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“Granite Chin Box Off” to launch May 11th 4-fighter, 1-night super middleweight tournament “Rumble at the Rink” at Quincy Youth Arena in Quincy, MA

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“Granite Chin Box Off” to launch May 11ویں

4-fighter, 1-night super middleweight tournament

“Rumble at the Rink” at Quincy Youth Arena in Quincy, MA

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QUINCY, ماس. (مارچ 26, 2024) – Granite Chin Promotions (GCP) has announced the launching of its innovative one-night tournament, “Granite Chin Box Off,” on Saturday night, مئی 11, featuring a quartet of throw-back super middleweight fighters from New England headlining the “Rumble at the Rink” pro boxing card, at Quincy Youth Arena in Quincy, میسا چوسٹس.

The quartet of super middleweights will fight in three-round bouts (4ویں round of sudden death if needed in case of a draw) early in the evening and the two winners will advance to the five-round main event (6ویں round of sudden death in the event of a draw) to determine the champion of what promoter Chris Traietti plans to be an annual tournament, which has been sanctioned by the Massachusetts Boxing Commission.

All four fighters are aggressive and gutsy who come to fight, which translates into a memorable evening for fans.

“This tournament has been an idea I have been flirting with since 2021,” GCP president Chris Traietti said. “I didn’t want to pull the trigger on it until I felt as though I had some of the initial concerns worked out and I had the right four guys. It has all come together now! There is no combination of fights with these four that won’t be action-packed right from the opening bell. This is something Granite Chin plans to do annually, so once this inaugural tournament is complete, we will assess it to see if any improvements are needed to get one ready for 2025. Thank you to the fighters for their passion in being part of something special like this and the Massachusetts Commission for all its help in navigating me to getting all the safety issues addressed and handled so it could be sanctioned.”

Here is a breakdown of the four “Granite Chin Box Off” challengers:

James “Pitbull” Perkins (13-1-1, 9 کوس), Lynn, MA

Perkins is the pre-tournament favorite based on his pro record and quality of opposition. A gravedigger during the day, Perkins suffered his lone loss last August to Steve Sumpter (9-0, 7 کوس), losing an eight-round majority decision for the vacant IBA America Super Middleweight Championship.

“I’m really looking forward to this event. I’ve always wanted to fight in a tournament because I never fought in the Golden Gloves or any amateur tournaments. I decided to turn pro after my sixth amateur fight. It’s even better that the event is being held at a hockey rink because I grew up my whole life playing hockey. I started skating at two years old and played all the way through high school (سینٹ. Mary’s of Lynn).

“I’m prepared to deal with whatever comes at me. I know who all the fighters are, but I know Clark a lot more than the other fighters. Me and Clark have fought on the same card a number of times. I like Clark and he’s a tough guy, but if we end up in the ring together, it will be all business. We won’t be friends when we are in there. At the end of the night, I’m very confident I’ll be the winner of the tournament.”

Anthony “The Gentle Savage” Andreozzi (5-3, 2 کوس), سوانزی, MA

A former Massachusetts Middleweight Champion, Andreozzi has recovered from a brutal leg/ankle injury suffered more than a year ago, returning this past February 24ویں within a second-round knockout of Igor Pessoa.

“It’s (ٹورنامنٹ) breaking boundaries for sure. It’s the type of tournament where emotional control will be important. You can’t blow your load in the first round of the first fight and still expect to succeed. I have a few hundred wrestling matches and over a dozen karate matches. I’m used to the emotional control necessary to effectively do violence twice in one night. میں انتظار نہیں کر سکتے ہیں!

“Ryan Clark is a great guy. We’ve done rounds before my fight with Kyle Cusick (اپریل 22, 2022). Perkins went six hard rounds with a former teammate of mine. Bernard seems like a good dude, so nothing personal against him.”

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

Joseph has won his last two fights and has been active with four fights in 2023 and this will be his second of 2024. The 33-year-old will also have a hometown advantage fighting in nearby Quincy.

“It is different (tournament format), but it comes down to the way we train. I do a lot of sparring and that will be good for me. It comes down to training and getting my body used to the break like in sparring. I could be fighting four rounds and then six.

“I’m a pro now, fighting six rounders, but not with a long pause between fights like in this tournament. It will give me time to rehydrate and get ready for the second fight of the night. I’ve seen video of all the other fighters and I’m not bad-mouthing anybody, but I can’t not feel that I’m the favorite to win it all.”

