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Undefeated Adrian “Tonka” Sosa to headline “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre”
Undefeated Adrian “Tonka” Sosato headline “St. Valentine’s Day Massacre”February 12th in Dedham, MA |
BOSTON (Januar 10, 2022) – Vertex Promotions returns February 12th with “St. Valentine’s Day’s Massacre,” med overskriften af den ubesejrede super letvægter, Adrian “Tonka” Sosa, on Saturday night, Februar 12, hos Moseley's On The Charles i Dedham, Massachusetts. “We’re very excited to continue promoting our shows to showcase local talent,” Vertex promoter Dave Clark said. “We made our debut last September and promoted three more pro shows last year. We learned a lot and continue our goal to keep local fighters active and provide an entertaining night out for fans.” The 26-year-old Sosa (12-0, fighting out of Lawrence (MA), headlined a Vertex show last September in his first action in more than 2 år. He will take on an opponent to be determined Feb. 12th i 8-runders hovedbegivenhed. In the 8-round co-featured event, undefeated ABF American West and NBA Continental champion RayJay “The Destroyer” Bermudez (15-0, 11 KOS) faces TBA as the Albany fighter continues his march towards a major fight. Undefeated welterweight prospect James “The Slim Reaper” Perella (8-0, 5 KOS), kæmper ud af Mansfield, Massachusetts, is matched tough against Mexican challenger Danny “Venado” Flores (15-26-1, 8 KOS) i en 8-round Bout. Perella is a 4-time USA New England Championships and 4-time New England Golden Gloves Champion. It’s “Tank Time,” again. Undefeated Weymouth (MA) super welterweight prospect Francis “Frank The Tank” Hogan (9-0, 9 KOS) will attempt to keep his perfect pro record intact and go 10-for-10 in an 8-rounder versus TBA. Boston Irish will be in the house as Ireland-natives “Lethal” Larry Fryers (11-5, 4 KOS) and Tommy “The Kid” O’Toole” (2-0, 2 KOS) are schedule to be in action. Fryers, a welterweight now living in Yonkers (NY), er en 20212 Ulster Intermediate Champion, while light heavyweight O’Toole (2-0, 2 KOS) returns to the Boston area for his third pro fight. O’Toole, fighting out of Galway, var en 2019 Irish Elite Championship guldvinder. Fryers will be in a scheduled 8-rounder, O’Toole a 4, and both will be matched against opponents to be determined. Also fighting in 4-round matches against TBA’s are popular Dorchester (MA) fjervægt Troy Anderson, Jr. (1-0, 1 KO), en 2016 Rocky Marciano turnering mester, and Southbridge (MA) super fjervægt Alex Rivera (2-0, 1 KO). Opponents will soon be announced. Fighters subject to change. Billetter er til salg for $85.00 and up (Ringside), $75.00 (generel optagelse) og $50.00 (ståplads). Tickets are available to purchase online at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/st-valentines-day-massacre-21222-tickets-243038654157?aff=ebdssbdestsearch or contact any of the competing fighters to purchase tickets. Døre åbner på 6:30 pm. ET med den første kamp planlagt til at starte kl 7:30 p.m. OG. |
Coyle returns to the US; starts camp in Florida
Granite Chin Promotions returns to Massachusetts Nelson Perez vs. Tyrone Luckey to headline “Showcase” Feb. 26th at Sheraton Hotel in Framingham, MA
QUINCY, Masse. (Januar 3, 2022) – Granite Chin Promotions has announced its first event of 2022, “Showcase,” scheduled on Saturday night, Februar 26th, at Sheraton Hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts.
“Showcase” will mark Granite Chin’s first event in Massachusetts in more than 2 år, 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 KOS) against New Jersey veteran super lightweight Tyrone “Hands of Stone” Luckey (15-16-4, 11 KOS).
Perez is a native of Puerto Rico who lives in Marlboro (MA), 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) December 4th against Raymundo Rios Cardies on a DAZN card in Manchester, New Hampshire. Perez will be fighting in his first scheduled 8-round bout.
