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Granite Chin Championship final Day-Night Doubleheader August 28

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The championship final of the inaugural “Granite Chin” Invitational will take center stage as part of another Granite Chin Promotions Pro-Am doubleheader on August 28th at New England Sports Center in Derry, New Hampshire.

Five weight class “Granite Chin Invitational” showdowns are scheduled during the evening portion of the separate admission doubleheader. The “Granite Chin Invitational” is sanctioned by USA Boxing.

A pro card, “The Come Up,” will be held during the afternoon portion, headlined by New England heavyweight champion “Fly” Mike Marshall (5-1-1, 4 KOs), fighting out of Danbury (CT), who was supposed to fight on the Fury-Wilder III card July 24 in Las Vegas, which was postponed due to members of Fury’s camp contracting COVID-19.

“I am genuinely excited for August 28th,” promoter Chris Traietti said. “Both shows will bring a ton of excitement and non-stop action. During the day, local fans are going to see some of the area’s finest prospects in action as they continue to ascend in the pro ranks.

“At night, we are going to see some of the best amateurs in New England fight in the finals of the ‘Granite Chin Invitational.’ I have every intention of keeping this tournament going on and having it a staple for amateur boxing in New England. These fighters will put their stamp on local boxing history by being in the inaugural champions.”

Some of New England’s future champions will be in action in the “Granite Chin Invitational” final. Boston welterweight Arika Skkog (Nonantum Boxing Club) is the most celebrated amateur in the finals having captured a gold medal at last year’s USA Boxing Elite National Championships, as well as being a 2-time New England Golden Gloves Champion. She faces Emily Jones (Everybody Fights Rock), of Woburn (MA), in the championship match.

Nashua (NH) middleweight Mike Fontanez (Nashua PAL) squares off against Portland’s (ME) Wade Faria (Portland Boxing Club). Fontanez is a 2-time N.E. Golden Gloves Champion and 2-time USA Boxing Nationals silver medalist.

Framingham (MA) welterweight Kenny Larson (Nonantum Boxing Club) faces Manchester’s (NH) Apostolus Lolas (Nashua PAL), while Lawrence (MA) lightweight Jaydell Pazmino (Thrive Boxing) meets Worcester’s (MA) Jonathan Cortez (Worcester Boys & Girls Club), and Meriden (CT) featherweight Diego “King “ Bengochea fights Framingham’s (MA) Fran Scata (Nonantum Boxing Club).

Matches subject to change.

(Kristian von Sponneck)

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Tickets are on sale now and priced at $35.00 (general admission, $45.00 ringside) and $240.00 for a ringside table of four for Day Show / $25.00 (general admission) and $35.00 (ringside) for the Night Show. Purchase tickets online at www.ticketriver.com (Search: The Come Up (day show) and Granite Chin Finals (night show).

Doors open at 1 p.m. ET (day) and 7 p.m. ET (night) with the first bouts, respectively, at 1:30 p.m. ET and 7:30 p.m. ET.

“Breakout” Pro-Am amateur & pro day-night doubleheader June 26

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Steve Vukosa vs. Mike Marshall

“Breakout” Pro-Am amateur & pro day-night doubleheader boxing event

June 26 in Derry, N.H.

BOUT SHEET:

NIGHT CARD

MAIN EVENT — VACANT NABA UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Steve “The Gentle Giant” Vukosa (13-1, 5 KOs), Quincy, MA

vs.

“Fly” Mike Marshall (5-1, 4 KOs), N.E. Champion, Danbury, CT

CO-FEATURE – VACANT ABF ATLANTIC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Jose Humberto “Olimpico” Corral (20-26, 12 KOs) Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico

vs.

Justin “Crazy Train” Rolfe (5-2-1, 4 KOs), Fairfield, ME

NEW ENGLAND WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Mike “Bad Man”O’Han, Jr. (12-1, 6 KOs), Champion, Holbrook, MA

vs.

Tyrone “Hands of Stone” Luckey (13-4-4, 9 KOs), Manahawkin, NJ

JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS

Kevin Rodriguez (0-1), Lawrence, MA

vs.

Ryan Venable (2-5), Roanoke, VA

WELTERWEIGHTS

Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (4-0, 3 KOs), Holyoke, MA

vs.

TBA

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Rodrigo Almeida (2-10, 2 KOs), Woburn, MA

vs.

