QUINCY, मास. (जुलै 18, 2017) – Former New England. वेल्टरवेट विजेता 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^व्या “Fight Night at the Bay” कार्ड, presented by Granite Chin Promotions, at Marina Bay Sportplex in Quincy, मॅसेच्युसेट्स.

Silveira (12-1, 6 कॉस), fighting out of Salem (एम.ए.), will face former world title challenger मायकेल “थंड रक्त” क्लार्क (44-16-1, 18 कॉस) 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, दुर्दैवाने, fell through. मग, 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, अर्थातच, 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 सामने, including six consecutive Central Mass (लॉवेल) Golden Gloves titles and two New England championships (he lost a decision one year to current world junior middleweight champion देमेत्रिय Andrade), as well as multiple Rocky Marciano Tournament gold medals to go along with those he won at the Silver Mittens and Junior Olympics.

आता 31 and having fought the past 20 वर्षे, Silveira is hungry to prove himself on a grander scale, सुरू ऑगस्ट. 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 स्पर्धक (televised realty show). My sparring partner back then was (उशीरा) Jeff Fraza, who also was on स्पर्धक. 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. आता, मी एक मुष्ठियोद्धा-puncher आहे. या लढ्यात, 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 (बोस्टन) समुदाय, and Derek knows that they will be out in force supporting him ऑगस्ट. 5. “My fans travel,” he insisted. “Quincy isn’t too far from the North Shore, certainly closer than Foxwoods (Mashantucket, सीटी), 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 ऑगस्ट. 5. The eight-round fight between three-time world title challenger, वेल्टरवेट Aleksandra Lopes (17-4-2, 1 KO), of Marshfield (एम.ए.), and former world super lightweight champion Lisa Garland (15-7-1, 8 कॉस) has been elevated to co-feature because of its potential world title fight implications for the winner.

Quincy fighter Chris Traietti (23-4, 19 कॉस) चेहरे Nick Lavin (4-5, 4 कॉस), of Shelton (सीटी) 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 (एम.ए.) वेल्टरवेट Gabriel Duluc (11-2, 2 कॉस) वि. Norwalk’s (सीटी) Shaka Moore (12-23-3, 2 कॉस), Quincy’s undefeated U.S. Marine veteran Brandon Montella (7-0, 6 कॉस) वि. Florida light heavyweight “मनी” माईक Sawyer यांचे (7-8, 5 कॉस), and Irreland-native and Quincy junior middleweight Paddy Irwin (3-0, 2 कॉस) वि. Philly’s Demetrius Thomas (0-4). Holbrook, MA welterweight Mike O’Han, जूनियर. (1-0) takes on Dorchester’s (एम.ए.) Daniel Amaro (0-2-1) in a four-round match.

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ओपन दारे 6:45 p.m., पहिल्या चढाओढ 7:30 p.m. आणि.

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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