“Crossroads” results from New Hampshire

DERRY, N.H. (Abril 18, 2021) -Former New England middleweight championKendrick “Peppa” Ball, Jr. turned in a career-best performance in last night’s main event against dangerousBryan “The Warrior” Vera on the evening portion of the “Crossroads” day-night doubleheader, presentado por Promociones granito Chin, at New England Sports Center in Derry, New Hampshire.

The pre-fight plan was followed as Ball (16-1-2, 11 KOs) boxed and moved, while Vera (28-17, 18 KOs) applied pressure, right from the opening bell. Ball took control in the second round, when he stayed in the pocket, snapping off crisp combinations. Ball fired more effective combinations in the third round as Vera started chasing his opponent. Ball started moving around the ring and fighting from the outside in the fourth and stayed on his toes the remainder of the fight.

Ball won an 8-round unanimous decision (79-73, 79-73, 78-74) to become the World Boxing Council (CMB) USNBC (Estados Unidos) Silver Super Middleweight Champion.

“This was my best fight, because of who I fought, and the magnitude of the fight,” Ball commented. “The plan was to box and move because he was much smaller and slower. At times I banged, when I knew he wasn’t hurting me, but I shouldn’t have taken the risks.”

The 39-year-old Vera isn’t the same fighter he was when he beat three different world champions –Andy Lee, Sergio Mora (dos veces) ySerhiy Dzinziruk.  The Texan needs to decide if it’s time to finally hang up his gloves.

“This was awesome, definitely our best show to date,” Granite Chin’sChris Traietti declared after the show. “We feel great about stepping up to give these fighters, especially the locals, a platform to perform on in front of fans. I think a lot of promoters have gotten lazy. They gave us a lane and Granite Chin took advantage. This was our fourth show with fans during the last year. Brian fought hard and he’s a great guy, but he’s not the same guy he was in 2011. He needs to think about what he’s going to do.

“Granite Chin returns here June 26^º with another doubleheader. The afternoon show will be the Granite Chin Invitational for open elite boxers. With the New England Golden Gloves canceled again there is a void to fill. If promoters are going to help amateurs, I certainly will, starting June 26^º."

DesafiadorMarquis Bates (8-4, 6 KOs) dethroned defending New Hampshire Welterweight ChampionRyan DiBartolomeo (3-2-1, 1 KO) via a sixth-round stoppage in an entertaining co-feature. A devastating overhand right from Bates gave him his new crown as the referee didn’t even count as the ring doctor quickly entered the ring.

Larry “Hitman” Pryor took the contract out onScott Lambert and he wasted little time taking care of business to become the New Hampshire Cruiserweight Champion. Pryor took advantage of his decisive height and reach advantages, closing the show with a perfectly thrown left hook that sent Lambert to the canvas. Lambert managed to beat the count, but the referee stopped the fight midway through the opening round when he saw Lambert wobbling back and forth on rubbery legs.

Lanky lefthandedFrancis “The Tank” Hogan (5-0, 5 KOs) graduated last night with a brilliant performance againstLarry “Slo Mo” Smith, who was in his 60^º career fight. Hogan put down Smith early in the third round and caught the Texan late in the same round with a lefty-combination to the temple. Smith beat the count, but he was unable to answer the bell for the fourth round, and 20-year-old Hogan became the new New Hampshire Junior Middleweight Champion.

Former New England heavyweight championJustin “Crazy Train” Rolfe (5-2-1, 4 KOs) positioned himself for another N.E. title shot with a spectacular knockout ofAlfredo “Choncho” Trevino (9-9-1, 1 KO). The 263-pound Rolfe, fighting out of Fairfield, Maine, charged across the ring at the bell and put his Arizona opponent to sleep right in his corner, when he was counted out at the 20-seconds mark.

The newest member of the fightin’ Whitley family from western Massachusetts, el invicto peso welterDenzel Whitley, cruised to his fourth victory with his fourth knockout. He drilledAquilandro Brandao late in round one and the fight was stopped by the referee.

