QUINCY, Mass. (August 12, 2023) – Last night’s main event was truly the Fight of the Night on the entertaining “Veterans Stadium Showcase” Pro-Am card as Holbrook (MA) junior welterweight Mike “Bad Man” Ohan, Jr. (19-2, 9 KOs) had his best performance ever against Harry “The Hit Man” Gigliotti (9-5, 3 KOs), fighting out of Haverhill (MA), in an old-fashioned throw-down.
“Veterans Stadium Showcase,” presented by Granite Chin Promotions (GCP), was streamed live from Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy, Massachusetts. Part of the proceeds went to Operation Homefront.
“As special as this night was for me, it meant even more to the fighters,” GCP President Chris Traietti commented. “I couldn’t be prouder of all the fighters or more appreciative of the fans for their enthusiasm all night. I want to give my sincere thanks to all the city leaders and local businesses that supported this event for allowing a Quincy business to do something special in the greatest city on earth.”
Ohan, Jr., the former New England Welterweight Champion, showed poise and patience as he adjusted and eventually broke-down the always tough Gigliotti on his way to a convincing eight-round unanimous decision.
Gigliotti came out firing clean, explosive shots in the first round, taking the fight right to Ohan, Jr., the former New England Welterweight Champion. Ohan. Jr. started beating Gigliotti to the punch in the second. The third was even and Ohan, Jr. established control in the second half of the fourth round, putting together his punches, which slowed down Gigliotti. As both fighters landed punch after punch in the fifth, Ohan, Jr. suddenly floored Gigliotti with a left to the body at the end of the round. Ohan, Jr. patiently and methodically took total control as Gigliotti rode his bike in the sixth, moving much more away rather than to Ohan, Jr,, who hurt Gigliotti with more body punches as the bell rang.
With Ohan, Jr. now controlling the action and pace, he owned the seventh and it appeared Gigliotti knew he needed a knockout to win. He didn’t at the KO but never stopped trying and Ohan, Jr. finished in style, landing a series of shots right to the end.
“Everything leading up to this fight made me better for this fight and my future,” Ohan, Jr. said after the fight. “I hit him with a picture-perfect body shot, but he’s a really tough kid. The first two rounds were for adjustments. He felt my power punches and that body shot was the beginning of the end for him. I had to adjust to beat him on the inside and that’s how I broke him down. I wish I got the stoppage, but I had a great performance. There’s always work to do, though, to get to the top.”
The co-featured event was a middleweight unification bout between USBF champion Julien “Black Dragon” Baptiste, of Woburn (MA), and Massachusetts titlist Jamer Jones, of Pittsfield (MA), in a great fight, one that would have been the Fight of the Night on most shows.
Julien Baptiste took care of business
Jones sent Baptiste to the mat with a big right at the end of the opening round. Baptiste let his hands go in the second round, however, and he buzzed the 6’ 3” Jones right before the bell signaling the end of the round. In a back-and-forth fight, Jones counter-punched well in the third, while Baptiste managed to get inside of Jones’ long reach. The two fighters exchanged solid punches in the fourth, popping each other with great regularity, but the torrid pace slowed slightly in the fifth, only to pick back up in round six. Suddenly, Baptiste connected with an overhand right, practically knocking out Jones on his feet. Jones somehow got to his feet, but the referee wisely stopped the fight.
Frank Hogan registered his 14th KO
It was Tank Time once again. Undefeated middleweight Francis “Frank The Tank” Hogan (15-0, 14 KOs), the gifted southpaw from nearby Weymouth (MA), bullied his Argentinian opponent, Miguel “El Pirado” Angel Suarez (15-13, 9 KOs) in an impressive display. Hogan, a 2020 USA Boxing Olympic Team Alternate, floored Suarez in the opening round with a left hook to the body, right to the head. In the second round, he dropped Suarez twice, after which the referee waved off the fight. Hogan has now stopped 14 of his 15 opponents without suffering a loss.
Thomas O’Toole (R) improves each fight
Thomas “The Kid” O’Toole (8-0, 6 KOs), fighting out of Galway, Ireland, didn’t need more than a single round to capture the vacant USBF Cruiserweight title, The Irish lefty started the fight with a blistering attack of Scott “Bombs” Lampert (5-9, 4 KOs), who was unable to answer the bell after one round, in which, Lampert was decked twice. O’Toole, a 2019 Irish National Champion, used crisp combinations to overpower the gutsy Lampert.
