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Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera Finishes off Kevin Cobbs in 3 with super uppercut

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“NEW ENGLAND’S FUTURE 5”
IMIPHUMELA OFFICIAL
(pictures courtesy of Bonesprostudios)
Worcester, Mass. (February 11, 2018) – Undefeated prospect Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera wakhawula Kevin “I-New England Bully” Cobbs in the round wesithathu, punctuating the night with an lethal uppercut that landed right on the button, headlining last night’s “New England Ikusasa 5” ikhadi, eyethulwe Rivera Amaphromoshini Ezokuzijabulisa, at The Palladium e Worcester, Massachusetts.

The 27-year-old Rivera (6-0, 5 Kos) fought once again in front of his large, traveling fanbase from Hartford, CT, capturing the vacant Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) light heavyweight title in dramatic fashion. The charismatic Hartford boxer ended his third consecutive match with what has become his trademark right-uppercut.

Rivera used his strength, energy and determined will to defeat South Boston’s Cobbs (10-3, 4 Kos), whose previous fight had been more than a year ago, when he was stopped in the second round by now world champion David Benavidez.

In only his sixth pro fight, the key question going into the bout was whether Rivera was ready to effectively step up in class to face a more experienced Cobbs. Right from the opening bell, the answer was a resounding, yebo, as Rivera pounded Cobbs with powerful shots to the body and head.

Cobbs was dropped three times in the third round, one was ruled a push, and the end came when referee Jackie Morrell halted the action at the 2:51 as a reeling Cobbs was blasted backwards from the Rivera’s previously mentioned uppercut.

The beginning of the end for Cobbs (L) as Rivera sets up his vaunted uppercut

“I stepped things up in the third,” Rivera wachaza. “He stopped throwing as many punches in the third and was ducking in. I said I wasn’t going to look for the knockout but, if it came, I’d take it. I got him with my uppercut. I respect Cobbs and thank him for giving me this opportunity.”
Esimweni co-iyavela, intandokazi langakubo Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (2-0-1), the two-time national amateur champion, and Brazilian super middleweight USawule Almeida (0-8-2) fought to a four-round majority draw.
Super middleweight Troy “Omar KO Umculi” umculi (5-7-1, 3 Kos), ka Danbury, CT, upset intrastate rival Jose “R Kukalwe” Rivera (4-2, 3 Kos), of Hartford, winning a six-round majority decision.
Danbury, CT junior welterweight Omar Bordoy, Jr. (4-0-, 1 KO) used a blistering body attack to defeat uSeti Basler (0-5) by way of a lop-sided four-round unanimous decision.

Junior welterweight prospect UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (4-0, 2 Kos) floored veteran Bryan “The Brick” Abraham (6-29-2, 6 Kos) with a sweet right-left combination at the end of the opening round. In the round yesibili, Amaqaba, of Southbridge, MA., drilled Abraham who went flying across the ring and into the ropes as referee Jackie Morrell halted the bout.

Springfield, MA junior middleweight Derrick “Bad Boy” Whitley (3-0) cruised to a dominating four-round unanimous decision over Cleveland’s Roger Blankenship (1-3), pitching a complete shutout in the process.

Bridgeport, CT welterweight Joe Goss (1-0) turned in an impressive pro debut, dropping Montreal’s Samuel Vasquez (1-3, 1 KO) in the second round on his way to a four-round unanimous decision.

Puerto Rican junior lightweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3, 1 Kos) overcame a nasty cut over his eye to win a hard-fought four-round majority decision over Carlos Marrero, III (0-2), of Bridgeport, CT, in a non-stop action fight to the finish.

Unbeaten Springfield, MA light heavyweight Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0-1, 3 Kos) and International Muay Thai fighter, Harford’s pro boxing debuting Pawel Banasiak (0-1-0), fought to a four-round draw in an entertaining brawl.

Puerto Rican super middleweight Jelame Garcia (7-0, 6 Kos), fighting out of Lynn, MA., remained undefeated but Nathan Schulte (0-5), of Woburn, MA, extended him the full distance for first time as a pro en route to a four-round unanimous decision.

