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New England welterweight champion Mike Ohan, Jr. preparing for 2022 breakout “Championship Road, November. 13 in Hampton, NH

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Mike “Bad Boy” Ohan (picture by Emily Harney/Fightography)

QUINCY, Mass. (November 1, 2021) – Granite Chin Promotions most recent signee, New England welterweight champion Mike “Bad Boy” Ohan (13-1, 7 Uitklophoue), will close out 2021 headlining “Championship Road,” Saterdagaand, November 13, streaming live Saturday evening, November 13, opbxngtv.com, from The Rim in Hampton, New Hampshire.

ohan, fighting out of Holbrook (MA), will be in his first scheduled 10-round bout against Mexican challenger Israel “Filipino Tigre” Rojas (14-24, 5 Uitklophoue) in a super lightweight, nie-titelgeveg.

“Ten rounds means a lot to me,” Ohan said. “It’s something I’ve watched my entire life because all legends fought 10-rounders. This is special for me. I’m ready to go and I will outclass my opponent.”

Ohan captured the vacant New England title last November, when he won an 8-round unanimous decision over Ryan Dibartolomeo, followed by a successful title defense in his last fight in June, when challenger Tyrone Luckey retired after the five rounds.

The New England title is a stepping-stone and next year I feel like I can collect more title belts next year,” he added. “I signed with Chris (Traietti, president of Granite Chin Promotions) because I want to be in big fights. Ek kan nie wag vir hierdie stryd, I’m already in top shape. Two guys I recently defeated recently knocked out undefeated opponents, (Eric) Palmer (WSD6 vs. 8-0-1 Ruddicus Livsey) and Luckey (WKO1 and WKO6 vs. 7-0-1 Eduardo Aguilar)."

A former 2-time Southern New England Golden Gloves champion, the now 27-year-old Ohan is the son of a former prizefighter, middleweight Mike Ohan (14-6-2, 11 KOs – 1983-95), who sparred “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler. ohan, Jr’s grandfather on his mother’s side also boxed.

“I always looked up to my father as a fighter,” Ohan., Jr. mentioned, “but he didn’t want me to box. I started late and didn’t go to the gym until I was 16 to help stay out of trouble. My father’s supportive and he goes to my fights. I fell in love with boxing right away and I feel even stronger about it today.”

Ohan’s birth name is Ohanian, but he is Irish. “It’s in my blood,” he explained. “It goes back to the old bare-knuckle days. My father is Irish on his mother’s side, Armenian on his father’s. My grandmother is Irish on both sides. So, I have a lot of Irish in me from my parents.”

Undefeated Holyoke (MA) welterweight prospect Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (6-0, 5 Uitklophoue), of meets John Ferrara (0-1), of Tiverton (RI) in the 6-round, co-featured event.

Guyana-native heavyweight Nkosi Soloman (3-1, 2 Uitklophoue), veg uit Brooklyn, has been added to the card in a 6-round fight against TBA.

Veg op die undercard, each slated for 4 rondes, is Woburn (MA) middleweight Julien “Black Dragon” Baptiste (3-0, 2 Uitklophoue) vs. Providence’s pro-debuting Alfred “Keenan” Raymond, Maine middleweight Llmar Kelly (0-1) vs. Providence’s Robert “Golden Boy” Nolette (0-1), Holyoke (MA) junior middleweight Carlos Castillo (3-0, 3 Uitklophoue) vs. Swansea’s (MA) Anthony Andreozzi (0-1), Pittsfield (MA) super middleweight Steve Sumpter (2-0, 2 Uitklophoue) vs. Juan Celin Zapata (6-19-2, 4 Uitklophoue), en Springfield (MA) middleweight Jamer Jones (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Woburn’s (MA) Aguilando Brandao (1-7).

Ook, Lawrence (MA) lightweight “El Gallo” Kevin Rodriguez (2-1, 1 KO) vs. Daron Jenkins (0-5),  Springfield light heavyweight Laurent Humes (2-0, 2 Uitklophoue) vs. Woburn’s pro-debuting Thailisson Nunes, Providence (RI) welterweight Damon Towns (3-0, 2 Uitklophoue) vs. TBA, Pittsfield (MA) heavyweight Quinton Sumpter (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Woburn’s pro-debuting Wewerson Silveira Silva.

Kevin Ross het onlangs die promosie se eerste veergewiggordel by sy reeds indrukwekkende lys toekennings gevoeg.