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

A natural middleweight, Clark is moving up the most weight in the tournament, something he is well aware of but not overly concerned. Another action-packed fighter, Clark’s record is misleading because he’s as tough as they come and capable of defeating any of the other three challengers.

“It’s (ٹورنامنٹ) is a great idea. کرس (Traietti) is a smart guy, and this tournament will provide entertainment for the fans, and it’ll be a challenge for the fighters. I applaud his idea. I typically fight at 160 and this tournament has me fighting in a little bigger weight class. I like the challenge.

“I know Tony and Perkins and I respect them. They’re talented. یہ (ٹورنامنٹ) is similar to sparring. I spar five or six rounds, hang around talking, get in some other training, and then get back in the ring to spar again. This isn’t too different.”

Additional matches will soon be announced.

تبدیلی کے کارڈ سے مشروط.

Tickets are on sale to purchase atwww.granite-chin-promotions.ticketleap.com.

دروازے پر کھولتے 6:00 بجے. AND, میں سب سے پہلے مککیبازی 7 بجے. AND.

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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, ماس. (جولائی 10, 2023) – Like some of his fellow countrymen in the past, undefeated Irish light heavyweight prospects Tommy Hyde (5-0, 3 کوس) and Thomas “The Kid” O’Toole (7-0, 5 کوس) 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 11ویں (اگست. 12ویں rain date) on the “Veterans Stadium Showcase” Pro-Am card, presented by 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. "کے ساتھ انہوں نے کہا کہ, 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 11ویں."

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 شوکیا ریکارڈ. ان کے والد, گیری ہائڈ, 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, یوکرائن. 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 (ر) - (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 کے 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, نیو ہیمپشائر. “The Kid” is moving up one division to fight Massachusetts cruiserweight champion Scott “Scottie Bombs” Lampert (5-8, 4 کوس) 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, گیری, and I think Tommy can go far. He’s said that a fight between us can easily be made if it makes sense. میں راضی ہوں. We both have big fan bases. This is going to be an amazing, fun night.”

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

In the eight-round, اہم واقعہ, former New England Welterweight Champion Mike “Bad Man, Ohan, جونیئر. (18-2, 9 کوس), of Holbrook, and Haverhill’s Harry “The Hitman” Gigliotti (9-4, 3 کوس), 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 کوس), Woburn کے, and Massachusetts titleholder Jamer Jones (3-1, 3 کوس), 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 کوس) and unbeaten Methuen middleweight Luke “The Quiet Storm” Iannuccilli (6-0, 3 کوس) بھی میں شرکت کرے گا, بالترتیب, versus Nathan Benichou (2-16-1, 2 کوس) 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 کوس), of nearby Weymouth (MA), کارروائی میں ہوں گے, as well as Scituate heavyweight Kevin Nagle (2-0, 2 کوس), بنام. TBAs. Hogan was a celebrated amateur who was a 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Team alternate as well as a 2010 نیو انگلینڈ گولڈن دستانے چیمپئن.

تبدیلی کے کارڈ سے مشروط.

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 تفصیلات کے لئے.

دروازے پر کھولتے 5:30 بجے. ET with the amateur matches starting at 6:30 بجے. AND, pro card commences at 8 بجے. AND.

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

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Kenny “Lionheart” Larson

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

“Springfield Championship Boxing 2”, presented by 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. انہوں نے کہا کہ (Whitley کی) 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 (بنام. Whitley کی). 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 کی) 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,  میں اور انگوٹی کے باہر دونوں.  

“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 سال. آج, 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 کوس) and super lightweight Calixto (1-0), fighting out of Springfield, will both be in action in front of fans, خاندان, اور دوستوں. In the 6-round co-featured event, Isaiah “Baby Warrior” Cruz will face Akeem “Action Action” Jackson (6-5, 5 کوس) in the 6-round co-featured event, while Calixto meets Luis “Broccoli” Gerardo Avila (8-22-3, 5 کوس) ایک 4 راؤنڈ مککیبازی میں.

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

تبدیلی کے کارڈ سے مشروط.

Tickets range between $203.00 اور $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.

دروازے پر کھولتے 6 بجے. AND, میں سب سے پہلے مککیبازی 7 بجے. AND.

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

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Mike “Bad Man” Ohan, جونیئر. (L) is ready for Tiger Johnson
(photo by Emily Harney / Fightography)

QUINCY, ماس. (نومبر 10, 2022) – Former New England Welterweight Champion Mike Ohan, جونیئر. (16-1, 9 کوس) is preparing for his potential career-changing fight on December 10ویں کے خلاف 2020 U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson (6-0, 4 کوس) نیو یارک شہر میں مشہور میڈیسن اسکوائر گارڈن میں.

