, Я баксёр-накаўцёрам. За гэты бой, I will start out boxing – my endurance will be there – and then I’ll look to take him out in the later rounds. I want to look good and not get hit by his strong right hand.”

Silveira has one of the largest fan-bases in New England, largely from North Shore (Бостан) абшчыны, and Derek knows that they will be out in force supporting him Жнівень. 5. “My fans travel,” he insisted. “Quincy isn’t too far from the North Shore, certainly closer than Foxwoods (Mashantucket, Канэктыкут), and I had a lot of fans there. My fans are overpowering; so loud and a little crazy.”.

Many of NE’s other best and most popular professional boxers will be in action Жнівень. 5. The eight-round fight between three-time world title challenger, нападаючым Aleksandra Lopes (17-4-2, 1 KO), of Marshfield (Масачусэтс), and former world super lightweight champion Lisa Garland (15-7-1, 8 КО) has been elevated to co-feature because of its potential world title fight implications for the winner.

Quincy fighter Chris Traietti (23-4, 19 КО) асобы Nick Lavin (4-5, 4 КО), of Shelton (Канэктыкут) for the vacant New England cruiserweight title in an eight-round bout. Traietti is also the co-promoter of “Fight Night at the Bay”, in addition to being a former World Boxing Council (WBC) United States cruiserweight titlist, college graduate and Iraq War veteran.

Fighting on the undercard in six-round bouts are Dorchester (Масачусэтс) нападаючым Габрыэль Дулюк (11-2, 2 КО) супраць. Norwalk’s (Канэктыкут) Шака Мур (12-23-3, 2 КО), Quincy’s undefeated U.S. Marine veteran Brandon Montella (7-0, 6 КО) супраць. Florida light heavyweight “Грошы” Майк Соер (7-8, 5 КО), and Irreland-native and Quincy junior middleweight Paddy Irwin (3-0, 2 КО) супраць. Philly’s Demetrius Thomas (0-4). Holbrook, Маса ў сярэднім вазе Mike O’Han, Малодшы. (1-0) takes on Dorchester’s (Масачусэтс) Daniel Amaro (0-2-1) in a four-round match.

Усе баі і байцы могуць быць зменены.

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Дзверы адкрываюцца ў 6:45 p.m., Першы бой 7:30 p.m. І.

Tufankjian Auto Group and Tobin Scientific are major event sponsors; additional sponsors include The Chantey, Jack Campbell Electric and Hancock Tavern.

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