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Bäst & Mest populära nordöstra boxare som ska visas på "Oceanside Prize Fights" -kort

Augusti 14, 2025 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

James Perkins vs. Anthony Andreozzi titelkamp, plus obesegrade utsikter Shea Willcox & James Perella Augusti 16 på Oceanside Events Center i Revere, MA

QUINCY, Mäss. (Augusti xx, 2025) - Några av de bästa och mest populära boxarna i nordöstra kommer att visas den 16 augusti på det staplade "Oceanside Prize Fights" -kortet, Presenterat av Kampanjer i granithaken (GCP), på Oceanside Events Center (Tidigare Wonderland Ballroom) i, Massachusetts. All åtgärd kommer att strömmas på www.bxngtv.com.

En del av intäkterna kommer att doneras till Quincy -brandmän Cancer Foundation, En ideell organisation vars uppdrag är att ge oöverträffat stöd till brandmän och deras familjer när de står inför utmaningarna med arbetscancer, se till att de får vården, resurser, och hjälp de behöver. Gå till www.quincyfirecancerfoundation.com för information.

”Att marknadsföra i norra stranden har varit något som alltid var i verken, Men alla bitar måste vara där för att ta på sig ett bra evenemang,”GCP -promotor Chris Traietti förklarade. ”Du får bara en chans att göra för att göra ett gott intryck. Jag är oerhört nöjd med hur det här kortet visade sig. Det kommer att bli en fantastisk natt i områdets mest populära kämpar och granithaka kommer återigen att samla in pengar för en stor sak, Quincy Fore Cancer Foundation. I slutet av natten en ny WBC U.S.. Silvermästare kommer att krönas, Shea Willcox kommer att göra sin hemdebut, Och den lokala kampscenen kommer att samlas för att stödja våra lokala brandmän. ”

Throwback -kämpar James "Pitbull" Perkins (13-3-1, 9 Kos) och Anthony "The Gentle Savage" Andreozzi (7-4, 3 Kos) kommer att kollidera i 8-omgången huvudevenemang för det lediga världsboxningsrådet (WBC) USA Silver Light Heavyweight Championship.

Perkins vs. Andreozzi är en fantastisk matchning av underhållande kämpar. 32-åringen Perkins, En gravigigger från närliggande Lynn (MA), är en kraftfullt aggressiv puncher som inte har något emot att ta några slag för att landa ett skadligt skott, Medan före detta Massachusetts medelvikt mästare i mästare, av Swansea (MA), är en kvarn som tycker om att utbyta slag från början till slut.

Två av de mest populära och lovande utsikterna i New England, Everett (MA) junior weltervikt “Showtime” shea willcox (3-0, 3 Kos) och Mansfield (MA) junior mellanvikt James “The Slim Reaper” Perella (19-0, 13 Kos), kommer att ge huvudstöd.

23-åringen Willcox, en medlem av Two Everett High's Super Bowl, Division One fotbollsmästerskapslag, är utan tvekan den mest populära Pro Boxer i nordöstra. En framstående amatörboxare, Han valdes också till den "mest framstående boxaren" vid förra årets New England Golden Gloves Championships, Förutom att vara en 2018 Rocky Marciano Tournament Champion. Han kommer att kasta ner i en 4-runda medfunktionsevenemang mot Aldimar silva (22-28, 14 Kos), Brasilien.

Perella, 32, var en berömd amatörkarriär (120-20)som fångade 3 New England Golden Gloves -titlar, liksom en silvermedalj vid den prestigefyllda National Pal -turneringen. Den begåvade kämpen med ett av de bästa smeknamnen kommer att ta på sig den tidigare fecarbox welterviktmästaren Saul “Navajo” Corral (31-24, 20 Kos) I den 8-omgången speciell juniormidvikt attraktion.

Fighting på undercard, allt i 4-rundare, är Hyde Park (MA) junior fjädervikt Jennifer Perella (2-1, 1 KO), den 2024 New England Golden Gloves silvermedaljist, vs. Sarah “Switch Kick” klick (2-10-1, 0 Kos); obesegrad Springfield (MA) weltervikt Eric “The Gladiator” Goff (7-0, 5 Kos) kontra “Jabbin” Joe Wilson, Jr. (3-8, 0 Kos), Lawrence (MA) junior mellanvikt Dimas “jimmy” kolon gör sin pro -debut kontra Bennet (0-2), och South Boston Cruiserweight Charlie “The City Point Sicilian” Lograsso (1-0, 1 KO) möter Erick Alves.

