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Steve “The Savage” Sumpter Predicts James Perkins fight won’t go the full distance on August 19th in Worcester, תואר שני

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קווינסי, מסה. (יולי 12, 2023) – Undefeated super middleweight prospect Steve “The Savage” Sumpter (8-0, 7 קוס) has never turned down a fight. Neither has his next opponent, James “Pitbull” Perkins (12-0-1, 9 קוס), and that’s why the two undefeated fighters will throw-down August 19ה.

Sumpter vs. Perkins headlines “Pandemonium at The Palladium”, מוצג על ידי Granite Chin Promotions (GCP), in an eight-round showdown for the vacant International Boxing Association IBA) Americas Super Middleweight Championship..

“Pandemonium at The Palladium” will be streamed live onwww.bxngtv.com from the famed Palladium in Worcester, מסצ'וסטס.

“This fight is one of the best main events Massachusetts has seen this year,", נשיא GCP כריס טראיטי הגיב. “What more can you ask for? Two undefeated guys with knockout power going for it all for a chance to elevate their careers to the next level. The spectators better take their bathroom and concession breaks before this one starts. It could end at any moment!"

More than a belt is at stake, more like Bay State (תואר שני) bragging rights for the winner of this potentially “lights-out” fight between these Western (Sumpter, Pittsfield) and Eastern (Perkins, לין) מסה. rival fighters.

Sumpter, 29, leaped at the opportunity to fight another undefeated fighter because of the upside for his career that an impressive victory will make within New England boxing circles.

“’ll be better known after this fight,” Sumpter said. “I don’t care about my opponent’s record or anything else. This is the type of fight that will establish me as one of the better boxers around. This fight will open up a lot of doors for me, when I come out on top. More people will start taking notice of me and I’ll be getting calls for bigger fights.

“We are both explosive fighters. I don’t think he’s going the full distance. It’ll come down to skills. I’ve seen some things from him I’ll exploit. Nobody studies me better than me. I’m sure he has watched me, מדי. "

Pittsfield is 100 miles to the west of Worcester, but Sumpter, who is the reigning Massachusetts Light Heavyweight Champion, is confident his fans will travel in force.

“I’ll feel good traveling,” Sumpter added. “This will be the second card I’ve headlined. I have a solid fan-base and it’s growing with each win. ו, כמו שאמרתי, he’s not going the distance.”

במקרה תכונות שיתוף, undefeated Massachusetts Welterweight Champion Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (11-0, 6 קוס) takes Hector “El Gatito” Ednar Bobadilla (9-14-1, 4 קוס) in an eight-round bout for the vacant United States Boxing Federation (USBF) Atlantic welterweight title.

Other fighters expected to be in action on the “Pandemonium at The Palladium” undercard include another Holyoke boxer, super welterweight Carlos Castillo (7-0, 4 קוס), unbeaten Springfield super featherweight Isaiah “Baby Warrior” Cruz (6-0, 4 קוס), and New Haven (CT) featherweight Felix Parrilla (7-0, 6 קוס).

נושא כרטיס לשינוי. Tickets are on sale and available for purchase online atwww.ThePalladium.net.

פתיחת דלתות בשעה 6:30 p.m. ו, פעמון ראשון בשעה 7:30 p.m. ו.

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Undefeated Irish Light Heavyweight Prospects Tommy “The Governor” Hyde & Thomas “The Kid” O’Toole Fighting again in adopted home – “Veterans Stadium Showcase” Outdoors on August 11th in Quincy, תואר שני

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קווינסי, מסה. (יולי 10, 2023) – Like some of his fellow countrymen in the past, undefeated Irish light heavyweight prospects Tommy Hyde (5-0, 3 קוס) and Thomas “The Kid” O’Toole (7-0, 5 קוס) have traveled across “the pond” from their native Ireland to Boston in order to enhance their professional boxing careers.

They will both be fighting on the August 11ה (Aug. 12ה rain date) on the “Veterans Stadium Showcase” Pro-Am card, מוצג על ידי Granite Chin Promotions (GCP), at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Quincy (תואר שני), a suburb of Boston only 10 miles to the south of the Massachusetts capital.  

“This card wouldn’t be complete without some Irish flair to it,” GCP president Chris Traietti said. "עם זאת אמרה, I didn’t want just any Irish fighters on the show. I wanted two of the hottest prospects. Working with both guys has been a pleasure. Their teams have been great. Their fan-bases are in for a treat come August 11ה."

They’ve built solid fanbases of Irish natives who now live in the United States, as well as Irish American boxing fans, just like their predecessors from the Emerald Isle, world champion Steve Collins and Mike Tyson-conqueror Kevin McBride.

Although Hyde and O’Toole will be fighting in separate six-round bouts this could be a prelude to a showdown between the Irish light heavyweights. They fought twice as amateurs with each winning one and in the future, they could be matched against each other once again, only this time as professionals.

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Tommy Hyde (L) - (picture credit: Garreth Croke) 

The 24-year-old Hyde is a three-time Irish National Champion who had an 80-26 שיא חובב. אביו, גארי הייד, is an international matchmaker who has represented numerous world champions.

