Mike “Bad Boy” Ohan (picture by Emily Harney/Fightography)
QUINCY, Masse. (Novembre 1, 2021) – Granite Chin Promotions most recent signee, New England welterweight champion Mike “Bad Boy” Ohan (13-1, 7 KOs), will close out 2021 headlining “Championship Road," le samedi soir, Novembre 13, streaming live Saturday evening, Novembre 13, surbxngtv.com, de The Rim à 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 KOs) in a super lightweight, combat sans titre.
“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, quand il a remporté une décision unanime en 8 rounds contre Ryan Dibartolomeo, suivi d'une défense de titre réussie lors de son dernier combat en juin, quand le challenger Tyrone Luckey a pris sa retraite après les cinq tours.
The New England title is a stepping-stone and next year I feel like I can collect more title belts next year," il ajouta. “I signed with Chris (Traietti, president of Granite Chin Promotions) because I want to be in big fights. Je ne peux pas attendre pour ce combat, 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. mentionné, “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," il expliqua. “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. Si, I have a lot of Irish in me from my parents.”
Undefeated Holyoke (MA) welterweight prospect Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (6-0, 5 KOs), of meets John Ferrara (0-1), de Tiverton (RI) en 6 rondes, co-vedette événement.
Guyana-native heavyweight Nkosi Soloman (3-1, 2 KOs), combats de Brooklyn, has been added to the card in a 6-round fight against TBA.
Formant l'undercard, chacun prévu pour 4 tours, est Woburn (MA) middleweight Julien “Black Dragon” Baptiste (3-0, 2 KOs) 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 KOs) vs. Swansea’s (MA) Anthony Andreozzi (0-1), Pittsfield (MA) super middleweight Steve Sumpter (2-0, 2 KOs) vs. Juan Celin Zapata (6-19-2, 4 KOs), et Springfield (MA) middleweight Jamer Jones (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Woburn’s (MA) Aguilando Brandao (1-7).
Aussi, Lawrence (MA) lightweight “El Gallo” Kevin Rodriguez (2-1, 1 KO) vs. Daron Jenkins (0-5), Springfield light heavyweight Laurent Humes (2-0, 2 KOs) vs. Woburn’s pro-debuting Thailisson Nunes, Providence (RI) Damon Towns poids welter (3-0, 2 KOs) vs. TBA, Pittsfield (MA) heavyweight Quinton Sumpter (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Woburn’s pro-debuting Wewerson Silveira Silva.
Carte sous réserve de modification.
Billets au prix de $60.00 (Ringside) et $40.00 (admission générale, in addition to ringside tables of four for $260.00, are available to purchase atwww.TicketRiver.com (Recherche: Championship Road).
Les portes ouvrent à 5 h. ET with the first bout at 5:30 p.m. ET.
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