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Rematch of 2021 N.E. Fight of the Year Wilfredo Pagan vs. Carlos Marrero, III headlines “New England’s Future VIII” Dec. 18th in Webster, Massachusetts

December 2, 2021 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

ME Poster.jpg — **Dec. 18^th in Webster, Massachusetts**

**Worcester, Mass. (November 29, 2021)** – The rematch of the unofficial 2021 New England Fight of the Year will headline the December 18^th “New England Future VIII” event, eyethulwe Rivera Amaphromoshini Ezokuzijabulisa (RPE), highlighting Webster’s (MA) first professional boxing event in 27 Eminyakeni, at Webster Town Hall.

Puerto Rico-native Wilfredo “El Sucaro” Pagan (6-1-1, 3 Kos), fighting out of Southbridge (MA), and Bridgeport’s (CT) Carlos Marrero, III (2-6-2), fought to an entertaining 6-round split draw this past August 14^th e Worcester (MA).

“I am very excited we were able to get the rematch between Pagan and Marrero so quick,” RPE promoter Jose Antonio Rivera commented. “These two warriors put their heart and soul in their last fight and the fans were not disappointed. As a promoter these are the type of fights we love to put together. We are 3 weeks away from another great boxing event to see some talented up and coming future champions. Webster Town Hall is going to be electric!"

Pagan and Marrero will be fighting once again for the vacant New England Super Lightweight Championship in the Dec.18^th 6-round main event.

The original Pagan-Marrero was non-stop, action-packed throw-down which the judges’ scored 58-56 in favor or Pagan, 55-59 for Marrero, futhi 57-57. The scoring was originally announced as a split-decision win for Marrero but, in retrospect, both fighters have taken the emotional outcome changes in stride. Some fuel, noma, has been poured on the fire, largely through social media.

“When the fight was done,” Pagan commented, “as a fighter, you know if your fight was won, lost or very close. It was a little close, but that I won the fight. When the decision was announced that he had won, I closed my eyes, because it reminded me of my amateur career. I definitely won a few fights, I dominated, but I didn’t get the decision. Anything can happen when it goes into the judges’ hands. The judges didn’t see me winning, okay, but then they reversed the decision. I thought that they had gotten it right and I had won, but it was announced as a draw. Kunjalo nje, okay, because the judges’ job isn’t as easy as people think. They saw ups and downs and had it a draw.

“II was thinking, here we go again, when it was announced a draw,” Marrero said. “For some reason, every time I fight in Massachusetts it’s always controversial. I had dropped to my knees in happiness and when the second announcement was made, I thought they were giving him the win. A draw? I’m not upset but I was surprised because I felt I had won. I went home thinking it was a draw, not a loss, and hopefully we’d have a rematch. And we do December 18^th."

Pagan vs. Marrero is an example of not needing two great fighters to have a great fight. They’re evenly matched and both fighters have tremendous heart.

“People had asked if I wanted a rematch and I said, yebo, I’m thinking about it because it was a draw,” Pagan offered. “I wasn’t going to say no if it was offered, but the No. 1 reason for me to fight him is for the New England Championship. As long as I fought him for the title, I was for it because I want to fight for the belt and that’s what is my target. That was my feeling at the beginning, but things changed a little, because he changed. I don’t know what people told him, I’m not some kid and I had a lot of respect for him. But then he started texting me. I don’t know if it was to spice up this fight, but he crossed the line. He said a lot he shouldn’t have said. I’ always humble and respect all fighters because they’re risking their lives. I don’t know why he said what he did, but he’s given me even more motivation. I want that belt! I’m training double to beat him and shut his month. I still have some respect for him, but it’s not the same.

“I made a lot of mistakes in our first fight and made the fight much harder than it was supposed to be. I’ve been working on adjustment and, hopefully, ngoDisemba 18^th it will pay-off.”

“I always have a little room for improvement after a fight, and we saw some things I needed to improve for the rematch,” Marrero explained. “I’m more mentally prepared to do things and will be much smarter in the ring. Emzimbeni, I’m a lot stronger and sharper. The key for me is being mentally prepared and sharper. His (Pagan’s) opponent for his last fight fell out and my manager, Nate Torres, contacted me saying I had been offered an opportunity to fight Pagan. Without hesitation, Ngathi yebo. I’m always in the gym and ready to fight. I came in 2-pounds under and I’m on weight right now for this fight. The only thing I had to prepare for is he’s a southpaw.

“We had a great fight. He probably thinks he won a few rounds, I felt I won the fight. He missed more and I connected with the cleaner punches the judges could see. In the third or fourth round, I hurt him with a body shot. He folded and I hit him with another good shot.”

Esimweni co-iyavela, Danbury (CT) super lightweight Omar “The Beast” Bordoy (11-1, 3 Kos) faces an opponent to be determined in the 6-round match.

Promising Boca Raton (FL) super welterweight prospect Josniel “TG” Castro (7-0, 5 Kos) is steps up in terms of quality opposition in a 6-rounder versus Lenwood “Mr. Composure” Dozier (10-28-3, 5 Kos).

Worcester super middleweight Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (3-0-1), a two-time national amateur champion and World Games Silver medalist, will meet David Rohn (0-10-1) in a 4-round super middleweight bout.

Undefeated Worcester cruiserweight prospect Derek “Hightower” Edmonds (3-0, 2 Kos), a 3-time N.E. Gloves iqhawe, has been added to the card in a 4-round bout against TBA.

Worcester middleweight Eslih Owusu (6-0, 4 Kos), a native of Ghana, faces Anthony Everett (1-0), ka-Lawrence, in a 4-rounder.

Also fighting on the under undercard in 4-round matches are New Haven (CT) super lightweight Anuel Rosa (2-0, 2 Kos) vs. Stacy Anderson (0-8), and Bridgeport super lightweight Oscar Bonilla (6-3-2, 1 KO) vs. uSeti Basler (0-17).

Card uyashintsha.

Amathikithi kuthiwa ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $75.00 (reserved seating) futhi $45.00 (general ukungena) and available for purchase or by contacting Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) noma yimuphi fighters.

Doors evulekile at 6 p.m. KANYE, iziqubu kuqala at 7 p.m. KANYE.