“I am delighted to be fighting in Boston again,” Hyde said. “It’s like a second home now. I have a lot of family and friends living there and they all show me great support when I’m fighting there. It’s a big boxing city and it’s great to be following in the footsteps of Steve Collins and Kevin McBride who I really admire.

“I fought all over the world as an amateur in 2019. I fought outdoors in a multi-national tournament in Odessa, אוקראינה. It was a really good experience, so I’m really looking forward to fighting outdoors in a Boston stadium.

“This will be the second show we shared since we’ve been pros and it probably won’t be the last. A fight between us could be big down the line in Boston or Ireland. He’s an Irishman like me, so I’ll be supporting him until we fight just like any other Irish boxer.”

Hyde faces an opponent to be determined.

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Thomas O’Toole (R) - (photo credit: Emily Harney / לוחמה

O’Toole, 25, is another celebrated Irish amateur boxer who captured top honors in the Haringey Box Cup and Irish Elevate final, in which he decisioned Hyde. “The Kid” won 51 של 60 משחקי חובבים. Ten Years ago, O’Toole fought outdoors for the first and only time in an amateur show at Boston City Hall, arranged by then- Boston Mayor Marty Walsh.

A southpaw, O’Toole lives in nearby Braintree (תואר שני). Six of his seven pro matches have been held in Greater Boston, the lone exception in Manchester, ניו המפשייר. “The Kid” is moving up one division to fight Massachusetts cruiserweight champion Scott “Scottie Bombs” Lampert (5-8, 4 קוס) for the vacant United States Boxing Federation (USBF) cruiserweight crown.

“Fighting outdoors does make a difference,” O’Toole commented, “especially if it’s hot and humid. I couldn’t prepare for fighting outdoors here in the summer if I was training in Ireland. We don’t have hot and humid weather there. I’ve been training here in this weather. It’s amazing how the weather can zap your strength. It did have an effect on me when I fought in Boston outdoors as an amateur.

“Tommy and I have gone our separate ways as pros, but our paths may grow down the line. We haven’t seen much of each other when we fought on the same card here. He is coming on very well in the pro ranks. He has a good man behind him in his father, גארי, and I think Tommy can go far. He’s said that a fight between us can easily be made if it makes sense. אני מסכים. We both have big fan bases. This is going to be an amazing, fun night.”

Irish eyes will certainly be smilin’ Aug. 11ה in Quincy.

In the eight-round, אירוע מרכזי, former New England Welterweight Champion Mike “Bad Man, JE, ג 'וניור. (18-2, 9 קוס), of Holbrook, and Haverhill’s Harry “The Hitman” Gigliotti (9-4, 3 קוס), reigning ABF Atlantic super lightweight title holder, will throw-down in a non-title fight.

United States Boxing Federation (USBF) Champion Julien “Black Dragon” Baptiste (5-3, 2 קוס), של ובורן, and Massachusetts titleholder Jamer Jones (3-1, 3 קוס), of Pittsfield, are in a middleweight unification bout for their titles in the eight-round co-featured event.

Gigliotti’s stablemates, undefeated Lowell lightweight Gabriel “The Menace” Morales (7-0, 4 קוס) and unbeaten Methuen middleweight Luke “The Quiet Storm” Iannuccilli (6-0, 3 קוס) יהיה גם בפעולה, בהתאמה, versus Nathan Benichou (2-16-1, 2 קוס) and Ryan Thomas Clark (2-4, 1 KO).

Also fighting on the undercard is undefeated middleweight prospect Francis “Frank The Tank” Hogan (14-0, 13 קוס), of nearby Weymouth (תואר שני), יהיה בפעולה, as well as Scituate heavyweight Kevin Nagle (2-0, 2 קוס), לעומת. TBAs. Hogan was a celebrated amateur who was a 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Team alternate as well as a 2010 אלוף זהב כפפות ניו אינגלנד.

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Tickets for “Veterans Stadium Showcase,” are on sale and available for purchase online atwww.EventBrite.com.

Sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Traietti atchris@granite-chin-promotions.com לפרטים.

פתיחת דלתות בשעה 5:30 p.m. ET with the amateur matches starting at 6:30 p.m. ו, pro card commences at 8 pm. ו.

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Granite Chin Promotions returns to the Granite State Lowell lightweight Nicholas Molina to headline “Slugfest” Mar. 19th at N.E. Sports Center in Derry, NH

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קווינסי, מסה. (מרץ 1, 2022) – Granite Chin Promotions returns to the Granite State on March 19ה with another professional boxing card, “Slugfest,” at New England Sports Center in Derry, ניו המפשייר.


“Slugfest” will be the second Granite Chin event promoted three weeks having presented “Showcase” this past Saturday night in Framingham, מסצ'וסטס.

“After an exciting show in Framingham last weekend,” Granite State president Chris Traietti said, “I am excited to get back to Derry, ניו המפשייר, where we have had a ton of success during the last two years.”


