ВОРЦЕСТЕР,, Маса. (Јун 11, 2017) – Boxing returned to DCU Arena (Изложбена сала) по први пут у 11 године and Worcester’s newest budding star, Irvin Gonzalez, entertained the hometown crowd, capturing the vacant Universal Boxing Federation (УБФ) Featherweight Championship, синоћ у “New England’s Future 3” Главни догађај.

“New England’s Future 3” was presented by Rivera Promotions Entertainment (РПЕ), које је у власништву и којим управљају пензионери три пута, два-подела светски првак Хосе Антонио Ривера и његов син, Антхонее (А.Ј.) Ривера. RPE will return to the DCU Center on October 28^тх for its final installment of “Нев Енгланд Будућност” series in 2017.

In the co-featured attraction, popular New York City heavyweight Sonya “The Scholar” Lamonakis, by way of Greece and Turners Falls, Мр, суочио 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 КОс) was fighting in his first scheduled eight-round bout, против Raul Lopez (10-32-1, 5 КОс), од Бронк (НИ). 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. Гонзалез, 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 Кс 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. И феел гоод, 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^тх.”

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

Undefeated Worcester heavyweight Bryan Daniels (5-0, 3 КОс) 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 Боби Харис ИИИ, the son of multiple national amateur champion and retired pro heavyweight, Бобби Харрис, made his long-awaited pro debut. Fighting out of Worcester, Harris overcame early roughhouse tactics by Brazilian light heavyweight Родриго Алмеида, од Вобурн, Мр, to earn a four-round “isključiti” одлука.

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

соутхбридге, MA welterweight Вилфредо “Суцаро” паган (2-0) and his Lawrence, MA opponent, Антхони Еверетт (1-6), turned in an entertaining performance as Pagan won a four-round majority decision, despite him being decked in the final round.

Лоренц, MA welterweight Adrian Sosa (3-0, 3 КОс) 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.

спрингфиелд, MA welterweight Кран “Импацт” вхитлеи (2-0), the son of a retired professional boxer, побољшан на 2-0 with a four-round unanimous decision over veteran Connecticut fighter Shaka Moore (12-23-3, 2 КОс).

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

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