Event sponsors include Shamrock Sports, Lundgren Honda, Greatest Hits Cannabis Company, Lake Shore Legal LCC Attorneys at Law, Emmloan, 616 Reality LLC, Drafters Sports Café, and Asmar Jewelz.

**ULWAZI:**
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Jose Antonio Rivera Dedicates “Quest For 50” to Worcester Boys & Girls Club

May 17, 2019 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

(L-R) – Jose Antonio Rivera, current WBC Youth super lightweight champion Jermaine Ortiz
(11-0, 6 Kos) and Carlos Garcia

Worcester, Mass (May 16, 2019) – Esigcwele Three, ezimbili-division emhlabeni iqhawe “The Gallo” Jose Antonio Rivera is dedicating his 50^th pro fight, the last in his hometown of Worcester, to the Boys & Girls Club in Worcester, Massachusetts. A portion of the proceeds from “Quest For 50,” presented by Shearns Boxing Promotions (SBP) and Rivera Promotions Entertainment, will benefit the Boys & Girls Club.

The 46-year-old Rivera (42-6-1, 25 Kos) faces former WFC champion **Travis “Sweet Feet” Scott** (19-5, 5 Kos), of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the eight-round main event at The Palladium in Worcester.

Rivera, a full-time court officer in Worcester, has had a special relationship for more than 30 years with the Worcester Boys & Girls Club and its director of boxing, **Carlos Garcia**, ngubani “The Godfather of Worcester Boxing.”

Rivera moved to Worcester from Springfield 30 years ago at the age of 16 to pursue a boxing career, which included being coached by Garcia. Rivera had siblings and other relatives living in Worcester and after living with an aunt for a month, Jose moved into an apartment with another boxer, four-time national amateur champion **Bobby Harris**.

“The Worcester Boys & Girls Club helped me stay off the streets so I could focus on my dream of becoming world champion,” Rivera remembered. “It was a place for me and so many others to go and be safe. Kids, not just boxers, can be kids there, where they don’t have to worry about what’s happening in the streets.

“Carlos has played a tremendous part of my life and so many others, influencing us not only to become good boxers, but to be good people in the community. That was always so important to him and he emphasized being a good person. Ngenza konke okusemandleni ami. He was always fair across the board and gave us all opportunities. He took a liking to me and brags that he never had to throw me out of the Boys & Girls Club. I graduated from high school and went after my dream in 1992 when I turned pro. Carlos is big in amateur boxing, but not so much with pros, because he doesn’t have the time to train pros. I made sure that when turned pro, tough, that he was part of my team. And he’s still a big part of my team and life.”

The number of Worcester youths Garcia has had a positive effect on, life-changing in many respects, is countless. One of those many people is Jose’s longtime friend and his current head trainer, **Sean Fitzgerald**, who retired as a boxer in 2001 nge 29-2-2 pro record. “Fitzy” remembers the fir time he read the sign over the door in the gym at the Boys & Girls Club: “Better to seat than bleed.”

Fitzy lived with his father when his parents divorced and at the age of 10, his father sent him to the Boys & Girls Club to attend an after-school program. “Fitzy” said he had to earn his way into Garcia’s good graces.

“Carlos didn’t talk to me for the first 5-6 weeks,” Fitzgerald explained. “Bese, he put me in the ring as a sparring partner, and I was badly beaten. I had a bloody nose and black eye, but the next day I came back, and the rest is history. Carlos was a great mentor, rough at times, but always there for you. I remember seeing the boxing team jackets. It intrigued me. When I got my jacket and started wearing it, I got respect from everybody, and then I knew that I belonged. I learned a lot about life at the Boys & Girls Club, being with there with people from different generations and cultures. I met many friends there who I never would have met.

“The Boys & Girls Club is safe. I was from a tough area in Worcester. My father worked and it was easy to get in trouble with no supervision. Carlos stayed on top of me to graduate from school and if I was home sick, he come buy with chicken soup to make sure I was alright. My father was in my life big-time, but I joke that I had two moms growing up, my father and Carlos. Going to the Boys & Girls Club was something to look forward to every day.

“Carlos always taught us to never make the mistakes he did in life. He wanted us to go to school, stay out of trouble, and be a good person. He’s helped so many people over the years. Look around Worcester and you’ll see them: police and court officers, fire fighters, and so many others. The Boys & Girls Club was a great experience for me and so many other kids from Worcester.”

(L-R) – Ray Semidei, Carlos Garcia and Jose Antonio Rivera

Garcia has been the director of boxing at the Worcester Boys & Girls Club since 1982. Two year ago, Garcia was inductred into the National Golden Gloves Hall of Fame.

“Never in his life has Jose even raised his voice to me,” Garcia commented. “He treats me like his father and he’s like one of my sons. There aren’t not too many guys like him and he’s so well respected in the community. He came to Worcester from Springfield to train with ne and stayed with me. Jose helps everyone and now he’s promoting to help local boxers.

“We’re at the Boys & Girls Club to and that’s the way it really is here. It’s so good to see so many in this community who’ve gone through our boxing program and are good people, good husbands, good parents. It makes me feel so proud. ‘Fitzy’ was a hyper kid. He’s a real gentleman who now does so much for kids here. I’ve never had a signed contract with any of the pro boxers I’ve worked with because I trust them.”

Donations may be sent to the Worcester Boys & Girls Club by going online atwww.bgcworcester.org and proceed to “Be a donor” page, mail a check (payable to the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, Attention: Liz Hamilton, 65 Tainter St., Worcester, MA 01610), or drop-off donations at its new clubhouse.

An All-Massachusetts clash pits welterweights **Khiry “TNT” Todd** (8-1, 6 Kos), of Lynn, and New Bedford’s **Ray Oliveira, Jr.** (8-2, 1 KO), the son of New England boxing favorite“Sucra” Ray Oliveira (8-1, 1 KO), in the four-round, co-featured event..

For the first time in his young career, Danbury, CT welterweight **Omar “The Beast” Bordoy, Jr.** (7-1, 2 Kos) will be coming off a loss to fight **Tyrone “Hands of Stone” Luckey** (9-10-3, 7 Kos) in a eziyisithupha-round iziqubu.

EBrooklyn **Sidney “Keelo” Mccow** (6-8, 3 Kos) futhi **Augustine “Abanonya” Maura** (6-5-3, 3 Kos), ka-Lawrence, MA, will battle in a six-rounder for the vacant New England junior welterweight title.

