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James perkins vs. Anthony Andreozi mutu Wankhondo, Zophatikiza zopanda chiyembekezo shea pigcox & James Perella August 16 ku Oceandesment Center mulungu, MA
QUINCY, Misa. (Ogasiti XX, 2025) - Ena mwa otchuka kwambiri komanso otchuka kumpoto chakum'mawa adzawonetsedwa Ogasiti 16th panjira yolumikizidwa ", zoperekedwa ndi granite Chin Kukwezedwa (GCP), ku Oceandelsines Center Center (kale la Ballcom ofnd Ball) mu ulemu, Massachusetts. Zochita zonse zidzakonzedwa www.bxngtv.com.

Gawo la ndalamazo liperekedwa ku Quincy Offfighters khansa, Bungwe Lopanda phindu lomwe cholinga chake ndikupereka chithandizo chosasunthika kwa ozimitsa moto komanso mabanja awo akamakumana ndi khansa yogwira ntchito, onetsetsani kuti alandila chisamaliro, chuma, ndi thandizo lomwe amafunikira. Pitani www.quincyfireclancerfound.com Zambiri.

"Kulimbikitsa m'mphepete mwa nyanja zakhala chinthu chomwe nthawi zonse chimakhala ntchito, Koma zidutswa zonse zimayenera kukhala kuti zisavalire,"GCP Olimbikitsa Mkhalidwe wa Chris tafotokoza. "Mumangopeza mwayi umodzi wopanga malingaliro abwino. Ndasangalala kwambiri ndi momwe khadi ili lidasinthidwa. Idzakhala usiku wowopsa m'derali wolimbikitsidwa kwambiri ndi Granite Chin posachedwa, Quincy Yodziwikiratu Khansa Khansa. Pamapeto kwa usiku ndi WBC U.S. Chipwiritsani chasiliva chidzavekedwa korona, Shea wilcox idzapangitsa kuti nyumba yake ibuke, Ndipo zolengedwa zakwanuko zidzasonkhana kuti zithandizire pa zinthu zamoto. "

Omenyera Manja James "Pitbull" Perkins (13-3-1, 9 Ko) ndipo Anthony "The Gentle Savage" Andreozzi (7-4, 3 Ko) adzasemphana mu chochitika chachikulu cha 8 cha County Countcil Council Council (WBC) USA WOPHUNZIRA WOPHUNZITSA.

Perkins vs. Andreozi ndiwofanana ndi zolimba. Ma perkins 32, Galader kuchokera pafupi ndi Lynn (MA), ndi wokakamiza mwamphamvu omwe samasamala amatenga nkhonya zochepa kuti muwombere, Ngakhale zakale za Massachusetts apakati, za swansea (MA), ndi chopukusira omwe amasangalala ndi nkhonya kuchokera koyambira mpaka kumaliza.

Awiri mwa chiyembekezo chotchuka komanso cholonjeza ku New England, Everett (MA) Junior welterweight "Showmeme's Shea GoCox (3-0, 3 Ko) ndi mansfield (MA) juniyo middleweight James "Slim Reaper" Telella (19-0, 13 Ko), adzakuthandizani.


Whatcox wazaka 23, membala wa mbale iwiri yapamwamba kwambiri, Gawani magulu amodzi a mpira, ndi yotchuka kwambiri yotchuka kwambiri kumpoto chakum'mawa. Oyang'anira masewera andaur, Anasankhidwa kukhala "Bo box wodziwika kwambiri" wa Cistercher Cisterves, Kuphatikiza pa kukhala a 2018 Rocky Marciano Topy. Adzaponya pansi mu zokambirana za 4 Aldimar Silva (22-28, 14 Ko), la Brazil.

Teloli, 32, inali ntchito yokondwerera amateur (120-20)amene anagwidwa 3 New England Newn Cloves Maina, komanso mendulo ya siliva ku National Presch. Womenyera Ndondomeko yokhala ndi mayina abwino kwambiri azikhala ndi mbiri yakale yodziwika bwino Saulo "Navajoo" Corral (31-24, 20 Ko) Mu ma 8-ozunguliridwa apakatikati.