Complete results:

IMIPHUMELA OFFICIAL
ISENZAKALO MAIN
VACANT UBF NEW ENGLAND LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Richard Rivera (6-0, 5 Kos), Hartford, CT
WKO3 (2:51)
Kevin Cobbs (10-3, 4 Kos), South Boston, MA
(Rivera won vacant UBF New England light heavyweight title)
CO-FEATURE – SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Bobby Harris, III (2-0-1), Worcester, MA
D6 (37-39, 38-38)
USawule Almeida (0-8-2), Framingham, MA
HEAVYWEIGHTS LIGHT
Ray Graceski (5-0-1, 3 Kos), Springfield, MA
D4 (38-38, 38-38, 38-38)
Pawel Banasiak (0-0-1), Hartford, CT
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Troy Artis (5-7-1, 3 Kos), Danbury, CT
WDEC6 (58-56, 58-56, 57-57)
Jose Rivera (4-2, 3 Kos), Hartford, CT
SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Jelame Garcia (7-0, 6 Kos), Lynn, MA
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 39-37)
Nathan Schulte (0-5), Woburn, MA
JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS
Derrick Whitley (3-0), Springfield, MA
WDEC4 (40-35, 40-36, 40-36)
Robert Blankenship (1-3), Cleveland, OH
Joseph Goss (1-0), Bridgeport, CT
WDEC4 (40-35, 39,36, 38-37)
Samuel Vasquez (1-3, 1 KO), Montreal, Canada
JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS
Omar Bordoy, Jr. (4-0, 1 KO), Danbury, CT
WDEC4 (40-36, 40-36, 40-36)
uSeti Basler (0-5), Marion, IL
Wilfredo Pagan (4-0, 2 Kos), Southbridge, MA
WTKO2 (1:25)
Bryan Abraham (6-29-2, 6 Kos), Schenectady, NY
AMANANI OKUKHANYA KAJUNIOR
Luis Rivera (4-3, 1 KO), Hartford, CT
WDEC4 (40-36, 39-37, 38-38)
Carlos Marrera, III (0-2), Bridgeport, CT
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Kevin “I-New England Bully” Cobbs Ungalokothi ushiye isibhakela, ukuqeqeshwa igcinwe ejimini

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Ulwa Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera e
“New England Ikusasa 5” Umcimbi main
“New England Ikusasa 5”
Feb. 10 e Worcester, MA
Worcester, Mass. (January 31, 2018) — Lowo oyilungu Khanyisa Kevin “I-New England Bully” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos”, ezimele George Foreman IIIKa- Wonke umuntu Ulwa ejimini eNingizimu Boston (MA), Izobuya esiyingini emva hiatus kuqhathaniswa eside, February 10th ngokumelene Hartford Ezingakanqotshwa (CT) ithemba Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos), at The Palladium e Worcester.
Rivera vs. Cobbs ayokulwa ngokuba singenamuntu Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England ukukhanya sosondonzima isihloko