Julien “Black Dragon” Baptiste (2-0, 2 KOs), Woburn, MA

WELTERWEIGHTS

Aquilando Brando (0-3), Woburn, MA

vs.

Eric “Gladiator” Goff (1-0, 1 KO), Weymouth, MA

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Carlos Abel Castillo (1-0, 1 KO), Holyoke, MA

vs.

Jay Gregory (0-3, 2 KOs), Auburn, NY

HEAVYWEIGHTS

Dennis Ventura (1-0, 1 KO), Salem, MA

vs.

Marco Nasciemento (0-1), Woburn, MA

LIGHTWEIGHTS

Brandon Idrogo (2-0, 2 KOs), Ellenville, NT

vs.

TBA

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

Saul “Spider” Almeida (0-13-4), Framingham, MA

vs.

Steve Sumpler (pro debut), Albany, NY

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Jalene Garcia (7-0, 6 KOs), Lynn, MA by way of Puerto Rico

vs.

Larry “Slo Mo” Smith (12-47-2, 8 KOs), Dallas, TX

MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Jader Alves (0-8), Woburn, MA

vs.

Josniel Castro (2-0, 1 KO), Worcester, MA by way of Puerto Rico

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS

Nelson “Chino” Perez (2-0, 2 KOs), Marlboro, MA

vs.

TBA

CRUISERWEIGHTS

Demeck “Hightower” Edmonds (1-0, 1 KO), Worcester, MA

vs.

Wallace Nass Silva (pro debut), Boston, MA

DAY CARD

MAIN EVENT – ABF ATLANTIC CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Yan “Wild Thing” Pallerin (11-1, 5 KOs), Champion, Granby, Quebec, Canada

vs.

Cristiano Pedro (2-3-1, 1 KO), Challenger, Lewiston, ME by way of Angola

LIGHTWEIGHTS 

Andy Aiello (1-4-1), Bridgewater, MA

vs.

Ian “Dinamite” Garcia (0-0-1), Springfield, MA

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

Andrew Perez (1-0), Methuen, MA

vs.

Jesus Cintron (1-18-2), Springfield, MA

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS

Yhago Goncalves (0-3), Portsmouth, ME by way of Brazil

vs.

Scott Lambert (1-2, 1 KO), Dover Plains, NY

HEAVYWEIGHTS

Alexis Barriere (1-0, 1 KO), Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieux, Quebec, Canada

vs.

Andrew Nolan (pro début), Franklin, NY

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Laurent Humes (pro début), Springfield, MA

vs.

Philipe Martins (pro début), Marlborough, MA

AMATEURS

GRANITE CHIN INVITATIONAL MIDDLEWEIGHT SEMIFINAL (3 X 3)

Mike Fontanez, Nashua PAL vs. James Maner, Big Six

GRANITE CHIN INVITATIONAL WELTERWEIGHT SEMIFINAL (3 X 3)

Apostolus Lolos, Nashua PAL vs. Will Guilmette, Hard Knocks

GRANITE CHIN INVITATIONAL LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT SEMIFINAL (3 X 3)

Jaydell Pazmino, Thrive Boxing vs. Dimas Colon, Intenze 978

SENIOR NOVICE SUPER HEAVYWEIGHTS (3 X 2)

Jordan Lindsay, Portland Boxing Club vs. David Marshall, On Point Boxing

SENIOR NOVICE HEAVYWEIGHTS (3 X 2)

Tyler Boston, Seacoast Boxing vs. Kevin Albino, On Point Boxing

Liam Harrison, Seacoast Boxing vs. Haiden Scott, EBF

Dylan Goulart, On Point Boxing vs. Theo Beuvelet, Private Jewels

SENIOR NOTICE WELTERWEIGHTS (3 x2)

Sam Williams, Seacoast Boxing vs. Joe Provenzano, Fenton Boxing Club

SENIOR NOVICE FEATHERWEIGHTS (3 X 2)

Shyne Conce, Intenze 978 vs. Thomas Lee, Broadway Boxing Club

(card subject to change)

WHERE:       New England Sports Center in Derry, New Hampshire

WHEN:         Saturday, June 26, 2021

PROMOTER: Granite Chin Promotions

RING ANNOUNCER: John Vena

TICKETS:    Tickets are on sale and are priced at $25.00 (Day Show) / $40.00 (Night Show) for general seating (unassigned). Unassigned ringside seating will be available at $35.00 per seat during the day show. The night show will offer ringside tables (assigned and seats 4) for $300.00 and are available to purchase online at www.ticketriver.com (Search: Granite Chin Invitational for the day show, Breakout for night show).