جانسن بمقابلہ. Ohan, جونیئر. 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, جونیئر. 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, جونیئر. “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. میں تھا 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, جونیئر. is the son of a retired pro boxer, (14-6-2, 11 کوس), who served as a sparring partner for the great Marvelous Marvin Hagler.

The 24-year-old Johnson, fighting out of Cleveland, ایک انتہائی سجایا امریکہ تھا. 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, اور 2014 USA Junior Olympic National Championships.

“He’s a great fighter,” Ohan, جونیئر. 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, جونیئر. along with most fighters. Some may feel that the cards are stacked against Ohan, جونیئر, 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, جونیئر. یہ نتیجہ اخذ کیا. “Madison Square Garden is an historic place. راکی 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, اگرچہ, 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 “Bad Man” Ohan, جونیئر. (L) is ready for Tiger Johnson(photo by Emily Harney / Fightography) QUINCY, ماس. (نومبر 10, 2022) – Former New England Welterweight Champion Mike Ohan, جونیئر. (16-1, 9 کوس) is preparing for his potential career-changing fight on December 10ویں کے خلاف 2020 U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson (6-0, 4 کوس) at the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City. Johnson vs. Ohan, جونیئر. 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, جونیئر. 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, جونیئر. “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. میں تھا 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, جونیئر. is the son of a retired pro boxer, (14-6-2, 11 کوس), who served as a sparring partner for the great Marvelous Marvin Hagler. The 24-year-old Johnson, fighting out of Cleveland, ایک انتہائی سجایا امریکہ تھا. 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, اور 2014 USA Junior Olympic National Championships. “He’s a great fighter,” Ohan, جونیئر. 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, جونیئر. along with most fighters. Some may feel that the cards are stacked against Ohan, جونیئر, 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, جونیئر. یہ نتیجہ اخذ کیا. “Madison Square Garden is an historic place. راکی 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, اگرچہ, everybody will know who I am. An impressive performance will raise my stock, but I’m going in the ring to win!" معلومات:  Facebook.com/GraniteChinTwitter: @Granite_Chin
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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
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QUINCY, ماس. (مئی 3, 2022) – Undefeated New Bedford (MA) light heavyweight prospect Edet Mkapanam (6-0, 5 کوس) 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 7ویں Hometown Royalty” card, presented by Granite Chin Promotions in association with Cappiello Boxing Promotions and Shearns Boxing Promotions, at Bridgewater Veterans Club in Bridgewater, میسا چوسٹس (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 (as a pro),” Mkapanam explained. “I learned in the gym sparring with some of the top fighters in New England like Peter Manfredo, جونیئر. and Mark Deluca. میرے دماغ میں, 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 19ویں comeback fight, stopping pro debut fighter Igor Pessoa in the third round of their fight in Derry, نیو ہیمپشائر.
اب, Edet is on a mission to make up for lost time.


“I’ve been working on my jab and some other things,"انہوں نے کہا. “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, جونیئر. (14-1, 8 کوس), of Holbrook, MA, headlines “Hometown Royalty” in the 8-round main event against Argentinian opponent Jose “El Chino” Aubel (8-9, 7 کوس).


کوئنسی (MA) lightweight Ryan “The Polish Prince” Kielczweski (30-6, 11 کوس), ایک 2008 National Golden Gloves silver medalist and 2-time New England Golden Gloves Champion, faces another Argentinian, Mario Lozano (18-5-1, 9 کوس), 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 رنگ کے بادشاہ, and the regional Mike Tyson Tournament.


Fall River (MA) welterweight Damon Towns (4-0, 3 کوس) meets Robert Bricks (0-9) ایک 4 راؤنڈ مککیبازی میں.


تبدیلی کے کارڈ سے مشروط.


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New England welterweight champion Mike Ohan, جونیئر. preparing for 2022 breakout “Championship Road, نومبر. 13 ہیمپٹن میں, NH

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Mike “Bad Boy” Ohan (picture by Emily Harney/Fightography)

QUINCY, ماس. (نومبر 1, 2021) – Granite Chin Promotions most recent signee, New England welterweight champion Mike “Bad Boy” Ohan (13-1, 7 کوس), will close out 2021 headlining “Championship Road,” on Saturday night, نومبر 13, streaming live Saturday evening, نومبر 13, پرbxngtv.com, from The Rim in Hampton, نیو ہیمپشائر.