Undefeated lightweight prospect Nicholas “Saint Nick” Molina (7-0, 2 קוס), fighting out of Lowell, מסצ'וסטס, will headline “Slugfest” in an 8-round bout against “Outlaw” Ryan Venable (2-10, 6 קוס).


במקרה תכונות שיתוף, וובורן (תואר שני) middleweight Julien “Black Dragon” Baptiste (3-1, 2 קוס) faces Brian Urday (1-0), of Whitman (תואר שני), in an 8-round match.

Other fighters scheduled to be fighting on “Slugfest” include former New England Heavyweight Champion Justin “Crazy Train” Rolfe (6-3-1, 4 קוס), New Bedford (תואר שני) Edet Mkpanam (5-0, 4 קוס), Providence’s pro-debuting welterweight Michael Vongsavath, ג 'וניור, סוונסי (תואר שני) super welterweight Anthony Andreozzi (1-2, 1 KO), Metheun (תואר שני) heavyweight Viktor “The Siberian Express” Lobov, and Pittsfield (תואר שני) אחים, super middleweight Steve Sumpter (4-0, 4 קוס) and heavyweight Quinton Sumpter (2-0, 2 קוס).


“There are a lot of fights in this card that will be well worth the price of admission,” Traietti added. “We are happy to have Nick Molina on a Granite Chin card for the first time, as well as debuting Viktor Lobov. Fans will also get a good dose of notoriously exciting fighters such as Julien Baptiste, Jason Rolfe, Anthony Andreozzi, and the return of Edet Mkpanam.”


נושא כרטיס לשינוי.


Tickets are available for purchase at www.TicketRiver.com (חיפוש: SLUGFEST). מחירי כרטיסים הם $35.00 (Bleacher Seating), $45.00 (ישיבה רצפה, ו $260.00 for a table of 4.


פתיחת דלתות בשעה 6:30 pm. ET with the first bout at 7:00 p.m. ו.
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Atlanta middleweight Antonio Todd, ג 'וניור. Riding high after upsetting WBC No. 10 rated Hugo Centeno

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קווינסי, מסה. (ינואר 26, 2022) – Last Saturday night in Detroit, Atlanta middleweight Antonio Todd, ג 'וניור. registered his career-defining victory, upsetting World Boxing Council (WBC) לא. 10-rated Hugo “The Boss” Centeno, ג 'וניור. by way of a 10-round majority decision in the main event.

The 27-year-old Todd, fighting out of Atlanta, won on two of the three judges’ scorecards, 97-93 ו 96-94, as the other had it a 95-95 לצייר. More impressive was Todd defeating a fighter who is under contract to the event promoter, דמיטרי סליטה.

“It was the biggest win of my career, עד כה,” Todd said. “It means a lot for my career in terms of taking me to the next level. I feel that I won the fight by unanimous decision and, if he hadn’t started moving around, I could have stopped him. But this is boxing, you need to take chances to be great.

“I want to fight anybody, anybody in the 160-pound division, fighting bigger names on television. אני מוכן עכשיו! I think real fighters or those confident in their skills will be the guys who step up. We do have a couple names in mind.”

Todd is promoted by rising New England-based Granite Chin Promotions, owned, and operated by Chris Traietti.

“The way Antonio handled himself throughout the whole process leading up to the Centano fight is a testament to his character and drive,” Traietti commented. “At first, the fight was on, then off, then back on again. לאחר מכן, Centeno was over the weight limit. Despite all of this, Antonio and his trainer, Lionel Harris, just stayed focused on the fighting part of all this, leaving the behind-the-scenes stuff to me, and he delivered a career-defining performance. ל 10 rounds he brought pressure, used his world-class jab, and pulled off a beautiful complete win.”
Todd concluded, “I love being promoted by Chris. It’s great being part of his Granite Chin team and him being part of my team.”

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Granite Chin Promotions returns to Massachusetts Nelson Perez vs. Tyrone Luckey to headline “Showcase” Feb. 26th at Sheraton Hotel in Framingham, תואר שני

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קווינסי, מסה. (ינואר 3, 2022) – Granite Chin Promotions has announced its first event of 2022, “Showcase,” scheduled on Saturday night, פבואר 26ה, at Sheraton Hotel in Framingham, מסצ'וסטס.

“Showcase” will mark Granite Chin’s first event in Massachusetts in more than 2 שנים, as well as being only the second professional boxing show ever in Framingham, which is located 23 miles west of Boston.

“I am excited to be coming back to Massachusetts,” Granite Chin president Chris Traietti said. “Between changes occurring with the commission, then COVID, I just felt like it was a good time to step away for a bit, head up to New Hampshire and let things sort of settle in Massachusetts. Now that things are sort of back to normal, I feel like the time is right to bring our great club-show boxing back to Massachusetts. This card is going to be highly competitive from top to bottom. I have the roster now where I can both develop fighters and put on high quality local shows. 2020 was about making good relationships with other promoters and matchmakers; 2021 about developing a quality roster and keeping guys busy during a pandemic. 2022 is going to be geared towards becoming the face of quality local boxing shows and getting Granite Chin fighters on high-level, world-class cards all across the country.”

