Chris Traietti is an extremely busy individual, who is involved in almost every facet of boxing. He is a promoter that co-owns Granite Chin Promotions, a matchmaker, co-owner of a boxing/fitness gym TKO Boxfit, and also a cruiserweight fighter (23-4, 19 KOs). He will serve as fighter, promoter, and matchmaker for “Fight Night at the Bay” on Saturday, August 5th at the Marina Bay SportsPlex in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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Pacquiao got Robbed Against Jeff Horn in a Terrible Decision
Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao got robbed in the worst decision-of-the-year as he somehow, inexplicably lost a twelve-round unanimous decision to Jeff “The Hornet” Horn, as judges Waleska Roldan, Chris Flores, and Ramon Cerdan, all rendered terrible scorecards, 117-111 and two score of 115-113 for Horn, despite the fact that Pacquiao out landed Horn in eleven of the twelve rounds, dominated every punch statistic, and almost stopped him in the ninth-round, while Horn connected on a mere seven punches per round.
Toka Kahn-Clary Signs with Real Deal Sports & Entertainment; Defeats Luna
Featherweight prospect Toka “T-Nice” Khan-Clary’s (22-1-0-1, 15 KOs) life, especially his childhood, was extremely difficult, to say the least, yet no matter what kind of daunting obstacles he has had to face, he always stayed focused and figured a way to overcome them.
Such was the case last September when he was moving up the divisional rankings as an undefeated fighter, who was ranked in the top fifteen by the NABF. Things quickly unravel for him; however, when he suffer an unexpected first-round knockout loss to unknown fighter Jhon Gemino. Gemino not only knockout Khan-Clary, but did it within the first minute, via a powerful right hook.
Gonzalez headlines “New England’s Future 3” on June 10th
Undefeated rising super featherweight prospect Irvin Gonzalez (6-0, 6 KOs) headlines the main event on Saturday, June 10th in an eight-round bout against Raul Lopez (10-2-1, 5 KOs) for the vacant Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) East Regional title.
Rivera Promotions Entertainment is Bringing Boxing Back to Worcester
Boxing is back in Worcester, Massachusetts after being absent for the better part of the last decade, thanks to the emergence of a new boxing promotional company Rivera Promotions Entertainment that was formed in January of this year. Rivera Promotions Entertainment is managed by one of the best fighters to come out of the city, former three-time, two-division world champion Jose Antonio Rivera (41-6-1, 24 KOs), along with his son A. J.
Carita Stops Domingos, Remillard Defeats Mauras
Vinnie “American Nightmare” Carita punished Gilberto Matheus “El Magico” Domingos as he landed one powerful punch after another on a defenseless Domingos throughout the first round of this cruiserweight bout. Then, just before the round end, Carita landed a devastating right hook to the body that dropped Domingos, who beat the ten-count. Domingos was in an immense amount of pain as he struggled to his corner, which caused his team to stop the fight.
2016 Olympic Bronze Medalist Nico Hernandez will make his Pro Debut on March 25th
Nico Hernandez was a highly decorated amateur fighter with an impressive 94-5 record that culminated with him winning the 2016 Olympic junior flyweight bronze medal in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This was America’s first boxing medal since the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Hernandez earned a great amount of hardware throughout his stellar career: Silver Glove National Championship six consecutive times (the first time ever), Ringside World Championship eight years in a row, 2014 National Golden Gloves Champion, gold and silver medalist at the 2014 and 2013 U.S.A. Youth Men’s National Champion, and gold medal at the Junior Olympic National Championships in 2011 and 2012.
Lemieux Scored a Devastating Third Round KO over Stevens
David Lemieux delivered an early candidate for knockout-of-the-year when he landed a perfectly timed powerful short left hook on Curtis “Cerebral Assassin” Stevens’ jaw that brutally knocked him out unconscious onto the canvas, which prompted referee Charlie Fitch to immediately stop the fight at 1:59 in the third round. Stevens remained motionless while flat on his back for several scary minutes until he was taken out of the arena while strapped to a stretcher, but by that time, he was conscious.
Matt Remillard is back in the Ring on April 1st after a Six-Year Absence
Matt “Sharp Shooter” Remillard was a highly accomplished amateur boxer whose professional career was off to a great start. He was an undefeated twenty-four year old that held two featherweight titles: the NABF and the NABO. Remillard was ranked third by the WBA, fourth by the WBO, and was quickly closing in on a world title. His promising boxing career; however, came a sudden halt on January 5, 2010, when he was charged with fracturing Jordan Evan’s skull with an aluminum baseball bat during an altercation.
Wilder KOs Washington in the Fifth Round, Retains his WBC Title
Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder scored a fifth-round technical knockout over Gerald Washington. Wilder landed a powerful short right hand followed by a left hook to Washington’s temple that sent him crumbling to the canvas. Washington beat the count, but was on very unsteady footing. Wilder quickly jumped all over him and landed several unanswered thunderous left and right hooks that badly staggered Washington and violently snapped his head back, which prompted referee Michael Griffin to stop the fight at 1 minute, 45 seconds in the round, to save Washington from taking anymore punishment.