Other undercard bouts, all four-rounders, include Seven-round bouts scheduled on the undercard include Worcester’s popular **Owen Minor** (1-0, 1 Kos), the top Massachusetts heavyweight prospect in years, vs. **Alejandro Santiago** (0-4), of Tampa; promising Worcester welterweight **Eslih Owusu** (1-0) vs. Springfield, MA veteran **Jose Angel “KO” Ortiz** (5-13-1, 2 Kos); East Providence, RI much anticipated pro-debut of **Eliya Peixoto**vs. Bronx lightweight **Danny Morales** (0-8); flashy Hartford, CT junior welterweight **“The Special One” Sharad Collier** (1-0-1, 1 KO), the 2-time N.E, Gloves iqhawe, vs.Anthony Everett (1-7), ka-Lawrence, MA; Worcester featherweight **Philip Davis** (1-1-1) vs. New Bedford’s **Henry Garcia** (0-2-1); and Methuen, MA lightweight **Luka Lannuccilli**will make his pro debut against an opponent to be determined.

Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.

Amathikithi, ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $70.00 (ringside), $55.00 (mezzanine) futhi $40.00 (general ukungena), are onsale and available to purchase at www.ThePalladium.net, the Palladium box office, noma ngokuxhumana Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera
(anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) noma yimuphi fighters.

Doors evulekile at 6 p.m. KANYE, iziqubu lokuqala 7 p.m. KANYE.

A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Worcester Boys’ and Girls’ Club.

Event sponsors include Lundgren Honda, Championsofhealth.usana.com, Raindrop Liquor, Michelob Ultra, Bay State Savings Bank, Vocero Hispano, Massachusetts Pirates, Office Mac, Chieftain Liquors, realtor Pamela LaPorte, and Grille 57.

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Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera Finishes off Kevin Cobbs in 3 with super uppercut

February 13, 2018 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

“NEW ENGLAND’S FUTURE 5”

IMIPHUMELA OFFICIAL

(pictures courtesy of Bonesprostudios)

Worcester, Mass. (February 11, 2018) – Undefeated prospect Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera wakhawula Kevin “I-New England Bully” Cobbs in the round wesithathu, punctuating the night with an lethal uppercut that landed right on the button, headlining last night’s “New England Ikusasa 5” ikhadi, eyethulwe Rivera Amaphromoshini Ezokuzijabulisa, at The Palladium e Worcester, Massachusetts.

The 27-year-old Rivera (6-0, 5 Kos) fought once again in front of his large, traveling fanbase from Hartford, CT, capturing the vacant Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) light heavyweight title in dramatic fashion. The charismatic Hartford boxer ended his third consecutive match with what has become his trademark right-uppercut.

Rivera used his strength, energy and determined will to defeat South Boston’s Cobbs (10-3, 4 Kos), whose previous fight had been more than a year ago, when he was stopped in the second round by now world champion David Benavidez.

In only his sixth pro fight, the key question going into the bout was whether Rivera was ready to effectively step up in class to face a more experienced Cobbs. Right from the opening bell, the answer was a resounding, yebo, as Rivera pounded Cobbs with powerful shots to the body and head.

Cobbs was dropped three times in the third round, one was ruled a push, and the end came when referee Jackie Morrell halted the action at the 2:51 as a reeling Cobbs was blasted backwards from the Rivera’s previously mentioned uppercut.

The beginning of the end for Cobbs (L) as Rivera sets up his vaunted uppercut

“I stepped things up in the third,” Rivera wachaza. “He stopped throwing as many punches in the third and was ducking in. I said I wasn’t going to look for the knockout but, if it came, I’d take it. I got him with my uppercut. I respect Cobbs and thank him for giving me this opportunity.”

Esimweni co-iyavela, intandokazi langakubo Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (2-0-1), the two-time national amateur champion, and Brazilian super middleweight USawule Almeida (0-8-2) fought to a four-round majority draw.

Super middleweight Troy “Omar KO Umculi” umculi (5-7-1, 3 Kos), ka Danbury, CT, upset intrastate rival Jose “R Kukalwe” Rivera (4-2, 3 Kos), of Hartford, winning a six-round majority decision.

Danbury, CT junior welterweight Omar Bordoy, Jr. (4-0-, 1 KO) used a blistering body attack to defeat uSeti Basler (0-5) by way of a lop-sided four-round unanimous decision.

Junior welterweight prospect UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (4-0, 2 Kos) floored veteran Bryan “The Brick” Abraham (6-29-2, 6 Kos) with a sweet right-left combination at the end of the opening round. In the round yesibili, Amaqaba, of Southbridge, MA., drilled Abraham who went flying across the ring and into the ropes as referee Jackie Morrell halted the bout.

Springfield, MA junior middleweight Derrick “Bad Boy” Whitley (3-0) cruised to a dominating four-round unanimous decision over Cleveland’s Roger Blankenship (1-3), pitching a complete shutout in the process.

Bridgeport, CT welterweight Joe Goss (1-0) turned in an impressive pro debut, dropping Montreal’s Samuel Vasquez (1-3, 1 KO) in the second round on his way to a four-round unanimous decision.

Puerto Rican junior lightweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3, 1 Kos) overcame a nasty cut over his eye to win a hard-fought four-round majority decision over Carlos Marrero, III (0-2), of Bridgeport, CT, in a non-stop action fight to the finish.

Unbeaten Springfield, MA light heavyweight Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0-1, 3 Kos) and International Muay Thai fighter, Harford’s pro boxing debuting Pawel Banasiak (0-1-0), fought to a four-round draw in an entertaining brawl.

Puerto Rican super middleweight Jelame Garcia (7-0, 6 Kos), fighting out of Lynn, MA., remained undefeated but Nathan Schulte (0-5), of Woburn, MA, extended him the full distance for first time as a pro en route to a four-round unanimous decision.

