(L-R) – Richard “Popeye Sailor Man la” Rivera and Kevin “New England Bully nan” COBBS

WORCESTER, Mass. (Janvye 18, 2018) – Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE) hosted a press conference last night in Worcester, Massachusetts at Beatniks to formally announce its February 10^th “New England nan lavni 5” nan Paladyòm la nan Worcester.

Undefeated Hartford (CT) pwa loud limyè Richard “Popeye Sailor Man la” Rivera (5-0, 4 Ko) will headline the fifth installment of the “Future New England la” seri, kont Kevin “New England Bully nan” COBBS (10-2, 4 Ko), fighting out of South Boston (MA), pou vid Inivèsèl boksè Federasyon an (UBF) New England tit nan evènman an uit-wonn prensipal.

de-tan chanpyon nasyonal amatè Worcester nan Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (2-0) satisfè brezilyen middleweight super Sayil Almeida (0-8-1) nan kat-wonn ko-chin an tap evènman an, while Hartford super middleweight Jose “Rated R” Rivera (4-1, 3 Ko) satisfè Troy “Oma KO Atis” atis (4-7-1 (3 Ko), nan Danbury (CT) nan yon match sis-wonn.

Goumen sou undercard a, tout moun ki nan epizod kat-wonn, are Danbury junior welterweight Oma Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Puerto Rican foe Alexander “El Bravo” PICOT (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) jinyò wèltèr Wilfredo “Sucaro nan” payen (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debu Nick Peralta, nan Lawrence, undefeated Springfield (MA) pwa loud limyè Ray “Bazouka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Ko). vs. Hartford a pro-debu Pòl Bansiak, Springfield wèltèr Derrick “Move ti gason” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2), undefeated Pòtoriken super middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Ko) vs. Brezilyen Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Bridgeport la (CT) pro-debu wèltèr Jozèf Goss vs. Sèt Basler (0-3), ak Hartford jinyò ki lejè vs. Bridgeport la Carlos Marraro, III (0-1).

Tout batay ak avyon de gè yo sijè a chanjman.

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: “Sa a se yon gwo opòtinite pou m '. 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. pa bat, 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 nan de ane lè mwen te resevwa apèl la (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.”

Oma 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: “Mwen se 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 10^th. This will be my first fight on a Rivera Promotions card, but I’m familiar with most of the fighters on this card.”

Biyè, pwi a $75.00 (rinsid) ak $45.00 (admisyon jeneral), yo sou vant ak disponib nan achte nan www.ThePalladium.net oswa biwo nan bwat Paladyòm (admisyon jeneral sèlman), oswa lè w kontakte Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) oswa nenpòt nan konbatan yo ki.

Pòt louvri nan 6 p.m. AK, premye bout 7 p.m. AK.

Sipòtè gen ladan Lundgren Honda, Top Royalty, Allstate, USANA, Atty. Maria M. Rivera-Cotto, lanbisyon Musik, Hill Team Associates and Lundren Insurance & Sèvis finansye.

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Richard “Popeye Sailor Man la” Rivera

(Foto pa @Bonesprostudio)

WORCESTER, Mass. (Janvye 8, 2018) – Youn nan ki pi popilè kandida yo boksè New England, undefeated Hartford (CT) pwa loud limyè Richard “Popeye Sailor Man la” Rivera (5-0, 4 Ko), volonte gran tit montre twazyèm l ' Samdi lannwit, Fevriye 10, nan Paladyòm la nan Worcester, Massachusetts.

Nan tranch nan senkyèm nan la “Future New England la” seri, prezante pa Rivera Pwomosyon Lwazi (RPE), Rivera la 27-zan satisfè Kevin “Kray 2 UNKL” COBBS (10-2, 4 Ko), batay soti nan Burlington (VT), pou vid Inivèsèl boksè Federasyon an (UBF) New England tit nan evènman an uit-wonn prensipal.

Rivera, ki te yon 2016 Rocky Marciano chanpyona chanpyon, la ap vini sou yon sansasyonalis pentch dezyèm-wonn nan veteran 146-batay Roberto Valenzuela sa a sot pase Desanm 9 nan Hampton, New Hampshire.

“Mwen kontan yo gen Richie boksè pou tit la UBF New England se konsa byen bonè nan karyè pro li,”” di pwomotè Jose Antonio Rivera, pran retrèt 3-tan nan, 2-divizyon chanpyon nan lemonn. “Sa a se twazyèm fwa a nou te gen privilèj pou l 'goumen sou youn nan kat nou an. Li t'ap goumen nan evènman an prensipal nan montre dènye nou an (Oktòb) nan mitan DCU. Rivera sanble pi bon ak nèt chak fwa mwen gade l 'batay. Mwen wè bagay sa yo gwo vini pou l '. Li gen zouti yo ak disiplin yon antrenè sanble pou ak yon boxer bezwen yo vin chanpyon nan lemonn. Syèl la se limit la pou Richard ak, pou kounye a, nou ap rekonesan yo jwe yon ti pati nan ede devlope karyè pwofesyonèl l 'yo.”