OTHER: Doors open at 12:15 p.m. ET and 7:15 p.m. ET (night) with the first bouts, respectively, at 12:30 p.m. ET and 7:30 p.m. ET

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Huge Day & Night Event by Granite Chin – Steve Vukosa vs. Mike Marshall

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Steve Vukosa vs. Mike Marshall

June 26th Day-Night Doubleheader in Derry, N.H.

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The main event on the June 26th “Breakout” card, presented by Granite Chin Promotions, matches two New England heavyweights heading in opposite directions, Steve “The Gentle Giant” Vukosa (13-1, 5 KOs) and “Fly” Mike Marshall (5-1, 4 KOs).
The evening card of another Granite Chin day-night doubleheader (separate admissions) is headlined by the 10-round main event for the vacant NABA United States Heavyweight Championship between Vukosa (13-1, 5 KOs) who will possibly be fighting for the final time – win, lose or draw — and reigning New England heavyweight champion Marshall.
Vukosa, fighting of out Quincy, MA, is a former WBC U.S. Heavyweight Champion, which he captured in 2019 when he won an 8-round unanimous decision against Joe Cusumano (18-2, 16 KOs). During his 20-year pro boxing career, Vukosa’s gained invaluable experience sparring at the famed Wild Card Boxing gym in Los Angeles as a sparring partner for world champions James Toney, Evander Holyfield and Wladimir Klitschko. He’s also driven a bus for the past 15 years for the Mass Bay Transportation Authority, starting at 4 p.m. and finishing around 2 a.m., after which he does his run in. But he’s now 44 with a wife and three children and his boxing clock is ticking.
“I’m still fighting because I love it,” Vukosa explained. “It’s hard to walk away from something you’re good at. This one fight and it could be the end. My wife will be happy. My body is starting to fall apart: hands, back and knees. They’ve been killing me. I used to be quick and fast, now I’m slow. I just want to have a good fight, win, or lose, but I want to win. I really enjoyed by days at Wild Card, those sparring sessions were like real fights, and my amateur days with trainer Jimmy Farrell.
“I saw my opponent when he won the New England title, I was impressed. (promoter) Chris (Traietti) called asking if I’d fight him, I accepted because I like to fight and a good challenge. I’m looking forward to the fight.”
The 36-year-old Marshall, fighting out of Danbury, CT, has won his last two fights, both on Granite Chin shows at the same venue as his upcoming match with Vukosa, including his N.E. title-winning performance last November against Justin “Crazy Train” Rolfe. Marshall isn’t looking at his opponent as over the hill because of Vukosa’s advance age, but he does plan to make a statement that, hopefully, will get him positive exposure outside of New England.
“I know he’s a veteran pugilist, a pupil of Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, who was an awesome fighter in his own right,” Marshall remarked. “This is boxing, anything can happen. My job is to prepare for anything. I’ve had the best quality sparring in house with the No. 1 amateur heavyweight, Fernely Felix, Jr. My team works very hard, My manger, A.J. Galante, asked me to be sharper in my last fight (3-round KO of Tracey Johnson this past April), so I did what he asked me to do. My cornerman Austin Ampeoquio keeps me sharp with the mitts, and my head coaches David McDonough and Bennie ‘The Jet’ Little do a good job pushing me as well.
“I know Steve comes to fight and I’m looking forward to an exciting night of boxing. We are two warriors going toe-to-toe in the ring, putting on a show for boxing fans who really enjoy the sport of boxing, not this YouTube celebrity garbage that’s going on right now.”
“Steve ran into some bad luck after the Cusumano win,” Granite Chin president Chris Traietti commented. “A few fights fell through, then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. We literally had a fight in Germany fall out the day we were set to leave for the airport. After that we lost a lot of the steam from the Cusamano fight and kind of had to reassess. He picked up a tune-up fight a few months ago, but we now have to either regain some momentum by winning a fight like this or finally have Steve ride off into the sunset. This fight with Marshall will be no picnic. He has burst upon the local scene with some impressive performances.
