WORCESTER, كتلة. (يونيو 11, 2017) – Boxing returned to DCU Arena (قاعة المعرض) لأول مرة في 11 سنوات and Worcester’s newest budding star, إرفين غونزاليس, entertained the hometown crowd, الاستيلاء على الاتحاد العالمي للملاكمة الشاغر (UBF) Featherweight Championship, الليلة الماضية في “New England’s Future 3” الحدث الرئيسي.

“New England’s Future 3” was presented by Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), الذي يملكه ويديره المتقاعد ثلاث مرات, تقسيم اثنين بطل العالم خوسيه انطونيو ريفيرا وابنه, أنتوني (A.J.) ريفيرا. RPE will return to the DCU Center on October 28^عشر for its final installment of “مستقبل جديد انجلترا” series in 2017.

In the co-featured attraction, popular New York City heavyweight Sonya “The Scholar” Lamonakis, by way of Greece and Turners Falls, MA, واجه Laura “Lady Ram” Ramsey in a female battle of former world champions for the vacant UBF World title,

The 21-year-old Gonzalez (7-0, 6 كوس) was fighting in his first scheduled eight-round bout, ضد Raul Lopez (10-32-1, 5 كوس), من برونكس (NY). The two fighters came out fast in a firefight, both throwing leather from all angles, although neither was hurt in the opening round. The pace picked up even more in the second as both fighters landed solid shots.

Fighting in the third round for the first time in his young professional career, Gonzalez turned up the heat, ripping effective combination to the head and body of Lopez, who responded by pounding Gonzalez on the ropes.

Gonzalez dropped Lopez early in the fourth with a strong right to the chin, followed by a brawling fifth round, and the action slowed slightly in the sixth. غونزاليس, who took control in the final two rounds, went the distance for the first time, taking a hard-fought eight-round unanimous decision (79-73 X 2, 76-75).

“He was definitely the toughest I’ve fought,” Gonzalez said after the fight. “I still have to work on things in the gym. I didn’t go to the body like I did in my last few fights. I was head-hunting tonight. The dude was tough, I had to out-box him. I hurt my left hand late in the later rounds and stayed southpaw.

“I definitely learned a lot. My conditioning was there and I went eight strong rounds. أشعر أنني بحالة جيدة, I could go another eight rounds. Fighting at home was good, I have a big fan-base here. I hope to be back here in October 28^عشر.”

Lamonakis (10-2-3, 1 KO), a former IBO world champion, and past GBU world titlist Ramsey (108-1, 5 كوس) went toe-to-toe from the opening bell for 10 المنافسة, non-stop rounds, ending in a 10-round draw by three judges’ عشرات 95-95.

Undefeated Worcester heavyweight بريان دانيلز (5-0, 3 كوس) unloaded on an over-matched Christopher “The Archbishop” Boykins (1-9), dropping the Floridian three times in the second round until referee ليو جيرستل mercifully waved off the fight at the end of the second.

Former No. 1 USA amateur boxer Bobby Harris III, the son of multiple national amateur champion and retired pro heavyweight, بوبي هاريس, made his long-awaited pro debut. Fighting out of Worcester, Harris overcame early roughhouse tactics by Brazilian light heavyweight رودريغو ألميدا, من برن, MA, to earn a four-round “إنتصار ساحق” قرار.

In a rematch of a fight this past April, أنطونيو تشافيس فرنانديز (8-32-4, 2 كوس), بروكتون (MA), defeated Worcester welterweight أندي جونزاليس (6-2, 5 كوس), by way of a six-round majority decision, to even their rivalry at 1-1.

جسر جنوبي, MA وزن الوسط ويلفريدو “وSucaro” الوثني (2-0) and his Lawrence, MA opponent, أنتوني إيفريت (1-6), turned in an entertaining performance as Pagan won a four-round majority decision, despite him being decked in the final round.

لورانس, MA وزن الوسط أدريان سوسا (3-0, 3 كوس) needed only 41-second to stop New York City’s Zach Johnson (0-2). Sosa dropped Johnson in the first 10 seconds and again moments later, after which referee Gerstel halted the action.

سبرينغفيلد, MA وزن الوسط المرفاع أداة رافعة “تأثير مزدوج” وايتلي (2-0), the son of a retired professional boxer, تحسين ل 2-0 with a four-round unanimous decision over veteran Connecticut fighter شاكا مور (12-23-3, 2 كوس).

Worcester’s pro-debuting Neal Sullivan (0-0-1) والوزن المتوسط ​​البرازيلي شاول ألميدا (0-8-1) opened the night fighting a four-round majority draw.

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