Worcester, Pawg. (Lub ib hlis ntuj 31, 2018) — Light heavyweight Kevin “Tus Tshiab hais Bully” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos”, sawv cev George Foreman III'S Txhua leej txhua tus Fights gym nyob rau hauv South Boston (MA), yuav tau rov qab nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib tom qab ib tug kuj ntev hiatus, Lub ob hlis ntuj 10th tiv thaiv undefeated Hartford (I) zeem muag Richard “Popeye Lub neeg tsav nkoj txiv neej” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos), thaum Lub Palladium nyob rau hauv Worcester.
rivera vs. Cobbs yuav sib ntaus sib tua rau lub tsis muaj Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) Tshiab hais teeb heavyweight title
nyob rau hauv lub yim-round “Tshiab hais tus yav tom ntej 5” ntsiab kev tshwm sim. “Tshiab hais ';s yav tom ntej 5″, los ntawm Rivera Promotions Lom ze (RPE)”, yog thib tsib phuv ntawm qhov nrov “Tshiab hais tus yav tom ntej Series.”
“Peb cov pog yuav tsum tau muaj tso ua ke rau ib tug sib ntaus ntawm no caliber,” pab txhawbJose Antonio Rivera commented. “Cov no yog lub hom sib ntaus uas boxing kiv cua hlub saib. Cobbs yog ib tug pov thawj contender uas muaj loj fights kev. It’s good to see he is confident in his abilities to take on Rivera, ib undefeated li-thiab-los prospect nrog ib tug heev ci yav tom ntej.”
Lub 33-xyoo-laus Cobbs tsis tau tiv thaiv nyob rau hauv ntau tshaj li ob lub xyoos, txij li thaum nws tau nres nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig los ntawm sensational David Benavidez (19-0, 17 Kos), lub 21-xyoo-laus reigning ntiaj teb Boxing Council (Qhov) Super Middleweight ntiaj teb tau zus ib.
“Cov neeg xav hais tias kuv twb tau tawm ntawm boxing,” Cobbs piav. “”Kuv yeej tsis nres kev kawm, Kuv cia li tsis muaj tej fights txij thaum lub Benavidez sib ntaus. Kuv yog ib tug tus kws qhia ntawv thiab tam sim no kuv rov qab nyob rau hauv boxing zoo. Kuv yeej tsis tshuav boxing! Qhov no sib ntaus yog ib lub sijhawm zoo rau kuv. Nws yuav qhib qhov rooj rau txhua yam kuv yeej txiav txim siab. Kuv txoj hauj lwm yog ua dab tsi yog yuav tsum tau nyob rau hauv lub squared voj voog.”
Rivera tau muaj tsuas yog tsib pro sib ntaus thiab tsis muaj ib tug nplua nuj amateur pedigree. Nws yeej tsis tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog leej twg nyob ze rau Benavidez. Cobbs kuj sparred Winky Wright, Chad Dawson rau ob qho tib si ntawm nws fights nrog Bernard Hopkins, Edwin Rodriguez, Peter Manfredo, Jr. thiab feem ntau ntawm cov saum toj kawg nkaus tam sim no tshiab hais boxers.
Muaj coob tus ntseeg Cobbs muaj ib tug decisive kev kom zoo dua li Rivera thiab nug seb nws yog npaj txhij mus rau kauj ruam nyob rau hauv chav kawm ntawv mus tua Cobbs. “Nws tsuas muaj tsib pro sib ntaus,” Cobbs teb thaum nug, “tab sis kuv tsis paub hais tias nws yog npaj txhij. Kuv tsis tau teb cov lus, tsuas yog nws tau. tab sis peb mam paub ob hlis ntuj 10th. Kuv yuav qhia rau koj hais tias kuv yuav npaj.”
Ironically, Cobbs yog los ntawm Rivera tus hometown, Hartford. Cobbs piav qhia hais tias nws tau txais mus rau hauv tej teeb meem nyob rau hauv Hartford txoj kev raws li ib tug cov tub ntxhais hluas, uas coj mus rau nws resettling nyob rau hauv Burlington, Vermont. Nws nws thiaj li qhib ib lub gym nyob rau hauv caij nplooj zeeg Hav dej (MA) thiab tam sim no ua hauj lwm nyob Txhua leej txhua tus Fights.
“Kuv tabtom ua li cas kuv nyiam ua,” Cobbs xaus lus. “I don’t have jitters like I did when I first started boxing Everything is easier now, Kuv relaxed nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib. Kuv tabtom tseem kawm nyob rau hauv txoj hauj lwm, tab sis kuv xav paub txawj tshaj kuv lub sij hawm tas los kuv tiv thaiv. Kuv yog ib tug boxing chameleon: Kuv yuav lub thawv los yog pag rau counter kuv tus nrog sib ntaus style.”
Worcester ob-lub sij hawm lub teb chaws pib xyaum ua champion Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (2-0) raws li Brazilian super middleweight Xa-u Almeida (0-8-1) nyob rau hauv lub plaub-round co-featured kev tshwm sim. Hartford super middleweight Jose “Nyob R” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) ntsej muag Troy “Omar KO Artist” artist (4-7-1 (3 Kos), ntawm Danbury (I) nyob rau hauv ib tug rau-round sib ntau sib tw.
Sib ntaus sib tua rau lub undercard, tag nrho cov nyob rau hauv plaub-round ntais ntawv, yog Southbridge (MA) junior welterweight Wilfredo “lub Sucaro” pagan (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting Nick Peralta, ntawm Lawrence, unbeaten Danbury (I) junior welterweight Omar Bordoy, Jr. (3-0, 1 KO) vs. Puerto Rican Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), undefeated Springfield (MA) teeb heavyweight Ray “bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford tus pro-debuting Paul Bansiak, Springfield welterweight Derrick “Phem Tub” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2), undefeated Puerto Rican super middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brazilian Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Bridgeport tus (I) pro-debuting welterweight Yauxej Goss vs. Seth Basler (0-3), thiab Hartford junior sib vs. Bridgeport tus Carlos Marraro, III (0-1).
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