WORCESTER, सामूहिक. (जून 11, 2017) – Boxing returned to DCU Arena (प्रदर्शनी कक्ष) पहली बार के लिए में 11 वर्षों and Worcester’s newest budding star, इरविन गोंजालेज, entertained the hometown crowd, capturing the vacant Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) Featherweight Championship, last night in the “New England’s Future 3” मुख्य समारोह.

“New England’s Future 3” was presented by Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), स्वामित्व और सेवानिवृत्त तीन बार के द्वारा संचालित है जो, दो-विभाजन विश्व चैंपियन जोस एंटोनियो रिवेरा और उनके बेटे, Anthonee (ए.जे.) रिवेरा. RPE will return to the DCU Center on October 28^वें for its final installment of “न्यू इंग्लैंड के भविष्य” series in 2017.

In the co-featured attraction, popular New York City heavyweight Sonya “The Scholar” Lamonakis, by way of Greece and Turners Falls, एमए, का सामना करना पड़ा 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 KOs) was fighting in his first scheduled eight-round bout, खिलाफ Raul Lopez (10-32-1, 5 KOs), ब्रोंक्स की (एनवाई). 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. गोंजालेज, 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 एक्स 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. मैं अच्छा महसूस कर रहा हूँ, 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^वें.”

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

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

Former No. 1 USA amateur boxer बॉबी हैरिस III, the son of multiple national amateur champion and retired pro heavyweight, बॉबी हैरिस, made his long-awaited pro debut. Fighting out of Worcester, Harris overcame early roughhouse tactics by Brazilian light heavyweight रॉड्रिगो अल्मीडा, वोबर्न की, एमए, to earn a four-round “निकाल देना” फेसला.

In a rematch of a fight this past April, Antonio Chaves Fernandez (8-32-4, 2 KOs), of Brockton (एमए), defeated Worcester welterweight Andy Gonzalez (6-2, 5 KOs), by way of a six-round majority decision, to even their rivalry at 1-1.

Southbridge, एमए वेल्टरवेट विलफ्रेडो “Sucaro” बुतपरस्त (2-0) and his Lawrence, MA opponent, एंथोनी एवरेट (1-6), turned in an entertaining performance as Pagan won a four-round majority decision, despite him being decked in the final round.

लॉरेंस, एमए वेल्टरवेट एड्रियन सोसा (3-0, 3 KOs) 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.

स्प्रिंगफील्ड, एमए वेल्टरवेट डेरिक “दुगुना प्रभाव” Whitley (2-0), the son of a retired professional boxer, करने के लिए सुधार 2-0 with a four-round unanimous decision over veteran Connecticut fighter Shaka Moore (12-23-3, 2 KOs).

Worcester’s pro-debuting Neal Sullivan (0-0-1) and Brazilian super middleweight शाऊल अल्मीडा (0-8-1) opened the night fighting a four-round majority draw.

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