{"id":114139,"date":"2022-08-02T15:35:48","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=114139"},"modified":"2022-08-02T15:36:19","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T20:36:19","slug":"mike-bad-man-ohan-jr-returns-to-the-ring-saturday-boxing-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=114139","title":{"rendered":"Mike \u201cBad Man\u201d Ohan, Jr. Returns to the Ring Saturday &#8211; Boxing News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1545664804358300\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1545664804358300\" data-ad-slot=\"8616314829\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=114139\" rel=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=114139\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-114140 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mail-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mail-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mail.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Former New England Welterweight Champion Mike \u201cBad Man\u201d Ohan, Jr., (15-1, 9 KOs), now campaigning as a junior welterweight, headlines this Saturday night\u2019s \u201cThe Last Chapter,\u201d presented by Granite Chin Promotions, at Bridgewater Veterans Club in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting out of nearby Holbrook (MA), Ohan takes on Argentinian Jonathan \u201cYoni\u201d Ariel Sosa (7-13-2, 4 KOs) in the 6-round main event, which has future career implications for the fast-rising Ohan.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The popular Ohan has a new team \u2013 head trainer Matt Ryan, assistants Mark Deluca and Mike Ferragamo \u2013 and they\u2019re heading to a higher-level platform in the not-too-distant future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI figured I needed a change,\u201d Ohan explained the reason for his new team. \u201cI\u2019m working with a bunch of pros who I\u2019m learning new things from. I\u2019ve been with them around 10 months, my last fight was our first working together. I\u2019m very happy with the change because I\u2019m learning so much.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had three fights in a row, plus one other fight in my career, at 140 pounds. I was always light fighting at 147 and felt I never should have fought in that weight class. I just did it to get the ball rolling. I feel like I have more power. I\u2019m still training and sparring with the same sized guys that I was before I stepped down to junior welterweight. I belong at 140!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ohan and his promoter, Granite Chin Promotions, are on the same wavelength in terms of Ohan ascending to a higher-level platform and more significant fights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re looking at bigger fights and better opponents,\u201d Ohan concluded. \u201cI\u2019m in shape and ready for the next step.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is Mike\u2019s second fight with his new team, and I am excited to see the progress continue,\u201d Granite Chin Promotions president Chris Traietti commented. \u201cThe goal for the first rt of the year was to keep Mike busy and get him on a national stage by year\u2019s end. As much as we love giving Mike a chance to fight locally in front of his local fans, the goal has always bee to maximize his potential and put him in big money fights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Julien \u201cBlack Dragon\u201d Baptiste (4-2, 2 KOs), of Woburn (MA), and Swansea\u2019s Anthony \u201cThe Gentle Savage\u201d Andreozzi (3-2, 1 KO) will battle in the 8-round co-featured event for the vacant Massachusetts cruiserweight title.<\/p>\n<p>Two converted mixed-martial-arts fighters, Raphael Torres (2-0, 2 KOs), of Framingham (MA), and Fall River\u2019s (MA) Jonathan Gruber (3-1, 2 KOs), are matched in a 6-round bout for the vacant Massachusetts Cruiserweight Championship.<\/p>\n<p>New Bedford (MA) light heavyweight prospect Edet \u201cPapito\u201d Mkpanam (7-0, 6 KOs), the 2018 New England Golden Gloves runner-up, fights veteran Texan Larry \u201cSlo Mo\u201d Smith (13-50-2, 9 KOs) a 6-rounder.<\/p>\n<p>Promising Brockton (MA) welterweight David \u201cThe Blessed One\u201d Ribeiro (1-0, 1 KO) meets Rhode Island\u2019s Alfred \u201cKeenan\u201d Raymond (1-3, 0 KOs) in a 4-round match. The 25-year-old Ribeiro was a decorated amateur who captured a gold medal at the 2020 New England Golden Gloves Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Also scheduled to fight in 4-round bouts is Methuen (MA) junior middleweight Luke Iannuccilli (2-0, 2 KOs) vs. 63-fight veteran Rynell Griffin, Brockton\u2019s pro-debuting junior middleweight Kirk Wilmart vs. Rodrigo DaRocha (0-4).<\/p>\n<p>Card subject to change.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are available for purchase at GRANITE-CHIN-PROMOTIONS.TICKETLEAP.COM or www.ticketriver.com (Search: The Next Chapter) for $45.00 (standing room), $60.00 (floor seats), $80.00 (VIP stage seats) and $40.00 for a table of 4.<\/p>\n<p>Doors open at 7 p.m. ET, first bout at 7:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former New England Welterweight Champion Mike \u201cBad Man\u201d Ohan, Jr., (15-1, 9 KOs), now campaigning as a junior welterweight, headlines this Saturday night\u2019s \u201cThe Last Chapter,\u201d presented by Granite Chin Promotions, at Bridgewater Veterans Club in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. 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