The 8-round main event will pit local favorite Nelson “Chino” Perez (5-0, 2 קוס) against New Jersey veteran super lightweight Tyrone “Hands of Stone” Luckey (15-16-4, 11 קוס).

Perez is a native of Puerto Rico who lives in Marlboro (תואר שני), which borders Framingham. A past New England Golden Gloves champion as an amateur, Perez is coming off a dominating 4-round unanimous decision victory (40-34 X 3) דצמבר 4ה against Raymundo Rios Cardies on a DAZN card in Manchester, ניו המפשייר. Perez will be fighting in his first scheduled 8-round bout.

Luckey, fighting out of Manahawkin, ניו ג'רזי, is the reigning ABF USA Mid-American Super Lightweight Champion. The dangerous Luckey has been a gatekeeper of lightweight up to welterweight divisions having fought top prospects such as Mike Ohan, ג 'וניור. ג'מיין אורטיז, טיילר טומלין, and Frank Martin. Luckey has recent back-to-back victories against previously unbeaten Eduardo Aquilar.

Hot welterweight prospect Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (7-0, 5 קוס), של הוליוק (תואר שני), faces Alfred “Keenan” Raymond (1-0) באירוע המשותף בן 6 הסיבובים.

Denzel, the latest member of the “Fightin’ Whitley family,” is trained by his father and uncle, בהתאמה, Derrick and Darrin, who were respected pro fighters in New England.

Fighting out of Warwick, רוד איילנד, the 31-year-old Raymond made his pro debut this past November 13ה, upsetting previously undefeated Julien Baptiste (3-0) by way of a 4-round split decision.

התקפים נוספים יוכרזו בקרוב. נושא כרטיס לשינוי.

Tickets will soon be available for purchase atwww.TicketRiver.com (חיפוש: חלון ראווה). מחירי כרטיסים הם $50.00 (General Seating), $75.00 (שׁוּרָה רִאשׁוֹנָה), ו $1,000.00 for a table of 10.

פתיחת דלתות בשעה 7:00 pm. ET with the first bout at 7:00 p.m. ו.

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Galloway’s Tyrone Luckey is a throwback fighter, boxing career resurrected

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קווינסי, מסה. (אוקטובר 27, 2022) – In short two years, after signing a contract with Granite Chin Promotions, veteran New Jersey boxer Tyrone “Hands of Stone” Luckey has gone from journeyman to legitimate opponent with a promising upside.

“Guys like Tyrone have a special spot for me,” Granite Chin Promotions president Chris Traietti commented. “I’ve helped to build up his record, developed trust between us, and we’ll see where we go from here. He’s a big Dallas Cowboy fan and he really wanted to fight in AT & T Arena. He dreamed of fighting there and I got him on the Spence-Garcia card, and he got the biggest purse of his life.”

“He is a fighter’s fighter. Any promoter would be very happy to have 25 like him in their stable. His goal now is to make as much as he can over the next few years and get out with his health. He continues to trust me. He wants to be part of the team and I just signed him to a new 3-year deal. Tyrone has had a bit of a rebirth in his career.”

The former New Jersey Golden Gloves Champion had a 9-12-4 שיא מקצוענים, when he joined the Granite Chin stable, and since then Luckey has won six of nine fights, capturing the ABF USA Mid-American super lightweight title along the way.

“I had no choice but to get better,” Lucky spoke about his resurgence the past two years. “It first changed when I started going to Gladiator’s Gym for help with trainer Shawn Darling. My career in boxing changed since the pandemic started.

The 36-year-old Luckey (15-15-4, 11 קוס), fighting out of Galloway (ניו ג'רזי), is a throwback fighter back to the days boxers only asked when and where they were fighting, no pickin’ and choosin’ soft touches. Evidence of his admirable attitude is the fact he’s fought in six different weight classes, from super featherweight to super welterweight, during his 11-year-pro career.

“I’m not afraid of anyone,” Luckey said. “I fight guys others avoid, even some that world champions wouldn’t fight. I’m able to fight in different weight classes because I know my body and how to properly get done in weight. עכשיו, I feel comfortable at 140 קילו, and I feel like I have a ton of power at 130 או 135 קילו. I’m naturally small, but psychologically, I’m always the bigger fighter no matter what position I find myself in.”

Luckey’s stock jumped in his last two fights, both against previously unbeaten Eduardo Aguilar, who was knocked out, בהתאמה, in the first round and he couldn’t continue past the sixth round in their most recent fight, in which Luckey dropped Aguilar seven times.

A married man who is an endoscopy technician, Luckey has been saving his boxing purses to eventually buy a house.

“I plan to box until I’m 39, maximum of 40,” Luckey remarked. “I’ll call it quits and maybe become a trainer or pro bowler. I’m trying to get into a sanctioned league (he averages 215 and rolled a perfect 300 game in 2017)."

Luckey and Traietti, also a pro boxer, have a mutually beneficial relationship today. “Our relationship has always been great,” Tyrone confirmed. “I had a fight fallout and the matchmaker set me up with Chris, who was working a fight in Minnesota. He said that after the fight we could talk. He’s a good dude, great promoter. I’m glad our paths crossed because he’s put me in a new situation. I put my faith in him. It’s always love when we talk.”