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Undefeated junior middleweight prospect Anthony Velazquez won’t be boxing’s best kept secret in 2026

Juli 12, 2025 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

SPRINGFIELD, Mäss. (Juli 10, 2025) - Just nu, unbeaten junior middleweight Anthony “ATV” Velazquez (19-0-1, 14 Kos) may be boxing’s best kept secret, but the plan is for him to make a major jump from prospect to title challenger in 2026.

Fighting out of Springfield, Massachusetts, the 29-year-old Valezquez has flown under the radar, never fighting a world rated opponent or showcased on a marquee event. His manager, Gunther Fishgold, has set the stage for a breakout 2026 for his talented Puerto Rican-American fighter.

The plan calls for Velazquez, who is a promotional free agent, to fight three times, starting July 19^th på Mohegan Sun, plus two more times in 2025 or next January, to position him to be world rated and fight on larger stages by the first quarter of 2026.

Team Velazquez hasn’t targeted any fighter in particular, but a natural foe is fellow New Englander, Chordale “The Gift” Booker (23-2, 11 Kos), of Stamford, Connecticut. Booker recently had his first world title shot, losing his challenge to unified (WBC & WBO) Super weltervikt VärldsmästareSebastian Fundora (21-1-1, 14 Kos) by way of a stoppage in round 4. One non-New Englander on Velazquez’ hit list for 2026, kanske, is welterweightAlexis “Lex” Rocha (25-2-1, 16 Kos), who is currently world rated at No. 1 (WBO), LÅT BLI. 5 (IBF) och nr. 9 (WBC), but only if he decides to move up to the junior middleweight division.Velazquez is at training camp preparing for his July 19^th return in an 8-round bout vs.Terry Chatwood(12-3-1) på Mohegan Sun i Uncasville, Connecticut, which is only a 1 ½ hour drive from Velazquez’ home in Springfield.

“I know Chatwood likes to box off his back foot and he’s tough,” Velazquez said, “but he has nothing I’m concerned with. I’m going to break him down and get him out of there. I’m comfortable in the ring. My defense and confidence have improved. And I enjoy fighting at Mohegan Sun because of its history in boxing and how close it is to Springfield. It’s like my second home (this will be his third fight there)."

Anthony Velazquez is ready to make moves in 2026.
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WBC U.S. Silver Light Heavyweight title fight James Perkins & Anthony Andreozzi Headlines “Oceanside Prize Fights”

Juli 12, 2025 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

Undefeated prospects James Perella &

Shea Willcox to be featured

Augusti 16 på Oceanside Events Center i Revere, MA

QUINCY, Mäss. (Juli 8, 2025) – Old-school boxing returns on August 16^th somJames "Pitbull" Perkins (13-3-1, 9 Kos) ochAnthony "The Gentle Savage" Andreozzi (7-4, 3 Kos) square off in the 8-round main event on a stacked “Oceanside Prize Fights” card, Presenterat av Kampanjer i granithaken (GCP), for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) USA Silver Light Heavyweight Championship.

All åtgärd kommer att strömmas påwww.bxngtv.com live from the Oceanside Events Center (Tidigare Wonderland Ballroom) i, Massachusetts.

En del av intäkterna kommer att doneras till Quincy -brandmän Cancer Foundation, En ideell organisation vars uppdrag är att ge oöverträffat stöd till brandmän och deras familjer när de står inför utmaningarna med arbetscancer, se till att de får vården, resurser, och hjälp de behöver. Gå tillwww.quincyfirecancerfoundation.com för information.

“It’s been long overdue that Granite Chin did an event on the North Shore,” promoterChris Traiettisa. “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. Ovanpå det, 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.

En gravigigger från närliggande 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, av 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, som en promotor, 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.”

Två av de mest populära och lovande utsikterna i New England, Marshfield (MA) welterviktJames “The Slim Reaper” Perella (19-0, 13 Kos) and Everett (MA) junior weltervikt“Showtime” shea willcox (3-0, 3 Kos), kommer att ge huvudstöd.

Perella, 32, had a celebrated amateur career (120-20), capturing 3 New England Golden Gloves -titlar, 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) i en 8-rund kamp.

Willcox, 23, was a member of two Everett High’s Super Bowl, Division One fotbollsmästerskapslag. 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), Brasilien.

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" för att lansera 11 maj 4-fighter, 1-natt supermellanviktsturnering "Rumble at the Rink" på Quincy Youth Arena i Quincy, MA

Mars 27, 2024 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

"Granite Chin Box Off" lanseras i maj 11^th

4-kämpe, 1-natt supermellanviktsturnering

"Rumble at the Rink" på Quincy Youth Arena i Quincy, MA

QUINCY, Mäss. (Mars 26, 2024) – Granit Chin Kampanjer (GCP) har meddelat lanseringen av sin innovativa en-nattsturnering, “Granit Chin Box Off," på lördag kväll, Maj 11, presenterar en kvartett av tillbakakastande supermellanviktskämpar från New England med huvudrollen “Rumble at the Rink” proffsboxningskort, på Quincy Youth Arena i Quincy, Massachusetts.

