HARTFORD, كونيتيكت. (تشرين الثاني 26, 2018) – احتمال مهزوم ريتشارد “بوباي الرجل بحار” ريفيرا will take his act South this Friday night, when he fights Joshua Robertson في “stay busy” fight on the “Boxing Bash” بطاقة, presented by Christy Martin Promotions, at Centerstage@Noda in Charlotte, ولاية كارولينا الشمالية.

ريفيرا مقابل. روبرتسون, contested at a 185-pounds catchweight, will be co-promoted by Rivera’s promoter, Hartford Boxing Promotions.

ريفيرا (8-0, 7 كوس), the reigning Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) All America light heavyweight champion, is part of a trio that formed Hartford Boxing Promotions earlier this year, including Rivera’s manager/head trainer Tony Blanco and their partner, Michael Tran.

Fighting out of Hartford (CT), Rivera has rejuvenated that market, whose rich boxing history dates back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers ويلي “Will o’ the Wisp” Pep و Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion مارلون “سحر الرجل” Starling, منافسيه لقب العالم Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, و إسرائيل “بالأحرى” كاردونا, و 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain لورانس كلاي بيه.

الآن, رغم أن, it’s Rivera’s time to shine. Arguably the hardest-hitting, most popular fighter in New England, Rivera hit راندي كامبل so hard this past April in New Hampshire that the force of his powerful right broke his opponent’s ankle only seconds into the contest.

Rivera has developed a strong fan-base throughout New England and now he’s bringing his “بوب” persona to the South for the first time. “This is a good opportunity to expand my ‘Popeye’ brand,” قال ريفيرا. “My last fight was in Mexico and this fight is in North Carolina. We’re on our way to going worldwide. I have a lot of family in North Carolina, Fayetteville and Raleigh, so I won’t be alone down there.

“أعتقد 2019 won’t be much different that my first year as a pro. I’ll be getting a lot of fights and I think that, by the end of next year, I’ll be fighting for something big. I stay in top shape in case a good opportunity comes around. I’m confident and I’ve really benefitted from being جو سميث‘s sparring partner. This fight is about staying sharp because I don’t like having too much time off. The plan is to fight in a different part of the country, get a victory, and then remain in top shape.”

The wildly popular Rivera originally got his nickname because, when he was younger, his forearms were considerably larger than his biceps. Fighters in the gym jokingly teased Rivera about his enlarged forearms, calling him “بوب,” and the nickname has stuck. الآن, Rivera showcases his Popeye persona in full, which has added many females and children to his growing fanbase, and he attributes his wins to eating his spinach to be good to the finish.

“Fighters today need to be more than talented,” added promoter كريستي “The Coal Minder’s Daughter” مارتن, the two-division world champion who was a women’s boxing pioneer. I haven’t seen him (ريفيرا) fight yet, but I’ve been impressed by what I’ve heard about him. He’s a great addition to our card. Rivera is a big guy with power and everybody wants to see big guys. But he’s also smart, marketing wise, by capitalizing on ‘Popeye.’ He gets it.”

Blanco connected with Martin through social media and, as he explained, things went smoothly from there to place Rivera on that card. “We want to keep Richard busy and then have a breakout year in 2019,” Blanco noted. “The beauty of Richard is that he stays busy and works hard, sometimes when he’s training by himself. Boxing is his job and I believe he’s destined for greatness.”

روبرتسون (7-11, 2 كوس), من ينشبورغ, فرجينيا, has fought the likes of unified world junior middleweight champion جاريت هيرد, former USBA middleweight title holder لويس أرياس, and ex- WBC FECARBOX welterweight titlist توماس LaManna.

ويتم تسعير التذاكر في $70.00 (الصف الأول في الحلبة) و $35.00 (general admission and available to purchase at the venue.

الأبواب مفتوحة في 6 عصرا. ET with the first bout scheduled to start at 7 عصرا. و.

كل المعارك والمقاتلين عرضة للتغيير.