QUINCY, Маса. (Јул 18, 2017) – Former New England. шампион 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^тх “Fight Night at the Bay” картица, presented by Granite Chin Promotions, at Marina Bay Sportplex in Quincy, Масачусетс.

Silveira (12-1, 6 КОс), fighting out of Salem (Мр), will face former world title challenger Мајкл “Цолд Блоод” Кларк (44-16-1, 18 КОс) 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, нажалост, fell through. Онда, 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, наравно, 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 шибице, including six consecutive Central Mass (Ловелл) Golden Gloves titles and two New England championships (he lost a decision one year to current world junior middleweight champion Димитрије Андраде), as well as multiple Rocky Marciano Tournament gold medals to go along with those he won at the Silver Mittens and Junior Olympics.

Сада 31 and having fought the past 20 године, Silveira is hungry to prove himself on a grander scale, почевши Август. 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 Кандидат (televised realty show). My sparring partner back then was (покојни) Jeff Fraza, who also was on Кандидат. 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. Сада, Ја сам боксер-пунцхер. За ову борбу, 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 (Бостон) заједнице, and Derek knows that they will be out in force supporting him Август. 5. “My fans travel,” he insisted. “Quincy isn’t too far from the North Shore, certainly closer than Foxwoods (Mashantucket, ЦТ), 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 Август. 5. The eight-round fight between three-time world title challenger, велтер категорија Aleksandra Lopes (17-4-2, 1 КО), of Marshfield (Мр), and former world super lightweight champion Lisa Garland (15-7-1, 8 КОс) has been elevated to co-feature because of its potential world title fight implications for the winner.

Quincy fighter Chris Traietti (23-4, 19 КОс) лица Nick Lavin (4-5, 4 КОс), of Shelton (ЦТ) 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 (ВБЦ) United States cruiserweight titlist, college graduate and Iraq War veteran.

Fighting on the undercard in six-round bouts are Dorchester (Мр) велтер категорија Gabriel Duluc (11-2, 2 КОс) вс. Norwalk’s (ЦТ) Shaka Moore (12-23-3, 2 КОс), Quincy’s undefeated U.S. Marine veteran Brandon Montella (7-0, 6 КОс) вс. Florida light heavyweight “Новац” Мајк Сојер (7-8, 5 КОс), and Irreland-native and Quincy junior middleweight Paddy Irwin (3-0, 2 КОс) вс. Philly’s Demetrius Thomas (0-4). Holbrook, MA welterweight Mike O’Han, Јр. (1-0) takes on Dorchester’s (Мр) Daniel Amaro (0-2-1) in a four-round match.

Сви противници и борци су подложни промени.

Улазнице, по цени од $60.00 (Рингсиде), $50.00 (Генерално пријем) и $40.00 (standing room), су у продаји и који се могу купити у www.ticketriver.com.

Врата се отварају у 6:45 п.м., Први боут 7:30 п.м. И.

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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