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Okacka mma & Ndị ọkpọ ọkpọ ugwu a na-ewu ewu ka a na-egosi na "iji ụgbọ mmiri dị ike"

August 14, 2025 FNU47 Hapụ ikwu

James Perkins vs. Anthony Andreedo Monk, gbakwunyere atụmanya na-enweghị atụ n'anya Shea & James Perella August 16 na etiti ihe egwu, MA

ỤWA, Uka. (Ọgọst XX, 2025) - ụfọdụ n'ime ndị kachasị mma na ebe a na-akụ ọkpọ kachasị ewu ewu na north na-aga n'Authstast 16th na "Cleacdide" Chacked "kaadị, nke sitere na Granite Chin Promotions (GCP), na etiti ihe mberede (N'oge na-eme ihe ịtụnanya) na iweghachi, Massachusetts. A ga-akụ ihe niile www.bxngtv.com.

A ga-enye otu akụkụ nke ndị na-efe efe na-arịa ọrịa cancer, A na-akwado nzukọ ndị ọrụ ya bụ iji nye nkwado ndị na-adịghị ọcha na ezinụlọ ha ka ha na-eche nsogbu ọrịa cancer, na-ejide ha na-elekọta, ndi ha aka, na enyemaka ha kwesịrị. Gaa www.quincyfirecancerfoundation.com Maka ozi.

"Na-akwalite na North Shore abụrụla ihe na-arụbu mgbe niile n'ọrụ, Ma iberibe ahụ dum ga-anọ ebe ahụ iji tinye ihe omume dị ukwuu,"GCP promeler Chris agwa ikowa. "Ọ bụ naanị otu ohere ịme ka ị nwee mmetụta dị mma. Enwere m obi ụtọ na etu kaadị a si gbanyụọ. Ọ ga-abụkwa abalị dị egwu nke ndị na-alụ ọgụ dị egwu na konkiri ahụ ga-ewereghachi ego maka nnukwu ihe, Ntọala quincy nke kansa. Na njedebe nke abalị ọhụrụ wbc U.S. A ga-okpueze ọla ọcha, Shea Welcox ga-eme ka ụlọ ya, Nka a ga-alụ ọgụ ga-ezukọta iji kwado ndị na-agba ya ọsọ. "

Ndị na-atụfu ndị agha James "Pitbull" Perkins (13-3-1, 9 Kos) na Anthony "The Gentle Savage" Andreozzi (7-4, 3 Kos) ga-ajị ụfụ na ihe omume 8 na-eme ihe maka ụlọ ọrụ ọkụ ụwa (WBC) USA Silver Lightweght Asọmpi.

Perkins vs. Andreoqzi bụ ihe egwuregwu dị egwu nke ndị na-alụ ọgụ. Pekins dị afọ 32, A graving si na Lynn dị nso (MA), bụ ihe na-eme ihe ike na-eme nke na-achọghị ime ka mmadụ ole na ole ghara ịdaba, Ọ bụ ezie na mbụ Massachusetts Minomandreooooro, nke Swansea (MA), bụ ihe grinder nke na-enwe na-agbanwegharị ịdọ aka site na mmalite ruo n'isi.

Abụọ n'ime atụmanya na-enweghị ike na-enweghị olileanya na New England, Evertett (MA) keobere welterweight "Ihe ngosi" Shea willox (3-0, 3 Kos) Ma mannyefield (MA) keobere middleweight James "Slam SIMERE BOROT" Perela (19-0, 13 Kos), ga-enye isi nkwado.

Welvcox dị afọ 23, Otu onye so na igwe abuo, Nkewa otu egwuregwu egwuregwu bọọlụ, bụ arụmụka kachasị ewu ewu na ebe ugwu ọwụwa anyanwụ. Onye na-ebu ụzọ, A họrọla ya dịka "igbe kachasị dị egwu" na afọ ikpeazụ nke afọ gara aga, Na mgbakwunye na ịbụ onye a 2018 Onye mmeri Marciano Row. Ọ ga-atụfu na-egosipụta ihe omume na-egosipụta na-eme ihe Aldimar Silva (22-28, 14 Kos), nke Brazil.

