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Labing maayo & Kadaghanan sa mga sikat nga northeast boxers nga ipakita sa "Oceanside Prize Fights" Card

James Perkins Vs. Punto sa Fight sa Anthony Andreozzi, dugang nga wala'y pilde nga prospect sa shea willcox & Santiago Perella August 16 Sa Oceanside Eventers Center sa Revere, MA
KWARTA, Misa. (August xx, 2025) - Ang pipila sa labing maayo ug labing inila nga mga boksidor sa amihanan-sidlakan makita sa Agosto 16 sa mga gipahimutang nga "Oceanage Prize Fights" Card, gipresentar sa mga Promosi nga Granite Chin (GCP), Sa Oceanside Eventers Center Center (Kaniadto ang katingad-an sa ballroom) sa Reve, Massachusetts. Ang tanan nga aksyon ma-stream sa www.bxngtv.com.

Ang usa ka bahin sa kita pagadon-on sa Quincy Firefighters Cancer Foundation, usa ka non-profit nga organisasyon kansang misyon mao ang paghatag sa dili matarug nga suporta sa mga bombero ug ilang mga pamilya samtang nag-atubang sila sa mga hagit sa kanser sa trabaho, pagsiguro nga makadawat sila sa pag-atiman, Kasapanan, ug tabang nga ilang gikinahanglan. Adto sa www.quincyfirecancancanciundation.com Alang sa kasayuran.

"Ang pagpauswag sa amihanan nga baybayon usa ka butang nga kanunay nga naa sa mga buhat, Apan ang tanan nga mga piraso kinahanglan nga ibutang sa usa ka maayo nga hitabo,"GCP promoter Chris Traietti gipatin-aw. "Adunay usa ka higayon nga makahimo ka usa ka maayong impresyon. Dili gyud ako nalipay kung giunsa kini nga kard. Kini usa ka katingad-an nga gabii sa labing inila nga mga manggugubat sa lugar ug granite nga baba sa makausa pa nga magpadako sa salapi alang sa usa ka dako nga hinungdan, ang quincy sa founder foundation. Sa katapusan sa gabii usa ka bag-ong WBC U.S. Ang kampeon nga pilak pagakoronahan, Shea Willcox maghimo sa iyang balay debut, Ug ang lokal nga eksena sa away magtigum aron suportahan ang among lokal nga mga bombero. "

Mga Bighters sa Throwback James "Pitbull" Perkins (13-3-1, 9 KOs) ug Anthony "The Gentle Savage" Andreozzi (7-4, 3 KOs) mag-away sa 8-round nga main event alang sa bakante nga kalibutan nga Boxing Council (WBC) USA Silver Light Heavyweight Championship.

Perkins vs. Si Andreozzzi usa ka makalilisang nga match-up sa makalingaw nga mga manggugubat. Ang 32-anyos nga Perkins, Usa ka Gravedigger gikan sa duol nga lynn (MA), mao ang usa ka kusog nga agresibo nga puncher nga wala magtagad sa pagkuha sa pipila ka mga suntok sa yuta nga usa nga makadaot nga shot, Samtang ang kanhi Massachusetts Middleweight Championandretozzi, sa Swansea (MA), usa ka gilingan nga nalipay sa pagbinayloay sa mga suntok gikan sa pagsugod hangtod sa paghuman.

Duha sa labing popular ug nagsaad nga mga palaabuton sa New England, Everett (MA) junior welterweight "Showtime" Shea Willcox (3-0, 3 KOs) ug Mansfield (MA) junior middleweight James "Ang Slim Reaper" Perella (19-0, 13 KOs), maghatag panguna nga suporta.


Ang 23-anyos nga Willcox, Usa ka miyembro sa duha nga Everett High Super Bowl, Dibisyon Usa ka Football Championship Teams, mao ang labing inila nga labing popular nga pro boxer sa amihanan-sidlakan. Usa ka Buwan sa Standout Amateur, Napili usab siya ingon nga "labing bantog nga boksingero" sa bag-ong tuig nga Ingrand Golden Golden Gloves Championships, Dugang pa sa pagkahimong usa ka 2018 Rocky Marciano Tournament Champion. Siya ihulog sa usa ka 4-round co-forefed nga panghitabo batok Aldimar Silva (22-28, 14 KOs), sa Brazil.

Paril, 32, usa ka bantog nga karera sa amateur (120-20)Kinsa ang nakakuha 3 Bag-ong England Golden Goods Titulo, ingon man usa ka medalya nga pilak sa prestihiyosong National Pal Tournament. Ang gihatagan nga regalo nga adunay usa sa labing kaayo nga mga nickname nga makuha sa kanhi Fecarbox Welterweight champion Saul "Navajo" Corral (31-24, 20 KOs) Sa 8-round nga Espesyal nga Special Junior Middleweight nga atraksyon.

Nakig-away sa undercard, tanan sa 4-rounders, mao ang Hyde Park (MA) Junior Featherweight Jennifer Perella (2-1, 1 KO), ang 2024 Bag-ong England Golden Golden Gloves Silver Medalist, vs. Sarah "Switch Kick" Pag-klik (2-10-1, 0 KOs); wala mabun-og nga Springfield (MA) welterweight Eric "The Gladiator" GOFF (7-0, 5 KOs) batok "Jabbin" Joe Wilson, Jr. (3-8, 0 KOs), Lawrence (MA) junior middleweight DIMAS "JIMMY" Colon naghimo sa iyang pro debut versus Benet (0-2), ug South Boston Cruiserweight Charlie nga "The City Point Sicilian" LoGraSso (1-0, 1 KO) magtigum Erick eves.

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Ang mga tiket sa makatarunganon nga presyo (lakip ang mga bayad sa serbisyo) sa $150.00 (Gitagana nga ringside), $100.00 (General Seats), ug $60.00 (Kinatibuk-ang Admission) magamit alang sa pagpalit sa www.granite-Chinotions.ticKEPTEAP.com.

Pultahan sa 6:00 sa gabii. UG, unang bout sa 7 sa gabii. UG.



