(pictures courtesy of Bonesprostudios)

WORCESTER, Маса. (Февруари 11, 2018) – Непобеждаван перспектива Ричард “Попай Моряка” Rivera завърши Kevin “The New England Гепи” Кобс в третия кръг, punctuating the night with an lethal uppercut that landed right on the button, headlining last night’s “Бъдещето 5 Нова Англия” карта, представена от Rivera Промоции Развлечения, на паладий в Worcester, Massachusetts.

The 27-year-old Rivera (6-0, 5 Нокаута) fought once again in front of his large, traveling fanbase from Hartford, CT, capturing the vacant Universal Boxing Federation (маточния кръвен поток) light heavyweight title in dramatic fashion. The charismatic Hartford boxer ended his third consecutive match with what has become his trademark right-uppercut.

Rivera used his strength, energy and determined will to defeat South Boston’s Cobbs (10-3, 4 Нокаута), whose previous fight had been more than a year ago, when he was stopped in the second round by now world champion David Benavidez.

In only his sixth pro fight, the key question going into the bout was whether Rivera was ready to effectively step up in class to face a more experienced Cobbs. Right from the opening bell, the answer was a resounding, да, as Rivera pounded Cobbs with powerful shots to the body and head.

The beginning of the end for Cobbs (L) as Rivera sets up his vaunted uppercut

“I stepped things up in the third,” Ривера е обяснено. “He stopped throwing as many punches in the third and was ducking in. I said I wasn’t going to look for the knockout but, if it came, I’d take it. I got him with my uppercut. I respect Cobbs and thank him for giving me this opportunity.”

В съвместно черта събитието, родния град на любимата Полицай “BH3” Harris, III (2-0-1), the two-time national amateur champion, and Brazilian super middleweight Саул Almeida (0-8-2) fought to a four-round majority draw.

Супер средна категория Troy “Омар KO Изпълнител” художник (5-7-1, 3 Нокаута), на Danbury, CT, upset intrastate rival Jose “Rated R” Rivera (4-2, 3 Нокаута), of Hartford, winning a six-round majority decision.

Данбъри, CT junior welterweight Омар Bordoy, Jr. (4-0-, 1 KO) used a blistering body attack to defeat Сет Basler (0-5) by way of a lop-sided four-round unanimous decision.

Junior welterweight prospect Wilfredo “на Sucaro” езически (4-0, 2 Нокаута) floored veteran Bryan “Тухлата” Abraham (6-29-2, 6 Нокаута) with a sweet right-left combination at the end of the opening round. Във втория кръг, езически, of Southbridge, MA., drilled Abraham who went flying across the ring and into the ropes as referee Jackie Morrell halted the bout.

Springfield, MA junior middleweight Дерик “Лошо момче” Уитли (3-0) cruised to a dominating four-round unanimous decision over Cleveland’s Роджър Blankenship (1-3), pitching a complete shutout in the process.

Бриджпорт, CT welterweight Joe Goss (1-0) turned in an impressive pro debut, dropping Montreal’s Samuel Vasquez (1-3, 1 KO) in the second round on his way to a four-round unanimous decision.

Puerto Rican junior lightweight Luis “Лобито” Rivera (4-3, 1 Нокаута) overcame a nasty cut over his eye to win a hard-fought four-round majority decision over Carlos Marrero, III (0-2), на Бриджпорт, CT, in a non-stop action fight to the finish.

Unbeaten Springfield, MA light heavyweight Лъч “Базука” Graceski (5-0-1, 3 Нокаута) and International Muay Thai fighter, Harford’s pro boxing debuting Pawel Banasiak (0-1-0), fought to a four-round draw in an entertaining brawl.

Puerto Rican super middleweight Jelame Гарсия (7-0, 6 Нокаута), fighting out of Lynn, MA., remained undefeated but Nathan Schulte (0-5), на Уобърн, MA, extended him the full distance for first time as a pro en route to a four-round unanimous decision.

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