Архівы: Denzel Whitley

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

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Steve Sumpter

(picture by Emily Harney / Fightography)

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

Sumpter vs. Perkins headlines “Pandemonium at The Palladium”, прадстаўлена 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, Масачусэтс.

“This fight is one of the best main events Massachusetts has seen this year,” GCP president Chris Traietti commented. “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 (Масачусэтс) bragging rights for the winner of this potentially “lights-out” fight between these Western (Sumpter, Pittsfield) and Eastern (Perkins, Лін) Маса. 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, too.”

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. І, like I said, he’s not going the distance.”

У са-прыкметах падзеі, undefeated Massachusetts Welterweight Champion Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (11-0, 6 КО) takes Hector “El Gatito” Ednar Bobadilla (9-14-1, 4 КО) 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 КО), unbeaten Springfield super featherweight Isaiah “Baby Warrior” Cruz (6-0, 4 КО), and New Haven (Канэктыкут) featherweight Felix Parrilla (7-0, 6 КО).

Загаловак карты для змены. Tickets are on sale and available for purchase online atwww.ThePalladium.net.

Дзверы адкрываюцца ў 6:30 p.m. І, first bell at 7:30 p.m. І.

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Salem’s Kenny “Lionheart” Larson challenges Mass. Welterweight Champion Denzel Whitley in battle of undefeated prospects on March 11th at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Масачусэтс

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Kenny “Lionheart” Larson

(photo by Emily Harney / Fightography)

QUINCY, Маса. (Лютага 27, 2023) – Styles make fights and a potential instant classic is on tap March 11^й in the “Springfield Championship Boxing 2” main event, when undefeated Kenny “Lionheart” Larson (6-0, 5 КО) challenges defending card Massachusetts State Welterweight Champion Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (10-0, 6 КО) in the 8-round headliner, at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Масачусэтс.

“Springfield Championship Boxing 2”, прадстаўлена Granite Chin Promotions (GCP), will be streamed live on BXNGTV.com.

“This fight has all the makings to be one of those local fights that people talk about for years,” GCP president Chris Traietti commented. “You have a hyper aggressive guy like Kenny going up against a slick counterpuncher like Denzel. Both guys are undefeated and there’s a state title on the line. Kudos to both guys for taking this fight, one that nobody will want to miss.”

Larson, 33, is an ultra-aggressive fighter who constantly applies pressure on his opponent; Whitley’s an intelligent counterpuncher that breaks down the other guy in the ring. It figures to be an exciting showdown to determine who fights his fight. It’s so rare for a pair of undefeated prospects to fight each other so early in their professional careers.

“We are looking to showcase that we are both serious,” Larson explained. We both want to make statements! As long as I do what I’m supposed to do, fighting like I do in the gym, it doesn’t matter that I’m fighting him in his neck of the woods. (Whitley is from Holyoke, which is only 8 miles from the Springfield venue.) One night a fan said to me, ‘You fight with the heart of a lion.’ I couldn’t think of a better nickname for me. Ён (Уитли) beat Kris Jacobs (WMDEC8) у сваім апошнім баі (to capture the vacant Mass. welterweight title) and I knocked out a guy (Ryan Clark) in the first round who defeated Jacobs.

“We’ll see what happens when the kitchen starts getting heated up (супраць. Уитли). Everybody has a plan going into a fight. Anyone who knows me knows my assets and what I have for him. I’ve watched him (Уитли) on tape and saw a few things that interested me. I was kind of amused by what he had to say. Let the cards lay where they may and we’ll see what it comes down to. I’ll have people there for me. I’ve always had a huge crowd behind me since I was an amateur because of my fan-friendly style.”

Larson was a hockey player who didn’t pick up boxing until he was in high school. He started at a gym that wasn’t, as he described, super serious about boxing, more for fitness, and one day a friend suggested that he go to train at the Somerville Boxing Club., where he changed his life, як у і з кальца.

“Everything there was serious,” Larson reported. “Things clicked and I had focus and direction. I had a substance abuse problem, drinking, but I changed addictions from drinking to boxing for the last 10 гады. Сёння, I have no days off from boxing.”

Larson now trains out of Broadway Boxing in Everett (Масачусэтс) with Joe Riccardi as his head trainer.

A native of Salem (Масачусэтс), Larson was a 3-time Central New England Golden Gloves runner-up, as well as a 2016 New England Golden Gloves champion in the novice division.

The O must go for either Larson or Whitley. Fans will be the biggest winner!

The Cruz brothers, lightweight Isaiah (5-0, 3 КО) and super lightweight Calixto (1-0), fighting out of Springfield, will both be in action in front of fans, сям'я, і сябры. In the 6-round co-featured event, Isaiah “Baby Warrior” Cruz will face Akeem “Action Action” Jackson (6-5, 5 КО) in the 6-round co-featured event, while Calixto meets Luis “Broccoli” Gerardo Avila (8-22-3, 5 КО) у 4-раўндавым паядынку.

Also schedule to be in action are unbeaten Dominican welterweight Carlos Castillo (6-0, 4 КО), of Holyoke (Масачусэтс); Puerto Rican super lightweight Ian “Dinamite” Garcia (2-0-1, 1 KO), Спрынгфілд; Springfield super featherweight Carlos Gonzalez (4-0, 4 КО), and Springfield super lightweight Liz Humphries (0-1-1)

Загаловак карты для змены.

Tickets range between $203.00 і $48.00 and are available to purchase online athttps://massmutualcenter.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3AMMC%3AMMC22%3AEX031123%3A&linkID=mmc&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=CHIN&cgc=&dataAccId=224&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_mmc or from any of the participating boxers.

Дзверы адкрываюцца ў 6 p.m. І, першы бой на 7 p.m. І.