Kaartjies kos $60.00 (ringside) en $40.00 (algemene toelatingsvereistes, in addition to ringside tables of four for $260.00, are available to purchase atwww.TicketRiver.com (Soek: Championship Road).

Deure open om 5 pm. ET with the first bout at 5:30 namiddag. EN.

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Mike O’Han, Jr. headlines “Championship Road” Nov. 13th in Hampton, NH

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QUINCY, Mass. (Oktober 14, 2021) – Granite Chin Promotions presents its seventh and final event of 2021, “Championship Road,” Saterdagaand, November 13, streaming live onbxngtv.com, from The Rim in Hampton, New Hampshire.

New England welterweight champion Mike “Bad Boy” O’Han (13-1, 7 Uitklophoue), Granite Chin’s most recent signee, meets Mexican Israel “Filipino Tigre” Rojas (14-24, 5 Uitklophoue), in the non-title fight main event. It marks O’Han’s first scheduled 10-round bout.

Fighting out of Whitman (MA), O’Han captured the vacant New England title last November, when he won an 8-round unanimous decision over Ryan Dibartolomeo, followed by a successful title defense in his last fight in June, when challenger Tyrone Luckey retired after the five rounds.

In the 6-round co-featured event, undefeated welterweight prospect Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (6-0, 5 Uitklophoue), of Holyoke (MA), faces John Ferrara (0-1), of Tiverton, Rhode Island.

“2021 has been a breakout year for Granite Chin,” Granite Chin Promotions president Chris Traietti said, “but it won’t light a candle compared to what is coming in 2022. The roster is getting bigger, more signings are on the way, and people will see Granite Chin fighters more and more on the biggest stages in the sport.”

Veg op die undercard, each slated for 4 rondes, is Woburn (MA) middleweight Julien “Black Dragon” Baptiste (3-0, 2 Uitklophoue) vs. Providence’s pro-debuting Alfred “Keenan” Raymond, Lynn ‘s (MA) pro-debuting Alex Falcon vs. Wallace Nass Silva (0-2), Maine middleweight Llmar Kelly in his pro debut vs. Wallace Nass Silva (0-2), Holyoke (MA) junior middleweight Carlos Castillo (3-0, 3 Uitklophoue) vs. Swansea’s (MA) Anthony Andreozzi (0-1), Pittsfield (MA) super middleweight Steve Sumpter (2-0, 2 Uitklophoue) vs. Juan Celin Zapata (6-19-2, 4 Uitklophoue), en Springfield (MA) middleweight Jamer Jones (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Woburn’s (MA) Aguilando Brandao (1-7).

Ook, Lawrence (MA) lightweight “El Gallo” Kevin Rodriguez (2-1, 1 KO) vs. Daron Jenkins (0-5),  Springfield light heavyweight Laurent Humes (2-0, 2 Uitklophoue) vs. Woburn’s pro-debuting Thailisson Nunes, Providence (RI) welterweight Damon Towns (3-0, 2 Uitklophoue) vs. TBA, and Pittsfield (MA) heavyweight Quinton Sumpter (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Woburn’s pro-debuting Wewerson Silveira Silva.

Kevin Ross het onlangs die promosie se eerste veergewiggordel by sy reeds indrukwekkende lys toekennings gevoeg.

Kaartjies kos $60.00 (ringside) en $40.00 (algemene toelatingsvereistes, in addition to ringside tables of four for $260.00, are available to purchase atwww.TicketRiver.com (Soek: Championship Road).

Deure open om 5 pm. ET with the first bout at 5:30 namiddag. EN.

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Graniet Chin se “Rumble by die rand” Amptelike uitslae

