(L-R) – Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera and Kevin “The New England mampoli” Cobbs

Worcester, Boima. (January 18, 2018) – Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE) hosted a press conference last night in Worcester, Massachusetts at Beatniks to formally announce its February 10^{go th} “New England e Future 5” at Palladium ka Worcester.

Undefeated Hartford (CT) leseli heavyweight Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos) will headline the fifth installment of the “Future New England e” letoto, khahlanong le Kevin “The New England mampoli” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), fighting out of South Boston (MA), bakeng sa lolea Bokahohle Boxing Federation (UBF) sehlooho New England e robeli-ho potoloha ketsahalo ka sehloohong.

Worcester ba babeli nako ea sechaba tsenwe mampoli Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (2-0) kopana Brazil bartolomeo middleweight Saule Almeida (0-8-1) ka ho sebedisana hlahisa mane potoloha ketsahalo, while Hartford super middleweight Jose “Rated R” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) kopana le Troy “Omar KO Artist” moetsi oa litšoantšo (4-7-1 (3 Kos), ea Danbury (CT) a tse tšeletseng ho pota a bapisoa.

Loantša ka undercard ho, bohle ka linako tse 'nè ho potoloha, are Danbury junior welterweight Omar Bordoy, Refresh. (2-0) vs.. Puerto Rican foe Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) boraro welterweight Wilfredo “le Sucaro” tsa bohetene (3-0, 1 KO) vs.. lan-debuting Nick Peralta, ea Lawrence, Krrish Springfield (MA) leseli heavyweight Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs.. Hartford o lan-debuting Paul Bansiak, Springfield welterweight Derrick “Bad Boy” Whitley (2-0) vs.. Roger Blankenship (1-2), Krrish Puerto rikafeldzug bartolomeo middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs.. Brazil Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Bridgeport e (CT) lan-debuting welterweight Joseph Goss vs.. Seth Basler (0-3), le Hartford boraro a bobebe vs.. Bridgeport e Carlos Marraro, III (0-1).

Tsohle lintoa le bahlabani ba sehlooho ho fetola.

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: “Sena ke e khōlō monyetla oa le 'na. 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. U se ke ua blink, 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 ka lilemo tse peli when I got the call (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, Refresh: “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: “Ke 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^{go th}. This will be my first fight on a Rivera Promotions card, but I’m familiar with most of the fighters on this card.”

Tickets, turu ka $75.00 (ringside) le $45.00 (kakaretso tsa go amogelelwa), ke nyehlisitsoe le fumaneha ho reka ka www.ThePalladium.net kapa ofising ea Palladium lebokose (kakaretso kenoa feela), kapa ka ho buisana le Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), lehra ke Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) kapa leha e le efe ea bo-ralitima-le.

Mamati a butsweng ka 6 p.m. LE, pele gia 7 p.m. LE.

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Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera

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Worcester, Boima. (January 8, 2018) – E mong oa ka ho fetisisa ratoa New England boxing litebello, Krrish Hartford (CT) leseli heavyweight Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos), thato ea sehlooho sa litaba koranteng bontša la hae la boraro Moqebelo bosiu, February 10, at Palladium ka Worcester, Massachusetts.

Ka e leng mokhahlelo oa bohlano ya “Future New England e” letoto, hlahiswa ke Rivera phahamiswa Boithabiso (RPE), le Rivera 27 ea lilemo li kopana Kevin “Kray 2 UNKL” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), loana tsoa Burlington (VT), bakeng sa lolea Bokahohle Boxing Federation (UBF) sehlooho New England e robeli-ho potoloha ketsahalo ka sehloohong.

Rivera, e neng e le 2016 Rocky Marciano Tournament mampoli, e tla theoha sensational bobeli ho pota knockout ba 146-li loane phihlelo Roberto Valenzuela sena se fetileng December 9 ka Hampton, New Hampshire.

“Ke thabetse ho ba le Richie boxing bakeng sa sehlooho UBF New England e le mathoasong a mosebetsi oa hae oa lan,”” itse mohlohlelletsi Jose Antonio Rivera, ho tlohela mosebetsi 3-nako, 2-go arola lefatše 'mampoli. “Ena ke nako ea boraro eo re bile le tokelo ea ho mo loantša ka e 'ngoe ea likarete tsa rona. O ile a loana ka ketsahalo e ka sehloohong ea bontša rona ho qetela (Loetse) ka DCU Center. Rivera shebahala molemo le bohale ho nako le nako ha ke shebella mo ntoa e. Ke bone lintho tse khōlō tla mo. O na le lisebelisoa le taeo ea mokoetlisi sheba le ralitebele hloka ho ba 'mampoli oa lefatše. Leholimo le tekanyong bakeng Richard le, bakeng sa hona joale, re u leboha ho bapala karolo e nyenyane ho thusa ntshetsa pele mosebetsi oa hae oa litsebi.”