Kulimbana pa undercard ndi, onse ozungulira 4, ndi paki ya hyde (MA) junior featherweight A Pennifer Pereli (2-1, 1 KO), ndi 2024 New England Glovel Cloves Scalisest mendulo, vs. Sarah "Switch kukadina" dinani (2-10-1, 0 Ko); Springfield springfield (MA) welterweight Eric "gladiator" Goff (7-0, 5 Ko) molimbana ndi "Jabbin" Joe Wilson, Jr. (3-8, 0 Ko), Lawrence (MA) juniyo middleweight Dima "Jimmy" colon " amapangitsa kuti atsimikizire za pro Bennet (0-2), ndi South Boston Cruiserwiight Charlie "mzinda wa Sicilian" Logssa (1-0, 1 KO) akukumana ERRIS FLUNTS.

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Sukulu ya SIMESURD Middleweghtight Anthony velazquez sizikhala bwino kwambiri 2026

Mafunde, Misa. (July 10, 2025) - Pompano, osagwirizana ndi junior wapakati Anthony "ATV" Velazquez (19-0-1, 14 Ko) ikhoza kukhala chinsinsi cha boxing, koma lingaliro lake ndi lakuti lizilumbira kwambiri kuchokera ku chiyembekezo kukhala chotsutsa 2026.

Kulimbana ndi Springfield, Massachusetts, Valezquez wazaka 29 watuluka pansi pa radar, Osamenyananso ndi dziko lapansi motsutsana ndi wotsutsa kapena wowoneka bwino pa chochitika cha marque. Woyendetsa wake, Gunter Beenold, yakhazikitsa gawo loti muchotse 2026 chifukwa chaluso lake puerto Rican-America.

Makonzedwe amaitanitsa Velazquez, Ndani ndi wotsatsa wotsatsa, Kumenya katatu, Kuyambira Julayi 19TH pa Mohegan Sun, kuphatikiza kawiri konse 2025 kapena Januware wotsatira, Kuti amupatse dziko la dziko lapansi ndikumenya nkhondo 2026.


"Ndikufuna kukhala wopambana ndipo ndidzitsimikizira ndekha,"Valezquez adanso. "Ine ndine chinsinsi cha Boxng, Koma aliyense adziwa yemwe nditsala posachedwa. Ndimakonda liwiro ili (Kulimbana 2-3 miyezi) chifukwa ndimakonda nthawi zonse. Palibe tchuthi; kungochita masewera olimbitsa thupi ndi nyumba. Iyi ndi ntchito yanga ndipo ndikugwira ntchito molimbika kuti ndisunge luso langa lakuthwa. Ndimakhala ndi ntchito yabwino ku masewera olimbitsa thupi chifukwa mphunzitsi wanga, Hector Berdez, Nthawi zonse amakhala ndi omenyera nkhondo padziko lonse lapansi. Ndayamba kuchita zambiri (Dziko Lonse Lapansi Lalikulu) Rohan Polani (16-0, 10 Ko), Dominican Olympian, ndipo ndimangopuwala anyamata akuluakulu, Ifenso, Monga Super Pakati Steven Butler (36-5-1, 30 Ko) - 'Bang Bang' – amene anali akukonzekera nkhondo yake (June 27, WKo4 vs. Jose De Jesus Makias). Ntchito yomwe ndimakhala nawo masewera olimbitsa thupi imandithandiza. Ndikumva bwino nkhondo ndi anthu osiyanasiyana chifukwa onse ali ndi masitayilo osiyanasiyana. "
Team velazquez sanayang'ane wina aliyense, Koma mdani wachilengedwe ndi England New England, Chordale "Mphatso" Booker (23-2, 11 Ko), wa Stamford, Connecticut. Booker posachedwapa ndi mutu wake woyamba wapadziko lonse lapansi, Kutaya Chovuta Chake Kugwirizana (WBC & WBO) Super Welleight Easter yapamwambaSebastian fundora (21-1-1, 14 Ko) mwa kuyimitsa mozungulira 4. Imodzi ya England ya New Englazquez 'yagunda 2026, mwina, ndi welleightAlexis "Lex" Rocha (25-2-1, 16 Ko), omwe dziko pano adavotera. 1 (WBO), Osa. 5 (IBF) ndipo No. 9 (WBC), koma pokhapokha ngati asankha kusunthira kwa azungu a Junior. Velazquez ili ku Camp Comply akukonzekera Julayi wake wa Julayi 19TH kubwerera mu 8-kuzungulira vs.Terry Chatwood(12-3-1) pa Mohegan Sun mu Uncasville, Connecticut, zomwe ndi 1 ½re ola loyendetsa kuchokera ku velazquez 'kunyumba ku Springfield.
"Ndikudziwa macheche okonda kubwereka m'tsime kumbuyo kwake ndipo ndi wovuta,"Velazquez ananena, "Koma alibe chilichonse chomwe ndili nacho. Ndimugwetsa pansi ndikumuchotsa kumeneko. Ndine womasuka mphete. Chitetezo changa komanso chidaliro chasintha. Ndipo ndimakondwera kumenya nkhondo ku chimogan dzuwa chifukwa cha mbiri yake ku Boxing ndipo zimayandikira kwambiri kwa Springfield. Zili ngati nyumba yanga yachiwiri (Ili ndi nkhondo yake yachitatu kumeneko)."