Richard “Popeye die matroos Man” Rivera
Goed om te voltooi, omdat hy sy spinasie eet
Russell Kimber wen pro debuut
HAMPTON, N.H. (Desember 9, 2017) — Kleurvolle lig swaargewig vooruitsig Richard “Popeye Die Matroos Man” Rivera gebly onoorwonne (5-0, 4 Uitklophoue), veteraan Roberto “Die Ou” Valenzuela, gisteraand (Sat.) in die “Rumble by die rand” hoofren, aangebied deur graniet Chin Promotions, by die rand Sportkompleks in Hampton, New Hampshire.
Rivera, veg uit Hartford (CT), beheer oor die optrede van die opening klok teen sy stryd getoets teenstander uit Mexiko, wat 'n geweldige ervaring voordeel gehad in sy 147ste pro stryd, in vergelyking met vyfde Rivera se.
Valenzuela het die grootste deel van die tyd op die toue, terwyl Rivera afgeslaan-off op hom, totdat 'n pragtige geplaas links haak deur Rivera versier Valenzuela, wat versuim het om op te staan ​​tot ná skeidsregter Mike Ryan voltooi die 10-telling.
'N bus vol ondersteuners Rivera se gery vyf ure van Hartford deur 'n sneeustorm, aankoms net voor Rivera het die ring. “Dit beteken baie vir my,” Rivera geglimlag terwyl hy praat oor sy aanhangers. “Ons is meer as 'n gimnasium, ons is familie.
“Ek is so gewoond aan 'n amateur-styl, maar nou is ek 'n pro. Ek ontspan en pluk my stoot. Volgende, Ek wil die New England-titel te wen. Dit is vakant en ek wil dit!”
“Dit was ons eerste show in New Hampshire en ek beskou dit as 'n sukses,” medepromotor Chuck Shearns gesê, “ten spyte van 'n paar dinge gaan teen ons soos weer vanaand se. Ons is dankbaar vir die ondersteuning wat ons ontvang het van Hampton, New Hampshire, die kommissie en plaaslike besighede. Hulle het saam met ons en ons kan nie wag om terug te keer.”
Die seun en neef van verskeie keer wêreldkampioen skopboks kampioen – pa Tommy en oom – gewerk sy hoek — Peabody, MA Russell Kimber het 'n belowende pro debuut teen taai Nathan Schulte in 'n wedstryd betwis op 'n 185-pond catchweight. Die 32-jarige Kimber, wat die skare gunsteling nadat gewoon 'n paar jaar in New Hampshire, oorwin die vasberade Schulte vir 'n harde geveg oorwinning by wyse van 'n besluit vier-ronde meerderheid.
“Ek was 'n bietjie senuweeagtig met hierdie synde my eerste keer in 'n pro ring,” Kimber toegelaat nadat sy stryd. “Ek het nie in 'n ring vir al 1 ½ jaar en daar was 'n paar ring roes. Nou, Ek weet wat ek nodig het om 'n goeie, en Ek sal 'n baie beter volgende stryd wees. Dit was my eerste kamp en ek het baie geleer. Ek wil graag besig om te bly, kom terug in die einde van Januarie, vroeg in Februarie.”
onoorwonne Whitman, MA junior weltergewig vooruitsig Mike “Bad Man” ohan, Jr.aangekla oor die ring, los 'n kragtige reg dat onmiddellik gestuur Bardraiel Smith om die doek. Smith een of ander manier het om sy voete, maar ohan vinnig geëindig Smith se nag, net 30 sekondes in die eerste ronde, as skeidsregter Ryan waai uit die aksie.
New England cruiserweight kampioen en medepromotor die show se, Irak Oorlog veteraan Chris Traietti (25-5, 19 Uitklophoue) outclassed Fabian Valdez op pad na 'n oorwinning deur tweede-ronde knockout in 'n verblyf-besig stryd te sluit uit 2017. In 'n nie-titelgeveg betwis op 'n 185-pond catchweight, die Quincy, MA-gebaseerde Traietti vloer sy spel Mexikaanse opponent met 'n reguit reg halfpad deur die openingsronde, die sluiting van die show in die tweede ronde met 'n reeks van onbeantwoorde stoot.
Die enigste New Hampshire moedertaal op die kaart, Claremont junior middelgewigtitel Ricky Ford(1-1-1) het sy eerste pro stryd, neem 'n hangoor eensydige, vier-ronde eenparige besluit oor pro MMA vegter Andy Aiello, wat sy pro boks debuut gemaak.
In 'n ander verblyf-besig stryd, voormalige wêreld gegradeerde Ryan “Die Poolse Prince” Kielczweski(27-3, 9 Uitklophoue), veg uit Quincy (MA), nodig net 51-sekondes om af Mexikaanse liggewig klaar Francisco “die Mono” medalje. Kielczweski getref medalje met 'n met 'n dodelike links na die liggaam, verlaat medalje in die hand liggend pyn en nie in staat is om op te staan ​​voor die 10-telling.
New Jersey middelgewigtitel Chris “Sandman” Thomas (7-0-1, 4 Uitklophoue) het sy onoorwonne pro rekord ongeskonde met 'n tweede ronde oponthoud van Demetrius Thomas. Thomas het 'n vinnige-vuur kombinasie te laat val Thomas, wat klop die telling, maar hy kry gehamer toe skeidsregter Ryan die stryd gestop laat in die tweede ronde.
Volledige uitslae hieronder:
Amptelike uitslae
185-LBS. CATCHWEIGHT
Chris Traietti (25-4, 20 Uitklophoue), Quincy, MA
WKO2 (1:13)
Fabian Valdez (2-2, 1 KO), Cananea, Mexiko
Russell Kimber (1-0, 0 Uitklophoue), Peabody, MA
WDEC4 (39-37, 38-37, 38-38)
Nathan Schulte (0-4), Woburn, MA
LIG swaargewigte
Richard Rivera (5-0, 4 Uitklophoue), Hartford, CT
WKO2 (1:48)
Roberto Valenzuela (69-76-2, 56 Uitklophoue), Aqua Prieta, Mexiko
Middleweights
Chris Thomas (7-0-1, 4 Uitklophoue), Beachwood, NJ
WTKO2 (2:55)
Demetrius Thomas (0-7), Philadelphia, PA
JUNIOR middleweights
Ricky Ford (1-1-1), Claremont, NH
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 39-37)
Andy Aiello (0-1), Bridgewater, MA
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS
Mike ohan, Jr. (4-0, 2 Uitklophoue), Whitman, MA
WTKO1 (0:30)
Bardraiel Smith (0-3), Philadelphia, PA
Liggewigte
Ryan Kielczweski (27-3, 9 Uitklophoue), Quincy, MA
WKO1 (0:51)
Francisco, matige (11-11, 7 Uitklophoue), Uruapan, Mexiko
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Granite Chin invades Granite State withRumble at The Rim