Para, 32, bụ ọrụ anatuur na-eme ememme (120-20)onye jidere 3 New England ọla edo, yana nri ọlaọcha na pal Paln Paln. Onye na-alụ ọgụ nke nwere otu n'ime aha kacha mma ga-ewere na mbụ Fecarweight onye mmeri Sọl "Navajo" Siri (31-24, 20 Kos) Mma 8-gburugburu Pụrụ iche Junior Middle.

Na-alụ ọgụ na undercard, Niile na 4-bost, bụ Hyde Park (MA) Junior featherweight Jennifer Perella (2-1, 1 Ko), na 2024 New England ọla edo ọla edo medalist, vs. Sarah "Gbanyụọ Kick" pịa (2-10-1, 0 Kos); Enweghi ike ime ihe opupu (MA) welterweight Eric "Glador" Goff (7-0, 5 Kos) vesos "Jabbin" Joe Wilson, Obere. (3-8, 0 Kos), Lawrence (MA) keobere middleweight Dimis "Jimmy" Conven na-eme PA BASTUT Ibo (0-2), Na South Boston Cruireight Charlie "City Sicilian" Logrosso (1-0, 1 Ko) osobo Erick deere.

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Ohere dị omimi na Judylen Velazquez agaghị enwe ihe nzuzo kacha mma 2026

July 12, 2025 FNU47 Hapụ ikwu

Modifield, Uka. (July 10, 2025) - Ugbu a, na-apụghị ịgbaze Junior Middleweight Anthony "ATV" Velazquez (19-0-1, 14 Kos) Enwere ike ịkpụcha ihe nzuzo kachasị mma, Ma atụmatụ ahụ bụ ka ọ mee nnukwu mmiri site na atụmanya nke onye ịma aka 2026.

Na-alụ ọgụ site na oge opupu ihe ubi, Massachusetts, Valezquez dị afọ 29 nke dị afọ 29, Ọ dịghị mgbe ị na-alụ ọgụ maka ndị mmegide ụwa ma ọ bụ gosipụta na ihe omume Marquee. Onye njikwa ya, Gingher, ewepụtala ọkwa maka ọgba aghara 2026 Maka onye na-alụ ọgụ Puerto Rican.

Atụmatụ a na-akpọ Velazquez, onye bụ onye nnọchi anya na-akwado, ịlụ ọgụ ugboro atọ, Bido July 19^nke na Mohegan Sun, gbakwunyere ugboro abụọ ọzọ na 2025 ma ọ bụ na-esote, Idozi ya ka ọ bụrụ ụwa akara ma na-alụ ọgụ maka oke nkebi nke mbụ 2026.

Otu Velazquez emebeghị ka onye ọ bụla na-alụ ọgụ ọ bụla, Ma onye iro nwere eke bu nwoke ohuru, Chọọ "onyinye" onye na-ebu akwụkwọ (23-2, 11 Kos), nke stamford, Connecticut. Na nso nso a nwere agba nke mbụ ya, Ighapu ihe ịma aka ya (WBC & WBO) Onye mmeri Super WilterweightSebastian Foundara (21-1-1, 14 Kos) site na ụzọ nke na-akwụsị na gburugburu 4 2026, ikekwe, bu ihe ngosiAlexis "Lex" Rocha (25-2-1, 16 Kos), onye bụ ụwa ugbu a. 1 (WBO), Emela. 5 (IBF) na Ọ dịghị. 9 (WBC), Ma ọ bụ naanị ma ọ bụrụ na o kpebiri iru na Junior Midtergeight. VelazQez bụ na ọzụzụ na-akwadebe maka July 19^nke Laghachi na 8-Rout VS.Terry chaprood(12-3-1) na Mohegan Sun na Uncasville, Connecticut, nke bụ naanị a 1 ½ wat ward si VelazEz n'ụlọ na Springfield.