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Wala'y pildino nga junior Middleweight prospect nga si Anthony Velazquez dili labing tinago nga boksing 2026

Springfield, Misa. (Hulyo 10, 2025) - Karon, wala mabun-og nga junior middleweightweight Anthony "ATV" Velazquez (19-0-1, 14 KOs) Hinaot nga labing maayo nga gitago ang boksing, Apan ang plano alang kaniya maghimo usa ka pangunang paglukso gikan sa paglaom nga titulo nga magdudula sa 2026.

Nakig-away gikan sa Springfield, Massachusetts, Ang 29-anyos nga Valezquez milupad sa ilawom sa radar, Ayaw pakig-away sa usa ka kalibutan nga gimarkahan nga kontra o gipakita sa usa ka kalihokan sa marquee. Iyang manedyer, GuntSher nga FishgoGld, nagpahimutang sa entablado alang sa usa ka breakout 2026 Alang sa iyang talento nga Puerto Rican-American Fighter.

Ang plano nagtawag alang sa Velazquez, Kinsa ang usa ka promo nga libre nga ahente, Aron makig-away tulo ka beses, Sugod sa Hulyo 19th sa Mohegan Sun, dugang duha pa ka beses sa 2025 o sa sunod Enero, Aron ipahimutang siya nga mahimong marka sa kalibutan ug makig-away sa mas dagkong mga yugto sa una nga quarter sa 2026.


"Gusto nako nga mahimong labing maayo ug gipamatud-an nako ang akong kaugalingon,"Gisulti ni Valezquez. "Ang labing maayo nga tinago nako nga boksing, Apan ang tanan mahibal-an kung kinsa ako sa labing madali. Ganahan ko sa kini nga tulin (Pakig-away sa matag 2-3 mga bulan) Tungod kay kanunay ako naa sa gym. Walay bakasyon; lang ang gym ug balay. Kini ang akong trabaho ug nagtrabaho ako pag-ayo aron mapadayon ang akong kahanas. Nakakuha ako maayo nga trabaho sa among gym tungod kay ang akong coach, Hector bermudez, Kanunay adunay mga manggugubat gikan sa tibuuk kalibutan. Daghan akong gipamubu (Kalibutan nga Welterweight sa Kalibutan) Rohan Polanco (16-0, 10 KOs), Ang Dominican Olympian, ug ako spar dagkong mga lalaki, usab, sama sa super middleweight Steven butler (36-5-1, 30 KOs) - 'Bang Bang' – Kinsa ang nangandam alang sa iyang away (Hunyo 27, WKO4 VS. Jose de Jesus Macias). Ang trabaho nga akong makuha sa gym siguradong makatabang kanako. Nabatyagan nga maayo ang away sa lainlaing mga tawo tungod kay silang tanan adunay lainlaing mga estilo. "
Ang Team Velazquez wala mag-target sa bisan unsang manlalaban sa partikular, apan ang usa ka natural nga kaaway mao ang kauban nga bag-ong engbelander, Chordale "ang regalo nga" Booker (23-2, 11 KOs), sa stamford, Connecticut. Bag-ohay lang nga gipusil si Booker sa una niyang titulo sa kalibutan, Nawala ang iyang hagit sa paghiusa (WBC & WBO) SUPER WALTERWEWEWORD WORLD ENIGNSebastian Fundora (21-1-1, 14 KOs) pinaagi sa usa ka stoppage sa round 4 2026, tingali, welterweightAlexis "Lex" Rocha (25-2-1, 16 KOs), Kinsa ang karon nga World Rated sa No. 1 (WBO), Buhata Dili. 5 (IBF) ug ang No. 9 (WBC), Apan kung nakahukom siya nga mobalhin sa junior middleweight division. Ang Velazquez naa sa pagbansay sa pag-andam alang sa iyang Hulyo 19th Pagbalik sa usa ka 8-round bout kumparaTerry Chatwood(12-3-1) sa Mohegan Sun sa Uncasville, Connecticut, nga usa ra 1 ½ oras nga pagmaneho gikan sa balay sa Velazquez sa Springfield.
"Nahibal-an nako nga ang Chatwood ganahan nga i-bock ang iyang likod nga tiil ug siya lig-on,"Si Velazquez miingon, "Apan wala siyay gikabalak-an. Gub-on ko siya ug gub-on siya gikan didto. Komportable ako sa singsing. Ang akong depensa ug pagsalig nag-ayo. Ug nalipay ako sa pag-away sa Mohegan Sun tungod sa kasaysayan niini sa boksing ug kung unsa kini kaduol sa Springfield. Kini sama sa akong ikaduhang balay (Kini ang iyang ikatulo nga away didto)."


Andam na ang Anthony Velazquez nga maghimo mga paglihok sa 2026.
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WBC U.S. Silver Light Heavyweight title fight James Perkins & Anthony Andreozzi Headlines “Oceanside Prize Fights”

Undefeated prospects James Perella &

Shea Willcox to be featured

August 16 Sa Oceanside Eventers Center sa Revere, MA

KWARTA, Misa. (Hulyo 8, 2025) – Old-school boxing returns on August 16th ingon ngaJames "Pitbull" Perkins (13-3-1, 9 KOs) ugAnthony "The Gentle Savage" Andreozzi (7-4, 3 KOs) square off in the 8-round main event on a stacked “Oceanside Prize Fights” card, gipresentar sa mga Promosi nga Granite Chin (GCP), for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) USA Silver Light Heavyweight Championship.

Ang tanan nga aksyon ma-stream sawww.bxngtv.com live from the Oceanside Events Center (Kaniadto ang katingad-an sa ballroom) sa Reve, Massachusetts.

Ang usa ka bahin sa kita pagadon-on sa Quincy Firefighters Cancer Foundation, usa ka non-profit nga organisasyon kansang misyon mao ang paghatag sa dili matarug nga suporta sa mga bombero ug ilang mga pamilya samtang nag-atubang sila sa mga hagit sa kanser sa trabaho, pagsiguro nga makadawat sila sa pag-atiman, Kasapanan, ug tabang nga ilang gikinahanglan. Adto sawww.quincyfirecancancanciundation.com Alang sa kasayuran.