ku-round ayisishiyagalombili “New England Ikusasa 5” Umcimbi main. “New England ';Ikusasa 5″, eyethulwe Rivera Amaphromoshini Ezokuzijabulisa (RPE)”, yiyona isitolimende yesihlanu ethandwa “New England Ikusasa Series.”
“Sijabula kakhulu ukuba ukwazi ngibeke ndawonye ulwa lokhu osezingeni,” umgqugquzeliJose Antonio Rivera amazwana. “Lezi uhlobo empini isibhakela abalandeli abathanda ukubukela. Cobbs kuyinto Olwa efakazelwe onesifo izimpi ezinkulu isipiliyoni. It’s good to see he is confident in his abilities to take on Rivera, i Ezingakanqotshwa ithemba phansi-na-eza ikusasa eliqhakazile kakhulu.”
I Cobbs oneminyaka engu-33 ubudala engakaze balwa iminyaka engaphezu kwemibili, kusukela emiswa ku emzuliswaneni wesibili ngu ukuthusa David Benavidez (19-0, 17 Kos), ngonyaka-21 ubudala wokubusa Umhlaba Boxing Council (WBC) Super middleweight World Champion.
“Abantu babecabanga ukuthi ngase ayithole ngokungafanele aphume isibhakela,” Cobbs wachaza. “”Angiyekanga ukuqeqeshwa, Ngisanda ayinazo izimpi kusukela Benavidez ukulwa. Ngingumfana trainer siqu futhi manje ngizizwa emuva ukuma isibhakela. Angizange ngimshiye isibhakela! Le mpi kuyithuba elihle kimi. Kungaba ukuvula iminyango whatever yinkamba yami enquma. Umsebenzi wami ukwenza lokho kuyadingeka emjikelezweni lesikwele.”
Rivera uye waba izimpi pro emihlanu kuphela futhi ayinayo lozalo ocebile amateur. Uthi akakaze abe indandatho ubani eduze Benavidez. Cobbs futhi uye sparred Winky Wright, Chad Dawson womabili izimpi zakhe nge Bernard Hopkins, Edwin Rodriguez, Peter Manfredo, Jr. futhi iningi phezulu zamanje New England okwakwenza abashayi-sibhakela.
Abaningi bakholelwa Cobbs has a juqu isipiliyoni inzuzo phezu Rivera futhi bangabaze ukuthi ukulungele ukwandisa eklasini ukulwa Cobbs. “Uthi wayenamadoda izimpi ezinhlanu pro,” Cobbs waphendula uma ucelwa, “kodwa angazi uma isilungile. Angikwazi ukuphendula ukuthi, kuphela angakwenza. kodwa sizothola Februwari 10th. Ngingakutshela ukuthi Sengilungele.”
Okuxakayo, Cobbs kuyinto edolobheni Rivera sika, Hartford. Cobbs wachaza ukuthi wangena abanye enkingeni ku Hartford ezitaladini esemncane, okwaholela kuye kokubuyela e Burlington, Vermont. Wagcina wavula ejimini Fall River (MA) futhi manje isebenza ngaso Wonke umuntu ayalwa.
“Engikwenzayo yini engiyithandayo ukwenza,” Cobbs waphetha. “I don’t have jitters like I did when I first started boxing Everything is easier now, Anginalo uvalo esiyingini. Ngisalalele ukufunda emsebenzini, kodwa nginesiqiniseko benamakhono ngaphezu mina kwaba okokugcina Ngalwa. Ngingumfana chameleon isibhakela: Angikwazi ibhokisi noma bang yokulwisana isitayela abaphikisi yami.”
Worcester amabili esigcwele amateur kazwelonke iqhawe Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (2-0) ihlangabezana Brazilian super middleweight USawule Almeida (0-8-1) ku ezine-round umcimbi co-efakiwe. Hartford super middleweight Jose “R Kukalwe” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) ubuso Troy “Omar KO Umculi” umculi (4-7-1 (3 Kos), ka Danbury (CT) in a eziyisithupha-round iziqubu.
Ukulwa phezu undercard, bonke ezine-round ukufana, kukhona Southbridge (MA) welterweight junior UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting Nick Peralta, ka-Lawrence, unbeaten Danbury (CT) welterweight junior Omar Bordoy, Jr. (3-0, 1 KO) vs. Puerto Rican Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Ezingakanqotshwa Springfield (MA) wesibhakela ukukhanya Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford sika pro-debuting Paul Bansiak, Springfield welterweight Derrick “Bad Boy” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2), Ezingakanqotshwa Puerto Rican super middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brazilian Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Bridgeport sika (CT) pro-debuting welterweight Joseph Goss vs. uSeti Basler (0-3), futhi Hartford junior engasindi vs. Bridgeport sika Carlos Marraro, III (0-1).
Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.
Amathikithi, ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $75.00 (ringside) futhi $45.00 (general ukungena), ezisendalini futhi kuyatholakala ukuze kuthengwe ngaso www.ThePalladium.net noma ehhovisi Palladium ibhokisi (yokwemukelwa jikelele kuphela), noma ngokuxhumana Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) noma yimuphi fighters.
Doors evulekile at 6 p.m. KANYE, iziqubu lokuqala 7 p.m. KANYE.
Ingxenye ukuqhutshwa ngeke zinganikelwa kuyi-Luis Rosa, Jr. scholarship Fund.
Abaxhasi zihlanganisa Lundgren Honda, Top Royalty, Allstate, USANA, Atty. Maria M. Rivera-Cotto, Isifiso sokuvelela salezi ze- Musik, Hill Team Associates, Okhulumela lweSpanishi, futhi Lundren Umshwalense & Usizo lwezezimali.
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Undefeated N.E. prospect Omar Bordoy, Jr. Prepared to make statement at “New England Ikusasa 5”