Luckey, fighting out of Manahawkin, NJ, 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, Jr. Jamaine Ortiz, Tyler Tomlin, 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 KOS), of Holyoke (MA), faces Alfred “Keenan” Raymond (1-0) in the 6-round co-featured event.
Denzel, the latest member of the “Fightin’ Whitley family,” is trained by his father and uncle, henholdsvis, Derrick and Darrin, who were respected pro fighters in New England.
Fighting out of Warwick, Rhode Island, the 31-year-old Raymond made his pro debut this past November 13th, upsetting previously undefeated Julien Baptiste (3-0) by way of a 4-round split decision.
Yderligere anfald vil blive annonceret snart. Kort kan ændres.
Tickets will soon be available for purchase atwww.TicketRiver.com (Søg: SHOWCASE). Billetpriser er $50.00 (General Seating), $75.00 (Ringside), og $1,000.00 for a table of 10.
Døre åbne på 7:00 pm. ET with the first bout at 7:00 p.m. OG.
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Rematch of 2021 N.E. Fight of the Year Wilfredo Pagan vs. Carlos Marrero, III headlines “New England’s Future VIII” Dec. 18th in Webster, Massachusetts
Top Northeast boxers to be showcased this Saturday night on “Fall Brawl” card at Moseley’s On The Charles in Dedham, MA
Top Northeast boxers to be showcased this Saturday night on “Fall Brawl” card
Moseley's On The Charles i Dedham, MA
BOSTON (November 15, 2021) – Presenting its fourth event in fewer than 60 days since its inaugural event this past September 24th, Vertex Promotions will end its first year of successfully promoting professional boxing events, “Fall Brawl,” this Saturday (November. 20) night at its Boston suburb home, Mosely’s On The Charles in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Many of the Northeast’s most promising and popular prospects will be in action in the intimate surroundings at Mosely’s.
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Undefeated 23-year-old lightweight RayJay “The Destroyer” Bermudez (14-0, 11 KOS), the reigning ABF American West and NBA Continental champion from Albany (NY), will headline his third Vertex card in the 8-round, main event (kamp uden titel) against Colombian veteran Daulis Prescott (32-14, 24 KOS).
Prescott fought Nicholas Walters for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) Featherweight World title in 2012. He is the younger brother of Breidis Prescott, who shocked the boxing world in 2008, når han slået ud 2004 Olympic silver medalist and future 3-time World champion Amir Khan in the opening round.
In the co-feature event, den ubesejrede weltervægter, James "The Slim Reaper" Perella (8-0, 6 KOS), af Mansfield (MA), faces Floridian Andre Byrd (8-11-2, 1 KO) in Perella’s first scheduled 8-round bout.
Perella, 29, was a standout USA Boxing amateur as a 4-time USA New England and 4-time New England Golden Gloves champion.
Another hot, ubesejret udsigt, Weymouth (MA) boxer Francis “Frank The Tank” Hogan (8-0, 8 KOS), goes for his 9th win with his 9th KO in a 6-round Special Super Welterweight Attraction against his Mexican opponent, Danny "Venado" Flores (15-25-1, 8 KOS). Hogan is the reigning New Hampshire super welterweight champion, samt en 2019 New England Golden Gloves guldmedaljevinder.
In four 6-rounders, New Bedford (MA) mellemvægt Drew "Tomahawk" Dwelly (3-0-2, 3 KOS) faces Ginno Montoya (0-6), Springfield (MA) super let super let Eric "Gladiator" Goff (4-0, 3 KOS)) kaster ned med . Austin Reed Ward (0-9), and undefeated Colorado super middleweight “The Amazing” Shawn McCalman (9-0, 5 KOS), the ABF American West champion, has been added to the card versus David Rohn (0-9-1).
Tommy “The Kid” O’Toole moved to Friday’s DAZN show in Manchester, NH
Irish light heavyweight prospect Tommy “The Kid” O’Toole (1-0, 1 KO) was originally scheduled to fight on this Saturday’s Vertex show, but he was moved to Friday (November. 19) evening’s Andrade-Quigley card, streaming live on DAZN from SHNU Arena (former Verizon Center) in Manchester New Hampshire.
