Edet Mkapanam (Picture courtesy of Jess Marie Photography ) QUINCY , Massa. (Mejju 3, 2022) – Undefeated New Bedford (MA) light heavyweight prospect Edet Mkapanam (6-0, 5 Kos) is battling back from retina and shoulder surgeries that sidelined him 16 months before his successful ring return this past March .The 27-year-old Mkapanam faces Scott “Bombz” Scott on the May 7th Hometown Royalty” card , presented by Granite Chin Promotions in association with Cappiello Boxing Promotions and Shearns Boxing Promotions , at Bridgewater Veterans Club in Bridgewater , Massachusetts (85 Cottage St. ), marking the first professional boxing event ever held in that town .Raised in Brockton , known as the “City of Champions , Mkapanam had an abbreviated amateur career (8-3), although he was a heavyweight winner in the 2017 Rocky Marciano Tournament , as well as runner-up a year later in the prestigious New England Golden Gloves Championships .Mkapanam had back-to-back surgeries , starting with a torn ligament in his shoulder , followed by surgery to repair his retina in the right eye .“I didn’t have much of an amateur career and I’ve been learning on the job (bħala pro),” Mkapanam explained . “I learned in the gym sparring with some of the top fighters in New England like Peter Manfredo , Jr. and Mark Deluca . Fil-fehma tiegħi, I wanted to continue fighting and I kept working hard in the gym while recovering . Some doctors said I shouldn’t fight again , so I upped my intensity in the gym , and when I was examined again the doctors said my eye was a lot better and I was cleared to fight . I had a tough training camp before my last fight , the first after my surgeries , and I wasn’t even thinking about my eye during that fight.” Mkapanam looked relatively sharp in his March 19th comeback fight , stopping pro debut fighter Igor Pessoa in the third round of their fight in Derry , New Hampshire. Issa, Edet is on a mission to make up for lost time .“I’ve been working on my jab and some other things ,"Huwa qal. “My goal is to fight on bigger stages , which is one of the reasons I signed with (Granite Chin promoter ) Chris Traietti . I respect Scott Lampert , but I’m on a whole different level in New England boxing , and I’m going to prove it this fight . I know Chris is going to get me opportunities to fight on bigger stages.” “Edet was somebody I was interested in working with in the past , but then his injuries happened before we could formally get a deal together ,” Granite Chin president Chris Traietti explained . “Once he reached out and told me he was cleared to fight again , I wasted no time making him an offer to sigh with Granite Chin . Edet is a great guy who works hard and wants to fight . We talked about a game plan for his career . We are both on the same page and you will be seeing him on a big stage in the very near future.” Former New England Welterweight Champion Mike “Bad Man Ohan , Jr. (14-1, 8 Kos), of Holbrook , MA, headlines “Hometown Royalty” in the 8-round main event against Argentinian opponent Jose “El Chino” Aubel (8-9, 7 Kos). Quincy (MA) lightweight Ryan “The Polish Prince” Kielczweski (30-6, 11 Kos), a 2008 National Golden Gloves silver medalist and 2-time New England Golden Gloves Champion , faces another Argentinian , Mario Lozano (18-5-1, 9 Kos), in the 8-round co-featured event .Brockton welterweight prospect David Ribeiro makes his pro debut in a 4-round bout versus Joshua Zimmerman (0-8). Ribeiro was a celebrated amateur having won gold medals at the 2020 New England Golden Gloves , 2019 Re tal-Ring, and the regional Mike Tyson Tournament .Fall River (MA) welterweight Damon Towns (4-0, 3 Kos) meets Robert Bricks (0-9) fi bout 4 round. Karta soġġetta għal bidla.Tickets are on sale , $60.00 standing room and $40.00 floor seats , and available for purchase at www.TicketRiver.com (Tfittxija: Hometown Royalty ).INFORMAZZJONI: Facebook.com/GraniteChin Twitter: @Granite_Chin
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