WORCESTER, Mäss. (September 13, 2017) – Tidigare UFC -tungviktare Gabriel “Han attackerade” Gonzaga will make his professional boxing debutLördag natt, Oktober 26, på “New Englands framtid 4” kort, promoted by Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), vid DCU Center (Utställningshall) i Worcester, Massachusetts.

“New Englands framtid 4” (NEF4) presenteras av Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), som ägs och drivs av pensionerade tre gånger, mästare två division världen Jose Antonio Rivera och hans son, Anthonee (A.J.) Rivera.

Former WBU Americans and IBU North American cruiserweight champion Vinnie “Amerikansk mardröm” Litet ansikte (16-1-1, 15 Kos), rated nr. 6 by the North American Boxing Organization (NABO), headlines against an opponent to be determined in the eight-round main event.

“RPE is excited to have an athlete of Gonzaga’s caliber making his pro debut on our NEF4 boxing event,” promotorn Jose Antonio Rivera sa. “We are happy that boxers and MMA athletes trust us in terms of what we are trying to do to help them build their careers.”

The 38-year-old Gonzaga teaches Brazilian Ju-Jitsu (BJJ) in Worcester and lives nearby in Ludlow. Now retired from mixed-martial-arts competition (17-11-0, 7 Kos, 9 SUBs, 1 December), the 6′ 2″, 260-pound Gonzaga holds 4^th degree black belt in BJJ. The highlight of his MMA career was at the 2007 UFC 70 held in Manchester, United Kingdom, in which he knocked out K-1, Pride and Rizen champion Mirko Cro Copwith a head kick in the opening round, positioning Gonzaga for his unsuccessful challenge of UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture in his next fight.

Gonzaga also defeated Ben Rothwell, Shawn Jordanien och Chris Tuchscherer, among the more notable UFC fighters he faced in the Octagon.

“When I first saw Gabriel sparring,” Gonzaga’s trainer Rocky Gonzalez sa, “I knew he had potential to beat a lot of heavyweights around. He had a lot going on at that time and he was still under contract with the UFC. Nu, it’s a great opportunity for him.”

Biljetter, kostar $75.00 (ringsiden) och $45.00 (allmän antagning), är till salu och finns att köpa på DCU Center -kontoret, www.dcu.centerworcester.com, genom att kontakta Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera

(anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) eller någon av de stridande

Insläpp på 6:30 p.m., första skjutningen 7:00 p.m. OCH.

Sponsorer inkluderar Lundgren Honda, Championsofhealth.usna.com, och amerikanska pyramider.

En del av intäkterna går till Worcester Latino Dollars For Scholars.

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