"Amaara m onye na - akpọrịta ihe na - amasị m igbe ụkwụ ya na azụ ya na ọ siri ike,"Velazquez kwuru, "Ma ọ nweghị ihe m nwere nchegbu. M ga-emebi ya ma wepụta ya n'ebe ahụ. Enwere m ahụ iru ala na mgbanaka. Mkpebi m na ntụkwasị obi. M na-alụ ọgụ maka anyanwụ Mohegan n'ihi akụkọ ihe mere eme ya na ịkụ ọkpọ na ụzọ dị nso na ọ bụ site na ndapụta. Ọ dị ka ụlọ nke abụọ m (Nke a ga - abụ ọgụ nke atọ ya ebe ahụ)."

Anthony Velazquez dị njikere ịmegharị 2026.
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WBC U.S. Silver Light Heavyweight title fight James Perkins & Anthony Andreozzi Headlines “Oceanside Prize Fights”

July 12, 2025 FNU47 Hapụ ikwu

Undefeated prospects James Perella &

Shea Willcox to be featured

August 16 na etiti ihe egwu, MA

ỤWA, Uka. (July 8, 2025) – Old-school boxing returns on August 16^nke dị kaJames "Pitbull" Perkins (13-3-1, 9 Kos) naAnthony "The Gentle Savage" Andreozzi (7-4, 3 Kos) square off in the 8-round main event on a stacked “Oceanside Prize Fights” card, nke sitere na Granite Chin Promotions (GCP), for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) USA Silver Lightweght Asọmpi.

A ga-akụ ihe niilewww.bxngtv.com live from the Oceanside Events Center (N'oge na-eme ihe ịtụnanya) na iweghachi, Massachusetts.

A ga-enye otu akụkụ nke ndị na-efe efe na-arịa ọrịa cancer, A na-akwado nzukọ ndị ọrụ ya bụ iji nye nkwado ndị na-adịghị ọcha na ezinụlọ ha ka ha na-eche nsogbu ọrịa cancer, na-ejide ha na-elekọta, ndi ha aka, na enyemaka ha kwesịrị. Gaawww.quincyfirecancerfoundation.com Maka ozi.

“It’s been long overdue that Granite Chin did an event on the North Shore,” promoterChris agwakwuru. “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. Na n'elu nke, 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 booth, providing non-stop action in an entertaining, competitive encounter for a regional title.

A graving si na Lynn dị nso (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, nke 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, dị ka a-akwalite, 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.”

Abụọ n'ime atụmanya na-enweghị ike na-enweghị olileanya na New England, Marshfield (MA) welterweightJames "Slam SIMERE BOROT" Perela (19-0, 13 Kos) and Everett (MA) keobere welterweight"Ihe ngosi" Shea willox (3-0, 3 Kos), ga-enye isi nkwado.

Para, 32, had a celebrated amateur career (120-20), capturing 3 New England ọla edo, in addition to a silver medal at the prestigious National PAL Tournament. He will face former FECARBOX Welterweight ChampionSọl "Navajo" Siri (31-24, 20 Kos) in an 8-round fight.

Willcox, 23, was a member of two Everett High’s Super Bowl, Nkewa otu egwuregwu egwuregwu bọọlụ. He was also selected as the “Most Outstanding Boxer” at last year’s New England Golden Gloves Championships, as well as a 2018 Onye mmeri Marciano Row. He will be in a 4-round match vs.Aldimar Silva (22-28, 14 Kos), nke 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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"Granite Chin Box Gbanyụọ" iji malite May 11th 4-fighter, 1-asọmpi abalị super middleweight “Rumble na Rink” na Quincy Youth Arena na Quincy, MA

March 27, 2024 FNU47 Hapụ ikwu

"Granite Chin Box Gbanyụọ" ịmalite Mee 11^nke

4-onye agha, 1-abalị super middleweight asọmpi

"Rumble na Rink" na Quincy Youth Arena na Quincy, MA

ỤWA, Uka. (March 26, 2024) – Nkwalite Granite Chin (GCP) ekwuputala mmalite nke ọhụrụ asọmpi otu abalị, "Granite Chin igbe gbanyụọ,” n'abalị Satọde, Ka 11, featuring a quartet nke tụba-azụ super middleweight alụ ọgụ si New England headlining na “Rumble na Rink" kaadị ịgba ọkpọ, na Quincy Youth Arena na Quincy, Massachusetts.

