Richard “Popeye The Ngumbara Man” Rivera
(Poto ku @Bonesprostudio)
Worcester, Massa. (Januari 8, 2018) – Salah sahiji prospek pang populerna tinju New England, undefeated Hartford (CT) heavyweight cahaya Richard “Popeye The Ngumbara Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 KOs), bakal headline acara katilu na Saptu wengi, Pebruari 10, dina The Palladium di Worcester, Massachusetts.
Dina installment kalima ti “Future New England urang” runtuyan, diwakilan ku Rivera promosi Hiburan (RPE), nu Rivera 27 taun heubeul meets Kevin “KRAY 2 UNKL” Cobbs (10-2, 4 KOs), pajoang kaluar ti Burlington (VT), pikeun Universal tinju Federation nu lowong (UBF) New England judul dina acara utama dalapan buleud.
Rivera, nu jadi 2016 jawara Rocky Marciano Pasanggiri, datang off knockout kadua buleud heboh of 146-fight Samaun Roberto Valenzuela ieu katukang Désémber 9 di Hampton, New Hampshire.
“Kami bungah boga Richie tinju pikeun judul UBF New England jadi mimiti dina karir pro na,”” ceuk promoter Jose Antonio Rivera, pensiunan 3-waktu nu, 2-’90-91. “Ieu katilu kalina kami geus kagungan hak husus ti anjeunna pajoang on salah sahiji kartu kami. Anjeunna perang di acara utama acara panungtungan kami (Oct.) di DCU Center. Rivera Sigana hadé tur seukeut unggal waktu kuring nonton anjeunna tarung. Kuring ningali hal badag datang pikeun manéhna. Anjeunna boga parabot jeung disiplin palatih a Sigana keur jeung petinju a perlu jadi jawara dunya. langit teh wates pikeun Richard sarta, kanggo ayeuna, kami geus bersyukur maén bagian leutik pikeun mantuan ngamekarkeun karir professional na.”
Rivera geus hasil dipasarkan persona Popeye na salila karir tinju pro ngora-Na, maké cap hiji Ngumbara urang kana cingcin ku Popeye-kawas pipe dangling tradisional di sungut. “Aya sababaraha alesan keur nickname abdi, 'Popeye', tapi lamun ieu mah ngora pisan,” Rivera dipedar, “Kuring kungsi forearms abnormally badag. Ieu ngan nyangkut jeung kuring liwat ka taun, lamun urang disebut kuring di gim, jadi Kuring geus ngajalankeun kalawan eta. Kuring bringing hirup deui Hartford kalawan kasabaran, sakuliah New England, kalawan kasabaran, Persib sarta gaya. Kuring cicing di momen.”
Sanajan anjeunna teu meunang loba panghargaan utama atawa turnamén salaku hiji petinju amatir, Rivera massana pangalaman invaluable tinju seueur amateurs pangalusna di New England na di acara nasional, kitu ogé sparring jeung likes urut juara dunya Petrus “Coklat Kid” Quillin, Chad Dawson jeung Joe Smith, JR. Anjeunna ogé diajar ti jaman spent di ring kalayan urut challengers judul Israel “rada” Cardona jeung John Scully.
“Kuring nyokot waktos abdi ngarobah pro sabab kuring henteu boga sistem rojongan pikeun meunangkeun kuring ka tingkat salajengna,” Rivera nyatet. “Kuring éta aman. The eupan balik positif I nampi ti pejuang I sparred fed kana kayakinan mah. Ayeuna, di ukur gelut pro kagenep kuring, Kuring bakal headlining pikeun katilu kalina, sarta pajoang pikeun judul mimitina kuring. Abdi teu tiasa hatur ka Riveras (Jose jeung putrana, A.J.) cukup keur naon geus aranjeunna dipigawé pikeun kuring. Aranjeunna geus dipercaya dina kuring.”
Mimitina, Rivera éta rada horéam tarung beuki ngalaman Cobb tapi, sanggeus lakukeun sababaraha panalungtikan, anjeunna narima tangtangan éta. “Kuring kungsi jadi saeutik saraf dina munggaran,” he ngaku. “Sababaraha anu questioning lamun kuring siap lengkah nepi ka tarung anjeunna. Kuring tumaros sababaraha panalungtikan: anjeunna teu boga karir amatir badag, atawa perang leuwih genep atawa dalapan rounds gelut ti kuring. Na mah ieu mitra sparring keur mimiti pro ngéléhkeun anjeunna, Tyron Burris(TKO2 di 2012). Abdi siap! Aku 27 sarta kudu gelut kawas ieu.”
jawara amatir nasional Worcester urang dua-waktos Dadan “BH3” Harris, III meets middleweight Brasil Saul Almeida (0-8-1) dina opat buleud ko-diulas acara.
Pajoang on undercard nu, sadayana di bouts opat buleud, anu rising New Haven (CT) prospek middleweight super
Elvis Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO), a tilu-waktos medalist emas AS tinju Kawarganagaraan Championship, vs. Tba, Worcester featherweight
Andino Ranse (1-0) vs.
Alex Montes (1-2-1), tina Lawrence (MA), Danbury (CT) welterweight
Omar Bordoy, JR. (2-0) vs. Puerto narajang Rican
Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (
2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) welterweight
Wilfredo “nu Sucaro” Pagan (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting
Nick Peralta, tina Lawrence, undefeated disampurnakeun (MA) heavyweight cahaya
Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 KOs). vs. Hartford urang pro-debuting
Paul Bansiak, Hartford SMP middleweight
Jose “Dipeunteun Sunda” Rivera (4-1, 3 KOs) vs.
Troy “Omar KO Artist” artis(4-7-1 (3 KOs), disampurnakeun welterweight
Derrick “Dampak ganda” Whitley (2-0) vs.
Roger Blankenship (1-2), undefeated Puerto Rican middleweight
Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 KOs) vs. Brasil
Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Meriden (CT) bantamweight
James Aquino (6-0, 6 KOs), 2016 jawara New England Golden Sarung, vs.
Luis Rivera (3-3) jeung pro-debuting welterweight Hartford urang
Joseph Goss vs.
Seth Basler (0-3).
Sadaya gelut jeung pejuang nu matuh ka parobahan.
Lawang kabuka di 6 p.m. AND, bout kahiji 7 p.m. AND.
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