Complete results:

IMIPHUMELA OFFICIAL

ISENZAKALO MAIN

VACANT UBF NEW ENGLAND LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

Richard Rivera (6-0, 5 Kos), Hartford, CT

WKO3 (2:51)

Kevin Cobbs (10-3, 4 Kos), South Boston, MA

(Rivera won vacant UBF New England light heavyweight title)

CO-FEATURE – SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Bobby Harris, III (2-0-1), Worcester, MA

D6 (37-39, 38-38)

USawule Almeida (0-8-2), Framingham, MA

HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT

Ray Graceski (5-0-1, 3 Kos), Springfield, MA

D4 (38-38, 38-38, 38-38)

Pawel Banasiak (0-0-1), Hartford, CT

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Troy Artis (5-7-1, 3 Kos), Danbury, CT

WDEC6 (58-56, 58-56, 57-57)

Jose Rivera (4-2, 3 Kos), Hartford, CT

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Jelame Garcia (7-0, 6 Kos), Lynn, MA

WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 39-37)

Nathan Schulte (0-5), Woburn, MA

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Derrick Whitley (3-0), Springfield, MA

WDEC4 (40-35, 40-36, 40-36)

Robert Blankenship (1-3), Cleveland, OH

Joseph Goss (1-0), Bridgeport, CT

WDEC4 (40-35, 39,36, 38-37)

Samuel Vasquez (1-3, 1 KO), Montreal, Canada

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS

Omar Bordoy, Jr. (4-0, 1 KO), Danbury, CT

WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)

uSeti Basler (0-5), Marion, IL

Wilfredo Pagan (4-0, 2 Kos), Southbridge, MA

WTKO2 (1:25)

Bryan Abraham (6-29-2, 6 Kos), Schenectady, NY

AMANANI OKUKHANYA KAJUNIOR

Luis Rivera (4-3, 1 KO), Hartford, CT

WDEC4 (40-36, 39-37, 38-38)

Carlos Marrera, III (0-2), Bridgeport, CT

ULWAZI:

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Twitter: @RiveraPromoEnt @joseriverachamp, KingRivera_

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Kevin “I-New England Bully” Cobbs Ungalokothi ushiye isibhakela, ukuqeqeshwa igcinwe ejimini

February 1, 2018 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

Ulwa Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera e

“New England Ikusasa 5” Umcimbi main

“New England Ikusasa 5”

Feb. 10 e Worcester, MA

Worcester, Mass. (January 31, 2018) — Lowo oyilungu Khanyisa Kevin “I-New England Bully” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos”, ezimele George Foreman IIIKa- Wonke umuntu Ulwa ejimini eNingizimu Boston (MA), Izobuya esiyingini emva hiatus kuqhathaniswa eside, February 10^th ngokumelene Hartford Ezingakanqotshwa (CT) ithemba Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos), at The Palladium e Worcester.

Rivera vs. Cobbs ayokulwa ngokuba singenamuntu Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England ukukhanya sosondonzima isihloko

ku-round ayisishiyagalombili “New England Ikusasa 5” Umcimbi main. “New England ';Ikusasa 5″, eyethulwe Rivera Amaphromoshini Ezokuzijabulisa (RPE)”, yiyona isitolimende yesihlanu ethandwa “New England Ikusasa Series.”

“Sijabula kakhulu ukuba ukwazi ngibeke ndawonye ulwa lokhu osezingeni,” umgqugquzeliJose Antonio Rivera amazwana. “Lezi uhlobo empini isibhakela abalandeli abathanda ukubukela. Cobbs kuyinto Olwa efakazelwe onesifo izimpi ezinkulu isipiliyoni. It’s good to see he is confident in his abilities to take on Rivera, i Ezingakanqotshwa ithemba phansi-na-eza ikusasa eliqhakazile kakhulu.”

I Cobbs oneminyaka engu-33 ubudala engakaze balwa iminyaka engaphezu kwemibili, kusukela emiswa ku emzuliswaneni wesibili ngu ukuthusa David Benavidez (19-0, 17 Kos), ngonyaka-21 ubudala wokubusa Umhlaba Boxing Council (WBC) Super middleweight World Champion.

“Abantu babecabanga ukuthi ngase ayithole ngokungafanele aphume isibhakela,” Cobbs wachaza. “”Angiyekanga ukuqeqeshwa, Ngisanda ayinazo izimpi kusukela Benavidez ukulwa. Ngingumfana trainer siqu futhi manje ngizizwa emuva ukuma isibhakela. Angizange ngimshiye isibhakela! Le mpi kuyithuba elihle kimi. Kungaba ukuvula iminyango whatever yinkamba yami enquma. Umsebenzi wami ukwenza lokho kuyadingeka emjikelezweni lesikwele.”

Rivera uye waba izimpi pro emihlanu kuphela futhi ayinayo lozalo ocebile amateur. Uthi akakaze abe indandatho ubani eduze Benavidez. Cobbs futhi uye sparred Winky Wright, Chad Dawson womabili izimpi zakhe nge Bernard Hopkins, Edwin Rodriguez, Peter Manfredo, Jr. futhi iningi phezulu zamanje New England okwakwenza abashayi-sibhakela.

Abaningi bakholelwa Cobbs has a juqu isipiliyoni inzuzo phezu Rivera futhi bangabaze ukuthi ukulungele ukwandisa eklasini ukulwa Cobbs. “Uthi wayenamadoda izimpi ezinhlanu pro,” Cobbs waphendula uma ucelwa, “kodwa angazi uma isilungile. Angikwazi ukuphendula ukuthi, kuphela angakwenza. kodwa sizothola Februwari 10^th. Ngingakutshela ukuthi Sengilungele.”

Okuxakayo, Cobbs kuyinto edolobheni Rivera sika, Hartford. Cobbs wachaza ukuthi wangena abanye enkingeni ku Hartford ezitaladini esemncane, okwaholela kuye kokubuyela e Burlington, Vermont. Wagcina wavula ejimini Fall River (MA) futhi manje isebenza ngaso Wonke umuntu ayalwa.

“Engikwenzayo yini engiyithandayo ukwenza,” Cobbs waphetha. “I don’t have jitters like I did when I first started boxing Everything is easier now, Anginalo uvalo esiyingini. Ngisalalele ukufunda emsebenzini, kodwa nginesiqiniseko benamakhono ngaphezu mina kwaba okokugcina Ngalwa. Ngingumfana chameleon isibhakela: Angikwazi ibhokisi noma bang yokulwisana isitayela abaphikisi yami.”