The 23-year-old O’Toole (1-0, 1 KO), fighting out of Galway, Irland, won his pro debut this past September 25th on a Vertex show at Moseley’s in which he knocked down Francisco Ariri Neto three times for a spectacular first-round knockout. O’Toole is matched against Texan Mark Malone (1-0) this Friday in a 4-round bout.
Also scheduled to fight on the undercard in 4-round matches are Dorchester (MA) fjervægt Troy Anderson, Jr. (1-0, 1 KO), en 2016 Rocky Marciano turnering mester, vs. Ecuadorian Ronny Arana (0-2), Malden (MA) super fjervægt Alex Rivera (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Deshawn Kennedy (0-4), Boston weltervægt James Murrin (1-0) vs. pro-debuting Miguel Valencia, of Worcester (MA), Kansas City (KS) super let Marcus Davidson (1-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting Marlon Hardnick, and Salem’s (MA) pro-debuting welterweight Kenny Larson vs. Seigenald Daley, Jr. (0-1).
Card er underlagt forandring.
Billetter er til salg for $150.00 (Ringside), $65.00 (generel optagelse), $50.00 (ståplads) og $2000.00 for a table of 10. At købe billetter, go online athttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/vertex-promotions-fall-brawl-tickets-192621806007, or contact any of the competing fighters. Limited tickets may be available fight night at the door.
Døre åbner på 7 pm. ET med den første kamp planlagt til at starte kl 7:30 p.m. OG.
“Championship Road” Official Results from Hampton, NH: Mike "Bad Boy" Ohan, Jr. Destroys Israel Rojas in 2 runder
(L) Mike Ohan destroyed Israel Rojas
(pictures by Emily Harney/Fightography)
Vertex Promotions returns November 20th 12-0 Adrian Sosa til overskriften "Fall Brawl" Moseley's On The Charles i Dedham, MA
Vertex Promotions vender tilbage i november 20th
12-0 Adrian Sosa til overskriften "Fall Brawl"
Moseley's On The Charles i Dedham, MA
BOSTON (November 1, 2021) - Vertex Promotions har annonceret, at de vil præsentere "Fall Brawl,” med overskriften af den ubesejrede super letvægter, Adrian “Tonka” Sosa (12-0, 9 KOS), Lørdag aften, November 20th hos Moseley's On The Charles i Dedham, Massachusetts.
"Vi er glade for at kunne promovere vores fjerde show, vi har promoveret siden vores åbningsarrangement den sidste 25. september,” Vertex-promotor Dave Clark sagde. "Vi har fundet et hjem hos Moseley's On the Charles, som giver intime rammer lige uden for Boston. Vores mål er fortsat at give lokale boksere muligheder for at forblive aktive og kæmpe foran deres familie og venner. Vi bliver bedre til at promovere med hvert show.”
Sosa vil kæmpe mod Alfonso Olvera (12-6-3, 4 KOS), kæmper ud af Tucson (DET) ved hjælp af Mexico, i 8-runders hovedbegivenhed. Sosa, som ikke havde kæmpet ind 28 måneder, vendte tilbage til ringen med et raseri, dog med tegn på rust. Hans hånd var hurtig, som sædvanligt, og han var godt rustet som på lat Vertex showet, September 25th på samme sted. Hans veteran mexicanske modstander, Danny "Venado" Flores (15-25-1, 8 KOS), forsøgte konstant men uden held at lokke Sosa i fælder. Sosa var jægeren, stalking et spil Flores, som ofte opholdt sig i hjørnerne eller på tovene og lokkede Sosa for at blande det. Sosa "slåede en shutout,” vinde otte runder på alle tre dommers scorekort.
I sin sidste kamp (Syv. 28, 2019), Olvera forstyrrede tidligere ubesejrede Amon Torres ved hjælp af en enstemmig beslutning i 8 runder. Olvera fik også uvurderlig erfaring med at gå distancen med den nuværende forenede verdensmester i superletvægt Josh Taylor og den tidligere IBF Super Lightweight World-titelliste Ivan Baranchyk.