Quartet nke super middleweights ga-alụ ọgụ n'agba agba atọ (4^nke gburugburu nke ọnwụ mberede ma ọ bụrụ na ọ dị mkpa ma ọ bụrụ na a ise) n'isi mgbede na ndị mmeri abụọ ga-aga n'ihu na isi ihe omume gbara gburugburu ise (6^nke gburugburu nke ọnwụ mberede na omume nke a ise) iji chọpụta onye mmeri nke ihe nkwalite Chris Traietti na-ezube ịbụ asọmpi kwa afọ, nke Massachusetts Boxing Commission kwadoro.

Ndị agha anọ niile na-eme ihe ike na ndị na-agba ọsọ na-abịa ịlụ ọgụ, nke na-asụgharị n'ime mgbede na-echefu echefu maka Fans.

Onye isi ala GCP Chris Traietti kwuru, "asọmpi a bụ echiche m na-akpakọrịta kemgbe 2021.". "Achọghị m ịdọrọ ya ruo mgbe ọ dị m ka ọ dị m ka enwere m ụfọdụ nchegbu mbụ na enwere m ụmụ nwoke anọ kwesịrị ekwesị.. Ọ gbakọtala ugbu a! Enweghị ngwakọta nke ọgụ na anọ ndị a na-agaghị eme ihe ozugbo site na mgbịrịgba mmeghe. Nke a bụ ihe Granite Chin na-ezube ime kwa afọ, ya mere otu oge asọmpi mmeghe a gachara, anyị ga-enyocha ya iji hụ ma ọ dị mkpa imeziwanye ihe iji jikere maka ya 2025. Daalụ maka ndị na-alụ ọgụ maka oke mmasị ha nwere n'ịbụ akụkụ nke ihe pụrụ iche dị ka nke a na Massachusetts Commission maka enyemaka ya niile n'ịgagharị m iji nweta okwu nchekwa niile ma dozie ya ka enwere ike ịkwado ya. "

Nke a bụ ndakpọ nke anọ "Granite Chin Box Off" ndị na-ama aka:

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

Perkins bụ ọkacha mmasị tupu asọmpi dabere na ndekọ pro ya na ogo mmegide ya. Onye na-eli ozu n'ehihie, Perkins nwetara ọnwụ naanị ya n'August gara aga nye Steve Sumpter (9-0, 7 Kos), na-efunahụ mkpebi ọnụ ọgụgụ ka ukwuu nke agba asatọ maka asọmpi IBA America Super Middleweight nke oghere.

"Ana m atụsi anya ihe omume a. M na-achọkarị ịlụ ọgụ na asọmpi n'ihi na ọ dịghị mgbe m lụrụ ọgụ na Golden Gloves ma ọ bụ asọmpi ọ bụla na-amu amu. Ekpebiri m ịtụgharị pro mgbe ọgụ m nke isii gachara. Ọ ka mma na a na-eme emume a na ebe egwuregwu hockey n'ihi na m tolitere ndụ m na-egwu egwuregwu hockey.. Amalitere m ịgba skat mgbe m dị afọ abụọ ma na-egwuri egwu ruo n'ụlọ akwụkwọ sekọndrị (St. Mary nke Lynn).