Kvartetten av supermellanviktare kommer att slåss i trerundor (4^th omgång av sudden death om det behövs i händelse av oavgjort) tidigt på kvällen och de två vinnarna går vidare till huvudevenemanget i fem omgångar (6^th omgången av sudden death i händelse av oavgjort) att bestämma mästaren för vad promotor Chris Traietti planerar att bli en årlig turnering, som har sanktionerats av Massachusetts Boxing Commission.

Alla fyra fighters är aggressiva och modiga som kommer för att slåss, vilket leder till en minnesvärd kväll för fansen.

"Den här turneringen har varit en idé som jag har flirtat med sedan 2021," sa GCP:s president Chris Traietti. "Jag ville inte trycka på avtryckaren förrän jag kände att jag hade löst några av de första problemen och jag hade de rätta fyra killarna. Allt har kommit ihop nu! Det finns ingen kombination av slagsmål med dessa fyra som inte kommer att vara actionfyllda direkt från öppningsklockan. Detta är något Granite Chin planerar att göra årligen, så när den här invigningsturneringen är klar, vi kommer att utvärdera det för att se om det behövs några förbättringar för att göra en redo för 2025. Tack till kämparna för deras passion att vara en del av något speciellt som detta och Massachusetts Commission för all hjälp med att navigera mig för att få alla säkerhetsfrågor åtgärdade och hanterade så att det kunde sanktioneras.”

Här är en sammanfattning av de fyra "Granite Chin Box Off"-utmanarna:

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

Perkins är favoriten före turneringen baserat på hans proffsrekord och motståndskvalitet. En gravare på dagarna, Perkins led sin ensamma förlust i augusti förra året mot Steve Sumpter (9-0, 7 Kos), förlora ett åtta runders majoritetsbeslut för det lediga IBA America Super Middleweight Championship.

"Jag ser verkligen fram emot det här evenemanget. Jag har alltid velat slåss i en turnering eftersom jag aldrig kämpat i Golden Gloves eller några amatörturneringar. Jag bestämde mig för att bli proffs efter min sjätte amatörkamp. Det är ännu bättre att evenemanget hålls på en hockeyrink eftersom jag växte upp hela mitt liv med hockey. Jag började åka skridskor vid två års ålder och spelade hela vägen genom gymnasiet (St. Mary's of Lynn).

"Jag är beredd att ta itu med allt som kommer på mig. Jag vet vilka alla fighters är, men jag känner Clark mycket mer än de andra fighters. Jag och Clark har kämpat på samma kort ett antal gånger. Jag gillar Clark och han är en tuff kille, men om vi hamnar i ringen tillsammans, det kommer att vara allt. Vi kommer inte att vara vänner när vi är där. I slutet av natten, Jag är väldigt säker på att jag kommer att vinna turneringen."

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

En före detta mellanviktsmästare i Massachusetts, Andreozzi har återhämtat sig från en brutal ben-/fotledsskada som han drabbades av för mer än ett år sedan, återvände i februari 24^th inom en andra omgången knockout av Igor Pessoa.

"Dess (turnering) bryta gränser helt klart. Det är den typen av turnering där känslomässig kontroll kommer att vara viktig. Du kan inte blåsa din last i den första omgången av den första kampen och fortfarande förvänta dig att lyckas. Jag har några hundra brottningsmatcher och över ett dussin karatematcher. Jag är van vid den känslomässiga kontroll som krävs för att effektivt utöva våld två gånger på en natt. Jag kan inte vänta!

"Ryan Clark är en fantastisk kille. Vi har gjort rundor innan min kamp med Kyle Cusick (April 22, 2022). Perkins gick sex hårda rundor med en tidigare lagkamrat till mig. Bernard verkar vara en bra kille, så inget personligt emot honom."

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

Joseph har vunnit sina två senaste matcher och har varit aktiv med fyra matcher in 2023 och detta kommer att vara hans andra 2024. 33-åringen kommer också att ha en hemstadsfördel när han slåss i närliggande Quincy.

"Det är annorlunda (turneringsformat), men det beror på hur vi tränar. Jag sparrar mycket och det kommer att vara bra för mig. Det handlar om att träna och vänja kroppen vid pausen som i sparring. Jag skulle kunna slåss fyra omgångar och sedan sex.

"Jag är ett proffs nu, slåss mot sex rounders, men inte med en lång paus mellan matcherna som i den här turneringen. Det kommer att ge mig tid att återfukta och göra mig redo för nattens andra fight. Jag har sett video på alla andra fighters och jag talar inte illa om någon, men jag kan inte känna att jag är favoriten att vinna allt.