“It’s been long overdue that Granite Chin did an event on the North Shore,” promoterChris Traiettimiingon. “Oceanside Events Center is a beautiful venue, and they have been a pleasure to work with. This event will be an incredible night of fights with a new WBC Silver U.S. Champion crowned. Sa ibabaw sa nga, we will be raising money for the Quincy Firefighters Cancer Foundation, which as a member of the Quincy Fire Department, hits home for me. The foundation does amazing work and provides critical support for our fellow firefighters at a time of need.”

Perkins and Andreozzi are throwback fighters who could fight in a proverbial phone boothproviding non-stop action in an entertaining, competitive encounter for a regional title.

Usa ka Gravedigger gikan sa duol nga lynn (MA), the 32-year-old Perkins was a solid hockey player at St. Mary’s High School in Lynn, who also had another intensive labor job working on a lobster boat. He is a strong, aggressive puncher who has successfully transitioned from the super middleweight division to light heavyweight.

Andreozzi, sa Swansea (MA), who is a former Massachusetts Middleweight Champion, has overcome a serious injury to become a title challenger. He broke his lower leg that resulted in 2 major surgeries that kept him sidelined for a full year. Andreozzi is back, hungry and ready for Perkins.

“Sometimes, ingon sa usa ka promoter, you must get creative selling a fight, but this isn’t one of those,” Traietti added. “This fight sells itself. James and Tony are two guys who refuse to take a step backwards, for better or worse, coming forward and bringing non-stop pressure. Getting both guys to agree to fight was one of the easiest things I have done all year. They were chomping at the bit. This fight is a can’t miss regional main event.”

Duha sa labing popular ug nagsaad nga mga palaabuton sa New England, Marshfield (MA) welterweightJames "Ang Slim Reaper" Perella (19-0, 13 KOs) and Everett (MA) junior welterweight"Showtime" Shea Willcox (3-0, 3 KOs), maghatag panguna nga suporta.

Paril, 32, had a celebrated amateur career (120-20), capturing 3 Bag-ong England Golden Goods Titulo, in addition to a silver medal at the prestigious National PAL Tournament. He will face former FECARBOX Welterweight ChampionSaul "Navajo" Corral (31-24, 20 KOs) sa usa ka 8-round nga away.

Willcox, 23, was a member of two Everett High’s Super Bowl, Dibisyon Usa ka Football Championship Teams. He was also selected as the “Most Outstanding Boxer” at last year’s New England Golden Gloves Championships, as well as a 2018 Rocky Marciano Tournament Champion. He will be in a 4-round match vs.Aldimar Silva (22-28, 14 KOs), sa Brazil.

Traietti concluded, “On top of a great main event, SHEA WILLCOX IS COMING HOME! Getting Shea a fight in his home area was paramount this year. We plan to make it a recurring theme. He is a terrific talent with a loyal fan base that traveled twice to Bridgewater to support him. Now he is coming to the North Shore where he belongs, and the sky’s the limit.”

Additional matchups will soon be announced.

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Ang mga tiket sa makatarunganon nga presyo (includes service fees) sa $154.00 (Gitagana nga ringside), $103.00 (General Seats), ug $62.20 (Kinatibuk-ang Admission) magamit alang sa pagpalit sawww.granite-Chinotions.ticKEPTEAP.com.

Pultahan sa 6:00 sa gabii. UG, unang bout sa 7 sa gabii. UG.

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"Granite Chin Box Off" aron ilunsad ang Mayo 11th 4-fighter, 1-gabii nga super middleweight nga torneyo nga "Rumble at the Rink" sa Quincy Youth Arena sa Quincy, MA

"Granite Chin Box Off" nga ilunsad sa Mayo 11th

4-manlalaban, 1-gabii nga super middleweight nga torneyo

"Rumble at the Rink" sa Quincy Youth Arena sa Quincy, MA

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KWARTA, Misa. (Marso 26, 2024) - Mga Promosyon sa Granite Chin (GCP) mipahibalo sa paglusad sa iyang innovative one-night tournament, “Granite Chin Box Off,” niadtong Sabado sa gabii, Mayo 11, nga nagpakita sa usa ka quartet sa throw-back super middleweight fighters gikan sa New England headlining sa “Rumble at the Rink” pro boxing card, sa Quincy Youth Arena sa Quincy, Massachusetts.

Ang quartet sa mga super middleweight makig-away sa tulo ka hugna nga away (4th round sa kalit nga kamatayon kon gikinahanglan sa kaso sa usa ka draw) sayo sa gabii ug ang duha ka mananaog moabante sa lima ka hugna nga main event (6th round sa kalit nga kamatayon sa panghitabo sa usa ka draw) aron madeterminar ang kampeon sa plano sa promoter nga si Chris Traietti nga mahimong tinuig nga torneyo, nga gitugutan sa Massachusetts Boxing Commission.

Ang tanan nga upat ka mga manggugubat mga agresibo ug kusgan nga moabut aron makig-away, nga gihubad ngadto sa usa ka halandumon nga gabii alang sa mga fans.

"Kini nga torneyo usa ka ideya nga akong gi-flirt sukad sa 2021," miingon ang presidente sa GCP nga si Chris Traietti. "Dili ko gusto nga ibira ang gatilyo niini hangtod nga gibati nako nga ingon og ako adunay pipila sa mga una nga mga kabalaka nga nahimo ug ako adunay husto nga upat ka mga lalaki. Nahiusa na ang tanan karon! Wala’y kombinasyon sa mga away sa upat nga dili mapuno sa aksyon gikan sa pagsugod sa kampana. Kini usa ka butang nga giplano sa Granite Chin nga buhaton matag tuig, mao nga sa higayon nga makompleto na kining inaugural tournament, sutaon nato kini aron masuta kung gikinahanglan ba ang mga pag-uswag aron maandam ang usa 2025. Salamat sa mga manggugubat alang sa ilang kadasig sa pagkahimong bahin sa usa ka espesyal nga butang nga sama niini ug sa Massachusetts Commission alang sa tanan nga tabang niini sa pag-navigate kanako aron matubag ug madumala ang tanan nga mga isyu sa kahilwasan aron kini mahatagan og pagtugot.