“We hit it off right away,” Traietti concluded. “He’s easy to work with and will fight anybody. לזכותו, he signed with me when it wasn’t really popular, not until 8 ל 10 months later. Granite Chin has blown up and my some of my fighters have been performing on some of the biggest cards in boxing.”

Do you feel lucky? Tyrone Luckey certainly does and he’s finally cashing in on all his hard work and perseverance, fighting under the Granite Chin banner.


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“Breakout” Possible swan song for Steve Vukosa, Statement time for Mike Marshall

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קווינסי, מסה. (יוני 1, 2021) – The main event on the June 26ה “Breakout” card, מוצג על ידי Granite Chin Promotions, matches two New England heavyweights heading in opposite directions, סטיב "The Gentle Giant” Vukosa (13-1, 5 קוס) ו “Fly” Mike Marshall (5-1, 4 קוס).

The evening card of another Granite Chin day-night doubleheader (separate admissions) is headlined by the 10-round main event for the vacant NABA United States Heavyweight Championship between Vukosa (13-1, 5 קוס) who will possibly be fighting for the final time – win, להפסיד או לצייר — and reigning New England heavyweight champion Marshall.

Vukosa, fighting of out Quincy, תואר שני, is a former WBC U.S. Heavyweight Champion, which he captured in 2019 when he won an 8-round unanimous decision against Joe Cusumano (18-2, 16 קוס). During his 20-year pro boxing career, Vukosa’s gained invaluable experience sparring at the famed Wild Card Boxing gym in Los Angeles as a sparring partner for world champions ג'יימס Toney, איוונדר הוליפילד ו ולדימיר Klitschko. He’s also driven a bus for the past 15 years for the Mass Bay Transportation Authority, החל משעה 4 p.m. and finishing around 2 לִפנֵי הַצָּהֳרַייִם, after which he does his run in. But he’s now 44 with a wife and three children and his boxing clock is ticking.

“I’m still fighting because I love it,” Vukosa explained. “It’s hard to walk away from something you’re good at. This one fight and it could be the end. My wife will be happy. My body is starting to fall apart: ידיים, back and knees. They’ve been killing me. I used to be quick and fast, now I’m slow. I just want to have a good fight, נצחון, or lose, but I want to win. I really enjoyed by days at Wild Card, those sparring sessions were like real fights, and my amateur days with trainer Jimmy Farrell.

“I saw my opponent when he won the New England title, I was impressed. (אמרגן)כריס (Traietti) called asking if I’d fight him, I accepted because I like to fight and a good challenge. I’m looking forward to the fight.”

The 36-year-old Marshall, fighting out of Danbury, CT, has won his last two fights, both on Granite Chin shows at the same venue as his upcoming match with Vukosa, including his N.E. title-winning performance last November against Justin “Crazy Train” Rolfe. Marshall isn’t looking at his opponent as over the hill because of Vukosa’s advance age, but he does plan to make a statement that, hopefully, will get him positive exposure outside of New England.

“I know he’s a veteran pugilist, a pupil of Hall of Fame trainer פרדי רואץ ', who was an awesome fighter in his own right,” Marshall remarked. “This is boxing, הכל יכול לקרות. My job is to prepare for anything. I’ve had the best quality sparring in house with the No. 1 amateur heavyweight, פרנלי פליקס, ג 'וניור. My team works very hard, My manger, A.J. גלנטי, asked me to be sharper in my last fight (3-round KO of Tracey Johnson this past April), so I did what he asked me to do. My cornerman Austin Ampeoquio keeps me sharp with the mitts, and my head coaches David McDonough ו Bennie ‘The Jet’ Little do a good job pushing me as well.

“I know Steve comes to fight and I’m looking forward to an exciting night of boxing. We are two warriors going toe-to-toe in the ring, putting on a show for boxing fans who really enjoy the sport of boxing, not this YouTube celebrity garbage that’s going on right now.”

“Steve ran into some bad luck after the Cusumano win,” Granite Chin president Chris Traietti commented. “A few fights fell through, then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. We literally had a fight in Germany fall out the day we were set to leave for the airport. After that we lost a lot of the steam from the Cusamano fight and kind of had to reassess. He picked up a tune-up fight a few months ago, but we now have to either regain some momentum by winning a fight like this or finally have Steve ride off into the sunset. This fight with Marshall will be no picnic. He has burst upon the local scene with some impressive performances.

“Like many coming to the fight, I have no idea how this fight shakes out, which makes for a great main event. One thing I will say, despite what Steve like to make people believe, in the event he wins this fight, it won’t be his final fight. Zero chance of that! If Marshall wins, I have no doubt he will get a television fight in the very near future on a major network.”

In the 8-round co-featured event, לשעבר N.E. heavyweight champion Rolfe (5-2-1, 4 קוס), של Fairfield, ME, will takes on Mexican challenger Jose Humberto “Olimpico” Corral (20-26, 12 קוס) for the vacant ABF Atlantic heavyweight title.