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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 ku Oceandesment Center mulungu, MA

QUINCY, Misa. (July 8, 2025) – Old-school boxing returns on August 16TH mongaJames "Pitbull" Perkins (13-3-1, 9 Ko) ndipoAnthony "The Gentle Savage" Andreozzi (7-4, 3 Ko) square off in the 8-round main event on a stacked “Oceanside Prize Fights” card, zoperekedwa ndi granite Chin Kukwezedwa (GCP), kwa World Boxing Council yopanda munthu (WBC) USA WOPHUNZIRA WOPHUNZITSA.

Zochita zonse zidzakonzedwawww.bxngtv.com live from the Oceanside Events Center (kale la Ballcom ofnd Ball) mu ulemu, Massachusetts.

Gawo la ndalamazo liperekedwa ku Quincy Offfighters khansa, Bungwe Lopanda phindu lomwe cholinga chake ndikupereka chithandizo chosasunthika kwa ozimitsa moto komanso mabanja awo akamakumana ndi khansa yogwira ntchito, onetsetsani kuti alandila chisamaliro, chuma, ndi thandizo lomwe amafunikira. Pitaniwww.quincyfireclancerfound.com Zambiri.

“It’s been long overdue that Granite Chin did an event on the North Shore,” promoterMkhalidwe wa Chrisanati. “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. Pamwamba pa, 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.

Galader kuchokera pafupi ndi 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, za 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, ngati zolimbikitsa, 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.”

Awiri mwa chiyembekezo chotchuka komanso cholonjeza ku New England, Marshfield (MA) welterweightJames "Slim Reaper" Telella (19-0, 13 Ko) and Everett (MA) Junior welterweight"Showmeme's Shea GoCox (3-0, 3 Ko), adzakuthandizani.

Teloli, 32, had a celebrated amateur career (120-20), capturing 3 New England Newn Cloves Maina, in addition to a silver medal at the prestigious National PAL Tournament. He will face former FECARBOX Welterweight ChampionSaulo "Navajoo" Corral (31-24, 20 Ko) Munkhondo yozungulira 8.