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“New England Ikusasa 5”
Feb. 10 e Worcester, MA

Worcester, Mass. (January 24, 2018) – One of New England’s leading pro prospects, welterweight junior Omar Bordoy, Jr., has prepared to make a statement February 10th at “New England Ikusasa 5”, presented Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), at The Palladium e Worcester.
Fighting out of Danbury, Connecticut, Bordoy (3-0, 1 KO) faces Puerto Rican-born opponent, Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), in a four-round bout. “My opponent is tough, and he always comes to fight,” Bordoy said. “He keeps coming forward and that’s going to make for an exciting fight.”
The 22-year-old Bordoy is the typical example of a volatile teenager who found his way in boxing. He was a high school football player who started boxing at the age of 17. Bordoy had an abbreviated amateur career, highlighted by his winning performance at the New England Golden Gloves as a novice boxer.
“I was a bad hot head as a kid,” Bordoy admitted. “Usuku olulodwa, my cousin Edgardo, invited me to his gym after football practice and he beat me up. I was knocked down a few notches. I got into boxing and enjoyed watching Miguel Cotto futhi Mike Tyson. I even have some of Cotto’s tattoos. Manje, I’m more of a boxer, like a Pernell Whitaker noma Floyd Mayweather, Jr. I’m a come- forward boxer who can still brawl. I’m working on my defense and feel that making adjustments in the ring is what I do best.”
Bordoy, Jr. credits Team Bordoy — Imenenja A.J. Galante, ikhanda trainer Bennie Little, cut-man Luis Marichal, strength-and-conditioning coach Chris Mulfalmi futhi Dave McDonough – for his success.
“I’m pleased to be with the right people to bring me to the top and I’m willing to do what’s needed to get there,” Bordoy added.
Bordoy, who works fulltime as a repair technician, made his pro debut last May and he fought a total of three times in 2017, his most recent last October in Worcester on an RPE-promoted show, in which he stopped 34-fight veteran Bryan Abraham in the round wesine.
“We enjoy working with Team Bordoy,” umgqugquzeli Jose Antonio Rivera remarked. “I am proud of Omar and his accomplishments so far. He is a young, throwback fighter with a lot of potential. I see big things in his future and I am glad to see he is being guided in the right direction by his team.”
In the eight-round main event, Ezingakanqotshwa Hartford (CT) wesibhakela ukukhanya Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos) liba Kevin “I-New England Bully” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), fighting out of South Boston (MA), ngokuba singenamuntu Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England isihloko kule ayisishiyagalombili-round umcimbi main.
Worcester amabili esigcwele amateur kazwelonke iqhawe Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (2-0) faces Brazilian super middleweight USawule Almeida (0-8-1) ku ezine-round umcimbi co-efakiwe. Hartford super middleweight Jose “R Kukalwe” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) ihlangana Troy “Omar KO Umculi” umculi (4-7-1 (3 Kos), ka Danbury (CT) in a eziyisithupha-round iziqubu.
Ukulwa phezu undercard, bonke ezine-round ukufana, kukhona Southbridge (MA) welterweight junior UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting Nick Peralta, ka-Lawrence, Ezingakanqotshwa Springfield (MA) wesibhakela ukukhanya Ray “Bazooka” Graceski(5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford sika pro-debuting Paul Bansiak, Springfield welterweightDerrick “Bad Boy” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2), Ezingakanqotshwa Puerto Rican super middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brazilian Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Bridgeport sika (CT) pro-debuting welterweight Joseph Goss vs. uSeti Basler (0-3), futhi Hartford junior engasindi vs. Bridgeport sika Carlos Marraro, III (0-1).
Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.
Amathikithi, ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $75.00 (ringside) futhi $45.00 (general ukungena), ezisendalini futhi kuyatholakala ukuze kuthengwe ngaso www.ThePalladium.net noma ehhovisi Palladium ibhokisi (yokwemukelwa jikelele kuphela), noma ngokuxhumana Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) noma yimuphi fighters.
Doors evulekile at 6 p.m. KANYE, iziqubu lokuqala 7 p.m. KANYE.
Ingxenye ukuqhutshwa ngeke zinganikelwa kuyi-Luis Rosa, Jr. scholarship Fund.
Abaxhasi zihlanganisa Lundgren Honda, Top Royalty, Allstate, USANA, Atty. Maria M. Rivera-Cotto, Isifiso sokuvelela salezi ze- Musik, Hill Team Associates and Lundren Insurance & Usizo lwezezimali.
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“New England Ikusasa 5” Press Conference Quotes