New England welterweight champion מייק "איש רע" אוהן, ג 'וניור. (12-1, 6 קוס), fighting out of Holbrook, תואר שני, will defend his title in an 8-round match against upset-mindedTyrone “Hands of Stone” Luckey (13-14-4 (9 קוס).

Undefeated Holyoke, משקל וולטר MA Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (4-0, 3 קוס) will be in his first scheduled 6-rounder versus Anthony Andreozzi (0-1), of Swansea, תואר שני. Indianapolis junior welterweight Dewayne Wisdom will be in his 66ה pro fight against Nelson “Chino” Perez (2-0, 2 קוס) in a 6-rounder.

Also slated to be in action on the undercard, all in 4-round bouts, is Weymouth, משקל וולטר MA Eric “Gladiator” Goff (1-0) לעומת. Aquilando Brandao (0-3), Holyoke junior middleweight Carlos Abel Castillo (1-0, 1 KO) לעומת. Jay Gregory (0-3), וובורן, MA middleweight Julien “Black Dragon” Baptiste (2-0, 2 קוס) לעומת. רודריגו אלמיידה (2-10, 2 קוס), Framingham, MA קל משקל כבד Saul “Spider” Almeida (0-13-4) לעומת. -שדורג פרו Steve Sumpter, לורנס, MA junior lightweight Kevin Rodriguez (0-1) פרצופים Ryan Venable (2-4), בינוני סופר פורטוריקני בלתי מנוצח Jelame גרסיה (7-0, 6 קוס) לעומת. Larry “Slo Mo” Smith (12-47-2, 8 קוס), and Worcester’s (תואר שני) 3-time New England Golden Gloves champion Demek “Hightower” Edmonds (1-0, 1 KO) לעומת. -שדורג פרו Wallace Nass Silva.

The pro segment of the afternoon’s Pro-Am card will be headlined by ABF Atlantic Cruiserweight Champion Yan “Wild Thing” Pellerin (11-1, 5 קוס) defending his title against Lewiston, ME challenger Cristiano Pedro, fighting out by way of Angola, in an 8-round fight.

Other pro fights, all 4-rounders, include Canadian heavyweight Alexis Barriere (1-0, 1 KO) לעומת. New York’s pro-debuting Andrew Nolan, Methuen (תואר שני), כבד משקל קלאנדרו פרז in his pro debut vs. Jesus Cintron (1-18-2), ספרינגפילד (תואר שני) סופר קל Ian “Dinamite” Garcia (0-0-1) לעומת. Andy Aiello (1-4-1), of Bridgewater, תואר שני, New York light heavyweight Scott Lampert (1-2, 1 KO) לעומת. Yhago Goncalves (0-3), of Portsmouth (ME) by way of Brazil, and Springfield’s pro-debuting super middleweightLaurent Humes vs.pro-debuting Philipe Martins, of Marlborough, תואר שני.

The inaugural “Granite Chin Invitational” tournament, pitting some of the best amateur boxers in New England in the semifinals round, in the USA Boxing-sanctioned event during the afternoon portion of the day-night doubleheader. The semifinals winners will advance to the tournament’s championship final August 28ה at New England Sports Center.

Some of the top N.E. amateur boxers expected to compete include 2021 USA National Championships gold medalist Arika Skoog, the 2-time N.E. Golden Gloves champion out of Newton (תואר שני); 2-time N.E. אלוף כפפות זהב Tashawn Ward, a featherweight from Providence (RI); וmiddleweights James Maner, 2019 N.E. Golden Gloves champion from Providence, and 2-time N.E. אלוף כפפות זהב Mike Fontanez, of Nashua (N.H).

כרטיסים במכירה ומתומחרים ב $25.00 (Day Show) / $40.00 (Night Show) for general seating (unassigned). Unassigned ringside seating will be available at $35.00 per seat during the day show. The night show will offer ringside tables (assigned and seats 4) ל $300.00 וזמינים לרכישה מקוונת ב www.ticketriver.com(חיפוש: Granite Chin Invitational for the day show, Breakout for night show).

פתיחת דלתות בשעה 12:15 p.m. ו 7:15 p.m. ו (לילה) with the first bouts, בהתאמה, ב 12:30 p.m. ו 7:30 p.m. ו.

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“Crossroads: doubleheader results from N.H.: Kendrick Ball, ג 'וניור. hits home run vs. בריאן ורה

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“Crossroads” results from New Hampshire

DERRY, N.H. (אפריל 18, 2021) -Former New England middleweight championKendrick “Peppa” Ball, ג 'וניור. 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, מוצג על ידי Granite Chin Promotions, at New England Sports Center in Derry, New Hampshire.

The pre-fight plan was followed as Ball (16-1-2, 11 קוס) boxed and moved, while Vera (28-17, 18 קוס) 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 (ארצות הברית) 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 –אנדי לי, סרג'יו מורה (פעמיים) וSerhiy 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 26ה 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 26ה."