“Like many coming to the fight, I have no idea how this fight shakes out, which makes for a great main event. One thing I will say, despite what Steve like to make people believe, in the event he wins this fight, it won’t be his final fight. Zero chance of that! If Marshall wins, I have no doubt he will get a television fight in the very near future on a major network.”
In the 8-round co-featured event, former N.E. heavyweight champion Rolfe (5-2-1, 4 KOs), of Fairfield, ME, will takes on Mexican challenger Jose Humberto “Olimpico” Corral (20-26, 12 KOs) for the vacant ABF Atlantic heavyweight title.
New England welterweight champion Mike “Bad Man” Ohan, Jr. (12-1, 6 KOs), fighting out of Holbrook, MA, will defend his title in an 8-round match against upset-minded Tyrone “Hands of Stone” Luckey (13-14-4 (9 KOs).
Undefeated Holyoke, MA welterweight Denzel “Double Impact” Whitley (4-0, 3 KOs) will be in his first scheduled 6-rounder versus Anthony Andreozzi (0-1), of Swansea, MA. Indianapolis junior welterweight Dewayne Wisdom will be in his 66th pro fight against Nelson “Chino” Perez (2-0, 2 KOs) in a 6-rounder.
Also slated to be in action on the undercard, all in 4-round bouts, is Weymouth, MA welterweight Eric “Gladiator” Goff (1-0) vs. Aquilando Brandao (0-3), Holyoke junior middleweight Carlos Abel Castillo (1-0, 1 KO) vs. Jay Gregory (0-3), Woburn, MA middleweight Julien “Black Dragon” Baptiste (2-0, 2 KOs) vs. Rodrigo Almeida (2-10, 2 KOs), Framingham, MA light heavyweight Saul “Spider” Almeida (0-13-4) vs. pro-debuting Steve Sumpter, Lawrence, MA junior lightweight Kevin Rodriguez (0-1) faces Ryan Venable (2-4), undefeated Puerto Rican super middleweight Jelame Garcia (7-0, 6 KOs) vs. Larry “Slo Mo” Smith (12-47-2, 8 KOs), and Worcester’s (MA) 3-time New England Golden Gloves champion Demek “Hightower” Edmonds (1-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting Wallace Nass Silva.
The pro segment of the afternoon’s Pro-Am card will be headlined by ABF Atlantic Cruiserweight Champion Yan “Wild Thing” Pellerin (11-1, 5 KOs) defending his title against Lewiston, ME challenger Cristiano Pedro, fighting out by way of Angola, in an 8-round fight.
Other pro fights, all 4-rounders, include Canadian heavyweight Alexis Barriere (1-0, 1 KO) vs. New York’s pro-debuting Andrew Nolan, Methuen (MA), light heavyweight Andrew Perez in his pro debut vs. Jesus Cintron (1-18-2), Springfield (MA) super lightweight Ian “Dinamite” Garcia (0-0-1) vs. Andy Aiello (1-4-1), of Bridgewater, MA, New York light heavyweight Scott Lampert (1-2, 1 KO) vs. Yhago Goncalves (0-3), of Portsmouth (ME) by way of Brazil, and Springfield’s pro-debuting super middleweight Laurent Humes vs.pro-debuting Philipe Martins, of Marlborough, MA.
The inaugural “Granite Chin Invitational” tournament, pitting some of the best amateur boxers in New England in the semifinals round, in the USA Boxing-sanctioned event during the afternoon portion of the day-night doubleheader. The semifinals winners will advance to the tournament’s championship final August 28th at New England Sports Center.
Some of the top N.E. amateur boxers expected to compete include 2021 USA National Championships gold medalist Arika Skoog, the 2-time N.E. Golden Gloves champion out of Newton (MA); 2-time N.E. Golden Gloves champion Tashawn Ward, a featherweight from Providence (RI); and middleweights James Maner, 2019 N.E. Golden Gloves champion from Providence, and 2-time N.E. Golden Gloves champion Mike Fontanez, of Nashua (N.H).
Tickets are on sale and are priced at $25.00 (Day Show) / $40.00 (Night Show) for general seating (unassigned). Unassigned ringside seating will be available at $35.00 per seat during the day show. The night show will offer ringside tables (assigned and seats 4) for $300.00 and are available to purchase online at www.ticketriver.com (Search: Granite Chin Invitational for the day show, Breakout for night show).
Doors open at 12:15 p.m. ET and 7:15 p.m. ET (night) with the first bouts, respectively, at 12:30 p.m. ET and 7:30 p.m. ET.

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