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“New England Ikusasa 5”
Feb. 10 e Worcester, MA
(L-R) – Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera and Kevin “I-New England Bully” Cobbs
Worcester, Mass. (January 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 Ikusasa 5” at The Palladium e Worcester.
Undefeated Hartford (CT) wesibhakela ukukhanya Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos) will headline the fifth installment of the “Ikusasa New England sika” series, ngokumelene Kevin “I-New England Bully” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), fighting out of South Boston (MA), ngokuba singenamuntu Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England isihloko kule ayisishiyagalombili-round umcimbi main.
Worcester amabili esigcwele amateur kazwelonke iqhawe Bobby “BH3” Harris, III (2-0) ihlangabezana Brazilian super middleweight USawule Almeida (0-8-1) ku ezine-round umcimbi co-efakiwe, while Hartford super middleweight Jose “R Kukalwe” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) ihlangana Troy “Omar KO Umculi” umculi (4-7-1 (3 Kos), ka Danbury (CT) in a eziyisithupha-round umdlalo.
“New England Ikusasa 5” charity choice: Luis Rosa, Jr. scholarship Fund
For each RPR event, umgqugquzeli Jose Antonio Rivera selects a charity to donate a portion of the proceeds to, and for “New England Ikusasa 5” he has announced that it will be the Luis Rosa, Jr. scholarship Fund.
“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.”
Ukulwa phezu undercard, bonke ezine-round izikhathi, are Danbury junior welterweight Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Puerto Rican foe Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) welterweight junior UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting Nick Peralta, ka-Lawrence, Ezingakanqotshwa Springfield (MA) wesibhakela ukukhanya Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford sika pro-debuting Paul Bansiak, Springfield welterweight Derrick “Bad Boy” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2), Ezingakanqotshwa Puerto Rican super middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brazilian Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Bridgeport sika (CT) pro-debuting welterweight Joseph Goss vs. uSeti Basler (0-3), futhi Hartford junior engasindi vs. Bridgeport sika Carlos Marraro, III (0-1).
Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.
Press Conference OKUCASHUNIWE
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: “Leli yithuba elikhulu kimi. 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. Musa 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 eminyakeni emibili 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, 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: “Ngingumfana 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.”
Amathikithi, ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $75.00 (ringside) futhi $45.00 (general ukungena), ezisendalini futhi kuyatholakala ukuze kuthengwe ngaso www.ThePalladium.net noma ehhovisi Palladium ibhokisi (yokwemukelwa jikelele kuphela), noma ngokuxhumana Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) noma yimuphi fighters.
Doors evulekile at 6 p.m. KANYE, iziqubu lokuqala 7 p.m. KANYE.
Abaxhasi zihlanganisa Lundgren Honda, Top Royalty, Allstate, USANA, Atty. Maria M. Rivera-Cotto, Isifiso sokuvelela salezi ze- Musik, Hill Team Associates and Lundren Insurance & Usizo lwezezimali.
ULWAZI:
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Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera Namandla ukuqedela ngoba akudlayo isipinashi yakhe