Ania ang usa ka breakdown sa upat ka "Granite Chin Box Off" challengers:

James "Pitbull" Perkins (13-1-1, 9 KOs), Lynn, MA

Si Perkins ang paborito sa pre-tournament base sa iyang pro record ug kalidad sa oposisyon. Usa ka gravedigger sa adlaw, Si Perkins nag-antus sa iyang nag-inusarang kapildihan niadtong Agosto ngadto kang Steve Sumpter (9-0, 7 KOs), napildi sa walo ka hugna nga mayoriya nga desisyon alang sa bakanteng IBA America Super Middleweight Championship.

“Nagpaabot gyud ko ani nga panghitabo. Kanunay kong gusto nga makig-away sa usa ka torneyo tungod kay wala ako nakig-away sa Golden Gloves o bisan unsang amateur nga mga torneyo. Nakahukom ko nga mahimong pro pagkahuman sa akong ikaunom nga away sa amateur. Mas maayo pa nga ang kalihokan gihimo sa usa ka hockey rink tungod kay ako nagdako sa akong tibuok kinabuhi nga nagdula og hockey. Nagsugod ko sa skating sa duha ka tuig ang edad ug nagdula hangtod sa high school (St. Mary ni Lynn).

"Andam ko nga atubangon ang bisan unsa nga moabut kanako. Nahibal-an ko kung kinsa ang tanan nga mga manggugubat, pero mas nakaila ko ni Clark kay sa ubang fighters. Ako ug si Clark nag-away sa samang card sa makadaghang higayon. Ganahan ko ni Clark ug siya usa ka gahi nga lalaki, pero kung magdungan mi sa ring, mahimong negosyo ang tanan. Dili mi mag uyab kung naa mi. Sa kataposan sa gabii, Masaligon kaayo ko nga ako ang modaog sa torneyo.”

Anthony "The Gentle Savage" Andreozzi (5-3, 2 KOs), Swansea, MA

Usa ka kanhi Massachusetts Middleweight Champion, Naayo na si Andreozzi gikan sa usa ka brutal nga kadaot sa bitiis / buolbuol nga nahiaguman kapin sa usa ka tuig ang milabay, nibalik karong Pebrero 24th sulod sa ikaduhang hugna nga knockout ni Igor Pessoa.

“Kini (tournament) paglapas sa mga utlanan sigurado. Kini ang matang sa torneyo diin importante ang pagkontrolar sa emosyon. Dili nimo mabugto ang imong load sa unang hugna sa unang away ug magdahom gihapon nga molampos. Duna koy pipila ka gatos nga wrestling matches ug kapin sa usa ka dosena nga karate match. Naanad na ko sa emosyonal nga pagkontrol nga gikinahanglan aron epektibong makabuhat og kapintasan kaduha sa usa ka gabii. Ako dili maghulat!

"Si Ryan Clark usa ka maayong tawo. Nakahimo na mi og rounds sa wala pa ang akong away ni Kyle Cusick (Abril 22, 2022). Si Perkins miapil og unom ka malisud nga hugna uban sa akong kanhi kauban sa team. Morag buotan si Bernard, busa walay personal batok kaniya.”

Bernard Joseph (6-1, 4 KOs), Dorchester, MA

Si Joseph nakadaog sa iyang katapusang duha ka away ug aktibo sa upat ka away 2023 ug kini mao ang iyang ikaduha sa 2024. Ang 33-anyos nga aduna usab usa ka hometown advantage nga makig-away sa duol nga Quincy.

“Lahi kini (pormat sa torneyo), apan kini moabut ngadto sa paagi sa atong pagbansay. Daghan kog sparring ug maayo kana para nako. Kini moabut ngadto sa pagbansay ug pagpasanay sa akong lawas sa break sama sa sparring. Mahimo kong makig-away sa upat ka hugna ug unya unom.

“Pro ko karon, nakig-away sa unom ka rounders, apan dili sa taas nga paghunong tali sa mga away sama niining torneyo. Maghatag kini kanako og panahon sa pag-rehydrate ug pag-andam alang sa ikaduhang away sa gabii. Nakita nako ang video sa tanan nga uban pang mga manggugubat ug dili ako daotan nga nagsulti bisan kinsa, apan dili nako mabati nga ako ang paborito nga makadaog sa tanan.

Ryan Clark (4-5, 2 KOs), Barrington, KANAKO

Usa ka natural nga middleweight, Si Clark maoy nagsaka sa pinakataas nga gibug-aton sa torneyo, usa ka butang nga nahibal-an niya pag-ayo apan dili kaayo nabalaka. Laing fighter nga puno sa aksyon, Ang rekord ni Clark nagpahisalaag tungod kay siya sama ka lig-on sa ilang pag-abot ug makahimo sa pagpildi sa bisan kinsa sa laing tulo ka mga challenger..

“Kini (tournament) usa ka maayong ideya. Chris (Traietti) usa ka maalamon nga lalaki, ug kini nga torneyo maghatag ug kalingawan sa mga fans, ug kini usa ka hagit alang sa mga manggugubat. Gidayeg ko ang iyang ideya. Kanunay kong mag-away sa 160 ug kini nga torneyo nakig-away kanako sa usa ka gamay nga mas dako nga timbang nga klase. Ganahan ko sa hagit.

“Nakaila ko kang Tony ug Perkins ug gitahud ko sila. Talentado sila. Kini (tournament) susama sa sparring. Nag-spar ko og lima o unom ka round, pagbitay sa pagsulti, kuha ug laing training, ug unya balik sa ring aron mag-spar na usab. Kini dili kaayo lahi. ”

Ang dugang nga mga duwa ipahibalo sa dili madugay.

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Pultahan sa 6:00 sa gabii. UG, unang bout sa 7 sa gabii. UG.

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Steve “The Savage” Sumpter Predicts James Perkins fight won’t go the full distance on August 19th in Worcester, MA

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Steve Sumpter

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KWARTA, Misa. (Hulyo 12, 2023) – Undefeated super middleweight prospect Steve “The Savage” Sumpter (8-0, 7 KOs) has never turned down a fight. Neither has his next opponent, James "Pitbull" Perkins (12-0-1, 9 KOs), and that’s why the two undefeated fighters will throw-down August 19th.