Tommy Hyde (R) passed test
Irish super middleweight prospect Tommy “The Governor” Hyde (6-0, 4 KOs) passed the toughest test of his young pro career, effectively using his amateur pedigree against Polish veteran Robert Talerek (27-21-3, 18 KOs) en route to a dominant six-round unanimous decision victory. A three- time Irish National Champion from Cork, Hyde looked sharp, consistently blasting away Talerek’s body up and down, dropping the Pole with a perfectly placed hook in the fifth round. Talarek is a former IBF European and IBO Inter-Continental Middleweight Champion.
Lowell (MA) lightweight Gabriel “The Menace” Morales (8-0, 4 KOs) remained undefeated, taking a four-round majority decision from Nathan Benichou (2-17-1, 2 KOs).
Rhode Island journeyman Alfred Raymond (1-6-1) nearly upset unbeaten Salem (MA) junior middleweight Kenny “Lionheart” Lawson (7-0-1, 5 KOs), which ended in a hard-fought six-round majority draw.
Scituate (MA) heavyweight Kevin “Big Gulp” Nagle (3-0, 3 KOs) used his nearly 100-pound advantage, pounding his pro-debuting opponent, Bruno Saravia (0-1), closing the show in round two with a lethal right hook to the body that sent Saravia to the canvas for a TKO win.
Methuen (MA) middleweight Luke “The Quiet Storm” Iannuccilli (7-0, 3 KOs) kept his undefeated record intact, pitching a six-round shutout against always tough Ryan Thomas Clark (2-5, 1 KO) in the evening’s opening bout.
Three USA Boxing-sanctioned amateur matches preceded the pro card.
Complete results below:
PRO RESULTS
MAIN EVENT — JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS
Mike Ohan, Jr. (19-2, 9 KOs), Holbrook, MA
WDEC8 (79-72, 78-73, 76-75)
Harry Gigliotti (9-5, 3 KOs), Haverhill, MA
CO-FEATURE – USBF & MASSACHUSETTS MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Julien Baptiste (6-3, 3 KOs), Woburn, MA
.WTKO6 (2 :55)e
Jamer Jones (3-2, 3 KOs), Pittsfield, MA
(Baptiste won the Mass. middleweight title and retained the USBF title)
HEAVYWEIGHTS (4)
Kevin Nagle (3-0, 3 KOs), Scituate, MA
WTKO2 (2:10)
Bruno Saravia (0-1), Boston, MA
VACANT USBF CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Thomas O’Toole (8-0, 6 KOs), Galway, Ireland
WTKO1 (3:00)
Scott Lampert (5-9, 4 KOs), Dover, NY
(O’Toole won USBF cruiserweight title)
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Tommy Hyde (6-0, 4 KOs), Cork, Ireland
WDEC6 (60-53, 60-53, 59-54)
Robert Talarek (27-21-3, 18 KOs), Ruda Slaska, Poland
MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Francis Hogan (15-0, 15 KOs), Weymouth, MA
WTKO2 (2:08)
Miguel Angel Suarez (15-13, 9 KOs), Beccar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Luke Iannuccilli (7-0, 3 KOs), Methuen, MA
WDEC6
Ryan Thomas Clark (2-5, 1 KO), Berwick, NH
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Kenny Larson (7-0-1, 5 KOs), Salem, MA
WD6 (57-57, 57-57, 56-58)
Alfred Raymond (1-6-2, 0 KOs), Warwick, RI
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Gabriel Morales (8-0, 4 KOs), Lowell, MA
WDEC4 (40-36, 39-37, 38-38)
Nathan Benichou (2-17-1, 2 KOs), Puebla, Puebla, México.
AMATEUR RESULTS
147 lbs. – Shaquille Mair (Everybody Fights)
WMDEC3
Desmond Le (Dialed In Method)
119 lbs.-– Jennifer Perella (unattached)
WUDEC3
Danielle Millian (STC Boxing)
156 lbs. — Dylan Connors (Quincy BoxFit)
WRSC2 (0:44)
Ronilson De Castro (unattached)