Ohan, fighting out of Holbrook (MA), will be in his first scheduled 10-round bout against Mexican challenger Israel “Filipino Tigre” Rojas (14-24, 5 کوس) in a super lightweight, non-title fight.

“Ten rounds means a lot to me,” Ohan said. “It’s something I’ve watched my entire life because all legends fought 10-rounders. This is special for me. I’m ready to go and I will outclass my opponent.”

Ohan captured the vacant New England title last November, when he won an 8-round unanimous decision over Ryan Dibartolomeo, followed by a successful title defense in his last fight in June, when challenger Tyrone Luckey retired after the five rounds.

The New England title is a stepping-stone and next year I feel like I can collect more title belts next year,” he added. “I signed with Chris (Traietti, president of Granite Chin Promotions) because I want to be in big fights. میں اس جنگ کے لئے انتظار نہیں کر سکتے, I’m already in top shape. Two guys I recently defeated recently knocked out undefeated opponents, (ایرک) پالمر (WSD6 vs. 8-0-1 Ruddicus Livsey) and Luckey (WKO1 and WKO6 vs. 7-0-1 Eduardo Aguilar)."

A former 2-time Southern New England Golden Gloves champion, the now 27-year-old Ohan is the son of a former prizefighter, middleweight Mike Ohan (14-6-2, 11 KOs – 1983-95), who sparred “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler. Ohan, Jr’s grandfather on his mother’s side also boxed.

“I always looked up to my father as a fighter,” Ohan., جونیئر. mentioned, “but he didn’t want me to box. I started late and didn’t go to the gym until I was 16 to help stay out of trouble. My father’s supportive and he goes to my fights. I fell in love with boxing right away and I feel even stronger about it today.”

Ohan’s birth name is Ohanian, but he is Irish. “It’s in my blood,” he explained. “It goes back to the old bare-knuckle days. My father is Irish on his mother’s side, Armenian on his father’s. My grandmother is Irish on both sides. تاکہ, I have a lot of Irish in me from my parents.”

Undefeated Holyoke (MA) welterweight prospect Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (6-0, 5 کوس), of meets John Ferrara (0-1), of Tiverton (RI) in the 6-round, co-featured event.

Guyana-native heavyweight Nkosi Soloman (3-1, 2 کوس), بروک لین کی وجہ سے لڑنے, has been added to the card in a 6-round fight against TBA.

undercard پر لڑائی, each slated for 4 راؤنڈ, is Woburn (MA) middleweight Julien “Black Dragon” Baptiste (3-0, 2 کوس) بنام. Providence’s pro-debuting Alfred “Keenan” Raymond, Maine middleweight Llmar Kelly (0-1) بنام. Providence’s Robert “Golden Boy” Nolette (0-1), Holyoke (MA) junior middleweight Carlos Castillo (3-0, 3 کوس) بنام. Swansea’s (MA) Anthony Andreozzi (0-1), Pittsfield (MA) super middleweight Steve Sumpter (2-0, 2 کوس) بنام. Juan Celin Zapata (6-19-2, 4 کوس), اور اسپرنگ فیلڈ (MA) middleweight Jamer Jones (1-0, 1 KO) بنام. Woburn’s (MA) Aguilando Brandao (1-7).

اس کے علاوہ, لارنس (MA) lightweight “El Gallo” Kevin Rodriguez (2-1, 1 KO) بنام. Daron Jenkins (0-5),  Springfield light heavyweight Laurent Humes (2-0, 2 کوس) بنام. Woburn’s pro-debuting Thailisson Nunes, پروویڈنس (RI) welterweight Damon Towns (3-0, 2 کوس) بنام. TBA, Pittsfield (MA) heavyweight Quinton Sumpter (1-0, 1 KO) بنام. Woburn’s pro-debuting Wewerson Silveira Silva.

تبدیلی کے کارڈ سے مشروط.

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دروازے پر کھولتے 5 بجے. ET with the first bout at 5:30 بجے. AND.

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Granite Chin Promotion presents Thanksgiving Eve show “Championship Boxing at The Armory”

ایک تبصرہ چھوڑ دو
This Wednesday at National Guard Armory in Dorchester, MA

QUINCY, ماس. (نومبر 19, 2018) – A major change has been made to this Wednesday night’s (نومبر. 21) “Championship Boxing at The Armory” کارڈ, presented by Granite Chin Promotions (GCP) on Thanksgiving Eve, at the National Guard Armory (70 Victory Road) in Dorchester, میسا چوسٹس.