Sumpter vs. Perkins headlines “Pandemonium at The Palladium”, gipresentar sa mga Promosi nga Granite Chin (GCP), in an eight-round showdown for the vacant International Boxing Association IBA) Americas Super Middleweight Championship..

“Pandemonium at The Palladium” will be streamed live onwww.bxngtv.com from the famed Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts.

“This fight is one of the best main events Massachusetts has seen this year,” GCP president Chris Traietti commented. “What more can you ask for? Two undefeated guys with knockout power going for it all for a chance to elevate their careers to the next level. The spectators better take their bathroom and concession breaks before this one starts. It could end at any moment!"

More than a belt is at stake, more like Bay State (MA) bragging rights for the winner of this potentially “lights-out” fight between these Western (Sumpter, Pittsfield) and Eastern (Perkins, Lynn) Misa. rival fighters.

Sumpter, 29, leaped at the opportunity to fight another undefeated fighter because of the upside for his career that an impressive victory will make within New England boxing circles.

“’ll be better known after this fight,” Sumpter said. “I don’t care about my opponent’s record or anything else. This is the type of fight that will establish me as one of the better boxers around. This fight will open up a lot of doors for me, when I come out on top. More people will start taking notice of me and I’ll be getting calls for bigger fights.

“We are both explosive fighters. I don’t think he’s going the full distance. It’ll come down to skills. I’ve seen some things from him I’ll exploit. Nobody studies me better than me. I’m sure he has watched me, too.”

Pittsfield is 100 miles to the west of Worcester, but Sumpter, who is the reigning Massachusetts Light Heavyweight Champion, is confident his fans will travel in force.

“I’ll feel good traveling,” Sumpter added. “This will be the second card I’ve headlined. I have a solid fan-base and it’s growing with each win. Ug, sama sa akong giingon, he’s not going the distance.”

Sa co-bahin nga panghitabo, undefeated Massachusetts Welterweight Champion Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (11-0, 6 KOs) takes Hector “El Gatito” Ednar Bobadilla (9-14-1, 4 KOs) in an eight-round bout for the vacant United States Boxing Federation (USBF) Atlantic welterweight title.

Other fighters expected to be in action on the “Pandemonium at The Palladium” undercard include another Holyoke boxer, super welterweight Carlos Castillo (7-0, 4 KOs), unbeaten Springfield super featherweight Isaiah “Baby Warrior” Cruz (6-0, 4 KOs), and New Haven (CT) featherweight Felix Parrilla (7-0, 6 KOs).

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Pultahan sa 6:30 sa gabii. UG, Una nga Bell sa 7:30 sa gabii. UG.

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Undefeated Irish Light Heavyweight Prospects Tommy “The Governor” Hyde & Thomas “The Kid” O’Toole Fighting again in adopted home“Veterans Stadium Showcase” Outdoors on August 11th in Quincy, MA

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KWARTA, Misa. (Hulyo 10, 2023) – Like some of his fellow countrymen in the past, undefeated Irish light heavyweight prospects Tommy Hyde (5-0, 3 KOs) and Thomas “The Kid” O’Toole (7-0, 5 KOs) have traveled across “the pond” from their native Ireland to Boston in order to enhance their professional boxing careers.

They will both be fighting on the August 11th (Aug. 12th rain date) on the “Veterans Stadium Showcase” Pro-Am card, gipresentar sa mga Promosi nga Granite Chin (GCP), at Veterans Memorial Stadium on Quincy (MA), a suburb of Boston only 10 miles to the south of the Massachusetts capital.  

“This card wouldn’t be complete without some Irish flair to it,” GCP president Chris Traietti said. "Uban niana nga miingon, I didn’t want just any Irish fighters on the show. I wanted two of the hottest prospects. Working with both guys has been a pleasure. Their teams have been great. Their fan-bases are in for a treat come August 11th."

They’ve built solid fanbases of Irish natives who now live in the United States, as well as Irish American boxing fans, just like their predecessors from the Emerald Isle, world champion Steve Collins and Mike Tyson-conqueror Kevin McBride.

Although Hyde and O’Toole will be fighting in separate six-round bouts this could be a prelude to a showdown between the Irish light heavyweights. They fought twice as amateurs with each winning one and in the future, they could be matched against each other once again, only this time as professionals.

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Tommy Hyde (L) - (picture credit: Garreth Croke

The 24-year-old Hyde is a three-time Irish National Champion who had an 80-26 amateur nga rekord. Ang iyang amahan, Gary Hyde, is an international matchmaker who has represented numerous world champions.

“I am delighted to be fighting in Boston again,” Hyde said. “It’s like a second home now. I have a lot of family and friends living there and they all show me great support when I’m fighting there. It’s a big boxing city and it’s great to be following in the footsteps of Steve Collins and Kevin McBride who I really admire.

“I fought all over the world as an amateur in 2019. I fought outdoors in a multi-national tournament in Odessa, Ukraine. It was a really good experience, so I’m really looking forward to fighting outdoors in a Boston stadium.

“This will be the second show we shared since we’ve been pros and it probably won’t be the last. A fight between us could be big down the line in Boston or Ireland. He’s an Irishman like me, so I’ll be supporting him until we fight just like any other Irish boxer.”

Hyde faces an opponent to be determined.

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Thomas O’Toole (R) - (photo credit: Emily Harney / Fightography

O’Toole, 25, is another celebrated Irish amateur boxer who captured top honors in the Haringey Box Cup and Irish Elevate final, in which he decisioned Hyde. “The Kid” won 51 sa 60 amateur matches. Ten Years ago, O’Toole fought outdoors for the first and only time in an amateur show at Boston City Hall, arranged by then- Boston Mayor Marty Walsh.

A southpaw, O’Toole lives in nearby Braintree (MA). Six of his seven pro matches have been held in Greater Boston, the lone exception in Manchester, New Hampshire. “The Kid” is moving up one division to fight Massachusetts cruiserweight champion Scott “Scottie Bombs” Lampert (5-8, 4 KOs) for the vacant United States Boxing Federation (USBF) cruiserweight crown.