Worcester amabili esigcwele amateur kazwelonke iqhawe Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (2-0) ihlangabezana Brazilian super middleweight USawule Almeida (0-8-1) ku ezine-round umcimbi co-efakiwe. Hartford super middleweight Jose “R Kukalwe” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) ubuso Troy “Omar KO Umculi” umculi (4-7-1 (3 Kos), ka Danbury (CT) in a eziyisithupha-round iziqubu.

Ukulwa phezu undercard, bonke ezine-round ukufana, kukhona Southbridge (MA) welterweight junior UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting Nick Peralta, ka-Lawrence, unbeaten Danbury (CT) welterweight junior Omar Bordoy, Jr. (3-0, 1 KO) vs. Puerto Rican Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Ezingakanqotshwa Springfield (MA) wesibhakela ukukhanya Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford sika pro-debuting Paul Bansiak, Springfield welterweight Derrick “Bad Boy” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2), Ezingakanqotshwa Puerto Rican super middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brazilian Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Bridgeport sika (CT) pro-debuting welterweight Joseph Goss vs. uSeti Basler (0-3), futhi Hartford junior engasindi vs. Bridgeport sika Carlos Marraro, III (0-1).

Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.

Amathikithi, ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $75.00 (ringside) futhi $45.00 (general ukungena), ezisendalini futhi kuyatholakala ukuze kuthengwe ngaso www.ThePalladium.net noma ehhovisi Palladium ibhokisi (yokwemukelwa jikelele kuphela), noma ngokuxhumana Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) noma yimuphi fighters.

Doors evulekile at 6 p.m. KANYE, iziqubu lokuqala 7 p.m. KANYE.

Ingxenye ukuqhutshwa ngeke zinganikelwa kuyi-Luis Rosa, Jr. scholarship Fund.

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Undefeated N.E. prospect Omar Bordoy, Jr. Prepared to make statement at “New England Ikusasa 5”

January 25, 2018 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

“New England Ikusasa 5”

Feb. 10 e Worcester, MA

Worcester, Mass. (January 24, 2018) – One of New England’s leading pro prospects, welterweight junior Omar Bordoy, Jr., has prepared to make a statement February 10^th at “New England Ikusasa 5”, presented Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), at The Palladium e Worcester.

Fighting out of Danbury, Connecticut, Bordoy (3-0, 1 KO) faces Puerto Rican-born opponent, Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), in a four-round bout. “My opponent is tough, and he always comes to fight,” Bordoy said. “He keeps coming forward and that’s going to make for an exciting fight.”

The 22-year-old Bordoy is the typical example of a volatile teenager who found his way in boxing. He was a high school football player who started boxing at the age of 17. Bordoy had an abbreviated amateur career, highlighted by his winning performance at the New England Golden Gloves as a novice boxer.

“I was a bad hot head as a kid,” Bordoy admitted. “Usuku olulodwa, my cousin Edgardo, invited me to his gym after football practice and he beat me up. I was knocked down a few notches. I got into boxing and enjoyed watching Miguel Cotto futhi Mike Tyson. I even have some of Cotto’s tattoos. Manje, I’m more of a boxer, like a Pernell Whitaker noma Floyd Mayweather, Jr. I’m a come- forward boxer who can still brawl. I’m working on my defense and feel that making adjustments in the ring is what I do best.”

Bordoy, Jr. credits Team Bordoy — Imenenja A.J. Galante, ikhanda trainer Bennie Little, cut-man Luis Marichal, strength-and-conditioning coach Chris Mulfalmi futhi Dave McDonough – for his success.

“I’m pleased to be with the right people to bring me to the top and I’m willing to do what’s needed to get there,” Bordoy added.

Bordoy, who works fulltime as a repair technician, made his pro debut last May and he fought a total of three times in 2017, his most recent last October in Worcester on an RPE-promoted show, in which he stopped 34-fight veteran Bryan Abraham in the round wesine.

“We enjoy working with Team Bordoy,” umgqugquzeli Jose Antonio Rivera remarked. “I am proud of Omar and his accomplishments so far. He is a young, throwback fighter with a lot of potential. I see big things in his future and I am glad to see he is being guided in the right direction by his team.”

In the eight-round main event, Ezingakanqotshwa Hartford (CT) wesibhakela ukukhanya Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos) liba Kevin “I-New England Bully” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), fighting out of South Boston (MA), ngokuba singenamuntu Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England isihloko kule ayisishiyagalombili-round umcimbi main.

Worcester amabili esigcwele amateur kazwelonke iqhawe Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (2-0) faces Brazilian super middleweight USawule Almeida (0-8-1) ku ezine-round umcimbi co-efakiwe. Hartford super middleweight Jose “R Kukalwe” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) ihlangana Troy “Omar KO Umculi” umculi (4-7-1 (3 Kos), ka Danbury (CT) in a eziyisithupha-round iziqubu.

Ukulwa phezu undercard, bonke ezine-round ukufana, kukhona Southbridge (MA) welterweight junior UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting Nick Peralta, ka-Lawrence, Ezingakanqotshwa Springfield (MA) wesibhakela ukukhanya Ray “Bazooka” Graceski(5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford sika pro-debuting Paul Bansiak, Springfield welterweightDerrick “Bad Boy” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2), Ezingakanqotshwa Puerto Rican super middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brazilian Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Bridgeport sika (CT) pro-debuting welterweight Joseph Goss vs. uSeti Basler (0-3), futhi Hartford junior engasindi vs. Bridgeport sika Carlos Marraro, III (0-1).

Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.

Doors evulekile at 6 p.m. KANYE, iziqubu lokuqala 7 p.m. KANYE.

Ingxenye ukuqhutshwa ngeke zinganikelwa kuyi-Luis Rosa, Jr. scholarship Fund.

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“New England Ikusasa 5” Press Conference Quotes

January 20, 2018 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

“New England Ikusasa 5”

Feb. 10 e Worcester, MA

(L-R) – Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera and Kevin “I-New England Bully” Cobbs

Worcester, Mass. (January 18, 2018) – Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE) hosted a press conference last night in Worcester, Massachusetts at Beatniks to formally announce its February 10^th “New England Ikusasa 5” at The Palladium e Worcester.

Undefeated Hartford (CT) wesibhakela ukukhanya Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos) will headline the fifth installment of the “Ikusasa New England sika” series, ngokumelene Kevin “I-New England Bully” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), fighting out of South Boston (MA), ngokuba singenamuntu Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England isihloko kule ayisishiyagalombili-round umcimbi main.