 

 

 

The originally scheduled headliner, three-time world title challenger Aleksandra Magziak Lopes (18-4-3, 1 KO), withdrew when she accepted a world title shot Dec. 8 کارسن میں, کیلی فورنیا, against undisputed World welterweight champion Cecelia “خاتون اول” Braekhus (34-0, 9 کوس) in the main event on HBO.

 

 

 

Many of New England’s most talented and popular boxers will still be in action this Wednesday evening. GCP co-promoter Chris Traietti (26-4, 21 کوس), fighting out of Quincy (MA), will defend his New England cruiserweight title against challenger Nick Lavin (5-9, 4 کوس), of Shelton (CT), in the new eight-round main event.

 

 

 

The 33-year-old Traietti, an Iraq War veteran and college graduate, defeated the heavy-handed Lavin by way of an eight-round unanimous decision August 5, 2017 for the N.E. عنوان.

 

 

 

“As disheartening as it was to lose Aleks on this show,” Traietti said, “we are thrilled she’s getting a career defining opportunity on HBO. She’s worked hard for the opportunity and we wish her the best of luck December 8th.

 

 

 

“We shuffled some of the bouts around and moved my fight to the main event. ہم لڑتے آخری بار, Nick showed up and gave me eight tough rounds. I have no doubt he’s going to deliver a similar performance. مجموعی طور پر, we are excited about this card as it features a mix of local veterans and prospects. Fans are in for a fun night that will be action packed.”

 

 

 

چھ راؤنڈ شریک نمایاں صورت میں, former N.E. ویلٹر ویٹ چیمپئن ڈیریک “The Surgeon” Silveira (14-2, 7 کوس), fighting out of Salem, MA, faces Mexican veteran Franciso “El Mono” Medel (12-15, 8 کوس), who has been a gatekeeper for NE’s top prospects over the past few years.

 

 

 

Claremont, NH favorite Ricky Ford (3-1-1, 1 KO) will be shooting for his fourth consecutive when he meets ساؤل المیڈا, Woburn کے, in a four-round middleweight match.

 

 

 

2017 Rocky Marciano Tournament Champion Henry Gedney (1-0), a promising super middleweight prospect from Gloucester, MA, is matched versus Francisco Neto (0-1), Woburn کے, in a four-round bout.

 

 

 

Pembroke, MA cruiserweight Vinnie “American Dream” Carita (18-1-1, 17 کوس), a court officer in Brockton, MA and Pembroke, MA resident, takes on 61-fight veteran سٹیو “The Spoiler” Walker, the former Mid-West middleweight titlist, in a scheduled eight-round fight.

 

 

 

Undefeated New York junior welterweight prospect Ray Jay Bermudez (4-0, 2 کوس) throws-down with Bruno Dias (0-4), Woburn کے (MA), in a four-rounder.

 

 

 

پروویڈنس (RI) مڈل Anthony Concepcion (1-0, 1 کوس), trained by World Boxing Organization (ڈبلیو بی او) عالمی مڈل چیمپئن Demetrious “بو بو” Andrade کی, squares off with former Pacific Coast lightweight champion رابرٹو “پرانا” Valenzuela کی in the four-round opener.

 

 

 

تمام جھگڑے اور جنگجوؤں کی تبدیلی کے ساتھ مشروط ہیں.

 

 

 

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دروازے پر کھولتے 6 بجے. ET with the first bout scheduled at 6:30 بجے. AND.

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“Fight Night at The Zone” RESULTS from Derry, NH

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stops Larry Smith in 5

Undefeated New England prospects

Richard Rivera & Irvin Gonzalez

Register sensational 1سینٹ round knockouts

 

 

“Fight Night at The Zone”

سرکاری نتائج

 

 

 

 

DERRY, N.H. (اپریل 8, 2018) — The official weigh in was held today for tomorrow (ہفتے کے روز) evening’s “Fight Night at the Zone,” presented by Granite Chin Promotions, at The Sportszone in Derry, نیو ہیمپشائر.

 

 

 

 

اہم ایونٹ میں, Dorchester, MA junior middleweight Gabriel Duluc (12-3, 3 کوس) used a vicious body attack to stop veteran Texas fighter Larry “Slomoshun” سمتھ پانچویں مرحلے میں. A right to the liver put Smith down, but he beat the referee مائیک ریان‘s count. Smith was unable to recover as he was pinned on the ropes by Duluc, who reeled off a dozen unanswered punches, forcing referee Ryan to end the fight.