Rivera e ka katleho marketed Popeye persona hae nakong mosebetsi oa hae mocha lan boxing, apere cap, le mosesisi oa likepe ea ka reng e nang le la setso le Popeye-joaloka phala dangling molomong oa hae. “Ho na le mabaka a 'maloa bakeng sa lebitso la boswaswi la ka, 'Popeye', empa ha ke sa le monyenyane haholo,” Rivera hlalosetsa, “Ke ne ke forearms tsela e sa tloaelehang e kholo. E mpa feela e nkhomaretseng theosa le lilemo, ha batho ba o ile a bua le 'na ka tlelaseng ea boikoetliso ho, kahoo ke matha le eona. Ke tlisa bophelo khutlela Hartford ka mamello, hohle New England, le ho se fele pelo, Ho ba le mamello le setaele. Ke phela ka nako eo.”

Le hoja a ne a sa win likhau tse ngata tse khōlō kapa dithonamenteng ka ralitebele e tsenwe, Rivera phihlelo ea bohlokoa haholo Boxing tse ngata tsa phihlelo litabeng tsa ntoa ka ho fetisisa tsa New England le ka liketsahalo ea sechaba, hammoho le sparring le likes for tsa baemeli pele e neng e lefatšeng Petrose “Kid Chocolate” Quillin, Chad Dawson le Joe Smith, Refresh. O ile a boela a ithuta ho tloha ka nako ile a qeta ka lesale ka pele e neng e challengers sehlooho Iseraele “ena” Cardona le John Scully.

“Ke ile ka nka nako ea ka ho retelehela lan hobane ke ne ke sa na le tsamaiso ea tšehetso ho etsa hore ke boemo ba tlang,” Rivera hlokometse. “Ke ne ke sa sireletseha. Ditshwaelo positive, ke ile ka fumana ho tswa ho bo-ralitima-Ke sparred fepa ka tšepo ea ka. Hona joale, ka feela lan ka botšelela ba loana ntoa, Ke tla headlining ka lekhetlo la boraro, le loanela sehlooho ea ka ea pele. Ke sitoa ho leboha Riveras (Jose le mora oa hae, A.J.) lekaneng bakeng sa seo ba se entseng ho 'na. Ba nile ka lumela ho 'na.”

Qalong, Rivera ne a batla a le leqe ho loantša ba nang le phihlelo haholoanyane Cobb empa, ka mor'a ho etsa lipatlisiso, o ile a amohela phephetso. “Ke ne ke e nyenyane tšohile qalong,” a o ile a lumela. “Ba bang ba ile ba ipotsa hore na ke ne ke loketse ho hata ho fihlela ho lwantsha mo. Ke ile ka etsa lipatlisiso: ha aa ka a ba le kholoanyane mosebetsi oa tsenwe, kapa a loana feta garela tseletseng kapa robeli lintoa ho feta ho 'na. Me ke ne ke le molekane sparring bakeng sa pele lan ho mo otla, Tyron Burris(TKO2 ka 2012). Ke se ke lokile! Ke 27 le hloka loana joaloka ena.”

Worcester ba babeli nako ea sechaba tsenwe mampoli Bobby “BH3” Harris, III kopana Brazil middleweight Saule Almeida (0-8-1) ka ho sebedisana hlahisa mane potoloha ketsahalo.

Loantša ka undercard ho, bohle ka linako tse 'nè ho potoloha, ba bochaba New Haven (CT) bartolomeo middleweight tebello Elvis Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO), a mararo nako USA Boxing Nationals Championship khauta medalist, vs.. TBA, Worcester featherweight Andino Ranse (1-0) vs.. Alex Montes (1-2-1), ea Lawrence (MA), Danbury (CT) welterweight Omar Bordoy, Refresh. (2-0) vs.. Puerto rikafeldzug mohlaseli Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) welterweight Wilfredo “le Sucaro” tsa bohetene (3-0, 1 KO) vs.. lan-debuting Nick Peralta, ea Lawrence, Krrish Springfield (MA) leseli heavyweight Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs.. Hartford o lan-debuting Paul Bansiak, Hartford boraro middleweight Jose “Rated R” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) vs.. Troy “Omar KO Artist” moetsi oa litšoantšo(4-7-1 (3 Kos), Springfield welterweight Derrick “habeli tšusumetso” Whitley (2-0) vs.. Roger Blankenship (1-2), Krrish Puerto rikafeldzug 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 litlelafo mampoli, vs.. Luis Rivera (3-3) le Hartford o lan-debuting welterweight Joseph Goss vs.. Seth Basler (0-3).

Tsohle lintoa le bahlabani ba sehlooho ho fetola.

Tickets, turu ka $75.00 (ringside) le $45.00 (kakaretso tsa go amogelelwa), ke nyehlisitsoe le fumaneha ho reka ka www.ThePalladium.net kapa ofising ea Palladium lebokose (kakaretso kenoa feela), kapa ka ho buisana le Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), lehra ke Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) kapa leha e le efe ea bo-ralitima-le.

Mamati a butsweng ka 6 p.m. LE, pele gia 7 p.m. LE.

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