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DERRY, N.H. (اگست 30, 2020) – Two regional title bouts, supported by several stay-busy fights, highlighted Granite Chin Promotion’s first pro boxing event since this past November, ‘Return to Derry,” last night (ہفتہ., اگست. 29), in front of a near capacity crowd at New England Sports Center in Derry, نیو ہیمپشائر.
Two world champions were in attendance to support the fighters, undefeated reigning World Boxing Organization (ڈبلیو بی او) مڈل چیمپئن دیمیتریس “بو بو” Andrade کی اور“گیلو” جوس انتونیو رویرا, ریٹائرڈ 3 وقت, 2-division title holder.
“I’m glad that tonight we took as step forward towards normalcy,” پروموٹر Chris Traietti تبصرہ کر. Sports help to bring people together and tonight we had a packed house with people of all races, religions, and creeds. I’m happy these Americans enjoyed themselves here tonight.”
جسٹن “Crazy Train” Rolfe was crowned New England heavyweight champion by way of an 8-round unanimous decision over Tracey “ٹائٹن” جانسن اہم ایونٹ میں.
Rolfe vs. Johnson II was a rematch of a 6-round majority draw last November in Quincy, میسا چوسٹس. A lot more was at stake in the rematch, اگرچہ, because the N.E. heavyweight title was on the line. Boston southpaw Johnson, the half-brother of Andrade, methodically boxed, while Maine-resident Rolfe came forward throwing bombs, and their contrast of styles made for a entertaining fight.
The elusive Johnson started finding his range in the fourth round, connecting with combinations as Rolfe appeared to tire, but he got his second wind and continued to be aggressive, often pinning Johnson on the ropes. The two evenly matched fighters went back and forth in the latter half of the fight, although Rolfe pressed the action and Johnson countered. Neither appeared to be hurt at any point during the bout., Both let loose in the eighth and final round, leaving nothing in the tank. Rolfe’s non-stop attack and turned out to be the difference in this match-up.
Ryan DiBartolomeo captured the vacant New Hampshire welterweight title, taking a 6-round split decision over Kris Jacobs, in the co-featured event. “I live in Massachusetts but all my fights (3-0-1) have been in New Hampshire and I train in Nashua (NH),” DiBartolomeo said after the fight. “Fighting in New Hampshire is like fighting at home and now I’m the New Hampshire welterweight champ.”
DiBartolemeo quickly came out of the corner and soon dropped Jacobs for an 8-count. Jacobs made it through the opening round, but he was unable to avoid the free-swinging DiBartolemeo’s strong right hand, peppering his opponents head, راؤنڈ دو میں. Jacobs settled down in the third, picked-up the pace in the fourth, and started letting his hands go more in the fifth, landing more effectively on his aggressive foe. The two fighters went at it toe-to-toe in the final round and DiBartolemeo closed the show.
New England middleweight champion Kendrick Ball, جونیئر., fighting light heavyweight Tahuk Taylor, displayed his skill set to the maximum, blasting his opponent to the mat with a sweet straight right, again with a beautiful left hook, and he was about to close the show when refereeJackie Morell mercifully ended the fight with 13-seconds left in round one.
Popular junior welterweight مائیک “Bad Man” OHan, جونیئر. did just about everything but stop gritty سے Dewayne حکمت, who was penalized two points and officially floored once. But he survived, albeit losing a lop-sided 6-round unanimous decision to Ohan.
نیو انگلینڈ گولڈن دستانے چیمپئن فرانسس “Frank The Tank” ہوگن dismissed Rashan Wisdom, who went down on the canvas twice before his corner threw in the towel. Hogan is a tall, lanky southpaw who is well schooled and now 2-0 (2 کوس).
In a spirited fight, ناقابل شکست لائٹ ہیوی ویٹ Edet “Papito” Mkpanam (4-0, 3 کوس) was relentless against a game ساؤل “Spider” المیڈا, one of the top mixed-martial-arts fighters in New England. Mkpanan dropped Almeida in the first two rounds on his way to a tough 4-round unanimous decision.
Promising Boston lightweight prospect Jonathan Depina outclassed Theo “The Unholy Truth” Desjardin, flooring him early and finishing him off soon after with a blistering shot, to improve to 2-0 (2 کوس).