I co-featured begivenhed, den ubesejrede weltervægter, James "The Slim Reaper" Perella (8-0, 5 KOS), kæmper ud af Mansfield, Massachusetts, står over for veteranen Jacksonville (FL) fighter Andre Byrd (8-11-2, 1 KO) i Perellas første planlagte 8-rounder event. Perella er 4 gange USA New England Championships og 4 gange New England Golden Gloves Champion. Den populære fighter vender tilbage i 6-runders co-featured event.
Ubesejret ABF American West og NBA Continental mester, 23-årige Albany (NY) letvægts RayJay "The Destroyer" Bermudez (14-0, 11 KOS), vender tilbage til sit andet hjem på Moseley's On The Charles igen for at kæmpe mod den colombianske letvægter Rudolfo "El Tsunam" Puentes (20=8-2, 16 KOS).
Den lovende superweltervægter Francis "Frank The Tank" Hogan (8-0, 8 KOS) vil sætte sin perfekte pro-rekord på spil i en 6-runders kamp mod en modstander, der skal satses. Hogan, af Weymouth, MA, er den regerende New Hampshire-mester i superweltervægt, samt en 2019 New England Golden Gloves guldmedaljevinder.
I et par 6-runders kampe, New Bedford (MA) mellemvægt Drew "Tomahawk" Dwelly (3-0-2, 3 KOS) møder Las Vegas’ Zachary Scott Juusda (1-1, 1 KO), mens Springfield (MA) super let super let Eric "Gladiator" Goff (4-0, 3 KOS) er tilbage mod Carlos Galindo (0-9).
Ubesejret Providence-mellemvægter Anthony Concepcion (8-0-1, 6 KOS), medlem af verdensmesteren i mellemvægt Demetrius "Boo Boo" Andrade, vil være i aktion mod TBA i en 6-rounder.
Malden (MA) super fjervægt Alex Rivera (1-0, 1 KO) står over for Francisco Muro (3-8) i en 4-round Bout. Også planlagt til at kæmpe på underkortet, hver i 4-runders kampe kontra TBA'er, er Dorchester (MA) fjervægt Troy Anderson, Jr. (1-0, 1 KO), en 2016 Rocky Marciano turnering mester, vs. Auston Reed Ward (0-9); Galway, Den irske cruiservægter Tommy "The Kid" O'Toole (1-0, 1 KO), en 2019 Irish Elite Championship guldvinder; Boston weltervægt James Murrin (1-0), og Kansas City (KS) super let Marcus Davidson (1-0, 1 KO).
Kort kan ændres.
Billetter er til salg for $150.00 (Ringside), $65.00 (generel optagelse), $50.00 (ståplads) og $2000.00 for et bord med 10. Kontakt en af de konkurrerende kæmpere for at købe billetter, begrænset tilgængelighed ved døren.
Døre åbner på 7 pm. ET med den første kamp planlagt til at starte kl 7:30 p.m. OG .
New England weltervægtsmester Mike Ohan, Jr. forbereder sig på 2022 breakout "Championship Road, November. 13 i Hampton, NH
Mike "Bad Boy" Ohan (billede af Emily Harney/Fightography)
QUINCY, Masse. (November 1, 2021) – Granite Chin Promotions seneste underskriver, New Englands weltervægtsmester Mike "Bad Boy" Ohan (13-1, 7 KOS), vil lukke ud 2021 overskriften "Championship Road,” lørdag aften, November 13, streames live lørdag aften, November 13, påbxngtv.com, fra The Rim i Hampton, New Hampshire.
Ohan, kæmper ud af Holbrook (MA), vil være i sin første planlagte 10-runders kamp mod den mexicanske udfordrer Israel "Filipino Tigre" Rojas (14-24, 5 KOS) i en super letvægter, kamp uden titel.
“Ti runder betyder meget for mig," sagde Ohan. "Det er noget, jeg har set hele mit liv, fordi alle legender kæmpede med 10-rounders. Dette er specielt for mig. Jeg er klar til at gå, og jeg vil udklasse min modstander."