Willcox, 23, was a member of two Everett High’s Super Bowl, Gawani magulu amodzi a mpira. 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 Topy. He will be in a 4-round match vs.Aldimar Silva (22-28, 14 Ko), la 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 Off" kukhazikitsa Meyi 11th 4-womenyera, 1-mpikisano wa usiku wa super middleweight "Rumble at the Rink" ku Quincy Youth Arena ku Quincy, MA

"Granite Chin Box Off" kuti ayambitse Meyi 11TH

4-wankhondo, 1-usiku wa super middleweight mpikisano

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

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QUINCY, Misa. (March 26, 2024) - Kukwezedwa kwa Granite Chin (GCP) yalengeza za kukhazikitsidwa kwa mpikisano wake wamakono wausiku umodzi, "Granite Chin Box Off,” Loweruka usiku, Mulole 11, ndi gulu la omenyana oponya kumbuyo a super middleweight ochokera ku New England akutsogola “Rumble at the Rink” pro nkhonya khadi, ku Quincy Youth Arena ku Quincy, Massachusetts.

Ma quartet a super middleweights adzamenya nkhondo mozungulira katatu (4TH imfa yadzidzidzi ngati pakufunika kukoka) kumayambiriro kwamadzulo ndipo opambana awiriwo apita patsogolo ku chochitika chachikulu chamagulu asanu (6TH kuzungulira kwa imfa yadzidzidzi pakachitika kukoka) kuti adziwe wopambana zomwe wolimbikitsa Chris Traietti akufuna kukhala mpikisano wapachaka, zomwe zavomerezedwa ndi Massachusetts Boxing Commission.

Omenyera nkhondo onse anayi ndi ankhanza komanso achangu omwe amabwera kudzamenyana, zomwe zimamasulira madzulo osaiwalika kwa mafani.

"Mpikisanowu wakhala lingaliro lomwe ndakhala ndikukopana nalo kuyambira 2021," Purezidenti wa GCP Chris Traietti adatero.. "Sindinkafuna kuwombera mpaka nditamva ngati ndili ndi nkhawa zina zomwe zachitika ndipo ndinali ndi anyamata anayi oyenera.. Zonse zabwera palimodzi tsopano! Palibe kuphatikiza ndewu ndi zinayi izi zomwe sizingachitike kuyambira belu lotsegulira. Izi ndi zomwe Granite Chin akufuna kuchita chaka chilichonse, ndiye mpikisano wotsegulira ukangotha, tidzaunika kuti tiwone ngati pali zosintha zilizonse zomwe zikufunika kuti tikonzekere 2025. Zikomo kwa omenyera nkhondoyi chifukwa cha chidwi chawo chokhala nawo gawo lapadera ngati ili komanso Massachusetts Commission chifukwa cha thandizo lake lonse pondiyendetsa kuti ndipeze zovuta zonse zokhudzana ndi chitetezo kuti zithetsedwe. ”

Nayi kuphwanya kwa otsutsa anayi a "Granite Chin Box Off".:

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

Perkins ndiye yemwe amakonda mpikisano usanachitike kutengera mbiri yake komanso momwe amatsutsira. Wokumba manda masana, Perkins adatayika yekha mu Ogasiti watha kwa Steve Sumpter (9-0, 7 Ko), kutaya chisankho cha maulendo asanu ndi atatu pa mpikisano wopanda munthu wa IBA America Super Middleweight Championship.

“Ndikuyembekezera mwachidwi chochitika ichi. Ndakhala ndikufuna kumenya nawo mpikisano chifukwa sindinamenyepo nawo mu Golden Gloves kapena mpikisano uliwonse wamasewera.. Ndinaganiza zokhala katswiri pambuyo pa nkhondo yanga yachisanu ndi chimodzi yochita masewera olimbitsa thupi. Ndibwinonso kuti mwambowu ukuchitikira pa hockey rink chifukwa ndinakula moyo wanga wonse ndikusewera hockey. Ndinayamba kusekondale ndili ndi zaka ziwiri ndipo ndinasewera mpaka ku sekondale (St. Mary wa Lynn).

