(L-R) – Richard “Popeye The Ọkwọ Ụgbọ Mmiri Man” Rivera and Kevin “The New England emegbu” Cobbs

Worcester, Uka. (January 18, 2018) – Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE) hosted a press conference last night in Worcester, Massachusetts at Beatniks to formally announce its February 10^nke “New England Ọdịnihu 5” na The palladium na Worcester.

Undefeated Hartford (CT) ìhè heavyweight Richard “Popeye The Ọkwọ Ụgbọ Mmiri Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos) will headline the fifth installment of the “New England Ọdịnihu” usoro, megide Kevin “The New England emegbu” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), fighting out of South Boston (MA), maka ohere iputa Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England aha ke asatọ-gburugburu isi ihe omume.

Worcester abụọ oge mba na-amu amu mmeri Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (2-0) osobo Brazil super Middleweight Sọl Almeida (0-8-1) na-anọ-gburugburu co-apụta ihe omume, while Hartford super middleweight Jose “Gosiri R” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) osobo Troy “Omar ko Artist” artist (4-7-1 (3 Kos), nke Danbury (CT) na a isii-gburugburu egwuregwu.

Na-alụ ọgụ na undercard, niile na anọ-gburugburu oké mmanya, are Danbury junior welterweight Omar Bordoy, Obere. (2-0) vs. Puerto Rican foe Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) keobere welterweight Wilfredo “na Sucaro” na-ekpere arụsị (3-0, 1 Ko) vs. pro-debuting Nick Peralta, nke Lawrence, undefeated Springfield (MA) ìhè heavyweight Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford si pro-debuting Paul Bansiak, Springfield welterweight Derrick “Bad Boy” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2), undefeated Puerto Rican super Middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brazil Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Bridgeport si (CT) pro-debuting welterweight Joseph Goss vs. Seth Basler (0-3), na Hartford keobere fechaa vs. Bridgeport si Carlos Marraro, III (0-1).

All ọgụ na alụso bụ isiokwu ịgbanwe.

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: “Nke a bụ nnukwu ohere maka 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. Unu itabi, 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. Mmeri, 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 n'ime afọ abụọ mgbe m nwetara oku (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, Obere: “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: “M 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^nke. This will be my first fight on a Rivera Promotions card, but I’m familiar with most of the fighters on this card.”

Tiketi, ọnụ na $75.00 (ringside) na $45.00 (n'ozuzu mbanye), ndị na ere na dị ịzụta na www.ThePalladium.net ma ọ bụ na palladium igbe ọrụ (general mbanye naanị), ma ọ bụ site na ịkpọtụrụ Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) ma ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla nke alụso.

Ụzọ na-emeghe na 6 p.m. NA, mbụ n'obi 7 p.m. NA.

Haziri nzukọ na-agụnye Lundgren Honda, Top eze, Allstate, USANA, Atty. Maria M. Rivera-Cotto, ambition Musik, Hill Team Associates and Lundren Insurance & Financial Services.

Twitter: @RiveraPromoEnt @joseriverachamp @KingRivera_

Richard “Popeye The Ọkwọ Ụgbọ Mmiri Man” Rivera

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Worcester, Uka. (January 8, 2018) – Otu n'ime ndị kasị ewu ewu na New England ọkpọ atụmanya, undefeated Hartford (CT) ìhè heavyweight Richard “Popeye The Ọkwọ Ụgbọ Mmiri Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos), uche isiokwu ya nke atọ show Saturday n'abalị, February 10, na The palladium na Worcester, Massachusetts.

Nke-ise nkeji nkeji nke “New England Ọdịnihu” usoro, n'ihu site Rivera n'ọkwá Entertainment (RPE), 27 afọ Rivera osobo Kevin “KRAY 2 UNKL” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), na-alụ ọgụ nke Burlington (VT), maka ohere iputa Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England aha ke asatọ-gburugburu isi ihe omume.

Rivera, bụ onye na- 2016 Rocky Marciano ndorondoro mmeri, na-abịa anya a na-akpali akpali nke abụọ-gburugburu knockout nke 146-agha vetiran Roberto Valenzuela a gara aga December 9 na Hampton, New Hampshire.

“M obi ụtọ na-nwere Richie ọkpọ maka UBF New England aha nnọọ n'oge ya pro ọrụ,”” kwuru akwalite Jose Antonio Rivera, ndị lara ezumike nká 3-oge, 2-nkewa n'ụwa onye mmeri. “Nke a bụ nke atọ oge na anyị na-na na ihe ùgwù nke ya na-alụ ọgụ na otu nke anyị kaadị. Ọ lụrụ agha na isi ihe omume nke ikpeazụ anyị show (Ọkt) na DCU Center. Rivera anya ka mma na nkọ oge ọ bụla m na-ele ya ọgụ. M na-ahụ nnukwu ihe na-abịa maka ya. O nwere ngwá ọrụ na ịdọ aka ná ntị a na-enye ọzụzụ na-achọ ihe na a oku okpu kwesịrị adị n'ụwa onye mmeri. The igwe bụ ịgba maka Richard na, maka ugbu a, anyị na-na ekele na-egwu a obere akụkụ inye aka ya ọkachamara ọrụ.”