 

 

 

 

New England’s hardest hitter is unquestionably UBF N.E. light heavyweight champion رچرڈ “Popeye میں نااخت انسان” رویرا (7-0, 6 کوس), who knocked out cruiserweight رینڈی “The Rattler” کیمبل (3-19, 2 کوس) with the first punch in their non-title fight, a lethal right that broke Campbell’s lower right ankle.

 

 

 

 

Flashy Worcester, MA prospect Irvin Gonzalez (9-0, 8 کوس) overwhelmed his Mexican opponent, جونیئر ویلٹر ویٹ فرانسسکو “El Mono” Medel (12-13, 8 کوس), blasting him from every angle en route to a first-round technical knockout, in which Medal went to the canvas twice.

 

 

 

 

New England cruiserweight champion Chris Traietti (26-4, 21 کوس), also the co-promoter, pounded “Jammin” James Morrow (12-23-3, 5 کوس) from pillar to post until referee Leo Gerstel halted the action in their non-title fight for a third-round technical knockout.

 

 

 

 

Irish junior welterweight Paddy McGee, fighting out of Dorchester, MA, landed only two punches in his pro debut, both flooring Bardraiel Smith (0-4), for a quick first-round knockout.

 

 

 

 

Stoughton, MA welterweight ٹریوس “ڈاکو” Demko (6-1, 1 KO) outclassed Paul DeSouza (0-11), of Somerville, pitching a six-round shutout decision.

 

 

 

 

With former world champion Wilfredo, کویز, جونیئر. supporting him, اسپرنگ فیلڈ, MA welterweight Anthony Velasquez (2-0, 2 کوس) needed only 43 seconds to finish off Shavonte Dixon (0-3).

 

 

 

 

Danbury, CT junior welterweight عمر “جانور” Bordoy, جونیئر. (5-0, 1 KO) ناقابل شکست رہے, taking a four-round unanimous decision from a game Carlos Galindo (0-2).

 

 

 

 

Local favorite, Ricky Ford (2-1-1), fighting out Claremont, NH, dropped Woburn, MA junior middleweight Jaco Matsos (0-2) twice before the fight was stopped by referee مائیک ریان.

 

 

 

 

New Jersey super middleweight کرس “Sandman” تھامس improved his pro record to 8-0-1 (5 کوس), جب John Hantzopoulos (0-2) failed to answer the bell for the third round.

 

ذیل میں مکمل نتائج:

 

 

سرکاری نتائج

 

 

اہم واقعہ – JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Gabriel Duluc (12-3, 3 کوس), Dorchester, MA
WTKO5 (1:40)
Larry Smith (10-35-1, 7 کوس), ڈلاس, TX

CO-FEATURE – CRUISERWEIGHTS
Richard Rivera (7-0, 6 کوس), ہارٹ فورڈ, CT
WKO1 (0:37)
Randy Campbell (3-19, 2 کوس), Bowerston, OH

دگگجوں
Chris Traietti (26-4, 21 کوس), کوئنسی, MA
WTKO3 (0:53)James Morrow (12-23-3, 5 کوس), Lafayette, IN.

 

 

 

SUPER MIDDEWEIGHTS

Chris Thomas (8-0-1, 5 کوس), Beechwood, NJ

WTKO2 (3:00)

John Hantzopoulos (0-2), Lynn, MA

 

 

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Ricky Ford (2-1-1, 1 KO), Claremont, NH

WTKO1 (1:47)

Jaco Matos (0-2), Woburn, MA

 

 

 

WELTERWEIGHTS
Travis Demko (6-1, 1 KO), Stoughton, MA.
WDEC6 (60-54, 60-54, 60-54)
Paul DeSouza (0-11), Somerville, MA

 

 

 

Anthony Velasquez (2-0, 2 کوس), اسپرنگ فیلڈ, MA
WTKO (0:43)
Shavonte Dixon (0-3), فلاڈیلفیا, PA

 

 

 

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS
Irvin Gonzalez (9-0, 8 کوس), وارسیسٹر, MA
WTKO1 (1:57)
Francisco Medel (12-13, 8 کوس), Sonora, میکسیکو

 

 

 

Paddy McGee (1-0, 1 KO), Dorchester, MA
WTKO1 (1:12)

Bardraiel Smith (0-4), فلاڈیلفیا, PA

 

 

 

عمر Bordoy, جونیئر. (5-0, 1 KO), Danbury, CT
WDEC4 (40-35, 40-35, 40-36)
Carlos Galindo (0-2), Woburn, MA

 

 

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