לנגMarquis Bates (8-4, 6 קוס) dethroned defending New Hampshire Welterweight Championריאן 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 קוס) graduated last night with a brilliant performance againstLarry “Slo Mo” Smith, who was in his 60ה 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 קוס) 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, מיין, 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, welterweight בלתי מנוצחדנזל וויטלי, cruised to his fourth victory with his fourth knockout. He drilledAquilandro Brandao late in round one and the fight was stopped by the referee.

בלתי מנוצחJahye Brown (9-0, 7 קוס) 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 קוס).  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 השתפר ל 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, משקל וולטר MADustin Reinhold (6-4, 2 קוס) won a 4-round unanimous decision over pro-debutingאנתוניAndreozziin what can best be called a rough and tumble match. 

בינוני ג'וניורCarlos Castillo’s professional debut was a gem as the Holyoke, MA fighter droppedTheo Desjardon פעמיים, 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 קוס) 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 קוס) 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.”

במקרה תכונות שיתוף, New England heavyweight championMike “Fly” Marshall (4-1, 3 קוס), in a non-title fight, דפקתיTracey Johnson (4-10-6) in the third round.

Popular Boston IrishmanJimmy Torney (3-0, 3 קוס) – 6’ 6”, 269 קילו. – 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, תואר שני, is a college graduate and bonafide prospect to watch.

In a non-title fight, New England welterweight championמייק "איש רע" אוהן, ג 'וניור. (12-1, 6 קוס) schooled his 54-fight Las Vegas opponent, בינוני זוטרRynell 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 קוס) 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, ג 'וניור. (1101, 3 קוס) dominated 65-fight journeymanDewayne Wisdom en route to a one-sided 8-round unanimous decision.

תוצאות רשמיות מתחת: 

תוצאות רשמי 

NIGHT CARD

MAIN EVENT – VACANT WBC USNBC SILVER SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Kendrick Ball, ג 'וניור. (16-1-2, 11 קוס), וורצ'סטר, תואר שני

WDEC8 (79-73, 79-73, 78-74) 

בריאן ורה (28-17, 18 קוס), אוסטין, TX

(Ball on WBC USNBC Silver middleweight title)  

CO-FEATIURE –NEW HAMPSHIRE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Marquis Bates (8-4, 6 קוס), Taunton, תואר שני

WKO6 (2 :26) 

ריאן Dibartolomeo (3-2-1, 1 KO), Leominster, תואר שני

(Bates won the N.H. תואר במשקל בינוני) 

VACANT NEW HAMPSHIRE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

לארי פריור (14-23, 8 קוס), Frederick, MD

WTKO1 (1:50) 

Scott Lampert (1-2, 1 KO), Dover Plains, ניו יורק

(Pryor won the N.H. cruiserweight title) 

VACANT NEW HAMPSHIRE JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Francis Hogan (5-0, 5 קוס), Weymouth, תואר שני

WTKO3 (3:00) 

Larry Smith (12-46-2 (8 קוס), דאלאס, TX

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

VACANT ABF ATLANTIC JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Jahyae Brown (9-0, 7 קוס), Schenectady, ניו יורק

WDEC8 (79-72, 77-74, 77074) 

Dormedes Potes (12-3-1, 9 קוס), וובורן, תואר שני

(Brown won ABF Atlantic junior middleweight title) 

במשקל כבד

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

WKO1 (0:20) 

Alfredo Trevino (9-9-1, 1 KO), דאגלס, AZ

WELTERWEIGHTS

דנזל וויטלי (4-0, 4 קוס), Holyoke, תואר שני

WTKO1 (2 :42) 

Aquilando Brandao (0-4), בוסטון, תואר שני

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

ז'וליאן בטיסט (2-0, 2 קוס), וובורן, תואר שני

WTKO3 (2 :26) 

Bruno Dias (0-5), בוסטון, תואר שני

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT

Carlos Castillo (1-0, 1 KO), Holyoke, תואר שני

WTKO1 (2:16) 

Theo Desjardin (0-7), Attleboro, תואר שני

WELTERWEGHTS

Dustin Reinhold (6-4, 2 קוס), Fall River, תואר שני

WDEC4 (39-36, 39-036, 39-37 

Anthony Andreozzi (0-1), סוונסי, תואר שני

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DAY CARD

MAIN EVENT – UBO ALL-AMERICA WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

ברנדון ברי (21-5-2, 13 קוס), מערב Forks, ME

WTKO5 (1:29) 

Gael Ibarra (5-3, 4 קוס), Bisbee, AZ

(Berry retained the UBO All-America welterweight title) 

CO-FEATURE – HEAVYWEIGHTS

Mike Marshall (5-1, 4 קוס), ברוקלין, ניו יורק

WTKO3 (0:38) 

Tracey Johnson, (4-10-6, 0 קוס), בוסטון, MA.

