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VMS Management, Inc. Signs Springfield's Massachusetts Ray "Bazooka" Graceski to a Man


Oakland, NJ – Vinny Scolpino of VMS Management, Inc. is pleased to announce the signing of another New England fighter Ray "Bazooka" Graceski (3-0-0, 2 kos) of Springfield, Massachusetts to an exclusive management contract.

Graceski made his pro debut against Paul Gonsalves (2-0-0) at Mohegan Sun Casino and won by UD. His 2nd bout was against Borngod Washington (3-10-0) again at Mohegan Sun Casino and won by UD. He recently fought in Portland, Maine against Connor Barry (debut) and won by TKO in the 1st round. His amateur days he was kept very busy. Graceski is a 4 x Golden Glove Champion. He competed in the Central American and Caribbean Games held in Cartagena in 2006. Competed in the 2007 Pan American Games and was eliminated by Cuban boxer Emilio Correa. His amateur career lasted for 12 years having 67 fights, 12 losses and 23 by knockouts.

Many of you have seen Graceski from time to time as a sparring partner to well-known boxer out of Worcester, Edwin “La-Bomba” Rodriguez (28-2-0).

Along with the quotes below, I interviewed Graceski, his trainer Ortiz and Scolpino. CLICK HERE for the interview.

Ray Graceski said “I'm thankful to have reconnected with Vinny. I met him awhile back at a fight in Atlantic City. This is the opportunity that I’ve been waiting for a while now. He laid out the details in the contract that benefited both of us. I’m looking forward to being a part of his team”.

Graceski’s trainer Jose “Yayo” Ortiz. “I’m pleased that Ray is making this decision to sign with VMS Management. He’s a dedicated fighter who’s always in the gym, works hard but just couldn’t get the fights in the past that he needed.”

Vinny Scolpino: I am pleased to have signed another fighter from the New England area to a long term management contract. I heard great things about him from his trainer, Jose "Yayo" Ortiz.

VMS Management, Inc. has well-known stable of fighters including Louis “Cruz Control” Cruz, Shawn “Killa” Cameron, Jobert “Little Pacman” Alverez, Jonathan “Smooth” Figueroa, Emmanuel Lartey, Thomas Awinbomo, Elisa Collaro, Arron Kinch, Ibraham “King” Shabazz, Ignacio Macho Camacho, Apollo Welch, Tyyeb Biel, Isreal Suarez, William Whitt, Albert Mensah, Marvin Mabait, Simon Sayes, John Mosley, Raymond Narh and more.

For More information on VMS Management, Inc (Vinny Scolpino) CLICK HERE.

Contact: 201-394-5026 or vsboxing@yahoo.com

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