 伍斯特, 质量. ( 一月 11, 2017) – Fast rising featherweight prospect 欧文·冈萨雷斯 (4-0, 4 科斯) will continue Worcester’s rich boxing tradition 星期四夜晚, 一月 19, headlining the inaugural “新英格兰的未来” series event against Mexican invader 以色列 “虎” 罗哈斯 (9-14, 3 科斯), at the Worcester Palladium. 里维拉促销娱乐 (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 奥运会铜牌得主 Leo Sawicki, and more recently, 等等, pro and amateur standouts such as multiple national amateur champion 鲍比·哈里斯, 肖恩 “The Irish Express” 肖恩·菲茨杰拉德 和 埃德温·罗德里格斯.
Arguably the greatest Worcester fighter in the past 50 years is three-time, 2处世界冠军 Jose Antonio “高卢” 里维拉, 是谁推动 “新英格兰的未来” with his son, 安东尼. “I have seen Irvin train and fight since he was in the Junior Olympics,” 里维拉说. “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.”
冈萨雷斯, 一 2015 新英格兰金手套冠军, 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. 我很兴奋. 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 快活豪华赌场. 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, 作为一个亲, 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 欧文·冈萨雷斯, where the youngster serves as a personal trainer.
In the six-round co-feature Springfield (嘛) 轻重量级 Reinaldo “火箭筒” Graceski (4-0, 2 科斯) faces Worcester’s Ralph Johnson (2-9, 1 KO).
Fighting on the undercard in four-round bouts are Worcester junior lightweight 安迪诺Ranse 在他的职业生涯首秀vs. Lowell’s (嘛) 乔纳森·佩雷斯 (2-0-1, 2 科斯), pro-debuting Worcester heavyweight Felix Martinez VS. Bobby Favor (0-3), 哈特福德的 (CT) pro-debuting light heavyweight 理查德 “大力水手曼” 里维拉 VS. 布罗克的 (嘛) Davonte Hopkins (0-2), pro-debuting Southbridge (嘛) 拳击手 威尔弗雷多·帕根（Wilfredo Pagan） VS. Alexander Picot (1-1-1, 0 科斯) at a 145-pound catchweight, pro-debuting Springfield (嘛) 初中级 路易斯 “Pancho” 圣地亚哥 VS, Jonathan Ramos (0-2), 2016 两者都不. 金手套冠军 安东尼劳雷亚诺 (1-0), of East Haven (CT), VS. Boston junior welterweight Rafael Francis (0-8), Auburn (嘛) 超次中量级 “爱尔兰的” 查Shearns (2-1, 1 KO), the 49-year-old hanging up his gloves after his fight with 沙冯特·迪克森 (0-1), 费城, 安全的 (嘛) 轻重量级 布兰登蒙特拉 (5-0, 4 科斯) VS. Roberto El Viejo” 巴伦苏埃拉 (69-73-2, 56 科斯) and unbeaten Lawrence (嘛) 重量级 Jean Pierre Augstin (7-0-1, 3 科斯) VS. Jose Hymberto “Olympico” Corral (19-22, 12 科斯).
所有战斗和战士都受到变革.
Major event sponsors include Lundgren Honda, 阿蒂. Michael H. Erlich, 阿蒂. 玛丽亚中号. Rivera-Cotto and USANA Health Services. Other sponsors are TKO Auto Repair and Atty. Stephen W. Debs.
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