Richard “Popeye Lub neeg tsav nkoj txiv neej” Rivera
(Photo los ntawm @Bonesprostudio)
Worcester, Pawg. (Lub ib hlis ntuj 8, 2018) – Ib qho ntawm feem nrov Tshiab hais boxing prospects, undefeated Hartford (I) teeb heavyweight Richard “Popeye Lub neeg tsav nkoj txiv neej” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos), yuav tawm xov xwm nws thib peb qhia tau tias Saturday hmo ntuj, Lub ob hlis ntuj 10, thaum Lub Palladium nyob rau hauv Worcester, Massachusetts.
Nyob rau hauv lub thib tsib phuv ntawm lub “Tshiab hais tus yav tom ntej” series, los ntawm Rivera Promotions Lom ze (RPE), 27-xyoo-laus Rivera raws li Kevin “KRAY 2 UNKL” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), sib ntaus sib tua tawm ntawm Burlington (VT), rau cov tsis muaj Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) Tshiab hais title nyob rau hauv lub yim-round ntsiab kev tshwm sim.
Rivera, uas yog ib tug 2016 Rocky Marciano kev sib tw tau zus ib, yog los tawm ib tug sensational thib ob-round knockout ntawm 146-sib ntaus qub tub rog Roberto Valenzuela no yav dhau los Kaum Ob Hlis 9 nyob rau hauv Hampton, New Hampshire.
“Kuv pog mus yuav muaj Richie boxing rau lub UBF Tshiab hais title li thaum ntxov nyob rau hauv nws pro hauj lwm,”” hais tias neeg pab txhawb Jose Antonio Rivera, lub so 3-lub sij hawm, 2-division ntiaj teb no yeej. “Qhov no yog tus thib peb lub sij hawm peb twb muaj lub meej mom ntawm nws sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv ib qho ntawm peb cov ntawv teev lus. Nws tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm peb cov xeem qhia tau tias (Oct.) nyob rau DCU Center. Rivera zoo zoo thiab sharper txhua txhua lub sij hawm kuv saib nws sib ntaus. Kuv pom tej yam loj los rau nws. Nws muaj cov cuab yeej thiab cov kev qhuab qhia ib tug kws qhia zoo rau thiab ib lub boxer xav tau kev pab los ua lub ntiaj teb no yeej. Lub ntuj yog cov kev txwv rau Richard thiab, rau tam sim no, peb zoo siab rau ua si ib tug me me ib feem los pab tsim txoj hauj lwm.”
Rivera tau ntse marketed nws Popeye persona thaum lub sij hawm nws cov tub ntxhais pro boxing hauj lwm, hnav ib tus caij nkoj lub hau mus rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog ib tug ib txwm Popeye zoo li yeeb nkab dangling nyob rau hauv nws lub qhov ncauj. “Muaj ntau ntau yog vim li cas rau kuv npe menyuam yaus, 'Popeye', tab sis thaum kuv tseem hluas,” rivera piav, “Kuv muaj txoj kev yuav txo loj npab. Nws cia li daig nrog kuv los ntawm lub xyoo, thaum cov neeg raug xa mus rau kuv nyob rau hauv lub gym, li ntawd, kuv twb khiav nrog nws. Kuv nqa lub neej rov qab mus rau Hartford nrog lub siab ntev, tag nrho cov tshaj Tshiab hais, uas ua siab ntev, perseverance thiab style. Kuv ua neej nyob rau hauv lub sij hawm ntawd.”
Txawm tias nws tsis yeej ntau loj awards los yog tournaments li ib tug pib xyaum ua boxer, Rivera tau invaluable kev boxing ntau ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws amateurs hauv New England thiab nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws cov txheej xwm, raws li zoo raws li sparring nrog cov yam koj nyiam ntawm yav tas los lub ntiaj teb no champions Peter “Kid Qhob noom xim kasfes” Quillin, Chad Dawson thiab Joe Smith, Jr. Nws kuj kawm tau los ntawm lub sij hawm siv nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog qub title challengers Ixayees “es” Cardona thiab John Scully.
“Kuv coj kuv lub sij hawm tig pro vim hais tias kuv tsis muaj ib tug txhawb system kom tau kuv mus rau qib tom ntej,” rivera sau tseg. “Kuv yog insecure. Qhov zoo tswv yim kuv tau txais los ntawm fighters kuv sparred noj mus rau hauv kuv cog qoob loo. Tam sim no, nyob rau hauv tsuas kuv thib rau pro sib ntaus, Kuv yuav tsum headlining rau lub sij hawm, thiab sib ntaus sib tua rau kuv thawj title. Kuv tsis tau ua tsaug rau lub Riveras (Jose thiab nws tus tub, A.J.) txaus rau qhov lawv twb ua rau kuv. Lawv twb ntseeg nyob rau hauv kuv.”
Thaum xub thawj, Rivera yog dog dig tsis kam mus tua cov ntau txog tej Cobb tab sis, tom qab ua tej kev tshawb fawb, nws txais cov kev sib tw. “Kuv yog ib tug me ntsis tshee thaum xub thawj,” nws txais. “Ib txhia twb nug hais tias kuv yog npaj txhij mus rau kauj ruam mus rau sib ntaus sib tua nws. Kuv puas tau tej kev tshawb fawb: nws tsis muaj ib tug loj kev pib xyaum ua hauj lwm, los yog tiv thaiv ntau rau los yog yim rounds fights tshaj kuv. Thiab kuv yog tus sparring khub rau tus thawj pro tuav nws, Tyron Burris(TKO2 nyob rau hauv 2012). Kuv npaj txhij! Kuv 27 thiab xav tau ib tug kev sib ntaus zoo li no.”
Worcester ob-lub sij hawm lub teb chaws pib xyaum ua champion Bobby “BH3” Harris, III raws li Brazilian middleweight Xa-u Almeida (0-8-1) nyob rau hauv lub plaub-round co-featured kev tshwm sim.
Sib ntaus sib tua rau lub undercard, tag nrho cov nyob rau hauv plaub-round bouts, yog nce Tshiab Haven (I) super middleweight prospect
Elvis Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO), ib tug peb-lub sij hawm teb chaws USA Boxing tebchaws no Championship kub medalist, vs. TBA, Worcester featherweight
Andino Ranse (1-0) vs.
Alex Montes (1-2-1), ntawm Lawrence (MA), Danbury (I) Welterweight
Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Puerto Rican invader
Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (
2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) Welterweight
Wilfredo “lub Sucaro” pagan (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting
Nick Peralta, ntawm Lawrence, undefeated Springfield (MA) teeb heavyweight
Ray “bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford tus pro-debuting
Paul Bansiak, Hartford junior middleweight
Jose “Nyob R” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) vs.
Troy “Omar KO Artist” artist(4-7-1 (3 Kos), Springfield welterweight
Derrick “Ob chav Impact” Whitley (2-0) vs.
Roger Blankenship (1-2), undefeated Puerto Rican middleweight
Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brazilian
Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Meriden (I) bantamweight
James Aquino (6-0, 6 Kos), 2016 Tshiab hais Golden hnab looj tes yeej, vs.
Luis Rivera (3-3) thiab Hartford tus pro-debuting welterweight
Yauxej Goss vs.
Seth Basler (0-3).
Tag nrho cov sib ntaus thiab tua hluav taws yuav raug hloov.
Qhov rooj qhib rau ntawm 6 p.m. THIAB, thawj sib ntau sib tw 7 p.m. THIAB.
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