“Fighting outdoors does make a difference,” O’Toole commented, “especially if it’s hot and humid. I couldn’t prepare for fighting outdoors here in the summer if I was training in Ireland. We don’t have hot and humid weather there. I’ve been training here in this weather. It’s amazing how the weather can zap your strength. It did have an effect on me when I fought in Boston outdoors as an amateur.

“Tommy and I have gone our separate ways as pros, but our paths may grow down the line. We haven’t seen much of each other when we fought on the same card here. He is coming on very well in the pro ranks. He has a good man behind him in his father, Gary, and I think Tommy can go far. He’s said that a fight between us can easily be made if it makes sense. Uyon ko. We both have big fan bases. This is going to be an amazing, fun night.”

Irish eyes will certainly be smilin’ Aug. 11th in Quincy.

In the eight-round, main event, former New England Welterweight Champion Mike “Bad Man, Ohan, Jr. (18-2, 9 KOs), of Holbrook, and Haverhill’s Harry “The Hitman” Gigliotti (9-4, 3 KOs), reigning ABF Atlantic super lightweight title holder, will throw-down in a non-title fight.

United States Boxing Federation (USBF) Champion Julien “Black Dragon” Baptiste (5-3, 2 KOs), sa Woburn, and Massachusetts titleholder Jamer Jones (3-1, 3 KOs), of Pittsfield, are in a middleweight unification bout for their titles in the eight-round co-featured event.

Gigliotti’s stablemates, undefeated Lowell lightweight Gabriel “The Menace” Morales (7-0, 4 KOs) and unbeaten Methuen middleweight Luke “The Quiet Storm” Iannuccilli (6-0, 3 KOs) usab sa aksyon, sa tinagsa, versus Nathan Benichou (2-16-1, 2 KOs) and Ryan Thomas Clark (2-4, 1 KO).

Also fighting on the undercard is undefeated middleweight prospect Francis “Frank The Tank” Hogan (14-0, 13 KOs), of nearby Weymouth (MA), mahimong sa aksyon, as well as Scituate heavyweight Kevin Nagle (2-0, 2 KOs), vs. TBAs. Hogan was a celebrated amateur who was a 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Team alternate as well as a 2010 Bag-ong England Golden gwantes champion.

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Tickets for “Veterans Stadium Showcase,” are on sale and available for purchase online atwww.EventBrite.com.

Sponsorship opportunities are available by contacting Traietti atchris@granite-chin-promotions.com alang sa mga detalye.

Pultahan sa 5:30 sa gabii. ET with the amateur matches starting at 6:30 sa gabii. UG, pro card commences at 8 pm. UG.

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Salem’s Kenny “Lionheart” Larson challenges Mass. Welterweight Champion Denzel Whitley in battle of undefeated prospects on March 11th at MassMutual Center in Springfield, MA

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Kenny “Lionheart” Larson

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KWARTA, Misa. (Pebrero 27, 2023) – Styles make fights and a potential instant classic is on tap March 11th in the “Springfield Championship Boxing 2” main event, when undefeated Kenny “Lionheart” Larson (6-0, 5 KOs) challenges defending card Massachusetts State Welterweight Champion Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (10-0, 6 KOs) in the 8-round headliner, at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

“Springfield Championship Boxing 2”, gipresentar sa mga Promosi nga Granite Chin (GCP), will be streamed live on BXNGTV.com.

“This fight has all the makings to be one of those local fights that people talk about for years,” GCP president Chris Traietti commented. “You have a hyper aggressive guy like Kenny going up against a slick counterpuncher like Denzel. Both guys are undefeated and there’s a state title on the line. Kudos to both guys for taking this fight, one that nobody will want to miss.”

Larson, 33, is an ultra-aggressive fighter who constantly applies pressure on his opponent; Whitley’s an intelligent counterpuncher that breaks down the other guy in the ring. It figures to be an exciting showdown to determine who fights his fight. It’s so rare for a pair of undefeated prospects to fight each other so early in their professional careers.

“We are looking to showcase that we are both serious,” Larson explained. We both want to make statements! As long as I do what I’m supposed to do, fighting like I do in the gym, it doesn’t matter that I’m fighting him in his neck of the woods. (Whitley is from Holyoke, which is only 8 miles from the Springfield venue.) One night a fan said to me, ‘You fight with the heart of a lion.’ I couldn’t think of a better nickname for me. Siya (Whitley) beat Kris Jacobs (WMDEC8) sa iyang ulahi nga away (to capture the vacant Mass. titulo sa welterweight) and I knocked out a guy (Ryan Clark) in the first round who defeated Jacobs.

“We’ll see what happens when the kitchen starts getting heated up (vs. Whitley). Everybody has a plan going into a fight. Anyone who knows me knows my assets and what I have for him. I’ve watched him (Whitley) on tape and saw a few things that interested me. I was kind of amused by what he had to say. Let the cards lay where they may and we’ll see what it comes down to. I’ll have people there for me. I’ve always had a huge crowd behind me since I was an amateur because of my fan-friendly style.”

Larson was a hockey player who didn’t pick up boxing until he was in high school. He started at a gym that wasn’t, as he described, super serious about boxing, more for fitness, and one day a friend suggested that he go to train at the Somerville Boxing Club., where he changed his life,  sa sulod ug sa gawas sa singsing.  

“Everything there was serious,” Larson reported. “Things clicked and I had focus and direction. I had a substance abuse problem, drinking, but I changed addictions from drinking to boxing for the last 10 ka tuig. Karon, I have no days off from boxing.”

Larson now trains out of Broadway Boxing in Everett (MA) with Joe Riccardi as his head trainer.

A native of Salem (MA), Larson was a 3-time Central New England Golden Gloves runner-up, as well as a 2016 New England Golden Gloves champion in the novice division.

The O must go for either Larson or Whitley. Fans will be the biggest winner!

The Cruz brothers, lightweight Isaiah (5-0, 3 KOs) and super lightweight Calixto (1-0), fighting out of Springfield, will both be in action in front of fans, sa pamilya, ug mga higala. In the 6-round co-featured event, Isaiah “Baby Warrior” Cruz will face Akeem “Action Action” Jackson (6-5, 5 KOs) in the 6-round co-featured event, while Calixto meets Luis “Broccoli” Gerardo Avila (8-22-3, 5 KOs) sa usa ka 4-round bout.