Worcester amabili esigcwele amateur kazwelonke iqhawe Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (2-0) ihlangabezana Brazilian super middleweight USawule Almeida (0-8-1) ku ezine-round umcimbi co-efakiwe, while Hartford super middleweight Jose “R Kukalwe” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) ihlangana Troy “Omar KO Umculi” umculi (4-7-1 (3 Kos), ka Danbury (CT) in a eziyisithupha-round umdlalo.

“New England Ikusasa 5” charity choice: Luis Rosa, Jr. scholarship Fund

For each RPR event, umgqugquzeli Jose Antonio Rivera selects a charity to donate a portion of the proceeds to, and for “New England Ikusasa 5” he has announced that it will be the Luis Rosa, Jr. scholarship Fund.

“We believe it’s important to give back to the community and for this show we have selected the Luis Rosa, Jr. Scholarship fund. Luis died last weekend in a tragic car accident at the age of 26. He was a great fighter and an even better person who will be terribly missed. Our company will also push the news about the Luis Rosa, Jr. Scholarship Fund when it’s finalized through our social media.”

Ukulwa phezu undercard, bonke ezine-round izikhathi, are Danbury junior welterweight Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Puerto Rican foe Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) welterweight junior UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting Nick Peralta, ka-Lawrence, Ezingakanqotshwa Springfield (MA) wesibhakela ukukhanya Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford sika pro-debuting Paul Bansiak, Springfield welterweight Derrick “Bad Boy” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2), Ezingakanqotshwa Puerto Rican super middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brazilian Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Bridgeport sika (CT) pro-debuting welterweight Joseph Goss vs. uSeti Basler (0-3), futhi Hartford junior engasindi vs. Bridgeport sika Carlos Marraro, III (0-1).

Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.

Press Conference OKUCASHUNIWE

Jose Rivera, RPE CEO: “I’m excited because a press conference means the fights are getting closer. We plan to build our promotional company this year. There is a lot of talent in New England and that’s why we have so many Connecticut fighters on this card. I want the fighters here to understand the importance of a press conference. They will gain valuable experience speaking in public and being interviewed by the media. One of the primary reasons we’re promoting is to give young fighters a platform to box and prepare them for their pro careers.”

A.J. Rivera, RPE President/Matchmaker: “The support we’ve received has been tremendous and we exceeded expectations in our first year. This is just the begining for RPE. We’re going to get better this year. We’re not satisfied just being a small promotional company. Boxing is the loneliest sport in the world and these boxers need fans’ support. There’s a lot of talent in New England and much of it is concentrated in Connecticut. We have more Connecticut fighters on this card than fighters from Massachusetts.”

Richard Rivera: “Leli yithuba elikhulu kimi. Rivera Promotions accomplished so much in its first year. I fought in the co-main twice of two previous RPE shows I fought on. This is going to be an awesome show, not just the main event. There are competitive boxers up and down the card. Musa blink, don’t go to the bathroom because any one of these fights could end at any time.”

“This is a big step up for my career. Boxing is my passion. We’re both coming to fight. Win, lose or draw we’ll see who the Alpha dog is at the end. “I’m ‘Popeye The Sailor Man’, and I’m good to the finish because I eat my spinach.”

Kevin Cobbs: “I respect Rivera and believe in what I hear. He seems like a good dude. I’m excited about this fight. A lot of people weren’t sure about what I was doing because I hadn’t fought eminyakeni emibili when I got the call (to fight Rivera). Boxing took me out of the space was in and I never stopped boxing. This is going to be a big year for the Rivera’s. I like to switch it up and I’m ready to go.”

Bobby Harris, III: “My opponent wants to redeem his brother’s loss to me. I want to thank RPE for putting me in the co-feature in only my third pro fight. My first two fights were a learning experience and this fight I’m looking to make a statement to showcase my talents. I have a lot to prove as the only Worcester fighter on this card.”

Omar Bordoy, Jr: “I’m fighting a tough opponent. Fighting is easier for me than talking up here. I’m fighting a guy from Hartford. I have a lot of love for his trainer and Hartford. I want my hand raised at the end of the fight.”

Derrick Whitley: “I want to thank Rivera Promotions for putting me on this card. I fought on two of their shows last year and came out 2-0. I’m looking to be 3-0. It was a learning experience going from the amateurs to pros. Everybody’s goal is to raise your level. I’m in the best shape of my life for this fight and doing things in the gym I’ve never done before. I’m looking for a stoppage.”

Wilfredo Pagan: “Ngingumfana 37 years old and I’ve always had a glad to fight at least one pro fight. A couple of fights fell through but the Riveras opened the doors for me. I put it all into my fights. I was looking for one fight and this will be my fourth. I’m going to be 4-0.”

Carlos Marraro, III: “I want to thank Rivera Promotions for the opportunity to showcase my talents February 10^th. This will be my first fight on a Rivera Promotions card, but I’m familiar with most of the fighters on this card.”

Doors evulekile at 6 p.m. KANYE, iziqubu lokuqala 7 p.m. KANYE.

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Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera Namandla ukuqedela ngoba akudlayo isipinashi yakhe

January 8, 2018 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

Ezingakanqotshwa Hartford ukukhanya nethemba sosondonzima sematheni vs. Kevin Cobbs

“New England Ikusasa 5”

Feb. 10 e Worcester, MA

Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera

(Isithombe ngu-@Bonesprostudio)

Worcester, Mass. (January 8, 2018) – Omunye ethandwa kakhulu New England isibhakela amathemba, Ezingakanqotshwa Hartford (CT) wesibhakela ukukhanya Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos), intando ukuthi isihlokwana show lwakhe lwesithathu Saturday ebusuku, February 10, at The Palladium e Worcester, Massachusetts.

Esikhathini isitolimende okwesihlanu “Ikusasa New England sika” series, eyethulwe Rivera Amaphromoshini Ezokuzijabulisa (RPE), the Rivera oneminyaka engu-27 ubudala ihlangabezana Kevin “kray 2 UNKL” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), elwa aphume Burlington (VT), ngokuba singenamuntu Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England isihloko kule ayisishiyagalombili-round umcimbi main.

Rivera, owayengummeli 2016 Rocky Marciano Tournament iqhawe, siyeza off block lesibili round Knockout ka 146-mpi sobudala Roberto Valenzuela lokhu December esidlule 9 e Hampton, New Hampshire.

