Anthony "The Gentle Savage" Andreozzi (4-2, 1 KO), the newly crowned Massachusetts middleweight champion, defends his title for the first time against James Jones (2-1, 2 KOs) in a 6-round main event at Melrose Memorial Hall in Melrose, Massachusetts presented by Granite Chin Promotions.
“Anthony has gone from an 0-2 guy nobody knew or cared about to one of the more exciting guys on the Massachusetts scene,” said GCP President Chris Traietti. “He’s a gutsy guy. There’s no other way to put it. He is willing to fight all the guys in the area and earn his keep. Nothing has been given to him, it has been earned. On February 18th, he’s going to have a 6’3’’ opponent in front of him who is athletic. It’ll be interesting to see what adjustments Anthony can make. It is going to be two polar opposite styles in the ring, which usually makes for an exciting fight.”
“I really like danger, the more dangerous the opponent, the better,” Andreozzi explained. “I like challenges. I’m more comfortable each fight with chaos; the harder, the better. Defending my title has no effect on me because I don’t fight for belts. I took a few pictures and gave the belt to my coach. I out-dogged my opponent in the last fight. He was confident in his jab, but I took him away. Confidence can betray you sometimes.”
In the co-main event, fighting out of Fairfield, Maine, Justin "Crazy Train" Rolfe (7-4-1, 5 KOs) squares off against Jonathan Gruber (3-1, 2 KOs).
Fight card:
▪️Anthony Andreozzi vs. Jamer Jones, 6 rounds, middleweight ▪️Justin Rolfe vs. Jonathan Gruber, 6 rounds, heavyweight ▪️Mike Ohan Jr. vs. Daniel Sostre, 10 rounds, welterweight ▪️Aquila Prote vs. Kevin Nagle, 6 rounds, heavyweight ▪️James Perkins vs. Juan Celin Zapata, 6 rounds light heavyweight ▪️William Parra Smith vs. Vaibhav Singh Yadav, 6 rounds, welterweight
