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QUINCY, Massa. (November 1, 2018) — The return of three-time world challenger Aleksandra Lopes wil headline “Championship Boxing at The Armory,” gepresenteerd door Granite Chin Promotions (GCP), Thanksgiving Eve (Woensdag, November. 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 het hoofdevenement van zes ronden.
Former N.E. weltergewicht kampioen Derek “The Surgeon” Silveira (14-2, 7 KO), fighting out of Salem, MA, takes on Mexican veteran Franciso “El Mono” Medel (12-15, 8 KO) in the six-round co-featured event.
Iraq-War veteran Traietti (26-5, 21 KO), of Quincy, MA, will not have his N.E. cruiserweight title on the line in a six-round bout versus upset-minded Ben “The Russian Concussion” Horowitz (6-3-2, 5 KO), of Chicago.
Claremont, NH favorite Ricky Ford (3-1-1, 1 KO) ontmoet Saul Almeida, van 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.
World Boxing Council (WBC) Latino cruiserweight champion Vinnie “American Dream” Carita (18-1-1, 17 KO), 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, in een acht-rounder.
Gloucester, MA super middleweight prospect Henry Gedney (1-0), a winner at the 2017 Rocky Marciano-toernooi, is gepland om te vechten Francisco Neto (1-0), van Woburn, in a four-round bout to open the show.
Providence middleweight Anthony Concepcion (1-0, 1 KO), trained by newly crowned World Boxing Organization (WBO) Wereld middengewicht kampioen Demetrious “Boo Boo” Andrade, tests himself against former Pacific Coast lightweight champion Roberto “The Old” Valenzuela in the four-round opener.
Alle gevechten en vechters zijn aan verandering.
Tickets, geprijsd op $60.00 ringside and $40.00 standing room, are available to purchase on line at
Deuren open om 6 p.m. ET with the first bout scheduled at 6:30 p.m. EN.
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