“Ngijabule ukuba Richie isibhakela sesihloko UBF New England ngakho nabo lapho ngisaqala emsebenzini wakhe pro,”” wathi umgqugquzeli Jose Antonio Rivera, the umhlalaphansi 3-time, 2-division iqhawe emhlabeni. “Lokhu sekungokwesithathu sike saphinde saba nelungelo lokusebenza naye ekulweni kwenye amakhadi ethu. Walwa umcimbi eyinhloko kohlelo lwethu lokugcina (Oct.) ngesikhathi DCU Center. Rivera ubukeka kangcono futhi libukhali njalo uma ngibuka kuye ukulwa. Ngibona izinto ezinkulu eza kuye. Anakho amathuluzi nesiyalo nomqeqeshi ibheka futhi boxer okudingeka abe yiyo iqhawe emhlabeni. Isibhakabhaka komkhawulo URichard, okwamanje, esikuwo ngimbonga nengxenye encane ukusiza ukuthuthukisa umsebenzi wakhe lochwepheshe.”

Rivera uye akhangiswe ngempumelelo Popeye umlingisi wakhe ngesikhathi abasebasha pro isibhakela umsebenzi wakhe, egqoke cap itilosi ukuthi abe indandatho bendabuko Popeye-like ipayipi elengayo emlonyeni wakhe. “Kunezizathu eziningana yami isidlaliso, 'Popeye', kodwa lapho ngisemncane kakhulu,” Rivera wachaza, “Kwadingeka ngemilenze nesibalo esikhulu. It nje aningishiyanga ngokusebenzisa iminyaka, lapho abantu okukhulunywe nami ejimini, ngakho mina ugijime nalo. Ngithathe uletha ukuphila emuva Hartford ngesineke, wonke eNew England, ngesineke, ukuphikelela kanye nesitayela. Ngihlala e okwamanje.”

Nakuba ayengenayo uwine imiklomelo eminingi ezinkulu noma tournaments njengoba-sibhakela, Rivera yazuza okuhlangenwe nakho eliyigugu Boxing eziningi nayizimfundamakhwela engcono eNew England futhi izenzakalo kazwelonke, kanye sparring anokuthandwa owayedlalela Champions emhlabeni Peter “Chocolate Kid” Quillin, Chad Dawson futhi Joe Smith, Jr. Yafunda nokuba zesikhathi esisetshenziselwe esiyingini nalowo abasolwa naye owayeyinhloko isihloko Challengers Israyeli “kunalokho” Cardona futhi John Scully.

“Ngathatha isikhathi sami turning pro ngoba angizange abe uhlelo ukwesekwa ukuze uthole kimi ezingeni elilandelayo,” Rivera waphawula. “Ngineminyaka engu engavikelekile. I okubuyayo Ngakwamukela fighters mina sparred kufakwa ithemba lami. Manje, empini yami kuphela lesithupha pro, I uzobe headlining okwesithathu, futhi ulwela isihloko wami wokuqala. Angikwazi ukubonga Riveras (Jose nendodana yakhe, A.J.) anele abakwenzile kimi. Babé bakholwa kimi.”

Ekuqaleni, Rivera Kwakuthé madolonzima ukulwa Cobb abanolwazi kakhudlwana kodwa, ngemva kokwenza ucwaningo, wasamukela inselele. “Ngangethukile kancane ekuqaleni,” avuma. “Abanye abangu imibuzo uma ngase ngikulungele ukwandisa ukulwa naye. Ngicwaninga: akazange abe umsebenzi ezinkulu amateur, noma zalwa ngaphezulu eziyisithupha noma eziyisishiyagalombili imizuliswano izimpi kunami. Mina ngangikini uzakwethu sparring zokuqala pro ukumshaya, Tyron Burris(TKO2 e 2012). Ngikulungele! Ngingumfana 27 futhi kudingeka ulwa kanje.”

Worcester amabili esigcwele amateur kazwelonke iqhawe Bobby “BH3” Harris, III ihlangabezana middleweight Brazilian USawule Almeida (0-8-1) ku ezine-round umcimbi co-efakiwe.

Ukulwa phezu undercard, bonke ezine-round izikhathi, enyuka New Haven (CT) super middleweight ithemba Elvis Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO), ezintathu isikhathi USA Boxing Nationals Championship igolide medalist, vs. TBA, Worcester featherweight Andino Ranse (1-0) vs. Alex Montes (1-2-1), ka-Lawrence (MA), Danbury (CT) welterweight Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Puerto umhlaseli Rican Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) welterweight UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting Nick Peralta, ka-Lawrence, Ezingakanqotshwa Springfield (MA) wesibhakela ukukhanya Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford sika pro-debuting Paul Bansiak, Hartford middleweight junior Jose “R Kukalwe” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) vs. Troy “Omar KO Umculi” umculi(4-7-1 (3 Kos), Springfield welterweight Derrick “Umthelela double” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2), Ezingakanqotshwa Puerto Rican middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brazilian Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Meriden (CT) bantamweight James Aquino (6-0, 6 Kos), 2016 New England yeGolden Gloves iqhawe, vs. Luis Rivera (3-3) futhi Hartford sika pro-debuting welterweight Joseph Goss vs. uSeti Basler (0-3).

Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.

Doors evulekile at 6 p.m. KANYE, iziqubu lokuqala 7 p.m. KANYE.

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“Ikusasa New England sika” series continues Feb. 10 e Worcester, MA

December 27, 2017 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

“New England Future 5”

Richard Rivera vs. Kevin Cobbs,

Elvis Figueroa vs. Uhulumeni Biosse

Worcester, Mass. (December 26, 2017) — The popular “Ikusasa New England sika” series, promoted by Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), returns with its fifth installment ngomgqibeloebusuku, February 10, at The Palladium e Worcester, Massachusetts.

Undefeated Hartford (CT) ithemba Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos) liba Kevin “kray 2 UNKL” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos) ngokuba singenamuntu Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England isihloko kule ayisishiyagalombili-round umcimbi main.

Rivera, 27, kwaba 2016 Rocky Marciano Tournament iqhawe. The entertaining Rivera is coming off a sensational second-round knockout of 146-fight veteran Roberto Valenzuela this past Dec. 9 e Hampton, New Hampshire.

