Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera
(Photo nipa @Bonesprostudio)
Worcester, Ibi. (January 8, 2018) – Ọkan ninu awọn julọ gbajumo New England Boxing asesewa, undefeated Hartford (CT) ina heavyweight Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 KOs), ìfẹ akọle rẹ kẹta show Saturday night, Kínní 10, ni Awọn Palladium ni Worcester, Massachusetts.
Ni awọn karun-diẹdiẹ ti awọn “New England ká Future” jara, gbekalẹ nipasẹ Rivera ni igbega Entertainment (RPE), awọn 27-odun-atijọ Rivera pàdé Kevin “Kray 2 UNKL” Cobbs (10-2, 4 KOs), ija jade ti Burlington (VT), fun awọn ṣ'ofo Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England akọle ninu awọn mẹjọ-yika akọkọ iṣẹlẹ.
Rivera, ti o je a 2016 Rocky Marciano figagbaga asiwaju, ni bọ si pa a sensational keji-yika knockout ti 146-ija oniwosan Roberto Valenzuela yi kọja December 9 ni Hampton, New Hampshire.
“Emi ni yiya lati ni Richie Boxing fun awọn UBF New England akọle ki tete ninu rẹ pro ọmọ,”” wi olugbeleke Jose Antonio Rivera, awọn ti fẹyìntì 3-akoko, 2-pipin aye asiwaju. “Eleyi jẹ awọn kẹta akoko ti a ti sọ ní àǹfààní ti i ija lori ọkan ninu awọn wa awọn kaadi. O ja ninu awọn ifilelẹ ti awọn iṣẹlẹ ti wa koja show (Kẹwa) ni DCU Center. Rivera wulẹ dara ati ki o ni iriri ni gbogbo igba ti mo ti wo u ija. Mo ti ri ńlá ohun bọ fun u. O ni o ni awọn irinṣẹ ati ibawi a olukọni wulẹ fun ati ki o kan afẹṣẹja nilo lati di aye asiwaju. Awọn ọrun ni iye to fun Richard ati, ni bayi, a ba dupe lati mu a kekere apakan lati ran se agbekale rẹ ọjọgbọn ọmọ.”
Rivera ti ni ifijišẹ fun tita rẹ Popeye persona nigba rẹ odo pro Boxing ọmọ, wọ a Sailor ká fila sinu oruka pẹlu a ibile Popeye-bi pipe purpili li ẹnu. “Nibẹ ni o wa ni ọpọlọpọ awọn idi fun mi apeso, 'Popeye', sugbon nigbati mo wà gan odo,” Rivera salaye, “Mo ní abnormally tobi forearms. O kan di pẹlu mi nipasẹ awọn years, nigba ti awon eniyan tọka si mi ninu awọn idaraya, ki ni mo ti sọ ṣiṣe pẹlu o. Mo n mú aye pada si Hartford fi sũru, gbogbo lori New England, fi sũru, perseverance ati ara. Mo n gbe ni akoko.”
Biotilejepe o ti ko win ọpọlọpọ awọn pataki Awards tabi idije bi ohun magbowo afẹṣẹja, Rivera ibe ti koṣe iriri Boxing ọpọlọpọ awọn ti awọn ti o dara ju ope ni New England ati ni orile-ede iṣẹlẹ, bi daradara bi sparring pẹlu awọn fẹran ti tele aye aṣaju Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, Chad Dawson ati Joe Smith, Jr. O si tun kẹkọọ lati akoko lo ni iwọn pẹlu awọn tele akọle challengers Israeli “dipo” Cardona ati John Scully.
“Mo si mu mi akoko titan pro nitori ti mo ko ni kan support eto lati gba mi si awọn tókàn ipele,” Rivera woye. “Mo ti wà insecure. Awọn rere esi mo ti gba lati awọn onija ni mo sparred je sinu mi igbekele. Bayi, ni nikan mi kẹfa pro ija, Mo ti yoo wa headlining fun awọn kẹta akoko, ati ija fun mi akọkọ akọle. Emi ko le dúpẹ lọwọ awọn Riveras (Jose ati ọmọ rẹ, A.J.) to fun ohun ti won ti sọ ṣe fun mi. Nwọn ti sọ gbà ninu mi.”
Ni akoko, Rivera wà ni itumo lọra lati ja awọn diẹ RÍ Cobb ṣugbọn, lẹhin ti ṣe diẹ ninu awọn iwadi, o si gba ipenija. “Mo ti je kekere kan aifọkanbalẹ ni akọkọ,” o si gba eleyi. “Diẹ ninu awọn won lere ti o ba ti mo ti wà setan lati Akobaratan soke lati ja fun u. Mo ti ṣe diẹ ninu awọn iwadi: o ko ni kan ti o tobi magbowo ọmọ, tabi ja diẹ mefa tabi mẹjọ iyipo njà ju mi. Ati ki o mo wà ni sparring alabaṣepọ fun igba akọkọ pro si lu u, Tyron Burris(TKO2 ni 2012). Mo setan! Mo wa 27 ati ki o nilo a ija bi yi.”
Worcester ká meji-akoko orilẹ-magbowo asiwaju Bobby “BH3” Harris, III pàdé Brazil middleweight Saulu Almeida (0-8-1) ninu awọn mẹrin-yika àjọ-ifihan iṣẹlẹ.
Ija lori undercard, gbogbo ni mẹrin-yika bouts, ti wa ni nyara New Haven (CT) Super middleweight afojusọna
Elvis Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO), a mẹta-akoko USA Boxing orilẹ asiwaju goolu medalist, la. TBA, Worcester featherweight
Andino Ranse (1-0) la.
Alex Montes (1-2-1), ti Lawrence (MA), Danbury (CT) welterweight
Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) la. Puerto Rican invader
Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (
2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) welterweight
Wilfredo “awọn Sucaro” keferi (3-0, 1 KO) la. Pro-debuting
Nick Peralta, ti Lawrence, undefeated Springfield (MA) ina heavyweight
Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 KOs). la. Hartford ká Pro-debuting
Paul Bansiak, Hartford junior middleweight
Jose “Won won R” Rivera (4-1, 3 KOs) la.
Troy “Omar KO olorin” olorin(4-7-1 (3 KOs), Springfield welterweight
Derrick “Double ikolu” Whitley (2-0) la.
Roger Blankenship (1-2), undefeated Puerto Rican middleweight
Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 KOs) la. Brazil
Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Meriden (CT) bantamweight
James Aquino (6-0, 6 KOs), 2016 New England Golden ibọwọ asiwaju, la.
Luis Rivera (3-3) ati Hartford ká Pro-debuting welterweight
Joseph Goss la.
Seti Basler (0-3).
Gbogbo njà ati awọn onija ni o wa koko ọrọ si ayipada.
Ilẹkun ìmọ ni 6 p.m. ATI, ija akoôkoô 7 p.m. ATI.
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