“Ndili wokonzeka kuthana ndi chilichonse chomwe chimabwera kwa ine. Ndikudziwa omenyera nkhondo onse, koma ndimamudziwa Clark kwambiri kuposa omenyera ena. Ine ndi Clark takhala tikulimbana pa khadi limodzi kangapo. Ndimakonda Clark ndipo ndi munthu wolimba, koma tikathera mu mphete limodzi, zonse zidzakhala bizinesi. Sitidzakhala abwenzi tikakhala mmenemo. Kumapeto kwa usiku, Ndikukhulupirira kuti ndikhala wopambana mpikisanowu. ”

Anthony "The Gentle Savage" Andreozzi (5-3, 2 Ko), Mzinda wa Swansea, MA

Katswiri wakale wa Massachusetts Middleweight Champion, Andreozzi wachira kuvulala koopsa kwa mwendo / m'bowo komwe adavulala kuposa chaka chapitacho, kubwerera m'mwezi wa February 24TH mkati mwa kugogoda kwachiwiri kwa Igor Pessoa.

“Ndi (mpikisanowu) kuswa malire ndithu. Ndiwo mtundu wa mpikisano komwe kuwongolera malingaliro kudzakhala kofunikira. Simungathe kuwomba katundu wanu pamzere woyamba wa ndewu yoyamba ndikuyembekezerabe kuchita bwino. Ndili ndi machesi mazana angapo olimbana ndi masewera a karate opitilira khumi ndi awiri. Ndazolowera kuwongolera malingaliro kofunikira kuti ndichite zachiwawa kawiri usiku umodzi. Ndikuyang'anira!

"Ryan Clark ndi munthu wabwino kwambiri. Tachita zozungulira ndisanamenyane ndi Kyle Cusick (April 22, 2022). Perkins anapita maulendo asanu ndi limodzi ovuta ndi mnzanga wakale wa timu. Bernard akuwoneka ngati munthu wabwino, choncho palibe chotsutsana naye.”

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

Joseph wapambana ndewu zake ziwiri zomaliza ndipo wakhala wokangalika ndi ndewu zinayi 2023 ndipo ichi chikhala chachiwiri chake cha 2024. Mnyamata wazaka 33 adzakhalanso ndi mwayi wakumenyana kwawo ku Quincy pafupi..

“N’zosiyana (mawonekedwe a mpikisano), koma zimatengera momwe timaphunzitsira. Ndimachita masewera olimbitsa thupi ndipo izi zikhala zabwino kwa ine. Zimafika pakuphunzitsidwa ndikuzolowera thupi langa nthawi yopuma ngati sparring. Ndikhoza kukhala ndikumenyana maulendo anayi kenaka asanu ndi limodzi.

“Ndine katswiri tsopano, kulimbana ndi masewera asanu, koma osati ndi kupuma kwanthawi yayitali pakati pa ndewu ngati za mpikisanowu. Zidzandipatsa nthawi yoti ndikonzerenso nkhondo yachiwiri yausiku. Ndawonapo vidiyo ya omenyera ena onse ndipo sindine woyipa aliyense, koma sindingaganize kuti ndine wokonda kupambana zonse. ”

Ryan Clark (4-5, 2 Ko), Barrington, INE

A chilengedwe middleweight, Clark ndiye akukwera kwambiri pamasewerawa, chinthu chomwe amachidziwa bwino koma osakhudzidwa kwambiri. Wankhondo wina wodzaza ndi zochitika, Zolemba za Clark ndizosokeretsa chifukwa ndi wolimba momwe amadza ndipo amatha kugonjetsa ena onse atatu otsutsa..

“Ndi (mpikisanowu) ndi lingaliro lalikulu. Chris (Traietti) ndi munthu wanzeru, ndipo mpikisanowu upereka chisangalalo kwa mafani, ndipo zidzakhala zovuta kwa omenyanawo. Ndimayamika malingaliro ake. Nthawi zambiri ndimamenya nawo 160 ndipo mpikisano uwu wandipatsa ine kumenyera mu kalasi yokulirapo pang'ono. Ndimakonda zovuta.