"Adị m njikere ime ihe ọ bụla na-abịakwute m. Amaara m ndị niile na-alụ ọgụ, mana m maara Clark ọtụtụ ihe karịa ndị agha ndị ọzọ. Mụ na Clark lụrụ ọgụ n'otu kaadị ọtụtụ ugboro. Clark masịrị m na ọ bụ nwoke siri ike, ma ọ bụrụ na anyị ejedebe na mgbanaka ọnụ, ọ ga-abụ azụmahịa niile. Anyị agaghị abụ enyi mgbe anyị nọ n'ebe ahụ. Na njedebe nke abalị, Obi siri m ike na m ga-abụ onye mmeri nke asọmpi a. "

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

Onye bụbu onye mmeri Massachusetts Middleweight, Andreozzi agbakeela site na mmerụ ahụ dị egwu nke ụkwụ / nkwonkwo ụkwụ nwere ihe karịrị otu afọ gara aga, na-alaghachi na February a gara aga 24^nke n'ime agba nke abụọ nke Igor Pessoa.

"Ọ bụ (ndorondoro) imebi ókè n'ezie. Ọ bụ ụdị asọmpi ebe njikwa mmetụta uche ga-adị mkpa. Ị nweghị ike ịfụ ibu gị na agba mbụ nke ọgụ mbụ ma ka na-atụ anya ịga nke ọma. Enwere m egwuregwu mgba na ihe karịrị iri na abuo karate. Ejiri m njikwa mmetụta uche dị mkpa iji mee ihe ike nke ọma ugboro abụọ n'otu abalị. Enweghị m ike ị chere!

"Ryan Clark bụ ezigbo mmadụ. Anyị emeela gburugburu tupu ọgụ mụ na Kyle Cusick na-alụ (April 22, 2022). Perkins gara agba mgba isii siri ike ya na onye otu m na mbụ. Bernard dị ka ezigbo nwoke, n’ihi ya, ọ dịghị ihe ọ bụla megidere ya.”

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

Josef emeriela n'ọgụ abụọ ikpeazụ ya ma na-agbasi mbọ ike na ọgụ anọ 2023 na nke a ga-abụ nke abụọ ya nke 2024. Onye dị afọ 33 ga-enwekwa uru obodo ya na-alụ ọgụ na Quincy dị nso..

“Ọ dị iche (usoro asọmpi), mana ọ na-abịa n'ụzọ anyị si azụ ọzụzụ. M na-eme ọtụtụ sparring na nke ahụ ga-abara m uru. Ọ na-abịa na ọzụzụ na ime ka ahụ m na-agbaji agbaji dị ka sparring. Enwere m ike na-alụ ọgụ anọ na mgbe ahụ isii.

"Abụ m pro ugbu a, na-alụ ọgụ isii rounders, mana ọ bụghị na ogologo nkwụsịtụ n'etiti ọgụ dị ka asọmpi a. Ọ ga-enye m oge iji mee ka mmiri rie mmiri ma jikere maka ọgụ nke abụọ nke abalị. Ahụla m vidiyo nke ndị agha ndị ọzọ niile na anaghị m ekwu onye ọ bụla, ma enweghị m ike iche na ọ kacha amasị m imeri ha niile."

Ryan Clark (4-5, 2 Kos), Barrington, ME

A eke middleweight, Clark na-ebuli ibu kachasị na asọmpi ahụ, ihe ọ maara nke ọma ma ọ naghị echegbubiga onwe ya ókè. Onye agha ọzọ juru n'ọnụ, Ihe ndekọ Clark na-eduhie eduhie n'ihi na ọ siri ike ka ha na-abịa ma nwee ike imeri onye ọ bụla n'ime ndị ọzọ na-ama aka..

"Ọ bụ (ndorondoro) bụ ezigbo echiche. Chris (Traietti) bu onye mara ihe, na asọmpi a ga-enye ndị na-egwu egwu ntụrụndụ, na ọ ga-abụ ihe ịma aka maka ndị agha. Ana m eto echiche ya. M na-alụkarị ọgụ na 160 na asọmpi a mere ka m na-alụ ọgụ na klaasị ibu ibu. Ihe ịma aka ahụ masịrị m.