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

En naturlig mellanvikt, Clark flyttar upp mest vikt i turneringen, något han är väl medveten om men inte överdrivet bekymrad. Ännu en actionfylld fighter, Clarks rekord är missvisande eftersom han är så tuff som de kommer och kan besegra någon av de andra tre utmanarna.

"Dess (turnering) är en bra idé. Chris (Traietti) är en smart kille, och den här turneringen kommer att ge underhållning för fansen, och det kommer att bli en utmaning för fighters. Jag applåderar hans idé. Jag brukar slåss kl 160 och den här turneringen får mig att slåss i en lite större viktklass. Jag gillar utmaningen.

"Jag känner Tony och Perkins och jag respekterar dem. De är duktiga. Detta (turnering) liknar sparring. Jag spar fem eller sex omgångar, hänga och prata, gå någon annan utbildning, och sedan komma tillbaka i ringen för att sparra igen. Det här är inte alltför annorlunda."

Ytterligare matcher kommer snart att annonseras.

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

Juli 19, 2023 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

Steve Sumpter

(picture by Emily Harney / Fightography)

QUINCY, Mäss. (Juli 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^th.

Sumpter vs. Perkins headlines “Pandemonium at The Palladium”, Presenterat av Kampanjer i granithaken (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) Mäss. 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, för."

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. Och, like I said, he’s not going the distance.”

I co-featured händelse, 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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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

Juli 19, 2023 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

QUINCY, Mäss. (Juli 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^th (Augusti. 12^th rain date) on the “Veterans Stadium Showcase” Pro-Am card, Presenterat av Kampanjer i granithaken (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. "Med det sagt, 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^th."

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 amatör rekord. Hans far, 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, Ukraina. 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 av 60 amatörmatcher. 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. Jag håller med. We both have big fan bases. This is going to be an amazing, fun night.”

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

In the eight-round, main event, former New England Welterweight Champion Mike “Bad Man, JE, 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), av 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) kommer också att vara i aktion, respektive, 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), kommer att vara i aktion, 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 Gloves mästare.

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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

Februari 28, 2023 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

Kenny “Lionheart” Larson

(foto av Emily Harney / Fightography)

QUINCY, Mäss. (Februari 27, 2023) – Styles make fights and a potential instant classic is on tap March 11^th 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”, Presenterat av Kampanjer i granithaken (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. Han (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, både i och utanför ringen.

“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 år. Idag, 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, familj, och vänner. 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) i en 4-runda 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), 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 och $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.

Insläpp på 6 p.m. OCH, första skjutningen på 7 p.m. OCH.

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

November 15, 2022 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

December. 10 på Madison Square Garden

Mike “Bad Man” Ohan, Jr. (L) is ready for Tiger Johnson(foto av Emily Harney / Fightography) QUINCY, Mäss. (November 10, 2022) – Former New England Welterweight Champion Mike Ohan, Jr. (16-1, 9 Kos) is preparing for his potential career-changing fight on December 10^th mot 2020 US. Olympian Tiger Johnson (6-0, 4 Kos) 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. Jag var 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, var en högt dekorerad US. 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), samt en guldmedaljör vid 2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, och 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. slutsatsen. “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, fast, everybody will know who I am. An impressive performance will raise my stock, but I’m going in the ring to win!" INFORMATION: Facebook.com/GraniteChinTwitter: @Granite_Chin

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

Maj 4, 2022 FNU47 Lämna en kommentar

Alex Rivera _ Santos.jpg — **BOSTON (Maj 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. I själva verket, 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’s “Hometown Royalty” this Saturday in Bridgewater, MA (see attached with pictures)

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Edet Mkapanam.jpeg — Edet Mkapanam
(Picture courtesy of Jess Marie Photography)

**QUINCY, Mäss. (Maj 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 7^th 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-turnering, 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 (som ett proffs),” Mkapanam explained. “I learned in the gym sparring with some of the top fighters in New England like Peter Manfredo, Jr. and Mark Deluca. I mina tankar, 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 19^th comeback fight, stopping pro debut fighter Igor Pessoa in the third round of their fight in Derry, New Hampshire.
Nu, Edet is on a mission to make up for lost time.

“I’ve been working on my jab and some other things,"Sa han. “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), en 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 New England gyllene handskar, 2019 King of the Ring, and the regional Mike Tyson Tournament.

Fall River (MA) welterweight Damon Towns (4-0, 3 Kos) meets Robert Bricks (0-9) i en 4-runda bout.

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Tickets are on sale, $60.00 standing room and $40.00 floor seats, and available for purchase at www.TicketRiver.com (Sök: Hometown Royalty).

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