ХАРТФОРД, Кон. (Ноември 26, 2018) – Непобеждаван перспектива Ричард “Попай Моряка” Rivera will take his act South this Friday night, when he fights Joshua Robertson в “stay busy” fight on the “Boxing Bash” карта, presented by Christy Martin Promotions, at Centerstage@Noda in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Ривера срещу. Робъртсън, contested at a 185-pounds catchweight, will be co-promoted by Rivera’s promoter, Хартфорд Бокс Промоции.

Rivera (8-0, 7 Нокаута), the reigning Universal Boxing Federation (маточния кръвен поток) All America light heavyweight champion, is part of a trio that formed Hartford Boxing Promotions earlier this year, including Rivera’s manager/head trainer Тони Уайт and their partner, Майкъл Тран.

Fighting out of Hartford (CT), Rivera has rejuvenated that market, whose rich boxing history dates back nearly a full century, заглавие от Международната зала на славите Уили “Уил о’ Мъдростта” жизненост и Кристофър “Битка” Баталино. Други боксьори от най-високите зони включват световен шампион Marlon “Магия Man” скорец, свят за титлата Гаспар “индианец” Ортега, и Израел “по-скоро” Кардона, и 1996 Капитан на американския олимпийски боксов отбор Lawrence Clay-бей.

Сега, въпреки че, it’s Rivera’s time to shine. Arguably the hardest-hitting, most popular fighter in New England, Rivera hit Randy Campbell 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 “Попай” persona to the South for the first time. “This is a good opportunity to expand my ‘Popeye’ brand,” Rivera said. “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.

“Аз вярвам 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 Джо Смит‘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 “Попай,” and the nickname has stuck. Сега, 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 Christy “The Coal Minder’s Daughter” Лястовица, the two-division world champion who was a women’s boxing pioneer. I haven’t seen him (Rivera) 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.”

Робъртсън (7-11, 2 Нокаута), на Lynchburg, Virginia, has fought the likes of unified world junior middleweight champion Джарет Хърд, former USBA middleweight title holder Луис Ариас, and ex- WBC FECARBOX welterweight titlist Thomas LaManna.

Билетите са на цена от $70.00 (ринга) и $35.00 (general admission and available to purchase at the venue.

Вратите отварят в 6 p.m. ET with the first bout scheduled to start at 7 p.m. И.

Всички битки и бойци са обект на промяна.