"Ndimadziwa Tony ndi Perkins ndipo ndimawalemekeza. Iwo ndi aluso. Izi (mpikisanowu) amafanana ndi kuzizira. Ndimatenga mphindi zisanu kapena zisanu, khalani mozungulira kuyankhula, lowa mu maphunziro ena, kenako ndikubwereranso mu mphete kuti muchezenso. Izi sizosiyana kwambiri. "

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

Sumpter vs. Perkins headlines “Pandemonium at The Palladium”, zoperekedwa ndi granite Chin Kukwezedwa (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. Ndipo, monga ine ndinanena, he’s not going the distance.”

Mu co-pankakhala chochitika, undefeated Massachusetts Welterweight Champion Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (11-0, 6 Ko) takes Hector “El Gatito” Ednar Bobadilla (9-14-1, 4 Ko) 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 Ko), unbeaten Springfield super featherweight Isaiah “Baby Warrior” Cruz (6-0, 4 Ko), and New Haven (CT) featherweight Felix Parrilla (7-0, 6 Ko).

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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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QUINCY, Misa. (July 10, 2023) – Like some of his fellow countrymen in the past, undefeated Irish light heavyweight prospects Tommy Hyde (5-0, 3 Ko) and Thomas “The Kid” O’Toole (7-0, 5 Ko) 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, zoperekedwa ndi granite Chin Kukwezedwa (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. "Pamenepo anati, 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 ankachita masewera mbiri. Bambo ake, 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 a 60 masewera amateur. 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 Ko) 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. Ndikuvomereza. 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, yaikulu chochitika, former New England Welterweight Champion Mike “Bad Man, Je, Jr. (18-2, 9 Ko), of Holbrook, and Haverhill’s Harry “The Hitman” Gigliotti (9-4, 3 Ko), 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 Ko), wa Woburn, and Massachusetts titleholder Jamer Jones (3-1, 3 Ko), 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 Ko) and unbeaten Methuen middleweight Luke “The Quiet Storm” Iannuccilli (6-0, 3 Ko) kudzakhala mu kuchitapo, ankalemekeza, versus Nathan Benichou (2-16-1, 2 Ko) 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 Ko), of nearby Weymouth (MA), adzakhala mu kuchitapo, as well as Scituate heavyweight Kevin Nagle (2-0, 2 Ko), vs. TBAs. Hogan was a celebrated amateur who was a 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Team alternate as well as a 2010 New England Golden Magolovesi ngwazi.

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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

(photo by Emily Harney / Fightography)

QUINCY, Misa. (February 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 Ko) challenges defending card Massachusetts State Welterweight Champion Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (10-0, 6 Ko) in the 8-round headliner, at MassMutual Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

“Springfield Championship Boxing 2”, zoperekedwa ndi granite Chin Kukwezedwa (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. Iye (Whitley) beat Kris Jacobs (WMDEC8) in his last fight (to capture the vacant Mass. Udindo Wosangalala) 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,  zonse ndi kuchoka mu bwalo.  

“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 Zaka. Today, 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 Ko) and super lightweight Calixto (1-0), Kulimbana ndi Springfield, will both be in action in front of fans, banja, ndi mabwenzi. In the 6-round co-featured event, Isaiah “Baby Warrior” Cruz will face Akeem “Action Action” Jackson (6-5, 5 Ko) in the 6-round co-featured event, while Calixto meets Luis “Broccoli” Gerardo Avila (8-22-3, 5 Ko) mu 4 chonse bout.

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

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

Dec. 10 pa Madison lalikulu Garden


Mike "Munthu Woipa" Ohan, Jr. (L) is ready for Tiger Johnson
(photo by Emily Harney / Fightography)

QUINCY, Misa. (November 10, 2022) – Former New England Welterweight Champion Mike Ohan, Jr. (16-1, 9 Ko) is preparing for his potential career-changing fight on December 10TH motsutsa 2020 U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson (6-0, 4 Ko) pa wotchuka Madison lalikulu Garden ku New York City.

Johnson vs. Je, 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+.

Je, 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. Ndinali 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.”