HAMPTON, NH (November 13, 2017) – Granite Chin Promotions invades the Granite State on Saterdag, Desember 9, showcasing some of New England’s top professional boxers on theRumble at The Rim” kaart, at The Rim in Hampton, New Hampshire.
A portion of the proceeds will go to Hampton Youth Association.
We are excited to bring Granite Chin to New Hampshire,” promotor Chuck Shearns gesê. “The town of Hampton and its officials have really embraced us. We have teamed up with a great charity, Hampton Youth Association. The state boxing commission has been extremely encouraging and cooperative, wat, eerlik, is not something we are used to and that’s been a breath of fresh air. We’re going to put on a good event and plan to be back more often next year.
New England cruiserweight kampioen Chris Traietti (24-4, 19 Uitklophoue), veg uit Quincy (MA), will fight in an eight-round bout to be contested at a 185-pounds catch-weight. A former World Boxing Council United States cruiserweight titlist, Traietti is a college graduate who did one tour of duty in Iraq while serving in the U.S. Air Force.
Talented Quincy lightweight Ryan “Die Poolse Prince” Kielczweski (26-3, 8 Uitklophoue) will be showcased in a six-round bout.
Entertaining Hartford (CT) light heavyweight prospect Richie “Popeye Die Matroos Man” Rivera (4-0, 3 Uitklophoue) will put his undefeated record on the line in a six-round fight.
Ook veg op die undercard, al in vier-wedstryde, are pro-debuting 185-pounder Russ Kimber, of Peabody (MA), Claremont (NH) junior middelgewigtitel Ricky Ford (0-1-1) in his home state debut as a professional boxer, unbeaten Holbrook (MA) weltergewig Mike O’Han, Jr. (3-0, 1 KO), en New Jersey middelgewigtitel Chris Thomas (6-0-1, 3 Uitklophoue).
This card features some of the best talent in New England,” Shearn added, “including undefeated Richie Rivera, to go along with New Hampshire natives Ricky Ford and Russell Kimber. Also slated to be in action are contender Ryan Kielczweski, New England cruiserweight champ Chris Traietti and undefeated prospect Mike O’Han, Jr. We expect some good scrapes.
Alle teenstanders sal binnekort bepaal. Alle gevegte en vegters is onderhewig aan verandering.
Kaartjies, geprys teen $60.00 (ringside) en $45.00 (algemene toelatingsvereistes), is te koop en te koop aangebied by www.ticketriver.com.
Deure open om 6:45 namiddag., eerste bout 7:00 namiddag. EN.
Event sponsors include Seabrook Inn, Tobin Scientific and Matrix Aerospace.
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Desember. 9 at The Rim in Hampton, N.H.