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Hartford Boxing Promotions Announces inaugural show “Fight Night at the Capital”

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Undefeated lätt tungvikt
Richard “Popeye” Rivera to headline & Amateur star Sharad Collier turning pro
Juni 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, CT

(L-R) – Sharad Collier, promoter/trainer Tony Blanco & Richard Rivera

HARTFORD, Conn. (Maj 3, 2018) -Hartford Boxing Promotions has announced its inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, to take place Saturday night, Juni 16, at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, Connecticut.

 

 

Boxing trainer Tony Blanco and his Hartford Boxing Center gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (7-0, 6 Kos), to form Hartford Boxing Promotions.

 

 

“I’m excited about the entire card and providing a platform for some of the best amateurs in recent Connecticut boxing history to fight,” Blanco said. “‘Popeye’ is in the main event. He’s sparred against world champions and each experience has given him more confidence. He’s on his way to greatness. We’re also showcasing (‘The Special One’) Sharad Collier in his pro debut. This kid is something special. Richard is exactly what Hartford needs, somebody youngster can look up to as a role model. ‘Popeye’ is exciting to watch and very popular. Sharad is going to be like that, alltför.

 

 

“I’m thrilled to partner with Richard and Michael to bring boxing back to Hartford, which is a hotbed for boxing, and it has a rich boxing history. There’s a lot of talent here right now and fans will see that June 16th.”

 

 

Boxing’s roots in the Hartford market dates back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers Willie “Will o’ the Wisp” Pep och Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion marlon “Magic Man” Starling, VM-titel utmanare Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega och Israel “snarare” Cardona, och 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Clay-Bey.

 

 

The hardest hitter in New England, rising star Rivera will defend his Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England light heavyweight title in the eight-round main event versus an opponent to be determined.

 

 

 

“I’m blessed to help bring boxing back to Hartford,” Rivera commented. “I’m honored to headline our first show, Fans will see good boxing and be entertained. I’m going to put on a good performance on an exciting night. Jag kan inte vänta!”

 

 

The 21-yer-old Collard, fighting out of Hartford like Rivera, will be competing in the National Golden Gloves Championships, starting May 14th in Omaha, Nebraska, before returning home to turn pro in a four-round Special Junior Welterweight Attraction versus Carlos Galindo (0-2), av Woburn, Massachusetts.

 

 

“Tony is like my second father and I’m grateful to him for allowing me to make my pro debut in my hometown,” Collier remarked. “I’m bringing a big fan-base and I’m going to put on a show. I’m familiar with a lot of fighters on this card. ‘Popeye’ is like my big brother. We train and have traveled together as amateurs. We motivate each other. I’m going to try and get a faster knockout than him June 16th.”

 

 

Undefeated Danbury, CT lightweight Omar “Odjuret” Bordoy, Jr. (5-0, 1 KO) in his first scheduled six-rounder vs. Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-5-1), fighting out of Hartford by way of Puerto Rico.

 

 

Även slåss på undercard, allt i fyra-runda anfall, are Hartford featherweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3) vs. Phillip Davis (1-1-1), of Worcester, MA; pro-debuting New Haven, CT lightweight Anuel Rosa vs. Cleveland’s Roger Blanken (1-3), New Britain, CT featherweight Nathan Martinez in his professional debut vs. New Bedford’s (MA)Henry Garcia (1-0), Hartford lightweight Jose Maysonette vs. Justin Morales, of New Bedford, in a battle of pro-debut fighters, and another pair of pro debut fighters, Bridgeport, CT featherweight Jacob Marrero vs. Jimmy Santiago, of New York City.

 

 

Alla slagsmål och fighters är föremål för förändring.

 

 

Biljetter, kostar $80.00, $60.00 och $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, samt $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Insläpp på 6 p.m. OCH, första skjutningen börjar 7 p.m. OCH.

 

 

Sponsors include Hot 93.7 FM, Hartford Boxing Center, Foster Buddies Network and HBC ProShop.

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Hartford Boxing Promotions To launch this summer

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(L-R) – Michael Tran, Richard Rivera & Tony Blanco

HARTFORD, Conn. (April 4, 2018) – Professional boxing’s newest promotional company, Hartford Boxing Promotions, has announced its official formation, as well as tentative plans calling for its inaugural event this summer in Hartford.

