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ВОРЦЕСТЕР,, Маса. (Фебруар 11, 2018) – Undefeated prospect рицхард “Морнар Попај” Ривера завршио Кевин “Нове Енглеске Булли” Цоббс у трећем колу, punctuating the night with an lethal uppercut that landed right on the button, headlining last night’s “Нев Енгланд Будућност 5” картица, представили Ривера Промоције Ентертаинмент, ат тхе Палладиум ин Ворцестер, Масачусетс.

The 27-year-old Rivera (6-0, 5 КОс) fought once again in front of his large, traveling fanbase from Hartford, ЦТ, capturing the vacant Universal Boxing Federation (УБФ) 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 КОс), whose previous fight had been more than a year ago, when he was stopped in the second round by now world champion Дејвид Бенавидез.

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 (Л) as Rivera sets up his vaunted uppercut

“I stepped things up in the third,” ривера објаснио. “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.”

У сарадњи-феатуред догађај, родни град омиљена Боби “БХ3” Харис, ИИИ (2-0-1), the two-time national amateur champion, and Brazilian super middleweight Савле Алмеида (0-8-2) fought to a four-round majority draw.

Super middleweight Трој “Омар КО Уметници” уметник (5-7-1, 3 КОс), од Данбури, ЦТ, upset intrastate rival Хозе “Ратед Р” Ривера (4-2, 3 КОс), из Хартфорда, winning a six-round majority decision.

Денбури, CT junior welterweight омар Бордои, Јр. (4-0-, 1 КО) used a blistering body attack to defeat Сет Баслер (0-5) by way of a lop-sided four-round unanimous decision.

Junior welterweight prospect Вилфредо “Суцаро” паган (4-0, 2 КОс) floored veteran Брајан “The Brick” Аврам (6-29-2, 6 КОс) with a sweet right-left combination at the end of the opening round. У другом кругу, паган, of Southbridge, MA., drilled Abraham who went flying across the ring and into the ropes as referee Jackie Morrell halted the bout.

спрингфиелд, MA junior middleweight Кран “Лош момак” вхитлеи (3-0) cruised to a dominating four-round unanimous decision over Cleveland’s рогер Бланкеншип (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 КО) in the second round on his way to a four-round unanimous decision.

Puerto Rican junior lightweight Луис “Lobito” Ривера (4-3, 1 КОс) overcame a nasty cut over his eye to win a hard-fought four-round majority decision over Carlos Marrero, ИИИ (0-2), од Бриџпорт, ЦТ, in a non-stop action fight to the finish.

Unbeaten Springfield, MA light heavyweight Зрак “базука” Грацески (5-0-1, 3 КОс) 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 Јеламе Гарсија (7-0, 6 КОс), fighting out of Lynn, MA., remained undefeated but Nathan Schulte (0-5), од Вобурн, Мр, extended him the full distance for first time as a pro en route to a four-round unanimous decision.

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