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Ezingakanqotshwa Hartford ukukhanya nethemba sosondonzima sematheni vs. Kevin Cobbs
“New England Ikusasa 5”
Feb. 10 e Worcester, MA
Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera
(Isithombe ngu-@Bonesprostudio)
Worcester, Mass. (January 8, 2018) – Omunye ethandwa kakhulu New England isibhakela amathemba, Ezingakanqotshwa Hartford (CT) wesibhakela ukukhanya Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos), intando ukuthi isihlokwana show lwakhe lwesithathu Saturday ebusuku, February 10, at The Palladium e Worcester, Massachusetts.
Esikhathini isitolimende okwesihlanu “Ikusasa New England sika” series, eyethulwe Rivera Amaphromoshini Ezokuzijabulisa (RPE), the Rivera oneminyaka engu-27 ubudala ihlangabezana Kevin “kray 2 UNKL” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos), elwa aphume Burlington (VT), ngokuba singenamuntu Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England isihloko kule ayisishiyagalombili-round umcimbi main.
Rivera, owayengummeli 2016 Rocky Marciano Tournament iqhawe, siyeza off block lesibili round Knockout ka 146-mpi sobudala Roberto Valenzuela lokhu December esidlule 9 e Hampton, New Hampshire.
“Ngijabule ukuba Richie isibhakela sesihloko UBF New England ngakho nabo lapho ngisaqala emsebenzini wakhe pro,”” wathi umgqugquzeli Jose Antonio Rivera, the umhlalaphansi 3-time, 2-division iqhawe emhlabeni. “Lokhu sekungokwesithathu sike saphinde saba nelungelo lokusebenza naye ekulweni kwenye amakhadi ethu. Walwa umcimbi eyinhloko kohlelo lwethu lokugcina (Oct.) ngesikhathi DCU Center. Rivera ubukeka kangcono futhi libukhali njalo uma ngibuka kuye ukulwa. Ngibona izinto ezinkulu eza kuye. Anakho amathuluzi nesiyalo nomqeqeshi ibheka futhi boxer okudingeka abe yiyo iqhawe emhlabeni. Isibhakabhaka komkhawulo URichard, okwamanje, esikuwo ngimbonga nengxenye encane ukusiza ukuthuthukisa umsebenzi wakhe lochwepheshe.”
Rivera uye akhangiswe ngempumelelo Popeye umlingisi wakhe ngesikhathi abasebasha pro isibhakela umsebenzi wakhe, egqoke cap itilosi ukuthi abe indandatho bendabuko Popeye-like ipayipi elengayo emlonyeni wakhe. “Kunezizathu eziningana yami isidlaliso, 'Popeye', kodwa lapho ngisemncane kakhulu,” Rivera wachaza, “Kwadingeka ngemilenze nesibalo esikhulu. It nje aningishiyanga ngokusebenzisa iminyaka, lapho abantu okukhulunywe nami ejimini, ngakho mina ugijime nalo. Ngithathe uletha ukuphila emuva Hartford ngesineke, wonke eNew England, ngesineke, ukuphikelela kanye nesitayela. Ngihlala e okwamanje.”
Nakuba ayengenayo uwine imiklomelo eminingi ezinkulu noma tournaments njengoba-sibhakela, Rivera yazuza okuhlangenwe nakho eliyigugu Boxing eziningi nayizimfundamakhwela engcono eNew England futhi izenzakalo kazwelonke, kanye sparring anokuthandwa owayedlalela Champions emhlabeni Peter “Chocolate Kid” Quillin, Chad Dawson futhi Joe Smith, Jr. Yafunda nokuba zesikhathi esisetshenziselwe esiyingini nalowo abasolwa naye owayeyinhloko isihloko Challengers Israyeli “kunalokho” Cardona futhi John Scully.
“Ngathatha isikhathi sami turning pro ngoba angizange abe uhlelo ukwesekwa ukuze uthole kimi ezingeni elilandelayo,” Rivera waphawula. “Ngineminyaka engu engavikelekile. I okubuyayo Ngakwamukela fighters mina sparred kufakwa ithemba lami. Manje, empini yami kuphela lesithupha pro, I uzobe headlining okwesithathu, futhi ulwela isihloko wami wokuqala. Angikwazi ukubonga Riveras (Jose nendodana yakhe, A.J.) anele abakwenzile kimi. Babé bakholwa kimi.”
Ekuqaleni, Rivera Kwakuthé madolonzima ukulwa Cobb abanolwazi kakhudlwana kodwa, ngemva kokwenza ucwaningo, wasamukela inselele. “Ngangethukile kancane ekuqaleni,” avuma. “Abanye abangu imibuzo uma ngase ngikulungele ukwandisa ukulwa naye. Ngicwaninga: akazange abe umsebenzi ezinkulu amateur, noma zalwa ngaphezulu eziyisithupha noma eziyisishiyagalombili imizuliswano izimpi kunami. Mina ngangikini uzakwethu sparring zokuqala pro ukumshaya, Tyron Burris(TKO2 e 2012). Ngikulungele! Ngingumfana 27 futhi kudingeka ulwa kanje.”
Worcester amabili esigcwele amateur kazwelonke iqhawe Bobby “BH3” Harris, III ihlangabezana middleweight Brazilian USawule Almeida (0-8-1) ku ezine-round umcimbi co-efakiwe.
Ukulwa phezu undercard, bonke ezine-round izikhathi, enyuka New Haven (CT) super middleweight ithemba Elvis Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO), ezintathu isikhathi USA Boxing Nationals Championship igolide medalist, vs. TBA, Worcester featherweight Andino Ranse (1-0) vs. Alex Montes (1-2-1), ka-Lawrence (MA), Danbury (CT) welterweight Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Puerto umhlaseli Rican Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) welterweight UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting Nick Peralta, ka-Lawrence, Ezingakanqotshwa Springfield (MA) wesibhakela ukukhanya Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Hartford sika pro-debuting Paul Bansiak, Hartford middleweight junior Jose “R Kukalwe” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) vs. Troy “Omar KO Umculi” umculi(4-7-1 (3 Kos), Springfield welterweight Derrick “Umthelela double” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2), Ezingakanqotshwa Puerto Rican middleweight Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 Kos) vs. Brazilian Rodrigo Almeida 1-7), Meriden (CT) bantamweight James Aquino (6-0, 6 Kos), 2016 New England yeGolden Gloves iqhawe, vs. Luis Rivera (3-3) futhi Hartford sika pro-debuting welterweight Joseph Goss vs. uSeti Basler (0-3).
Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.
Amathikithi, ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $75.00 (ringside) futhi $45.00 (general ukungena), ezisendalini futhi kuyatholakala ukuze kuthengwe ngaso www.ThePalladium.net noma ehhovisi Palladium ibhokisi (yokwemukelwa jikelele kuphela), noma ngokuxhumana Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) noma yimuphi fighters.
Doors evulekile at 6 p.m. KANYE, iziqubu lokuqala 7 p.m. KANYE.
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“Ikusasa New England sika” series continues Feb. 10 e Worcester, MA