Also schedule to be in action are unbeaten Dominican welterweight Carlos Castillo (6-0, 4 KOs), of Holyoke (MA); Puerto Rican super lightweight Ian “Dinamite” Garcia (2-0-1, 1 KO), sa Springfield; Springfield super featherweight Carlos Gonzalez (4-0, 4 KOs), and Springfield super lightweight Liz Humphries (0-1-1)

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Tickets range between $203.00 ug $48.00 ug magamit sa pagpalit online sahttps://massmutualcenter.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3AMMC%3AMMC22%3AEX031123%3A&linkID=mmc&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=CHIN&cgc=&dataAccId=224&locale=en_US&siteId=ev_mmc  or from any of the participating boxers.

Pultahan sa 6 sa gabii. UG, unang bout sa 7 sa gabii. UG.

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Mike Ohan, Jr. lands dream fight vs. U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson

Dec. 10 didto sa Madison Square Garden


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KWARTA, Misa. (Nobyembre 10, 2022) – Former New England Welterweight Champion Mike Ohan, Jr. (16-1, 9 KOs) is preparing for his potential career-changing fight on December 10th batok sa 2020 U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson (6-0, 4 KOs) sa bantog nga Madison Square Garden sa New York City.

Johnson vs. Ohan, Jr. is a scheduled 8-round welterweight match on a Top Rank card, headlined by a Heisman Night fight featuring Teofimo Lopez against Jose Pedraza, which will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Ohan, Jr. isn’t overly concerned about fighting a much-hyped prospect, who is promoted by event promoter Top Rank,, at the mecca of boxing on a much larger viewing platform.

“I’ll embrace it,” Ohan, Jr. “I’ve fought a lot of top guys in the amateurs like Jamaine Ortiz, who just fought Vasiliy Lomachenko. I feel like I belong at the top level with them, but they started competing earlier than me in the amateurs. Ako sa 16-17 and had a lot of catching up to do.

“This is what all the years of me working so hard has been for. It’s been a dream of mine even as a kid, before I started boxing. It’s starting to payoff; I need to executive the game plan on fight night.”

“I couldn’t be prouder of Mike and what he has accomplished so far in boxing,” Ohan’s promoter, Granite Chin president Chris Traietti commented. “He’s a great guy with great work ethic, and he has a ton of heart. He jumped all over this opportunity when it was presented. This is why guys fight; to hopefully get a chance to shine at an event like this at Madison Square Garden. Mike grinded and grinded, now he has his well-deserved opportunity at stardom.”

Ohan, Jr. is the son of a retired pro boxer, (14-6-2, 11 KOs), who served as a sparring partner for the great Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

The 24-year-old Johnson, fighting out of Cleveland, mao ang usa ka kaayo nga bugkosan U.S. amateur boxer who was a member of the 2020 .USA Olympic Boxing Team. He was a 2-time winner of the USA National Championships (2016 & 2017), as well as a gold medalist at the 2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, ug 2014 USA Junior Olympic National Championships.

“He’s a great fighter,” Ohan, Jr. talked about his upcoming opponent. “Everything he does, he’s excellent at, not just good. I have to bring my A game to prove I belong. All the greats have adjusted to the situation and that’s what I have to do. I’ve put in all the blood, sweat and tears. Whatever he throws, I’ll be ready.”

Fighting in Madison Square Garden is the ultimate venue for Ohan, Jr. along with most fighters. Some may feel that the cards are stacked against Ohan, Jr., but he clearly isn’t worried about all the hoopla associated with fighting at MSG on ESPN+ against the event promoter’s highly touted boxer.

“It’s just going to be me and him in the ring,” Ohan, Jr. mihinapos. “Madison Square Garden is an historic place. Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson…all the greats have fought there. I love boxing history and I’m blessed to be fighting there. I do live closer to New York City than him and I’m sure people will come out for me.

“At the end of the day, bisan, everybody will know who I am. An impressive performance will raise my stock, but I’m going in the ring to win!"

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Mike "Daotang Tawo" Ohan, Jr. (L) is ready for Tiger Johnson(photo by Emily Harney / FightographyKWARTA, Misa. (Nobyembre 10, 2022) – Former New England Welterweight Champion Mike Ohan, Jr. (16-1, 9 KOs) is preparing for his potential career-changing fight on December 10th batok sa 2020 U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson (6-0, 4 KOs) at the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City. Johnson vs. Ohan, Jr. is a scheduled 8-round welterweight match on a Top Rank card, headlined by a Heisman Night fight featuring Teofimo Lopez against Jose Pedraza, which will be streamed live on ESPN+. Ohan, Jr. isn’t overly concerned about fighting a much-hyped prospect, who is promoted by event promoter Top Rank,, at the mecca of boxing on a much larger viewing platform. “I’ll embrace it,” Ohan, Jr. “I’ve fought a lot of top guys in the amateurs like Jamaine Ortiz, who just fought Vasiliy Lomachenko. I feel like I belong at the top level with them, but they started competing earlier than me in the amateurs. Ako sa 16-17 and had a lot of catching up to do.    “This is what all the years of me working so hard has been for. It’s been a dream of mine even as a kid, before I started boxing. It’s starting to payoff; I need to executive the game plan on fight night.” “I couldn’t be prouder of Mike and what he has accomplished so far in boxing,” Ohan’s promoter, Granite Chin president Chris Traietti commented. “He’s a great guy with great work ethic, and he has a ton of heart. He jumped all over this opportunity when it was presented. This is why guys fight; to hopefully get a chance to shine at an event like this at Madison Square Garden. Mike grinded and grinded, now he has his well-deserved opportunity at stardom.” Ohan, Jr. is the son of a retired pro boxer, (14-6-2, 11 KOs), who served as a sparring partner for the great Marvelous Marvin Hagler. The 24-year-old Johnson, fighting out of Cleveland, mao ang usa ka kaayo nga bugkosan U.S. amateur boxer who was a member of the 2020 .USA Olympic Boxing Team. He was a 2-time winner of the USA National Championships (2016 & 2017), as well as a gold medalist at the 2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, ug 2014 USA Junior Olympic National Championships. “He’s a great fighter,” Ohan, Jr. talked about his upcoming opponent. “Everything he does, he’s excellent at, not just good. I have to bring my A game to prove I belong. All the greats have adjusted to the situation and that’s what I have to do. I’ve put in all the blood, sweat and tears. Whatever he throws, I’ll be ready.” Fighting in Madison Square Garden is the ultimate venue for Ohan, Jr. along with most fighters. Some may feel that the cards are stacked against Ohan, Jr., but he clearly isn’t worried about all the hoopla associated with fighting at MSG on ESPN+ against the event promoter’s highly touted boxer. “It’s just going to be me and him in the ring,” Ohan, Jr. mihinapos. “Madison Square Garden is an historic place. Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson…all the greats have fought there. I love boxing history and I’m blessed to be fighting there. I do live closer to New York City than him and I’m sure people will come out for me. “At the end of the day, bisan, everybody will know who I am. An impressive performance will raise my stock, but I’m going in the ring to win!" IMPORMASYON:  Facebook.com/GraniteChinTwitter: @Granite_Chin