Rivera ọma ahịa ya Popeye persona n'oge ya-eto eto pro ọkpọ ọrụ, yi a-akwọ ụgbọ mmiri si okpu n'ime mgbanaka na a omenala Popeye-dị ka anwụrụ dangling n'ọnụ ya. “E nwere ọtụtụ ihe mere m aha otutu, 'Popeye', ma mgbe m dị obere,” Rivera kọwara, “M nwere abnormally nnukwu forearms. Ọ dị ya nnọọ soworo m site na afọ, mgbe ndị mmadụ na-ezo m na mgbatị, otú ahụ ka m na-na na-agba ọsọ na ya. M na-eweta ndụ azụ Hartford na ndidi, nile New England, na ndidi, ịnọgidesi ike na style. M na-ebi oge.”

Ọ bụ ezie na ọ na-emeri ọtụtụ isi kwuo ma ọ bụ tournaments dị ka ihe na-amu amu oku okpu, Rivera nweela uru ahụmahụ Boxing ọtụtụ n'ime ndị kacha mma na-enwechaghị ahụmahụ na New England na mba ihe, nakwa dị ka sparring na amasị nke mbụ ụwa akaebe Peter “Eyen Chocolate” Quillin, Chad Dawson na Joe Smith, Obere. Ọ mụtakwara na oge nọrọ na mgbaaka na mbụ aha challengers Israel “kama” Cardona na John Scully.

“M wee m oge atụgharị pro n'ihi na m na-enweghị a support usoro ka m na-esonụ larịị,” Rivera kwuru. “M bụ n'uko. The mma nzaghachi m natara n'aka alụso m sparred nri n'ime obi ike m. Ugbu a, na naanị m isii pro agha, M ga-headlining n'ihi na atọ, na-alụ ọgụ maka mbụ m aha. M ike na-ekele ndị Riveras (Jose na nwa ya nwoke, A.J.) ezuru ihe ha na mere m. Ha na-na na kweere na m.”

Na mbụ, Rivera bụ dịtụ ala azụ ọgụ ihe ọzọ nwere ahụmahụ Cobb ma, mgbe eme nnyocha ụfọdụ, ọ nabatara ihe ịma aka. “M bụ obere ụjọ na mbụ,” o kwetara. “Ụfọdụ na-ajụ ajụjụ ma ọ bụrụ na m dị njikere ịbanye ibuso ya. M mere ụfọdụ nnyocha: ọ bụghị a ka ibu-amu amu oru, ma ọ bụ agha ọzọ isii ma ọ bụ asatọ agba ọgụ karịa m. Na ọ bụ m bụ sparring onye nke mbụ pro iti ya, Tyron Burris(TKO2 na 2012). Adịla m njikere! M 27 na mkpa a agha dị ka nke a.”

Worcester abụọ oge mba na-amu amu mmeri Bobby “BH3” Harris, III osobo Brazil Middleweight Sọl Almeida (0-8-1) na-anọ-gburugburu co-apụta ihe omume.

Na-alụ ọgụ na undercard, niile na anọ-gburugburu oké mmanya, na-ebili New Haven (CT) ibu middleweight atụmanya naa Figueroa (3-0, 1 Ko), a atọ oge USA Boxing NATIONALS Championship gold Medalist, vs. TBA, Worcester featherweight Andino Ranse (1-0) vs. Alex Montes (1-2-1), nke Lawrence (MA), Danbury (CT) welterweight Omar Bordoy, Obere. (2-0) vs. Puerto Rican onye mbusoagha Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) welterweight Wilfredo “na Sucaro” na-ekpere arụsị (3-0, 1 Ko) vs. pro-debuting Nick Peralta, nke Lawrence, undefeated Springfield (MA) ìhè heavyweight Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford si pro-debuting Paul Bansiak, Hartford keobere Middleweight Jose “Gosiri R” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) vs. Troy “Omar ko Artist” artist(4-7-1 (3 Kos), Springfield welterweight Derrick “Ugboro abụọ Mmetụta” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2), undefeated Puerto Rican Middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brazil Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Meriden (CT) bantamweight James Aquino (6-0, 6 Kos), 2016 New England Golden uwe mmeri, vs. Luis Rivera (3-3) na Hartford si pro-debuting welterweight Joseph Goss vs. Seth Basler (0-3).

All ọgụ na alụso bụ isiokwu ịgbanwe.

Tiketi, ọnụ na $75.00 (ringside) na $45.00 (n'ozuzu mbanye), ndị na ere na dị ịzụta na www.ThePalladium.net ma ọ bụ na palladium igbe ọrụ (general mbanye naanị), ma ọ bụ site na ịkpọtụrụ Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) ma ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla nke alụso.

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