“Crossroads” results from New Hampshire

DERRY, N.H. (Ապրիլ 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, presented by Granite Chin Promotions, at New England Sports Center in Derry, New Hampshire.

The pre-fight plan was followed as Ball (16-1-2, 11 Նոկաուտով) boxed and moved, while Vera (28-17, 18 Նոկաուտով) 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 (WBC) USNBC (Ամերիկայի Միացյալ Նահանգներ) 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 (երկու անգամ) իսկSerhiy 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^րդ 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^րդ.«

ChallengerMarquis Bates (8-4, 6 Նոկաուտով) 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 Նոկաուտով) graduated last night with a brilliant performance againstLarry “Slo Mo” Smith, who was in his 60^րդ 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 Նոկաուտով) 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, անպարտելի welterweightDenzel 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.

ԱնհաղթելիJahye Brown (9-0, 7 Նոկաուտով) 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 Նոկաուտով).  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 բարելավվել է 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 welterweightDustin Reinhold (6-4, 2 Նոկաուտով) won a 4-round unanimous decision over pro-debutingAnthonyAndreozziin what can best be called a rough and tumble match. 

Junior միջինCarlos Castillo’s professional debut was a gem as the Holyoke, MA fighter droppedTheo Desjardon երկու անգամ, 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 Նոկաուտով) 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 Նոկաուտով) 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.”

Ի co-featured միջոցառման, New England heavyweight championMike “Fly” Marshall (4-1, 3 Նոկաուտով), in a non-title fight, նոկաուտիTracey Johnson (4-10-6) in the third round.

Popular Boston IrishmanJimmy Torney (3-0, 3 Նոկաուտով) – 6’ 6”, 269 lbs. – 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, MA, is a college graduate and bonafide prospect to watch.

In a non-title fight, New England welterweight championMike “Bad Man” Ohan, Jr. (12-1, 6 Նոկաուտով) schooled his 54-fight Las Vegas opponent, կրտսեր միջինRynell 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 Նոկաուտով) 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 Նոկաուտով) dominated 65-fight journeymanDewayne Wisdom en route to a one-sided 8-round unanimous decision.

Official results below: 

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NIGHT CARD

MAIN EVENT – VACANT WBC USNBC SILVER SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Kendrick Ball, Jr. (16-1-2, 11 Նոկաուտով), Worcester, MA

WDEC8 (79-73, 79-73, 78-74) 

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

(Ball on WBC USNBC Silver middleweight title)  

CO-FEATIURE –NEW HAMPSHIRE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Marquis Bates (8-4, 6 Նոկաուտով), Taunton, MA

WKO6 (2 :26) 

Ryan Dibartolomeo (3-2-1, 1 KO), Leominster, MA

(Bates won the N.H. welterweight title) 

VACANT NEW HAMPSHIRE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Larry Pryor (14-23, 8 Նոկաուտով), Frederick, MD

WTKO1 (1:50) 

Scott Lampert (1-2, 1 KO), Dover Plains, NY

(Pryor won the N.H. cruiserweight title) 

VACANT NEW HAMPSHIRE JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Francis Hogan (5-0, 5 Նոկաուտով), Weymouth, MA

WTKO3 (3:00) 

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

(Hogan won the N.H. junior middleweight title) 

VACANT ABF ATLANTIC JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Jahyae Brown (9-0, 7 Նոկաուտով), Schenectady, NY

WDEC8 (79-72, 77-74, 77074) 

Dormedes Potes (12-3-1, 9 Նոկաուտով), Woburn, MA

(Brown won ABF Atlantic junior middleweight title) 

Heavyweights

Justin Rolfe (5-2-1, 3 Նոկաուտով), Fairfield, ME 

WKO1 (0:20) 

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

WELTERWEIGHTS

Denzel Whitley (4-0, 4 Նոկաուտով), Holyoke, MA

WTKO1 (2 :42) 

Aquilando Brandao (0-4), Boston, MA

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

julien Բատիստ (2-0, 2 Նոկաուտով), Woburn, MA

WTKO3 (2 :26) 

Bruno Dias (0-5), Boston, MA

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT

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

WTKO1 (2:16) 

Theo Desjardin (0-7), Attleboro, MA

WELTERWEGHTS

Dustin Reinhold (6-4, 2 Նոկաուտով), Fall River, MA

WDEC4 (39-36, 39-036, 39-37 

Anthony Andreozzi (0-1), Swansea, MA

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DAY CARD

MAIN EVENT – UBO ALL-AMERICA WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Brandon Berry (21-5-2, 13 Նոկաուտով), West Forks, ME

WTKO5 (1:29) 

Gael Ibarra (5-3, 4 Նոկաուտով), Bisbee, THE

(Berry retained the UBO All-America welterweight title) 

CO-FEATURE – HEAVYWEIGHTS

Mike Marshall (5-1, 4 Նոկաուտով), Brooklyn, NY

WTKO3 (0:38) 

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

VACANT ABF ATLANTIC CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Yan Pellerin (10-1, 4 Նոկաուտով), Montreal, Quebec, Կանադա

WKO1 (1:02) 

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

(Pellerin won the ABF Atlantic cruiserweight title) 

Heavyweights

Jimmy Torney (3-0, 3 Նոկաուտով), Boston, MA

WTKO1 (0:42) 

Marco Nascimento (0-1), Bow, NH

CRUISERWEIGHTS

Demek Edmonds (1-0, 1 KO), Worcester, MA

WTKO1 (2:56) 

Francisco Neto (1-12), Woburn, MA

            JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Mike Ohan, Jr. (12-1, 6 Նոկաուտով), Holbrook, MA

WTKO1 (2:52) 

Rynell Griffin (8-46-2, 2 Նոկաուտով), Las Vegas, NV

WELTERWEIGHTS

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

WDEC4 (40-30, 40-34, 40-34) 

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

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS

Omar Borday, Jr. (11-1, 3 Նոկաուտով), Danbury, CT

WDEC8 (80-70, 79-72, 78-72 

Dewayne Wisdom (7-56-2, 3 Նոկաուտով), Indianapolis, IN

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