2-time Dominican Olympian Leonel de los Santos Shipping up to Boston

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Boston (Mayo 4, 2022) – Two-time Dominican Olympian, lightweight Leonel de los Santos (6-0, 5 KOs), may be settling in the Boston area to enhance his professional boxing career. Sa pagkatinuod, he recently spent a month there preparing for his last fight, which resulted in a win by way of a 6-round decision this past March in his native Dominican Republic.


Santos’ manager, Ryan Roach, lives in Boston and he introduced his undefeated lightweight to trainer Alex Rivera, and that paid immediate dividends in terms of improvement.


Santos, 26, trained at the Somerville Boxing Club under Rivera, who trains 26-0 welterweight Rashidi Ellis, who Santos sparred with several times, and US Olympian Rashida Ellis, Rashidi’s sister.


“The conditions at our training camp in Boston were very good,” Santos said. “I learned a lot of new things about professional boxing from Alex in just a short time, especially my defense about dodging smaller boxers. He really helped my performance in my last fight.
Rivera only worked with Santos two weeks, but the two connected right away.


“Leonel is a good boxer with a lot of experience,” Rivera remembered. “He has speed and power. We worked on making him more technically sound. It’s about hitting without being hit. He is very tall for his weight class – 5’ 8’ or 5’ 9” – with a good reach. We got along right away, and it was like we had been working together for a long time. I think he can make some noise with his amateur background. He has all the tools. Reminds me a little of Ryan Garcia: tall and strong for his weight class. Leonel has what it takes.


“I wasn’t with Leonel for his last fight, but I did watch some highlights. The guy he fought (Andres Bens Zapata) could really take a punch. Leonel’s hands were swollen after the fight from hitting his opponent so much. Leonel hit him with everything he had. I noticed how his defense and distance had improved. That’s what we worked on. He kept his distance and had a clean fight.”


Santos, who has relatives living in nearby Lawrence, MA, is applying for a work visa to train with Rivera.


“I think training with Alex vastly improved Leonel’s boxing and timing,” Santos’ manager Roach added. “Alex worked a lot on distance, which will lead to more power behind his shots. I saw big changes in Leonel’s last fight. He applied the skills he learned with Alex, and I look forward to more.”


Fighter Locker’s growing stable of gifted boxers also includes California super flyweight Rocco “So Cal Kid” Santomauro (21-1, 6 KOs), New York’s ABF American West super lightweight Ray Jay “The Destroyer” Bermudez (16-0, 11 KOs), Connecticut’s ABF USA super welterweight Jimmy “Quiet Storm” Williams (18-5-2, 6 KOs), Colorado’s ABF American West super middleweight champion “The Amazing” Shawn McCalman (10-0, 6 KOs), Massachusetts super lightweight Adrian “Tonka” Sosa (12-0, 9 KOs), Florida super bantamweight Daniel “The Dedication” Bailey, Jr. (10-1, 5 KOs), Massachusetts featherweight Troy Anderson, Jr. (4-0, 2 KOs), 2-time Brazilian Olympian & 2016 Olympic silver medalist Yuberjen Martinez, Brazilian Olympian Jorge Vivas, Dominican cruiserweight Roki “Rocky” Berroa (2-0, 1 KO), Dominican super welterweight Juan Solano Santos (1-0, 1 KO), Georgia super middleweight James Hagler, Jr. (2-1, 1 KO), Dominican featherweight Orlando Perez Zapata (10-0, 8 KOs), Dominican lightweight Isaelin Florian Henriguez (8-1, 4 KOs), Florida light heavyweight Robert Daniels, Jr. (6-0, 5 KOs), Irish light heavyweight Tommy “The Kid” O’Toole (3-0, 2 KOs), Texas super lightweight Miranda “La Alacrana” Reyes (5-1-1, 2 KOs), Massachusetts super featherweight Alex Rivera (3-0, 2 KOs), Kansas brothers, welterweight Marcus (3-0, 3 KOs) and super lightweight Marcell (1-0), and Utah brothers, ABF American West lightweight champion Ignacio Chairez (9-0-1, 5 KOs) and lightweight Gabriel Chairez (4-0-1, 2 KOs).


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Undefeated light heavyweight New Bedford Edet Mkapanam battling back from surgeries Granite Chin’sHometown Royaltythis Saturday in Bridgewater, MA (see attached with pictures)

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Edet Mkapanam
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KWARTA, Misa. (Mayo 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 (ingon sa usa ka 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. Sa akong hunahuna, 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.
Karon, Edet is on a mission to make up for lost time.


“I’ve been working on my jab and some other things,"Miingon siya. “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), sa usa ka 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 Bag-ong England Golden Gloves, 2019 Hari sa mga Ring, and the regional Mike Tyson Tournament.


Pagkahulog sa Suba (MA) welterweight Damon Towns (4-0, 3 KOs) meets Robert Bricks (0-9) sa usa ka 4-round bout.


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