El invictoJahye Brown (9-0, 7 KOs) captured the vacant ABF Athletic junior middleweight title with a hard fought 8-round unanimous decision over a game Mexican opponent,Dormedes Potes (12-4-1, 9 KOs).  The two fought toe-to-toe from the opening bell and Brown landed the more effective punches inside to earn the victory.

Promising middleweight prospectJulien “Black Dragon” Baptiste mejoró a 2-0 with his second knockout, blasting outBruno Dias in the third round.

Fighting for the first time in more than eight years, Fall River, MA welterDustin Reinhold (6-4, 2 KOs) won a 4-round unanimous decision over pro-debutingAntonioAndreozziin what can best be called a rough and tumble match. 

Mediano juniorCarlos Castillo’s professional debut was a gem as the Holyoke, MA fighter droppedTheo Desjardon dos veces, the last closing the show late in the first round.

“Cannon” Berry stops Ibarra in 5

UBO All-America Welterweight ChampionBrandon “The Cannon” Berry (21-5-2, 13 KOs) successfully defended in the afternoon card’s main event, overcoming a slow start in which he was buzzed to stop challengerGael Ibarra (5-3, 4 KOs) in the fifth round.

Berry finished the fight in the fifth, when he unloaded twin barrages of unanswered punches on a trapped Ibarra until the referee waved off the fight.

“I’m glad it wasn’t a 4-round fight,” Berry said after the fight. “He was a strong guy. I was feeling it. He tested me. I want to thank my family and friends here, and Granite Chin and everybody involved in the promotion.”

En el evento co estelar, New England heavyweight championMike “Fly” Marshall (4-1, 3 KOs), en una pelea sin título, noqueadoTracey Johnson (4-10-6) in the third round.

Popular Boston IrishmanJimmy Torney (3-0, 3 KOs) – 6’ 6”, 269 libra. – needed only 42-seconds and one big right to stop pro-debuting heavyweightMarco Nascimento. 

Massachusetts welterweightEric “Gladiator” Goff convincingly won his pro debut againstJader Alves(0-5) as he pitched a 4-round shutout

Three-time New England Golden Gloves championDemek “Hightower” Edmonds had an awesome pro debut, dropping cruiserweightFrancisco Neto twice in round one, the second a vicious body shot ending the fight. Edmonds, a southpaw from Worcester, Massachusetts, is a college graduate and bonafide prospect to watch.

En una pelea sin título, New England welterweight championMike “Bad Man” Ohan, Jr. (12-1, 6 KOs) schooled his 54-fight Las Vegas opponent, mediano juniorRynell Griffin. Ohan decked Griffin three times in the first round, the third with a left hook to the body from which Griffin was unable to beat the count.

Canadian cruiserweightYan "Wild Thing" Pellerin (11-1, 5 KOs) landed two stinging rights to the body of 63-fight veteranSteve “The Spoiler” Walker, both flooring the Missouri fighter, the second resulting in an opening-round knockout for the vacant ABF Atlantic title.

Connecticut welterweightOmar “The Beast” Borday, Jr. (1101, 3 KOs) dominated 65-fight journeymanDewayne Wisdom en route to a one-sided 8-round unanimous decision.

Los resultados oficiales por debajo: 

RESULTADOS OFICIALES 

NIGHT CARD

MAIN EVENT – VACANT WBC USNBC SILVER SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Kendrick bola, Jr. (16-1-2, 11 KOs), Worcester, Massachusetts

WDEC8 (79-73, 79-73, 78-74) 

Bryan Vera (28-17, 18 KOs), Austin, TX

(Ball on WBC USNBC Silver middleweight title)  

CO-FEATIURE –NEW HAMPSHIRE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Marquis Bates (8-4, 6 KOs), Taunton, Massachusetts

WKO6 (2 :26) 

