Метт Реміллард (центр) is prepared to make up for lost time

(photo by Emily Harney / Team Remillard)

Вустер, Маса. (Березня 20, 2017) – The long trip back begins April 1^вулиця для Метт “Влучний стрілець” Реміллард, 12 years to the day from his professional debut, на “New England’s Future 2” show at the Palladium in Worcester, Массачусетс.

Реміллард (23-1, 13 КО), fighting out of Manchester, Коннектикут, hasn’t boxed for the six years, у зв'язку з відбуванням покарання у вигляді п'яти років позбавлення волі. He takes on Lawrence (Массачусетс) легкий Augustine “Безжальний” Маура (6-1-3, 3 КО) in the eight-round co-feature. If their tense, near volatile stare-down at a recent press conference is a true indication, Remillard vs. Mauras is not going the distance, to put things mildly.

New England’s Future 2″ is presented by Rivera Promotions Entertainment (РПЕ), which is owned and operated by retired three-time, два чемпіона світу Хосе Антоніо Рівера і його син, Anthonee (Гей-Джей) Рівера.

“I am excited to have a boxer of Remillard’s caliber on our ‘New England’s Future 2’ турнір з професійного боксу,” promoter Jose Antonio Rivera remarked. “He has a tough match against August time Mauras for his first fight back. Knowing Remillard, хоча, he wouldn’t have it any other way. I want to thank Matt, Пол Сішон (Головний тренер) and their team for trusting Rivera Promotions Entertainment for Matt’s first boxing match back from his long layoff.”

Remillard is a former World Boxing Council (WBC) США & Youth World, North American Boxing Federation (NABF) і Всесвітньої боксерської організації (WBO) чемпіон у напівлегкій вазі. His lone pro loss came in his last fight, Березня 23, 2011 in Atlantic City to then rising star Майки Гарсія (24-0), when Remillard retired after 11 раундів. He won’t make excuses; проте, he never should have taken the fight with Garcia, facing the impending court case that sent him to prison and working with a new head trainer he’d only met two weeks prior to the fight.

“I’m confident I can get back to where I was in about a year,” the 30-year-old Remillard said. “A dream come true would be a rematch with Garcia, at any weight, but I have to earn that shot. Everybody wants a rematch with the guy who gave you the first loss. It seldom happens but, якщо не, in time I believe there will be other big fights out there for me.

“I’m fighting an opponent who fought by buddy, Chip Perez, три рази (0-2-1), so I’m familiar with his style. He doesn’t back down. I don’t expect him to back down against me…until he feels my power. I’m going to take out those five years that I was away on him. I’ve been through so much the last six year but I’m most comfortable in the gym. The past is past and this is my last run. Paul and I have a lot of unfinished business to take care of.”

Seventeen years ago, Chicon first met Remillard at the Manchester PAL gym, but he made the 13-year-old aspiring boxer earn his opportunity to be trained. Paul made Matt clean the bathrooms, take care of spit buckets, і т.д.. before he started training him.

“When he returned to the gym a few months back, I saw that his work ethic hadn’t faded,” Cichon commented. “I don’t believe he’s really that far away from where he was six years ago. He was idle five years but his first day back he sparred 12 раундів. He stayed in good physical shape and is hungrier than ever. He thinks he has something to prove after his last fight, but he really doesn’t have anything to prove to me or anybody else. He is fighting a tough kid but Matt’s going to be victorious. I think in four or five more fights he’ll be back where he was in boxing.”

Pembroke (Массачусетс) Важкий Vinnie “American Nightmare” Carita (15-1-1, 14 KOs will headline against Brazilian KO specialist Gilberto Matheus “El Magico” Domingos (22-6, 20 КО), the former South American light heavyweight champion, у головній події восьми раундів.

Дорчестер (Массачусетс) важковаговик Donnie “Big Nasty” Паломник (8-1-1, 7 КО) faces unbeaten Quian Davis (4-0-2, 2 КО), of Mays Landing (Нью-Джерсі), in a four-round bout.

2016 Нова Англія Золотого чемпіон рукавички Anthony Laureano (2-0, 1 KO), з боями з Іст-Гартфорда (Коннектикут), meets Schenectady (Нью-Йорк) ветеран Брайан “The Brick” Авраам (6-23-1, 6 КО) о шостій круглих матчу.

Fighting on the undercard in four round bouts are Worcester cruiserweight Bryan Daniels (3-0, 1 KO) проти. Mexican invader Jose Humberto “Olympico” Corall (19-23, 12 КО), Вустер напівлегкій Andino Ranse (1-0) проти. Mike Hellenfinger (0-2), Гаррісберга (Пенсільванія), three-time USA Boxing Nationals champion Елвіс Фігероа, Нью-Хейвен (Коннектикут) makes his pro debut vs. Brazilian super middleweight Devision Robiero (0-3), Worcester welterweight Andy Gonzalez (5-1, 5 КО) проти. Brockton’s Antonio Chavez Fernandes (7-30-4, 2 КО), 2014 Н.Е. Золоті рукавички чемпіона, Lawrence junior welterweight Адріан Соса (2-0, 1 KO) проти. TBA), Worcester’s pro-debuting super middleweights Neal Sullivan проти. Nathan Schulte, Springfield (Массачусетс) в першій середній Derrick Whitley проти. Anthony Everett (104), Лоуренс, pro-debuting Springfield featherweight Луїс “Pancho” Сантьяго проти. Алекс Монтес (1-2), Лоуренс, and unbeaten Manchester (Коннектикут) в першій напівсередній “Чудесний” Mykqyan Williams (5-0, 3 K0s) проти. TBA..

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Квитки, за ціною $65.00 (зручна точка для огляду) і $35.00 (General Admission), в продажу і доступні для покупки в www.ThePalladium.net або Palladium кінопрокату (тільки загальна вхідна плата), або зв'язатися з Хосе Рівера (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) або будь-який з бійців. A portion of the proceeds will go to Make A Change Inc.

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