QUINCY, Masa. (Julio 18, 2017) – Former New England. campeón de peso welter 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^º “Fight Night at the Bay” tarjeta, presentado por Promociones granito Chin, en Marina Bay Sportplex en Quincy, Massachusetts.

Silveira (12-1, 6 KOs), peleando fuera de Salem (Massachusetts), will face former world title challenger Michael “Sangre fria” Clark (44-16-1, 18 KOs) en el evento principal de ocho asaltos.

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, desafortunadamente, fell through. Entonces, 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, por supuesto, 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 partidos, including six consecutive Central Mass (Lowell) Golden Gloves titles and two New England championships (he lost a decision one year to current world junior middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade), as well as multiple Rocky Marciano Tournament gold medals to go along with those he won at the Silver Mittens and Junior Olympics.

Ahora 31 and having fought the past 20 año, Silveira is hungry to prove himself on a grander scale, comenzando Agosto. 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 The Contender (televised realty show). My sparring partner back then was (la tarde) Jeff Fraza, who also was on The Contender. 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. Ahora, Soy un boxeador-golpeador. Para esta pelea, 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 (de Boston) comunidades, and Derek knows that they will be out in force supporting him Agosto. 5. “My fans travel,” he insisted. “Quincy isn’t too far from the North Shore, certainly closer than Foxwoods (Mashantucket, Connecticut), 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 Agosto. 5. The eight-round fight between three-time world title challenger, welter Alexandra lopez (17-4-2, 1 KO), of Marshfield (Massachusetts), and former world super lightweight champion Lisa Garland (15-7-1, 8 KOs) has been elevated to co-feature because of its potential world title fight implications for the winner.

Quincy fighter Chris Traietti (23-4, 19 KOs) caras Nick Lavin (4-5, 4 KOs), de Shelton (Connecticut) 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 (CMB) Campeón de peso crucero de Estados Unidos, college graduate and Iraq War veteran.

Fighting on the undercard in six-round bouts are Dorchester (Massachusetts) welter Gabriel Duluc (11-2, 2 KOs) vs. Norwalk (Connecticut) Shaka Moore (12-23-3, 2 KOs), Estados Unidos invicto de Quincy. Veterano marino Brandon Montella (7-0, 6 KOs) vs. Florida peso semipesado “Dinero” Mike Sawyer (7-8, 5 KOs), and Irreland-native and Quincy junior middleweight Paddy Irwin (3-0, 2 KOs) vs. Filadelfia Demetrius Thomas (0-4). Holbrook, MA welter Mike O'Han, Jr. (1-0) adquiere Dorchester's (Massachusetts) Daniel Amaro (0-2-1) en un partido de cuatro rondas.

Todas las peleas y los luchadores están sujetos a cambio.

Entradas, precio de $60.00 (ringside), $50.00 (entrada general) y $40.00 (para estar de pie), están a la venta y disponibles para comprar en www.ticketriver.com.

Las puertas abren a 6:45 p.m., primer combate 7:30 p.m. Y.

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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