VACANT ABF ATLANTIC CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Yan Pellerin (10-1, 4 קוס), מונטריאול, קוויבק, קנדה

WKO1 (1:02) 

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

(Pellerin won the ABF Atlantic cruiserweight title) 

במשקל כבד

Jimmy Torney (3-0, 3 קוס), בוסטון, תואר שני

WTKO1 (0:42) 

Marco Nascimento (0-1), Bow, NH

CRUISERWEIGHTS

Demek Edmonds (1-0, 1 KO), וורצ'סטר, תואר שני

WTKO1 (2:56) 

Francisco Neto (1-12), וובורן, תואר שני

            JUNIOR במשקל בינוני

מייק אוהן, ג 'וניור. (12-1, 6 קוס), Holbrook, תואר שני

WTKO1 (2:52) 

Rynell Griffin (8-46-2, 2 קוס), לאס וגאס, NV

WELTERWEIGHTS

Eric Goff (1-0, 1 KO), Weymouth, תואר שני

WDEC4 (40-30, 40-34, 40-34) 

Jader Alves (0-5), וובורן, MA.

JUNIOR WELTERWIGHTS

Omar Borday, ג 'וניור. (11-1, 3 קוס), דנברי, CT

WDEC8 (80-70, 79-72, 78-72 

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

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Granite Chin Promotion presents Thanksgiving Eve show “Championship Boxing at The Armory”

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This Wednesday at National Guard Armory in Dorchester, תואר שני

קווינסי, מסה. (נובמבר 19, 2018) – A major change has been made to this Wednesday night’s (נובמבר. 21) “Championship Boxing at The Armory” כרטיס, מוצג על ידי Granite Chin Promotions (GCP) on Thanksgiving Eve, at the National Guard Armory (70 Victory Road) in Dorchester, מסצ'וסטס.

 

 

 

The originally scheduled headliner, three-time world title challenger Aleksandra Magziak Lopes (18-4-3, 1 KO), withdrew when she accepted a world title shot Dec. 8 בקרסון, קליפורניה, against undisputed World welterweight champion ססיליה “הגברת הראשונה” ברייקוס (34-0, 9 קוס) in the main event on HBO.

 

 

 

Many of New England’s most talented and popular boxers will still be in action this Wednesday evening. GCP co-promoter Chris Traietti (26-4, 21 קוס), fighting out of Quincy (תואר שני), will defend his New England cruiserweight title against challenger Nick Lavin (5-9, 4 קוס), of Shelton (CT), באירוע המרכזי החדש של שמונה הסיבובים.

 

 

 

The 33-year-old Traietti, an Iraq War veteran and college graduate, defeated the heavy-handed Lavin by way of an eight-round unanimous decision August 5, 2017 for the N.E. כותרת.

 

 

 

“As disheartening as it was to lose Aleks on this show,” Traietti said, “we are thrilled she’s getting a career defining opportunity on HBO. She’s worked hard for the opportunity and we wish her the best of luck December 8th.

 

 

 

“We shuffled some of the bouts around and moved my fight to the main event. פעם האחרונה שנלחמנו, Nick showed up and gave me eight tough rounds. I have no doubt he’s going to deliver a similar performance. בסך הכל, we are excited about this card as it features a mix of local veterans and prospects. Fans are in for a fun night that will be action packed.”

 

 

 

במקרה שש-והעגלגלים שיתוף, לשעבר N.E. אלוף welterweight דרק “The Surgeon” Silveira (14-2, 7 קוס), fighting out of Salem, תואר שני, faces Mexican veteran Franciso “El Mono” Medel (12-15, 8 קוס), who has been a gatekeeper for NE’s top prospects over the past few years.

 

 

 

Claremont, NH favorite Ricky Ford (3-1-1, 1 KO) will be shooting for his fourth consecutive when he meets שאול אלמיידה, של ובורן, in a four-round middleweight match.

 

 

 

2017 Rocky Marciano Tournament Champion הנרי Gedney (1-0), a promising super middleweight prospect from Gloucester, תואר שני, is matched versus Francisco Neto (0-1), של ובורן, בהתמודדות עם ארבעה סיבובים.

 

 

 

Pembroke, MA cruiserweight Vinnie “American Dream” Carita (18-1-1, 17 קוס), a court officer in Brockton, MA and Pembroke, MA resident, takes on 61-fight veteran סטיב “The Spoiler” הֲלִיכוֹן, the former Mid-West middleweight titlist, in a scheduled eight-round fight.

 

 

 

Undefeated New York junior welterweight prospect ריי ג'יי ברמודז (4-0, 2 קוס) throws-down with Bruno Dias (0-4), של ובורן (תואר שני), בארבעה סיבובים.

 

 

 

פרובידנס (RI) בינוני Anthony Concepcion (1-0, 1 קוס), trained by World Boxing Organization (WBO) אלוף במשקל בינוני העולם Demetrious “Boo Boo” אנדרדה, squares off with former Pacific Coast lightweight champion רוברטו “הישן” Valenzuela in the four-round opener.

 

 

 

כל הקרבות והלוחמים כפופים לשינוי.

 

 

 

כרטיסים, במחיר של $60.00 ringside and $40.00 standing room, are available to purchase on line at

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פתיחת דלתות בשעה 6 p.m. ET with the first bout scheduled at 6:30 p.m. ו.

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