“Amaara m Tony na Perkins, ana m akwanyere ha ùgwù. Ha nwere nkà. Nke a na- (ndorondoro) yiri sparring. M spar ise ma ọ bụ isii okirikiri, kwue okwu, nweta ọzụzụ ọzọ, wee laghachi na mgbanaka ka ị gbasaa ọzọ. Nke a adịchaghị iche. ”

N'oge na-adịghị anya, a ga-ekwupụta egwuregwu ndị ọzọ.

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

July 19, 2023 FNU47 Hapụ ikwu

Steve Sumpter

(picture by Emily Harney / Fightography)

ỤWA, Uka. (July 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 19^nke.

Sumpter vs. Perkins headlines “Pandemonium at The Palladium”, nke sitere na Granite Chin Promotions (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) Uka. 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. Na, like I said, he’s not going the distance.”

Na co-apụta ihe omume, 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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Ụzọ na-emeghe na 6:30 p.m. NA, first bell at 7:30 p.m. NA.

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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

July 19, 2023 FNU47 Hapụ ikwu

ỤWA, Uka. (July 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 11^nke (Aug. 12^nke rain date) on the “Veterans Stadium Showcase” Pro-Am card, nke sitere na Granite Chin Promotions (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. "Na na kwuru, 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 11^nke."

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.

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

The 24-year-old Hyde is a three-time Irish National Champion who had an 80-26 na-amu amu ndekọ. Nna-ya, 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.

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 nke 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. Ekwenyere m. We both have big fan bases. This is going to be an amazing, fun night.”

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

In the eight-round, isi ihe omume, former New England Welterweight Champion Mike “Bad Man, Ohan, Obere. (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), nke 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) ga-ke edinam, karị, 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), ga-ke edinam, 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 New England Golden uwe mmeri.

Kaadị ga-agbanwe.

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 maka nkọwa.

Ụzọ na-emeghe na 5:30 p.m. ET with the amateur matches starting at 6:30 p.m. NA, pro card commences at 8 pm. NA.

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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

February 28, 2023 FNU47 Hapụ ikwu

Kenny “Lionheart” Larson

(photo by Emily Harney / Fightography)

ỤWA, Uka. (February 27, 2023) – Styles make fights and a potential instant classic is on tap March 11^nke 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”, nke sitere na Granite Chin Promotions (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. Ọ (Whitley) beat Kris Jacobs (WMDEC8) in his last fight (to capture the vacant Mass. welterweight title) 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, ma na nke mgbanaka.

“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 afọ. Taa, 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, ezinụlọ, na ndị enyi. 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) na a 4-gburugburu n'obi.

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), nke Springfield; Springfield super featherweight Carlos Gonzalez (4-0, 4 Kos), and Springfield super lightweight Liz Humphries (0-1-1)

Kaadị ga-agbanwe.

Tickets range between $203.00 na $48.00 and are available to purchase online athttps://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.

Ụzọ na-emeghe na 6 p.m. NA, akpa tuanu na 7 p.m. NA.

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

November 15, 2022 FNU47 Hapụ ikwu

Dec. 10 na Madison Square Ogige

Mike “Bad Man” Ohan, Obere. (L) is ready for Tiger Johnson(photo by Emily Harney / Fightography) ỤWA, Uka. (November 10, 2022) – Former New England Welterweight Champion Mike Ohan, Obere. (16-1, 9 Kos) is preparing for his potential career-changing fight on December 10^nke megide 2020 U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson (6-0, 4 Kos) at the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City. Johnson vs. Ohan, Obere. 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, Obere. 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, Obere. “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. M bụ 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, Obere. 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, bụ a ukwuu mma 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, na 2014 USA Junior Olympic National Championships. “He’s a great fighter,” Ohan, Obere. 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, Obere. 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, Obere. kwubiri. “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, ezie, everybody will know who I am. An impressive performance will raise my stock, but I’m going in the ring to win!" Ozi: Facebook.com/GraniteChinTwitter: @Granite_Chin

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