Ohan erobrede den ledige New England-titel i november sidste år, da han vandt en enstemmig beslutning i 8 runder over Ryan Dibartolomeo, efterfulgt af et vellykket titelforsvar i sin sidste kamp i juni, da udfordreren Tyrone Luckey trak sig efter de fem runder.
New England-titlen er et springbræt, og næste år føler jeg, at jeg kan samle flere titelbælter næste år," han tilføjede. "Jeg skrev under med Chris (Traietti, formand for Granite Chin Promotions) fordi jeg vil i store kampe. Jeg kan ikke vente til denne kamp, Jeg er allerede i topform. To fyre, jeg for nylig besejrede, slog ubesejrede modstandere ud, (Eric) Palmer (WSD6 vs. 8-0-1 Ruddicus Livsey) og Luckey (WKO1 og WKO6 vs. 7-0-1 Eduardo Aguilar)."
En tidligere 2-dobbelt Southern New England Golden Gloves-mester, den nu 27-årige Ohan er søn af en tidligere prizefighter, mellemvægt Mike Ohan (14-6-2, 11 KOs – 1983-95), der sparrede "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler. Ohan, Jrs bedstefar på sin mors side boksede også.
”Jeg så altid op til min far som en fighter,"Ohan., Jr. nævnte, »men han ville ikke have, at jeg skulle bokse. Jeg startede sent og gik ikke i fitnesscenter, før jeg var 16 at hjælpe med at holde sig ude af problemer. Min far støtter, og han går til mine kampe. Jeg blev forelsket i boksning med det samme, og jeg føler mig endnu stærkere ved det i dag."
Ohans fødenavn er Ohanian, men han er irsk. "Det ligger i mit blod,”Forklarede han. ”Det går tilbage til de gamle barkno-dage. Min far er irsk på sin mors side, Armensk på sin fars. Min bedstemor er irsk på begge sider. Så, Jeg har en masse irsk i mig fra mine forældre.”
Ubesejrede Holyoke (MA) weltervægtsudsigten Denzel "Double Impact" Whitley (6-0, 5 KOS), af møder John Ferrara (0-1), af Tiverton (RI) i 6-runden, co-featured begivenhed.
Guyana-indfødte sværvægter Lord Soloman (3-1, 2 KOS), kæmper ud af Brooklyn, er blevet tilføjet til kortet i en 6-runders kamp mod TBA.
Fighting på undercard, hver berammet til 4 runder, er Woburn (MA) mellemvægt Julien "Black Dragon" Baptiste (3-0, 2 KOS) vs. Providences pro-debuterende Alfred "Keenan" Raymond, Maine mellemvægt Llmar Kelly (0-1) vs. Providences Robert "Golden Boy" Nolette (0-1), Holyoke (MA) junior mellemvægter Carlos Castillo (3-0, 3 KOS) vs. Swansea's (MA) Anthony Andreozzi (0-1), Pittsfield (MA) super mellemvægt Steve Sumpter (2-0, 2 KOS) vs. Juan Celin Zapata (6-19-2, 4 KOS), og Springfield (MA) mellemvægt Jamer Jones (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Woburns (MA) Aguilando Brandao (1-7).
Også, Lawrence (MA) letvægts "El Gallo" Kevin Rodriguez (2-1, 1 KO) vs. Daron Jenkins (0-5), Springfield let sværvægter Laurent Humes (2-0, 2 KOS) vs. Woburns pro-debuterende Thailisson Nunes, Providence (RI) weltervægt Damon Towns (3-0, 2 KOS) vs. TBA, Pittsfield (MA) sværvægter Quinton Sumpter (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Woburn’s pro-debuting Wewerson Silveira Silva.
Kort kan ændres.
Billetter prissat til $60.00 (Ringside) og $40.00 (generel optagelse, in addition to ringside tables of four for $260.00, are available to purchase atwww.TicketRiver.com (Søg: Championship Road).
Døre åbne på 5 pm. ET with the first bout at 5:30 p.m. OG.
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