QUINCY, Mass. – Strengthening its goal to make Western Mass. its energy base, Granite Chin Promotions (GCP) has introduced the signing of a pair of promising prospects from Springfield, tremendous featherweight Isaiah “Child Warrior” Cruz (5-0, 3 KOs) and tremendous light-weight Ian “Dinamite” Garcia (2-0-1, 1 KO).
Granite Chin’s secure already contains a number of Western Mass. boxers together with Massachusetts Welterweight Champion Denzel “Double Influence” Whitley (10-0, 6 KOs), of Holyoke; Massachusetts Mild Heavyweight Champion Steve Sumpter (7-0, 6 KOs), of Pittsfield, and his brother, heavyweight Quintin Sumpter (5-1, 4 KOs); and undefeated junior middleweight prospect Carlos Castillo (6-0. 4 KOs).
“I’m thrilled to be a part of Isaiah’s and Ian’s profession,” GCP President Chris Traietti stated. “Each guys have a ton of expertise and are genuinely good guys. It’s all the time humbling when younger fighters belief you to assist information their careers. I take that accountability severely and gained’t allow them to down, or any of my fighters for that matter down. There are a ton of high quality fighters out in Springfield, however no person has taken the time to attempt to construct a house for boxing there. I intend to alter that. I imply it, sincerely, inside 2 years Springfield goes to be a spot for the perfect exhibits in New England and Granite Chin would be the one working them.”
Cruz, 20, had 90 newbie bouts and competed in quite a few nationwide tournaments. He was rated as excessive as No. 6 within the nation. He’s pals with Castillo and in addition is aware of Whitley and the Sumpter brothers.
“We’ve all the time had expertise right here,” Cruz famous, “however we didn’t have the connections – promoters and managers – to get observed and struggle our manner out of right here. This can be a nice alternative for me (to signal with (GCP). I had just a few alternatives, however this was the perfect. I signed with Granite Chin as a result of Chris (promoter Traietti) just isn’t going to hurry my profession. We’re going to take it step-by-step. I’ll additionally get a belt in my second yr and I’m going to be preventing at residence.
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“I can’t wait to struggle once more in Springfield on March eleventh (at MassMutual in Springfield). There’s loads of expertise on this present and our followers can be overrated. Granite Chin will achieve selling exhibits in Springfield. All of us have loads of followers right here.”
The 24-year-old Garcia is a local of Puerto Rico, who moved to Springfield in 2000. Through the pandemic, Garcia traveled to Tijuana to make his professional debut, which resulted in a 4-round majority draw on the street towards an area opponent.
“I agree that there’s a lot of expertise in Western Mass.,” Garcia famous, “however we had no outlet to indicate our expertise. And there are loads of younger children arising, too, who will be capable to get to the following stage of boxing. They are going to get higher due to exhibits held in Springfield. There are loads of hungry children right here, particularly me.
“I signed with Granite Chin as a result of Chris goes to be an excellent assist for me. My followers need to see me struggle, and now they will as a result of Granite Chin is selling exhibits right here.”
Cruz and Garcia had been each winners on Granite Present’s inaugural present in Springfield this previous November nineteenth at MassMutual.
The upbeat continues as Granite Chin Promotions clearly invests in Western Mass.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Govt Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and in addition a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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