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QUINCY, Pawg. (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 1, 2018) — The return of three-time world challenger Aleksandra Lopes yuav tawm xov xwm “Championship Boxing at The Armory,” presented by Granite Chin Promotions (GCP), Thanksgiving Eve (Wednesday, Nov. 21), at the National Guard Armory (70 Victory Road) in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Many of New England’s most talented and popular boxers will be on the card, which will also feature a Massachusetts State title fight in Granite Chin Promotions’ third and final show of 2018.
“We are excited to be running once again on Thanksgiving Eve,” said GCP co-promoter Chris Traietti, who will also be fighting on this card. “Throughout the last few years, Granite Chin has been trying to make it a Thanksgiving tradition to bring local boxing to the area as a fun way to get people together.”
The wildly popular Lopes (18-4-3, 1 KO), fighting out of Marshfield, MA, is a native of Poland. She hasn’t fought since last December due to injuries suffered in a car accident. Lopes will face
Missouri welterweight Ashleigh Curry (7-11-4, 1 KO) in the six-round main event.
Former N.E. Welterweight champion Derek “The Surgeon” Silveira (14-2, 7 Kos), fighting out of Salem, MA, takes on Mexican veteran Franciso “El Mono” Medel (12-15, 8 Kos) in the six-round co-featured event.
Iraq-War veteran Traietti (26-5, 21 Kos), of Quincy, MA, will not have his N.E. cruiserweight title on the line in a six-round bout versus upset-minded Yog “The Russian Concussion” Horowitz (6-3-2, 5 Kos), ntawm Chicago.
Claremont, NH favorite Ricky Ford (3-1-1, 1 KO) yuav ua tau raws li Xa-u Almeida, ntawm Woburn, in a four-round middleweight match.
Travis Demko (8-1, 1 KO), of Stoughton, MA, takes on Brazilian Carlos Gallindo, fighting out of Woburn, MA, in a six-round match for the vacant Massachusetts State Welterweight Championship.
Lub ntiaj teb no Boxing Council (Qhov) Latino cruiserweight champion Vinnie “American Dream” Carita (18-1-1, 17 Kos), a court officer in Brockton, MA and Pembroke, MA resident, squares off with 61-fight veteran Steve “The Spoiler” Walker, the former Mid-West middleweight titlist, nyob rau hauv ib yim-rounder.
Gloucester, MA super middleweight prospect Henry Gedney (1-0), a winner at the 2017 Rocky Marciano Tournament, yog teem mus tua Francisco Neto (1-0), ntawm Woburn, in a four-round bout to open the show.
Providence middleweight Anthony Concepcion (1-0, 1 Kos), trained by newly crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) Ntiaj teb no middleweight yeej Demetrious “Boo boo” Andrade, tests himself against former Pacific Coast lightweight champion Roberto “Cov laus” Valenzuela in the four-round opener.
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Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm 6 p.m. ET with the first bout scheduled at 6:30 p.m. THIAB.
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