 

 

 

Boxing trainer Tony Blanco and his Hartford-based House of Boxing gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (6-0, 5 Kos), to form Hartford Boxing Promotions. Rivera is one of the best and most popular pro fighters in New England.

 

 

 

“We want to bring boxing back to Hartford,” Blanco addressed why they founded this new promotional company. “Hartford is a hotbed of boxing. There’s a lot of talent here and Hartford has a rich boxing history.

 

 

 

“We hope to promote our first show on June 16th, subject to Connecticut Boxing Commission approval, at Xfinity Theatre in Hartford. It’s owned by Live Nation and has been used only as a concert hall, but it has an old-school feel and will be an awesome venue for boxing. We’re excited about promoting events in this new venue for boxing.”

 

 

 

Boxing’s roots in the Hartford market dates back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers Willie “Will o’ the Wisp” Pep och Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion marlon “Magic Man” Starling, VM-titel utmanare Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Iceman” John Scully och Israel “snarare” Cardona, och 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence Clay-Bey.

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“New England framtid 5” Presskonferens Quotes

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“New England framtid 5”
Februari. 10 i Worcester, MA
(L-R) – Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera and Kevin “The New England Bully” Cobbs
WORCESTER, Mäss. (Januari 18, 2018) – Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE) hosted a press conference last night in Worcester, Massachusetts at Beatniks to formally announce its February 10th “New England framtid 5” vid The Palladium i Worcester.
Undefeated Hartford (CT) lätt tungvikt Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos) will headline the fifth installment of the “New England framtid” serie, mot Kevin “The New England Bully” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), fighting out of South Boston (MA), för den lediga Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England titel i åtta round main event.
Worcester två-tiden nationella amatörmästare Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (2-0) möter brasilianska super mellanvikt Saul Almeida (0-8-1) i fyra runda co-featured event, while Hartford super middleweight Jose “Rated R” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) möter Troy “Omar KO konstnär” artist (4-7-1 (3 Kos), av Danbury (CT) i en sex-round match.
“New England framtid 5” charity choice: Luis Rosa, Jr. stipendiefond
For each RPR event, promotor Jose Antonio Rivera selects a charity to donate a portion of the proceeds to, and for “New England framtid 5” he has announced that it will be the Luis Rosa, Jr. stipendiefond.
“We believe it’s important to give back to the community and for this show we have selected the Luis Rosa, Jr. Scholarship fund. Luis died last weekend in a tragic car accident at the age of 26. He was a great fighter and an even better person who will be terribly missed. Our company will also push the news about the Luis Rosa, Jr. Scholarship Fund when it’s finalized through our social media.”
Fighting på undercard, allt i fyra-runda anfall, are Danbury junior welterweight Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Puerto Rican foe Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) junior weltervikt Wilfredo “den Sucaro” Hednisk (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuterar Nick Peralta, av Lawrence, obesegrad Springfield (MA) lätt tungvikt Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford pro-debuterar Paul Bansiak, Springfield weltervikt Derrick “Dålig pojke” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blanken (1-2), obesegrad puertoricansk super mellanvikt Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brasilianska Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Bridge s (CT) pro-debuterar weltervikt Joseph Goss vs. Seth Basler (0-3), och Hartford junior lätt vs. Bridge s Carlos Marraro, III (0-1).
Alla slagsmål och fighters är föremål för förändring.
Presskonferens CITAT
