(pictures courtesy of Bonesprostudios)

WORCESTER, ಮಾಸ್. (ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ 11, 2018) – Undefeated prospect ರಿಚರ್ಡ್ “ಪಾಪ್ಐಯ್ಸ್ ಸೇಲರ್ ಮ್ಯಾನ್” ರಿವೆರ ಮುಗಿಸುವ ಕೆವಿನ್ “ನ್ಯೂ ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್ ಬುಲ್ಲಿ” Cobbs ಮೂರನೇ ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ, punctuating the night with an lethal uppercut that landed right on the button, headlining last night’s “ನ್ಯೂ ಇಂಗ್ಲೆಂಡ್ ಫ್ಯೂಚರ್ 5” ಕಾರ್ಡ್, ರಿವೆರ ಪ್ರಚಾರಗಳು ಮನರಂಜನೆ ಮಂಡಿಸಿದ, ವೋರ್ಸೆಸ್ಟರ್ ಪಲ್ಲಾಡಿಯಮ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ, ಮ್ಯಾಸಚೂಸೆಟ್ಸ್.

The 27-year-old Rivera (6-0, 5 ಕಾಸ್) fought once again in front of his large, traveling fanbase from Hartford, ಸಿಟಿ, capturing the vacant Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) 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 ಕಾಸ್), whose previous fight had been more than a year ago, when he was stopped in the second round by now world champion ಡೇವಿಡ್ 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, ಹೌದು, as Rivera pounded Cobbs with powerful shots to the body and head.

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

“I stepped things up in the third,” ರಿವೆರ ವಿವರಿಸಿದರು. “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.”

ಸಹ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿತ್ತು ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ, ತವರು ನೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಬಾಬಿ “BH3” ಹ್ಯಾರಿಸ್, III ನೇ (2-0-1), the two-time national amateur champion, and Brazilian super middleweight ಸೌಲನು ಅಲ್ಮೇಡಾ (0-8-2) fought to a four-round majority draw.

Super middleweight ಟ್ರಾಯ್ “ಒಮರ್ ಕೋ ಕಲಾವಿದ” ಕಲಾವಿದ (5-7-1, 3 ಕಾಸ್), ಡಾನ್ಬರಿ ಆಫ್, ಸಿಟಿ, upset intrastate rival ಜೋಸ್ “R ದರ್ಜೆಯ” ರಿವೆರ (4-2, 3 ಕಾಸ್), of Hartford, winning a six-round majority decision.

ಡಾನ್ಬರಿ, CT junior welterweight ಒಮರ್ Bordoy, ಜೂನಿಯರ್. (4-0-, 1 ಕೋ) used a blistering body attack to defeat ಸೇಥ್ Basler (0-5) by way of a lop-sided four-round unanimous decision.

Junior welterweight prospect Wilfredo “Sucaro” ಪಾಗನ್ (4-0, 2 ಕಾಸ್) floored veteran ಬ್ರಿಯಾನ್ “The Brick” ಅಬ್ರಹಾಂ (6-29-2, 6 ಕಾಸ್) with a sweet right-left combination at the end of the opening round. ಎರಡನೇ ಸುತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ, ಪಾಗನ್, of Southbridge, MA., drilled Abraham who went flying across the ring and into the ropes as referee Jackie Morrell halted the bout.

ಸ್ಪ್ರಿಂಗ್ಫೀಲ್ಡ್, MA junior middleweight ಡೆರಿಕ್ “ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಹುಡುಗ” ವೈಟ್ಲೀ (3-0) cruised to a dominating four-round unanimous decision over Cleveland’s ರೋಜರ್ Blankenship (1-3), pitching a complete shutout in the process.

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

Puerto Rican junior lightweight ಲೂಯಿಸ್ “Lobito” ರಿವೆರ (4-3, 1 ಕಾಸ್) overcame a nasty cut over his eye to win a hard-fought four-round majority decision over Carlos Marrero, III ನೇ (0-2), ಆಫ್ ಬ್ರಿಡ್ಜ್, ಸಿಟಿ, in a non-stop action fight to the finish.

Unbeaten Springfield, MA light heavyweight ರೇ “bazooka” Graceski (5-0-1, 3 ಕಾಸ್) 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 ಗಾರ್ಸಿಯಾ (7-0, 6 ಕಾಸ್), fighting out of Lynn, MA., remained undefeated but Nathan Schulte (0-5), WOBURN ಆಫ್, ಎಮ್ಎ, extended him the full distance for first time as a pro en route to a four-round unanimous decision.

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