 伍斯特, 質量. ( 一月 11, 2017) – Fast rising featherweight prospect 歐文·岡薩雷斯（Irvin Gonzalez） (4-0, 4 科斯) will continue Worcester’s rich boxing tradition 星期四夜晚, 一月 19, headlining the inaugural “新英格蘭的未來” series event against Mexican invader 以色列 “Tigre” Rojas (9-14, 3 科斯), at the Worcester Palladium. 里維拉促銷娛樂 (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 奧運銅牌得主 Leo Sawicki, and more recently, 等等, pro and amateur standouts such as multiple national amateur champion 鮑比·哈里斯, 肖恩 “The Irish Express” 肖恩·菲茨杰拉德 和 埃德溫·羅德里格斯.
Arguably the greatest Worcester fighter in the past 50 years is three-time, 2處世界冠軍 Jose Antonio “高盧” 里維拉, 是誰推動 “新英格蘭的未來” with his son, Anthonee. “I have seen Irvin train and fight since he was in the Junior Olympics,” 里維拉說. “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.”
岡薩雷斯, 一 2015 新英格蘭金手套冠軍, 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. 我很興奮. 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, 作為一個親, 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 歐文·岡薩雷斯（Irvin Gonzalez）, where the youngster serves as a personal trainer.
In the six-round co-feature Springfield (嘛) 輕重量級 Reinaldo “火箭筒” Graceski (4-0, 2 科斯) faces Worcester’s 拉爾夫·約翰遜 (2-9, 1 KO).
Fighting on the undercard in four-round bouts are Worcester junior lightweight 安迪諾Ranse in his pro debut vs. Lowell’s (嘛) 喬納森·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” 里維拉 VS. Brockton’s (嘛) Davonte Hopkins (0-2), pro-debuting Southbridge (嘛) 拳擊手 Wilfredo Pagan VS. Alexander Picot (1-1-1, 0 科斯) at a 145-pound catchweight, pro-debuting Springfield (嘛) junior featherweight 路易斯 “Pancho” 聖地亞哥 VS, Jonathan Ramos (0-2), 2016 N.E. 金手套冠軍 安東尼勞雷亞諾 (1-0), of East Haven (CT), VS. Boston junior welterweight Rafael Francis (0-8), Auburn (嘛) 超次中量級 “愛爾蘭的” 查Shearns (2-1, 1 KO), the 49-year-old hanging up his gloves after his fight with Shavonte Dixon (0-1), 費城, Saugus (嘛) 輕重量級 Brandon Montella (5-0, 4 科斯) VS. Roberto El Viejo” 巴倫蘇埃拉 (69-73-2, 56 科斯) and unbeaten Lawrence (嘛) 重量級 Jean Pierre Augstin (7-0-1, 3 科斯) VS. Jose Hymberto “Olympico” 畜欄 (19-22, 12 科斯).
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Major event sponsors include Lundgren Honda, 阿蒂. Michael H. Erlich, 阿蒂. 瑪麗亞中號. Rivera-Cotto and USANA Health Services. Other sponsors are TKO Auto Repair and Atty. Stephen W. Debs.
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