Габриел Гонзага (Р) won his pro boxing debut

WORCESTER, Маса. (Октомври 29, 2017) – Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Габриел “Napao” Gonzaga has a successful pro boxing debut last night (Сабота, Октомври. 28) in the co-featured event on the “New England’s Future 4” картичка, презентирани од страна на Ривера Промоции Забава (RPE), at DCU Center, Exhibition Hall, во Worcester.

На 6′ 2″, 280-pound Brazilian, now fighting out of Worcester (М-р), fought another pro-debut boxer with limited MMA experience, Alejandro Esquilin Santiago, Тампа (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! вечерва”

“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, исто така.”

Во главниот настан, popular Hartford (КТ) светлина тешка категорија Ричард “Попај Морнарот човек” Ривера остана непоразен, improving his record to 4-0 (3 КО), with a first-round knockout of an over-matched Hansen Castillo (0-3)

Ривера, 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. Судија Kevin Hope didn’t bother to count.

“My coaches were telling me to be calm because it was a six-round bout,” Ривера објасни. “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 КО) overcame at 15-pound disadvantage, at the very least, en route to a dominant six-round unanimous decision over Ентони “The Animal” Еверет (1-7), of Rowley (М-р).

Danbury (КТ) помлади боксер од полусредна категорија Омар Bordoy, Џуниор. (3-0, 1 КО) stopped New York veteran Брајан “The Brick” Авраам (6-31, 6 КО) in the fourth and final round. Abraham was decked twice and after counting to 10 after Abraham’s second time on the canvas, судија Paul Casey waved off the action.

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

SOUTHBRIDGE (М-р) боксер од полусредна категорија Вилфредо “на Sucaro” Паганска (3-0, 1 КО) pinnedPatrick Leal (0-4), на Woburn, on the ropes early, dropping him three times until referee Casey halted the fight midway through the opening round.

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