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

The 24-year-old Johnson, fighting out of Cleveland, anali kwambiri chokongoletsedwa 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, ndipo 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, Ine ndidzakhala wokonzeka. "

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. anamaliza. “Madison Square Garden is an historic place. Miyala 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, Komabe, 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 "Munthu Woipa" Ohan, Jr. (L) is ready for Tiger Johnson(photo by Emily Harney / FightographyQUINCY, Misa. (November 10, 2022) – Former New England Welterweight Champion Mike Ohan, Jr. (16-1, 9 Ko) is preparing for his potential career-changing fight on December 10TH motsutsa 2020 U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson (6-0, 4 Ko) at the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City. Johnson vs. Je, 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. Ndinali 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 Ko), who served as a sparring partner for the great Marvelous Marvin Hagler. The 24-year-old Johnson, fighting out of Cleveland, anali kwambiri chokongoletsedwa 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, ndipo 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. anamaliza. “Madison Square Garden is an historic place. Miyala 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, Komabe, everybody will know who I am. An impressive performance will raise my stock, but I’m going in the ring to win!" ZAMBIRI:  Facebook.com/GraniteChinTwitter: @Gite_chin

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

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Boston (Mulole 4, 2022) – Two-time Dominican Olympian, lightweight Leonel de los Santos (6-0, 5 Ko), may be settling in the Boston area to enhance his professional boxing career. Pamenepo, 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 Ko), New York’s ABF American West super lightweight Ray Jay “The Destroyer” Bermudez (16-0, 11 Ko), Connecticut’s ABF USA super welterweight Jimmy “Quiet Storm” Williams (18-5-2, 6 Ko), Colorado’s ABF American West super middleweight champion “The Amazing” Shawn McCalman (10-0, 6 Ko), Massachusetts super lightweight Adrian “Tonka” Sosa (12-0, 9 Ko), Florida super bantamweight Daniel “The Dedication” Bailey, Jr. (10-1, 5 Ko), Massachusetts featherweight Troy Anderson, Jr. (4-0, 2 Ko), 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 Ko), Dominican lightweight Isaelin Florian Henriguez (8-1, 4 Ko), Florida light heavyweight Robert Daniels, Jr. (6-0, 5 Ko), Irish light heavyweight Tommy “The Kid” O’Toole (3-0, 2 Ko), Texas super lightweight Miranda “La Alacrana” Reyes (5-1-1, 2 Ko), Massachusetts super featherweight Alex Rivera (3-0, 2 Ko), Kansas brothers, welterweight Marcus (3-0, 3 Ko) and super lightweight Marcell (1-0), and Utah brothers, ABF American West lightweight champion Ignacio Chairez (9-0-1, 5 Ko) and lightweight Gabriel Chairez (4-0-1, 2 Ko).


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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
(Picture courtesy of Jess Marie Photography)

QUINCY, Misa. (Mulole 3, 2022) – Undefeated New Bedford (MA) light heavyweight prospect Edet Mkapanam (6-0, 5 Ko) 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 (monga ovomereza),” Mkapanam explained. “I learned in the gym sparring with some of the top fighters in New England like Peter Manfredo, Jr. and Mark Deluca. Mu malingaliro anga, 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.
Tsopano, Edet is on a mission to make up for lost time.


“I’ve been working on my jab and some other things,"Iye anati. “My goal is to fight on bigger stages, which is one of the reasons I signed with (Granite Chin promoter) Mkhalidwe wa Chris. 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 Ko), of Holbrook, MA, headlines “Hometown Royalty” in the 8-round main event against Argentinian opponent Jose “El Chino” Aubel (8-9, 7 Ko).


Quincy (MA) lightweight Ryan “The Polish Prince” Kielczweski (30-6, 11 Ko), ndi 2008 National Golden Gloves silver medalist and 2-time New England Golden Gloves Champion, faces another Argentinian, Mario Lozano (18-5-1, 9 Ko), 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 Mfumu ya mphete, and the regional Mike Tyson Tournament.


Kugwa mtsinje (MA) Welchweight Town Toon (4-0, 3 Ko) meets Robert Bricks (0-9) mu 4 chonse bout.


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