Ryan DiBartolomeo (3-2-1, 1 KO), Leominster, Massachusetts

(Bates won the N.H. título de peso welter) 

VACANT NEW HAMPSHIRE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Larry Pryor (14-23, 8 KOs), Frederick, Maryland

WTKO1 (1:50) 

Scott Lampert (1-2, 1 KO), Dover Plains, Nueva York

(Pryor won the N.H. título de peso crucero) 

VACANT NEW HAMPSHIRE JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Francis Hogan (5-0, 5 KOs), Weymouth, Massachusetts

WTKO3 (3:00) 

Larry Smith (12-46-2 (8 KOs), Dallas, TX

(Hogan won the N.H. título junior) 

VACANT ABF ATLANTIC JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Jahyae Brown (9-0, 7 KOs), Schenectady, Nueva York

WDEC8 (79-72, 77-74, 77074) 

Dormedes Potes (12-3-1, 9 KOs), Woburn, Massachusetts

(Brown won ABF Atlantic junior middleweight title) 

PESOS PESADOS

Justin Rolfe (5-2-1, 3 KOs), Fairfield, YO 

WKO1 (0:20) 

Alfredo Trevino (9-9-1, 1 KO), Douglas, LA

Welters

Denzel Whitley (4-0, 4 KOs), Holyoke, Massachusetts

WTKO1 (2 :42) 

Aquilando Brandao (0-4), Boston, Massachusetts

Los pesos medios

Julien Baptiste (2-0, 2 KOs), Woburn, Massachusetts

WTKO3 (2 :26) 

Bruno Dias (0-5), Boston, Massachusetts

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT

Carlos Castillo (1-0, 1 KO), Holyoke, Massachusetts

WTKO1 (2:16) 

Theo Desjardin (0-7), Attleboro, Massachusetts

WELTERWEGHTS

Dustin Reinhold (6-4, 2 KOs), Fall River, Massachusetts

WDEC4 (39-36, 39-036, 39-37 

Anthony Andreozzi (0-1), Swansea, Massachusetts

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DAY CARD

MAIN EVENT – UBO ALL-AMERICA WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Brandon Berry (21-5-2, 13 KOs), West Forks, YO

WTKO5 (1:29) 

Gael Ibarra (5-3, 4 KOs), Bisbee, LA

(Berry retained the UBO All-America welterweight title) 

CO-FEATURE - PESADOS

Mike Marshall (5-1, 4 KOs), Brooklyn, Nueva York

WTKO3 (0:38) 

Tracey Johnson, (4-10-6, 0 KOs), Boston, MA.

VACANT ABF ATLANTIC CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Yan Pellerin (10-1, 4 KOs), Montreal, Quebec, Canadá

WKO1 (1:02) 

Steve Walker (26-37, 18 KOs), Hannibal, MO

(Pellerin won the ABF Atlantic cruiserweight title) 

PESOS PESADOS

Jimmy Torney (3-0, 3 KOs), Boston, Massachusetts

WTKO1 (0:42) 

Marco Nascimento (0-1), Bow, NH

cruceros

Así Edmonds (1-0, 1 KO), Worcester, Massachusetts

WTKO1 (2:56) 

Francisco Neto (1-12), Woburn, Massachusetts

            JUNIOR medianos

Mike Ohan, Jr. (12-1, 6 KOs), Holbrook, Massachusetts

WTKO1 (2:52) 

Rynell Griffin (8-46-2, 2 KOs), Las Vegas, Nevada

Welters

Eric Goff (1-0, 1 KO), Weymouth, Massachusetts

WDEC4 (40-30, 40-34, 40-34) 

Jader Alves (0-5), Woburn, MA.

JUNIOR welters

Omar Borday, Jr. (11-1, 3 KOs), Danbury, Connecticut

WDEC8 (80-70, 79-72, 78-72 

Dewayne Wisdom (7-56-2, 3 KOs), Indianápolis, EN

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