Jose Rivera, RPE CEO: “I’m excited because a press conference means the fights are getting closer. We plan to build our promotional company this year. There is a lot of talent in New England and that’s why we have so many Connecticut fighters on this card. I want the fighters here to understand the importance of a press conference. They will gain valuable experience speaking in public and being interviewed by the media. One of the primary reasons we’re promoting is to give young fighters a platform to box and prepare them for their pro careers.”
A.J. Rivera, RPE President/Matchmaker: “The support we’ve received has been tremendous and we exceeded expectations in our first year. This is just the begining for RPE. We’re going to get better this year. We’re not satisfied just being a small promotional company. Boxing is the loneliest sport in the world and these boxers need fans’ support. There’s a lot of talent in New England and much of it is concentrated in Connecticut. We have more Connecticut fighters on this card than fighters from Massachusetts.”
Richard Rivera: “Detta är en stor möjlighet för mig. Rivera Promotions accomplished so much in its first year. I fought in the co-main twice of two previous RPE shows I fought on. This is going to be an awesome show, not just the main event. There are competitive boxers up and down the card. Inte blinka, don’t go to the bathroom because any one of these fights could end at any time.”
“This is a big step up for my career. Boxing is my passion. We’re both coming to fight. Win, lose or draw we’ll see who the Alpha dog is at the end. “I’m ‘Popeye The Sailor Man’, and I’m good to the finish because I eat my spinach.”
Kevin Cobbs: “I respect Rivera and believe in what I hear. He seems like a good dude. I’m excited about this fight. A lot of people weren’t sure about what I was doing because I hadn’t fought om två år när jag fick samtalet (to fight Rivera). Boxing took me out of the space was in and I never stopped boxing. This is going to be a big year for the Rivera’s. I like to switch it up and I’m ready to go.”
Bobby Harris, III: “My opponent wants to redeem his brother’s loss to me. I want to thank RPE for putting me in the co-feature in only my third pro fight. My first two fights were a learning experience and this fight I’m looking to make a statement to showcase my talents. I have a lot to prove as the only Worcester fighter on this card.”
Omar Bordoy, Jr: “I’m fighting a tough opponent. Fighting is easier for me than talking up here. I’m fighting a guy from Hartford. I have a lot of love for his trainer and Hartford. I want my hand raised at the end of the fight.”
Derrick Whitley: “I want to thank Rivera Promotions for putting me on this card. I fought on two of their shows last year and came out 2-0. I’m looking to be 3-0. It was a learning experience going from the amateurs to pros. Everybody’s goal is to raise your level. I’m in the best shape of my life for this fight and doing things in the gym I’ve never done before. I’m looking for a stoppage.”
Wilfredo Pagan: “Jag är 37 years old and I’ve always had a glad to fight at least one pro fight. A couple of fights fell through but the Riveras opened the doors for me. I put it all into my fights. I was looking for one fight and this will be my fourth. I’m going to be 4-0.”
Carlos Marraro, III: “I want to thank Rivera Promotions for the opportunity to showcase my talents February 10th. This will be my first fight on a Rivera Promotions card, but I’m familiar with most of the fighters on this card.”
Biljetter, kostar $75.00 (ringsiden) och $45.00 (allmän antagning), är på försäljning och finns att köpa på www.ThePalladium.net eller Palladium biljettkassan (endast allmänna upptagande), eller genom att kontakta Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) eller någon av de stridande.
Insläpp på 6 p.m. OCH, första skjutningen 7 p.m. OCH.
Sponsorer inkluderar Lundgren Honda, Top Royalty, Allstate, USANA, Atty. Maria M. Rivera-Cotto, ambitionen Musik, Hill Team Associates and Lundren Insurance & Finansiella tjänster.
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Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera Strong att avsluta eftersom han äter sin spenat