Rivera te avèk siksè commercialisés pèsonaj Popeye li pandan jèn karyè pro boksè l ', mete bouchon yon pechè a nan bag la ak yon tradisyonèl pendant tiyo Popeye-tankou nan bouch li. “Gen plizyè rezon ki pou tinon m ', 'Popeye', men lè m 'te trè jèn,” Rivera eksplike, “Mwen te gen ponyèt yon fason ki anòmal gwo. Li jis kole avè m 'atravè ane yo, lè moun refere yo bay m 'nan jimnastik la, Se konsa, mwen te kouri ak li. Mwen pote lavi tounen nan Hartford avèk pasyans, tout lòt peyi sou New England, avèk pasyans, pèseverans ak style. Mwen ap viv nan moman sa a.”

Malgre ke li pa t 'genyen anpil prim pi gwo oswa tounwa kòm yon boxer amatè, Rivera te vin jwenn anpil valè eksperyans boksè anpil nan amater yo pi byen nan New England ak nan evènman nasyonal, osi byen ke bòks ak renmen nan chanpyon nan lemonn ansyen Pyè “Kid Chokola” Quillin, Chad Dawson ak Joe Smith, Jr. Li te tou aprann nan tan ki pase nan bag la ak ansyen konpetisyon tit Izrayèl “Pito” Cardona ak Jan Scully.

“Mwen te pran tan mwen vire pro paske mwen pa t 'gen yon sistèm sipò yo ka resevwa m' nan nivo siperyè-a,” Rivera te note. “Mwen te anksyeu. fidbak la pozitif mwen te resevwa nan men avyon de gè Mwen sparred manje nan konfyans mwen. Koulye a,, nan sèlman sizyèm m 'batay pou, Mwen pral headlining pou yon twazyèm fwa, ak batay la pou premye tit mwen. Mwen pa ka remèsye Riveras yo (Jose ak pitit gason l ', A.J.) ase pou sa yo te fè pou mwen. Yo te kwè nan mwen.”

Nan premye, Rivera te yon ti jan ezite goumen Cobb nan plis ki gen eksperyans men, apre yo fin fè kèk rechèch, li te aksepte defi a. “Mwen te yon ti kras nève nan premye,” li te admèt. “Gen kèk yo te kesyone si mwen te pare yo mete kanpe al goumen l '. Mwen te fè kèk rechèch: li pa t 'gen yon pi gwo karyè amatè, oswa goumen plis sis oubyen uit jij batay pase m '. Apre sa, mwen te patnè nan bòks la pou premye an pro bat li byen bat, Tyron Burris(TKO2 nan 2012). Mwen pare! Mwen se 27 epi yo bezwen yon batay tankou sa a.”

de-tan chanpyon nasyonal amatè Worcester nan Bobby “BH3” Harris, III satisfè brezilyen middleweight Sayil Almeida (0-8-1) nan kat-wonn ko-chin an tap evènman an.

Goumen sou undercard a, tout moun ki nan epizod kat-wonn, yo ap monte New Haven (CT) super Prospect middleweight Elvis Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO), yon twa-fwa USA boksè Nationals chanpyona lò medaye, vs. TBA, Worcester plum Andino Ranse (1-0) vs. Alex Montes (1-2-1), nan Lawrence (MA), Danbury (CT) wèltèr Oma Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Puerto riken okipan Alexander “El Bravo” PICOT (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) wèltèr Wilfredo “Sucaro nan” payen (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debu Nick Peralta, nan Lawrence, undefeated Springfield (MA) pwa loud limyè Ray “Bazouka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Ko). vs. Hartford a pro-debu Pòl Bansiak, Hartford jinyò middleweight Jose “Rated R” Rivera (4-1, 3 Ko) vs. Troy “Oma KO Atis” atis(4-7-1 (3 Ko), Springfield wèltèr Derrick “Double enpak” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2), undefeated Pòtoriken middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Ko) vs. Brezilyen Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Meriden (CT) bantamweight James Aquino (6-0, 6 Ko), 2016 Angletè Golden Nouvo Gan chanpyon, vs. Luis Rivera (3-3) ak pro-debu wèltèr Hartford a Jozèf Goss vs. Sèt Basler (0-3).

Tout batay ak avyon de gè yo sijè a chanjman.

Biyè, pwi a $75.00 (rinsid) ak $45.00 (admisyon jeneral), yo sou vant ak disponib nan achte nan www.ThePalladium.net oswa biwo nan bwat Paladyòm (admisyon jeneral sèlman), oswa lè w kontakte Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) oswa nenpòt nan konbatan yo ki.

Pòt louvri nan 6 p.m. AK, premye bout 7 p.m. AK.

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