مڈل Anthony Concepcion won by way of a third-round disqualification when his opponent, نواز آغاز Caleb Denham, ignored the referee’s instructions to continue fighting.
مڈل Larry “Slomoshun” سمتھ, fighting out of Dallas, recorded his first victory in more than nine years, taking a 4-round unanimous decision from حضرت عیسی علیہ السلام “The Juice” Cintron. The 41-year-old Smith, 0-39-2 during his winless streak, dropped Anderson in the first round.
Larry Smith celebrated after his first win in 9 سال
Texas light heavyweight برائن ویرا ناک آؤٹ Mike Anderson with a big right hand early in round one. ریفری Leo Gerstel immediately waved off the count right after Anderson hit the mat. ویرا, who is known for his participating in مدمقابل حقیقت ٹی وی شو, has defeated world champions سرجیو Mora کی (دو بار), then-undefeated اینڈی لی اور Serhiy Dzinziruk during his 16-year pro career.
Veteran junior middleweight Cliff “Magician” McPherson had no tricks for سے Tyrone “Hands of Stone” Luckey because he was disqualified in the second round by referee Morrell for repeated holding.
Opening the night was a cruiserweight match between Larry “Hitman ہے” Pryor اور Francisco Neto. It didn’t take long for Pryor, whose cousin was the late, Famer کے ہال ہارون “Hawk” Pryor, put down Neto with a nicely placed left hook. Neto beat the count but stood on wobbly legs, leading referee Gerstel to halt the fight at the 35-second mark of the opening round.
ذیل میں مکمل نتائج:
سرکاری نتائج
اہم واقعہ – VACANT NEW ENGLAND. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Justin Rolfe (4-1-1, 3 کوس), Fairfield, ME
WDEC8 (79-73, 79-73, 78-74)
Tracey Johnson (4-8-6, 0 کوس), بوسٹن, MA
(Rolfe won the N.E. ہیوی ویٹ ٹائٹل)
CO-FEATURE – VACANT NEW HAMPSHIRE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Ryan DiBartolomeo (3-0-1, 1 KO), Leominster, MA
WDEC6 (59-54, 59-54, 56-57)
Kris Jacobs (2-1-1, 0 کوس), Fall River, MA
(DiBartolomeo won vacant N.H. welterweight title)
CRUISERWEIGHTS
Larry Pryor (12-22, 6 کوس), Frederickson, ایم ڈی
WTKO1 (0.35)
Francisco Neto (1-9), Woburn, MA
روشنی دگگجوں
Kendrick Ball, جونیئر. (15-1-2, 11 کوس), وارسیسٹر, MA
Tahuk Taylor (3-12-1, 1 KO), Greensboro, این سی
Edet Mkpanam (4-0, 3 کوس), New Bedford, MA
WDEC4 (40-35, 39-36, 39-36)
ساؤل المیڈا (0-12), Framingham, MA
برائن ویرا (27-16, 17 کوس), Auston, TX
WKO1 (1:01)
Mike Anderson (0-6), فلاڈیلفیا, PA
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Francis Hogan (2-0, 2 کوس), Weymouth, MA
WTKO1 (1:37)
Rashan Blackburn (8-54-2, 4 کوس), Columbus, OH
Larry Smith (11-44-2, 7 کوس), ڈلاس, TX
WEC4 (40-35, 40-36, 40-36)
Jesus Javier Cintron (1-14-2, 0 کوس), Asbury Park, NJ
Anthony Concepcion (5-0-1, 4 کوس). پروویڈنس, RI
WDQ3 (152)
Caleb Denham (0-1, 0 کوس), Jamaica Plain, MA
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS
سے Tyrone Luckey (10-12-4, 7 کوس), Little Egg Harbor, NJ
WDQ2 (2:51)
Cliff McPherson (2-41-1, 1 KO), کلیولینڈ, OH
Mike Ohan, جونیئر. (10-1, 5 کوس), Holbrook, MA
WDEC6 (60-52, 59-54, 59-54)
سے Dewayne حکمت (7-54-2, 3 کوس), Indianapolis, IN
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Jonathan Depina (2-0, 2 کوس), بوسٹن, MA
WKO1 (2:17)
Theo Desjarden (0-12), Wrentham, MA