Fighting out of Burlington, VT, Cobbs hasn’t fought since January 19, 2016, when he lost to rising star David Benavidez.

Esikhathini eziyisithupha-round umcimbi co-efakiwe, New Haven (CT) super middleweight Elvis Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO) steps up to fight former New England super middleweight champion Uhulumeni Biosse (15-7-3, 7 Kos).

The 21-year-old Figueroa is a three-time USA Boxing Nationals Championship gold medalist. The battle-tested Biosse, fighting out of Providence by way of Cape Verde, is a former college football player who has notable victories against Joey Spina futhi Santiago Samaniego, as well as an eight-round draw with Peter Manfredo, Jr. in his last fight on May 13, 2016.

“I am excited to have our second year is starting with a bang featuring these great up-and-coming boxers willing to be battle tested so early in their respective careers,” umgqugquzeli Jose Antonio Rivera wathi. “It shows they are serious about their careers and that they also have the right attitude needed to become world champion. I am also excited about our great undercard that is going to provide an action-packed night of boxing for fans.”

Fighting on the undercard in four-round bouts are Worcester featherweight Andino Ranse (1-0) vs. Alex Montes (1-2-1), ka-Lawrence (MA), Danbury (CT) welterweight Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Puerto umhlaseli Rican Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) welterweight UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting Nick Peralta, ka-Lawrence, Ezingakanqotshwa Springfield (MA_ light heavyweight Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Nathan Schulte (0-4), of Woburn (MA), Hartford middleweight junior Jose “R Kukalwe” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) vs. Eean Chappell (0-1-1), Springfield welterweight Derrick “Umthelela double” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2) and Worcester’s two-time national amateur champion Bobby “BH3” Harris, IIIvs. Philadelphia middleweight Greg Tomas (1-10).

Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.

Doors evulekile at 6 p.m. KANYE, iziqubu lokuqala 7 p.m. KANYE.

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Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga Victorious in pro boxing debut

November 2, 2017 FNU47 Shiya amazwana

“NEW ENGLAND’S FUTURE 4” RESULTS

Gabriel Gonzaga (R) won his pro boxing debut

Worcester, Mass. (October 29, 2017) – Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Gabriel “Napao” Gonzaga has a successful pro boxing debut last night (Saturday, Oct. 28) in the co-featured event on the “New England’s Future 4” ikhadi, eyethulwe Rivera Amaphromoshini Ezokuzijabulisa (RPE), at DCU Center, Exhibition Hall, e Worcester.

The 6′ 2″, 280-pound Brazilian, now fighting out of Worcester (MA), fought another pro-debut boxer with limited MMA experience, Alejandro Esquilin Santiago, of Tampa (FL). Gonzaga stalked the southpaw Santiago, landing some hard shots in the opening round. The heavy-handed Gonzaga picked up the pace in the third and his upset-minded opponent responded in a positive fashion. Both fighters exchanged freely in the fourth and final round, neither was hurt during the contest, and Gonzaga was awarded a win by four-round majority decision.

“I thought I’d be more relaxed in the ring like I had been in the gym,” Gonzaga said. “I did my best and came away with a victory. I was too safe in the third round. My punches were much strong and a lot of his punches I blocked with my gloves. This was really great! tonight”

Gonzaga (L) defeated Santiago

“I felt good and gave it my all,” Santiago remarked. “He hit me with some shots and gave ’em back. Not only does he have a big nose (“Napao”), he has a strong, big head, kakhulu.”

In the umcimbi main, popular Hartford (CT) wesibhakela ukukhanya Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera wahlala Ezingakanqotshwa, improving his record to 4-0 (3 Kos), with a first-round knockout of an over-matched Hansen Castillo (0-3)

Rivera, not relations to the promoter, first dropped Castillo with a beautifully placed left uppercut and finished the show moments later with a left hook that sent Castillo flying to canvas. Referee Kevin Hope didn’t bother to count.

“My coaches were telling me to be calm because it was a six-round bout,” Rivera wachaza. “I saw that he had his left down and caught him with an uppercut. I’m strong to the finish because I eat my spinach.”

New Haven junior middleweight Edwin Sosa (11-2-2, 4 Kos) overcame at 15-pound disadvantage, at the very least, en route to a dominant six-round unanimous decision over Anthony “The Animal” Everett (1-7), of Rowley (MA).

Danbury (CT) welterweight junior Omar Bordoy, Jr. (3-0, 1 KO) stopped New York veteran Bryan “The Brick” Abraham (6-31, 6 Kos) in the fourth and final round. Abraham was decked twice and after counting to 10 after Abraham’s second time on the canvas, referee Paul Casey waved off the action.

Three-time national amateur champion Elvis “Chi Chi” Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO), fighting out of New Haven, pitched a complete shutout over a game, pro-debuting Rene Nazare(0-1), Brazil, for a convincing win by way of a four-round unanimous decision.

Southbridge (MA) welterweight UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (3-0, 1 KO) pinnedPatrick Leal (0-4), of Woburn, on the ropes early, dropping him three times until referee Casey halted the fight midway through the opening round.

Imiphumela Complete ngezansi:

IMIPHUMELA OFFICIAL

ISENZAKALO MAIN – HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT

Richard Rivera (4-0, 3 Kos), Hartford, CT

WKO1 (2:18)

Hansen Castillo (0-3), Orlando, FL

CO-FEATURE– HEAVYWEIGHTS

Gabriel Gonzaga (1-0), Worcester, MA

40-36, 40-36, 38-38)

Alejandro Esquilin Santiago (for DEBUT), Tampa, FL.

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Elvis Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO), New Haven, CT

WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)

Rene Nazare (0-1), Brazil

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS

Edwin Soto (10-2-2, 4 Kos), New Haven, CT

WDEC6 (60-54, 60-54, 58-56)

Anthony Everett (1-6), Rawley, MA

WELTERWEIGHTS

Wilfredo Pagan (3-0, 1 KO), Southbridge, MA

TKO1 (1:36).

Patrick Leal (0-4), Woburn, MA

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS

Omar Bordoy, Jr. (3-0, 1 KO), Danbury, CT

WTKO4 :148)

Bryan “The Brick” Abraham (6-31, 6 Kos), Schenectady, NY

(All fights & fighters subject to change)

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