Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera
(Isithombe ngu-@Bonesprostudio)
Worcester, Mass. (January 8, 2018) – Omunye ethandwa kakhulu New England isibhakela amathemba, Ezingakanqotshwa Hartford (CT) wesibhakela ukukhanya Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos), intando ukuthi isihlokwana show lwakhe lwesithathu Saturday ebusuku, February 10, at The Palladium e Worcester, Massachusetts.
Esikhathini isitolimende okwesihlanu “Ikusasa New England sika” series, eyethulwe Rivera Amaphromoshini Ezokuzijabulisa (RPE), the Rivera oneminyaka engu-27 ubudala ihlangabezana Kevin “kray 2 UNKL” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), elwa aphume Burlington (VT), ngokuba singenamuntu Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England isihloko kule ayisishiyagalombili-round umcimbi main.
Rivera, owayengummeli 2016 Rocky Marciano Tournament iqhawe, siyeza off block lesibili round Knockout ka 146-mpi sobudala Roberto Valenzuela lokhu December esidlule 9 e Hampton, New Hampshire.
“Ngijabule ukuba Richie isibhakela sesihloko UBF New England ngakho nabo lapho ngisaqala emsebenzini wakhe pro,”” wathi umgqugquzeli Jose Antonio Rivera, the umhlalaphansi 3-time, 2-division iqhawe emhlabeni. “Lokhu sekungokwesithathu sike saphinde saba nelungelo lokusebenza naye ekulweni kwenye amakhadi ethu. Walwa umcimbi eyinhloko kohlelo lwethu lokugcina (Oct.) ngesikhathi DCU Center. Rivera ubukeka kangcono futhi libukhali njalo uma ngibuka kuye ukulwa. Ngibona izinto ezinkulu eza kuye. Anakho amathuluzi nesiyalo nomqeqeshi ibheka futhi boxer okudingeka abe yiyo iqhawe emhlabeni. Isibhakabhaka komkhawulo URichard, okwamanje, esikuwo ngimbonga nengxenye encane ukusiza ukuthuthukisa umsebenzi wakhe lochwepheshe.”
Rivera uye akhangiswe ngempumelelo Popeye umlingisi wakhe ngesikhathi abasebasha pro isibhakela umsebenzi wakhe, egqoke cap itilosi ukuthi abe indandatho bendabuko Popeye-like ipayipi elengayo emlonyeni wakhe. “Kunezizathu eziningana yami isidlaliso, 'Popeye', kodwa lapho ngisemncane kakhulu,” Rivera wachaza, “Kwadingeka ngemilenze nesibalo esikhulu. It nje aningishiyanga ngokusebenzisa iminyaka, lapho abantu okukhulunywe nami ejimini, ngakho mina ugijime nalo. Ngithathe uletha ukuphila emuva Hartford ngesineke, wonke eNew England, ngesineke, ukuphikelela kanye nesitayela. Ngihlala e okwamanje.”
Nakuba ayengenayo uwine imiklomelo eminingi ezinkulu noma tournaments njengoba-sibhakela, Rivera yazuza okuhlangenwe nakho eliyigugu Boxing eziningi nayizimfundamakhwela engcono eNew England futhi izenzakalo kazwelonke, kanye sparring anokuthandwa owayedlalela Champions emhlabeni Peter “Chocolate Kid” Quillin, Chad Dawson futhi Joe Smith, Jr. Yafunda nokuba zesikhathi esisetshenziselwe esiyingini nalowo abasolwa naye owayeyinhloko isihloko Challengers Israyeli “kunalokho” Cardona futhi John Scully.
“Ngathatha isikhathi sami turning pro ngoba angizange abe uhlelo ukwesekwa ukuze uthole kimi ezingeni elilandelayo,” Rivera waphawula. “Ngineminyaka engu engavikelekile. I okubuyayo Ngakwamukela fighters mina sparred kufakwa ithemba lami. Manje, empini yami kuphela lesithupha pro, I uzobe headlining okwesithathu, futhi ulwela isihloko wami wokuqala. Angikwazi ukubonga Riveras (Jose nendodana yakhe, A.J.) anele abakwenzile kimi. Babé bakholwa kimi.”
Ekuqaleni, Rivera Kwakuthé madolonzima ukulwa Cobb abanolwazi kakhudlwana kodwa, ngemva kokwenza ucwaningo, wasamukela inselele. “Ngangethukile kancane ekuqaleni,” avuma. “Abanye abangu imibuzo uma ngase ngikulungele ukwandisa ukulwa naye. Ngicwaninga: akazange abe umsebenzi ezinkulu amateur, noma zalwa ngaphezulu eziyisithupha noma eziyisishiyagalombili imizuliswano izimpi kunami. Mina ngangikini uzakwethu sparring zokuqala pro ukumshaya, Tyron Burris(TKO2 e 2012). Ngikulungele! Ngingumfana 27 futhi kudingeka ulwa kanje.”
Worcester amabili esigcwele amateur kazwelonke iqhawe Bobby “BH3” Harris, III ihlangabezana middleweight Brazilian USawule Almeida (0-8-1) ku ezine-round umcimbi co-efakiwe.
Ukulwa phezu undercard, bonke ezine-round izikhathi, enyuka New Haven (CT) super middleweight ithemba
Elvis Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO), ezintathu isikhathi USA Boxing Nationals Championship igolide medalist, vs. TBA, Worcester featherweight
Andino Ranse (1-0) vs.
Alex Montes (1-2-1), ka-Lawrence (MA), Danbury (CT) welterweight
Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Puerto umhlaseli Rican
Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (
2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) welterweight
UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting
Nick Peralta, ka-Lawrence, Ezingakanqotshwa Springfield (MA) wesibhakela ukukhanya
Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford sika pro-debuting
Paul Bansiak, Hartford middleweight junior
Jose “R Kukalwe” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) vs.
Troy “Omar KO Umculi” umculi(4-7-1 (3 Kos), Springfield welterweight
Derrick “Umthelela double” Whitley (2-0) vs.
Roger Blankenship (1-2), Ezingakanqotshwa Puerto Rican middleweight
Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brazilian
Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Meriden (CT) bantamweight
James Aquino (6-0, 6 Kos), 2016 New England yeGolden Gloves iqhawe, vs.
Luis Rivera (3-3) futhi Hartford sika pro-debuting welterweight
Joseph Goss vs.
uSeti Basler (0-3).
Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.
Doors evulekile at 6 p.m. KANYE, iziqubu lokuqala 7 p.m. KANYE.
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