Tag Archive | Julien Baptiste

Thriller in The Theatre as Top Rank as Foster upsets Nova

In what was one of the closest main events seen O’Shaquie “Ice Water” Foster (22-2, 12 KOs) was able to narrowly defeat Abraham “El Super” Nova (23-2, 16 KOs) for the WBC junior lightweight world title. It seemed as if for most of the night the hashtag of And New was trending for most of […]

Granite Chin Promotions Presents “Turf War 4” Pro-Am boxing card

Granite Chin Promotions (GCP) has announced it will present its first boxing event in Melrose, “Turf War 4” Pro-Am card, February 18th at Melrose Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts. “Turf War 4”, which will be streamed live on BXNGTV.com, will mark Granite Chin’s first promotion in Melrose, which is located in Greater Boston. “I am excited […]

It’s all in the name…James ‘Savage’ Hagler Jr vs Scott ‘Bombz’ Lampert

Atlanta light heavyweight James “Savage” Hagler, Jr., the grandson of the late, great Marvelous Marvin Hagler, returns to New England to fight Scott “Bombz” Lampert on Thanksgiving Eve (Wednesday, November 23) in the 4-round, co-featured event on the inaugural “Jimmy Farrell Fight Night” card, presented by Granite Chin Promotions” at the Bridgewater Veterans Club in Bridgewater, […]

Granite Chin Promotions to pay tribute to late trainer Jimmy Farrell

Granite Chin Promotions will pay tribute to the late trainer Jimmy Farrell on Thanksgiving Eve, November 23rd, with the presentation of the inaugural “Jimmy Farrell Fight Night” at the Bridgewater Veterans Club in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Farrell, the well-respected trainer from Quincy (MA), recently passed away after a long battle with cancer. He fought in the […]

Granite Chin Promotions Closing Out 2022 Strong with two Massachusetts events

Granite Chin Promotions has announced its final two events of 2022, both in Massachusetts, November 19 in Springfield, and Thanksgiving Eve (Nov. 23) in Bridgewater. “With a lot of the Granite Chin fighters progressing in their careers,” Granite Chin president Chris Traietti said, “I feel like it is on me to progress with my events […]

Mike “Bad Man” Ohan, Jr. Moves to 16-1 as ‘The Next Chapter’ Thrills Boxing fans

Popular junior welterweight Mike “Bad Man” Ohan turned in a workmanlike performance in last night’s “The Next Chapter,” presented by Granite Chin Promotions, on a very hot ,humid evening at Bridgewater Veterans Club in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Ohan (16-1, 9 KOs), the former New England Welterweight Champion, kept fans from his nearby hometown of Holbrook happy, taking a 6-round, […]

Sumpter brothers making up for lost time

The undefeated Sumpter brothers, super middleweight Steve (5-0, 5 KOs) and heavyweight Quintin (4-0, 4 KOs), are making up for lost time in professional boxing. Fighting out of Pittsfield (MA), the two members of Granite Chin Promotions’ growing stable got a relatively late start in boxing, both turning pro June 26, 2021, in Derry, New […]