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Undefeated Hartford lätt tungvikt utsikter rubriker vs. Kevin Cobbs
“New England framtid 5”
Februari. 10 i Worcester, MA
Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera
(Foto av @Bonesprostudio)
WORCESTER, Mäss. (Januari 8, 2018) – En av de mest populära New England boxning utsikter, obesegrad Hartford (CT) lätt tungvikt Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos), kommer rubrik sin tredje show Lördag natt, Februari 10, vid The Palladium i Worcester, Massachusetts.
I den femte delen av den “New England framtid” serie, presenteras av Rivera Promotions Underhållning (RPE), 27-årige Rivera möter Kevin “KRAY 2 UNKL” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), slåss av Burlington (VT), för den lediga Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England titel i åtta round main event.
Rivera, som var en 2016 Rocky Marciano Tournament mästare, kommer från en sensationell andrahandseffekter knockout av 146-kamp veteran Roberto Valenzuela i december förra året 9 i Hampton, New Hampshire.
“Jag ser fram emot att ha Richie boxning för UBF New England titel så tidigt i sin professionella karriär,”” nämnda promotor Jose Antonio Rivera, den pensionerade 3-tid, 2-mästare division världen. “Detta är tredje gången vi har haft förmånen att han kämpar på en av våra kort. Han slogs i den viktigaste händelsen i vår sista show (Oktober) vid DCU Center. Rivera ser bättre och skarpare varje gång jag ser honom kamp. Jag ser stora saker kommer för honom. Han har de verktyg och disciplin en tränare letar efter och en boxare behöver bli världsmästare. Himlen är gränsen för Richard och, för nu, Vi är tacksamma för att spela en liten del för att utveckla sin yrkeskarriär.”
Rivera har framgångsrikt marknads hans Popeye persona under hans unga pro boxning karriär, klädd i en sjöman mössa in i ringen med en traditionell Popeye liknande rör dinglande i munnen. “Det finns flera anledningar till mitt smeknamn, 'Karl-Alfred', men när jag var mycket ung,” rivera förklarade, “Jag hade onormalt stora underarmar. Det fastnade bara med mig genom åren, när folk hänvisas till mig på gymmet, så jag har kört med det. Jag tar livet tillbaka till Hartford med tålamod, hela New England, med tålamod, uthållighet och stil. Jag bor i ögonblicket.”
Även om han inte vann många stora utmärkelser eller turneringar som amatör boxare, Rivera fick ovärderlig erfarenhet boxning många av de bästa amatörer i New England och i nationella evenemang, liksom sparring med artister som tidigare världsmästare Peter “Kid Choklad” Quillin, Chad Dawson och Joe Smith, Jr. Han lärde sig också från tiden i ringen med tidigare titeln utmanare Israel “snarare” Cardona och John Scully.
“Jag tog min tid att vända pro eftersom jag inte har ett stödsystem för att få mig till nästa nivå,” Rivera noterade. “Jag var osäker. Den positiva respons jag fått från fighters jag sparred matas in mitt självförtroende. Nu, i bara min sjätte pro kamp, Jag kommer att innertaket för tredje gången, och kämpar för min första titel. Jag kan inte tacka Riveras (Jose och hans son, A.J.) tillräckligt för vad de har gjort för mig. De har trott på mig.”
I början, Rivera var något tveksamma till att bekämpa mer erfarna Cobb men, efter att ha gjort en del efterforskningar, Han antog utmaningen. “Jag var lite nervös först,” han medgav. “Vissa ifrågasatte om jag var redo att kliva upp för att slåss honom. Jag gjorde en del efterforskningar: Han hade inte en större amatörkarriär, eller slogs flera sex eller åtta omgångar slagsmål än mig. Och jag var sparringpartner för den första pro att slå honom, Tyron Burris(TKO2 in 2012). Jag är redo! Jag är 27 och behöver en kamp som denna.”
Worcester två-tiden nationella amatörmästare Bobby “BH3” Harris, III möter brasilianska mellanvikt Saul Almeida (0-8-1) i fyra runda co-featured event.
Fighting på undercard, allt i fyra-runda anfall, stiger New Haven (CT) super mellanvikt utsikter elvis Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO), en tre-time USA Boxing Nationals Championship guldmedaljör, vs. TBA, Worcester fjäder Andino Ranse (1-0) vs. Alex Montes (1-2-1), av Lawrence (MA), Danbury (CT) weltervikt Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Puertoricanska invader Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) weltervikt Wilfredo “den Sucaro” Hednisk (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuterar Nick Peralta, av Lawrence, obesegrad Springfield (MA) lätt tungvikt Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford pro-debuterar Paul Bansiak, Hartford junior mellanvikt Jose “Rated R” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) vs. Troy “Omar KO konstnär” artist(4-7-1 (3 Kos), Springfield weltervikt Derrick “Double Impact” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blanken (1-2), undefeated puertoricansk mellanvikt Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brasilianska Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Meriden (CT) bantamvikt James Aquino (6-0, 6 Kos), 2016 New England Golden Gloves mästare, vs. Luis Rivera (3-3) och Hartford pro-debuterar weltervikt Joseph Goss vs. Seth Basler (0-3).
Alla slagsmål och fighters är föremål för förändring.
Biljetter, kostar $75.00 (ringsiden) och $45.00 (allmän antagning), är på försäljning och finns att köpa på www.ThePalladium.net eller Palladium biljettkassan (endast allmänna upptagande), eller genom att kontakta Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) eller någon av de stridande.
Insläpp på 6 p.m. OCH, första skjutningen 7 p.m. OCH.
INFORMATION:
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Twitter: @RiveraPromoEnt @joseriverachamp @KingRivera_