 WORCESTER, ಮಾಸ್. ( ಜನವರಿ 11, 2017) – Fast rising featherweight prospect Irvin Gonzalez (4-0, 4 ಕಾಸ್) will continue Worcester’s rich boxing tradition ಗುರುವಾರರಾತ್ರಿ, ಜನವರಿ 19, headlining the inaugural “ನ್ಯೂ ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್ ಫ್ಯೂಚರ್” series event against Mexican invader ಇಸ್ರೇಲ್ “ಟೈಗರ್” Rojas (9-14, 3 ಕಾಸ್), at the Worcester Palladium. ರಿವೇರಾ ಪ್ರಚಾರಗಳು ಮನರಂಜನೆ (RPE), is promoting the first professional boxing show in the Central Massachusetts city in more than five years.
(photo by Cristian Nunez)
Worcester’s boxing tradition started close to a century ago with Canadian import Lou Brouillard, a two-division world champion and Hall of Famer, 1928 ಒಲಿಂಪಿಕ್ ಕಂಚಿನ ಪದಕ ವಿಜೇತ Leo Sawicki, and more recently, ಇತರರ, pro and amateur standouts such as multiple national amateur champion Bobby Harris, Sean “The Irish Express” Sean Fitzgerald ಮತ್ತು ಎಡ್ವಿನ್ ರೊಡ್ರಿಗಜ್.
Arguably the greatest Worcester fighter in the past 50 years is three-time, ಎರಡು-ವಿಭಾಗದ ಪ್ರಪಂಚ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ Jose Antonio “ಗ್ಯಾಲೊ” ರಿವೆರ, who is promoting “ನ್ಯೂ ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್ ಫ್ಯೂಚರ್” with his son, Anthonee. “I have seen Irvin train and fight since he was in the Junior Olympics,” Rivera said. “I am very proud of him because he was able to discover on his own that he was getting in his own way. He was always a talented fighter but, at times in the ring, he was inconsistent and it cost him a few fights. As he got older, he boxed more talented boxers and looked good against them. He started believing in himself more and it showed in his training. His abilities and confidence grew and that got him all the way to the Olympic Trials. I feel he has the skills to become world champion in the future. The sky is the limit for this young man and I am proud to have him fighting on our show.”
ಗೊನ್ಜಾಲೆಜ್, ಒಂದು 2015 ನ್ಯೂ ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್ ಗೋಲ್ಡನ್ ಗ್ಲೋವ್ಸ್ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್, will be headlining his first show in his first scheduled six-round bout. “Fighting in my hometown in the main event means a lot to me because,” Gonzalez admitted. “I’ve grown up in this city, fighting my whole life, and of people who’ve supported me will be watching me fight for the first time as a pro. ನಾನು ಹರ್ಷ ಬಾಗುತ್ತೇನೆ. I’m comfortable fighting here in Worcester and I want to showcase the boxing talent we have in Worcester.”
Gonzalez qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials but he was eliminated, not due to a loss in the ring, for missing weight. He decided not to wait four years for another Olympic shot, turning pro this past March with a first-round stoppage of Gilvan Santos at Foxwoods Resort Casino. In four pro fights to date, Gonzalez has four knockouts and only one was extended into the second round.
“I was always told that I had a pro boxing style,” the well-spoken, handsome Gonzalez continued, “but we didn’t immediately decide to turn pro until the time was right. I had some stoppages as an amateur but, ಒಂದು ಪರ, I’ve been going more to the body. I do have heavy hands. I don’t go into a fight looking for a knockout. I just let ’em come but I’ve prepared to go six rounds if needed for this fight. I’ve been sparring eight rounds with different guys coming in fresh.”
In addition to being a prize fighter, the 20-year-old Gonzalez works at a bank and he also owns and operates New England Boxing gym with his father, former boxer Irvin Gonzalez, where the youngster serves as a personal trainer.
In the six-round co-feature Springfield (ಎಮ್ಎ) ಹಗುರ ಹೆವಿವೇಯ್ಟ್ Reinaldo “bazooka” Graceski (4-0, 2 ಕಾಸ್) faces Worcester’s Ralph Johnson (2-9, 1 ಕೋ).
Fighting on the undercard in four-round bouts are Worcester junior lightweight Andino Ranse in his pro debut vs. Lowell’s (ಎಮ್ಎ) ಜೊನಾಥನ್ ಪೆರೆಜ್ (2-0-1, 2 ಕಾಸ್), pro-debuting Worcester heavyweight Felix Martinez ವಿರುದ್ಧ. Bobby Favor (0-3), Hartford’s (ಸಿಟಿ) pro-debuting light heavyweight ರಿಚರ್ಡ್ “ಪಾಪ್ಐಯ್ಸ್ ಸೇಲರ್ ಮ್ಯಾನ್” ರಿವೆರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ. Brockton’s (ಎಮ್ಎ) Davonte Hopkins (0-2), pro-debuting Southbridge (ಎಮ್ಎ) ಬಾಕ್ಸರ್ Wilfredo Pagan ವಿರುದ್ಧ. Alexander Picot (1-1-1, 0 ಕಾಸ್) at a 145-pound catchweight, pro-debuting Springfield (ಎಮ್ಎ) junior featherweight ಲೂಯಿಸ್ “Pancho” ಸ್ಯಾಂಟಿಯಾಗೊ ವಿರುದ್ಧ, Jonathan Ramos (0-2), 2016 N.E. ಗೋಲ್ಡನ್ ಗ್ಲೋವ್ಸ್ ಚಾಂಪಿಯನ್ ಆಂಥೋನಿ ಲಾರೆನೊ (1-0), of East Haven (ಸಿಟಿ), ವಿರುದ್ಧ. Boston junior welterweight Rafael Francis (0-8), Auburn (ಎಮ್ಎ) ಕಿರಿಯ ಮಿಡಲ್ “ಐರಿಷ್” Chuck Shearns (2-1, 1 ಕೋ), the 49-year-old hanging up his gloves after his fight with Shavonte Dixon (0-1), ಫಿಲಡೆಲ್ಫಿಯಾ, Saugus (ಎಮ್ಎ) ಹಗುರ ಹೆವಿವೇಯ್ಟ್ Brandon Montella (5-0, 4 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. Roberto El Viejo” Valenzuela (69-73-2, 56 ಕಾಸ್) and unbeaten Lawrence (ಎಮ್ಎ) ಹೆವಿವೇಯ್ಟ್ Jean Pierre Augstin (7-0-1, 3 ಕಾಸ್) ವಿರುದ್ಧ. Jose Hymberto “Olympico” Corral (19-22, 12 ಕಾಸ್).
ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪಂದ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತು ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರರು ಬದಲಾವಣೆಗೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟಿರುತ್ತದೆ.
Major event sponsors include Lundgren Honda, Atty. Michael H. Erlich, Atty. ಮಾರಿಯಾ ಎಂ. Rivera-Cotto and USANA Health Services. Other sponsors are TKO Auto Repair and Atty. Stephen W. Debs.
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