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“New England Future 5”
Richard Rivera vs. Kevin Cobbs,
Elvis Figueroa vs. Uhulumeni Biosse
Worcester, Mass. (December 26, 2017) — The popular “Ikusasa New England sika” series, promoted by Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), returns with its fifth installment ngomgqibeloebusuku, February 10, at The Palladium e Worcester, Massachusetts.
Undefeated Hartford (CT) ithemba Richard “Popeye I Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 Kos) liba Kevin “kray 2 UNKL” Cobbs (10-2, 4 Kos) ngokuba singenamuntu Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England isihloko kule ayisishiyagalombili-round umcimbi main.
Rivera, 27, kwaba 2016 Rocky Marciano Tournament iqhawe. The entertaining Rivera is coming off a sensational second-round knockout of 146-fight veteran Roberto Valenzuela this past Dec. 9 e Hampton, New Hampshire.
Fighting out of Burlington, VT, Cobbs hasn’t fought since January 19, 2016, when he lost to rising star David Benavidez.
Esikhathini eziyisithupha-round umcimbi co-efakiwe, New Haven (CT) super middleweight Elvis Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO) steps up to fight former New England super middleweight champion Uhulumeni Biosse (15-7-3, 7 Kos).
The 21-year-old Figueroa is a three-time USA Boxing Nationals Championship gold medalist. The battle-tested Biosse, fighting out of Providence by way of Cape Verde, is a former college football player who has notable victories against Joey Spina futhi Santiago Samaniego, as well as an eight-round draw with Peter Manfredo, Jr. in his last fight on May 13, 2016.
“I am excited to have our second year is starting with a bang featuring these great up-and-coming boxers willing to be battle tested so early in their respective careers,” umgqugquzeli Jose Antonio Rivera wathi. “It shows they are serious about their careers and that they also have the right attitude needed to become world champion. I am also excited about our great undercard that is going to provide an action-packed night of boxing for fans.”
Fighting on the undercard in four-round bouts are Worcester featherweight Andino Ranse (1-0) vs. Alex Montes (1-2-1), ka-Lawrence (MA), Danbury (CT) welterweight Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Puerto umhlaseli Rican Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) welterweight UWilfredo “the Sucaro” Amaqaba (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuting Nick Peralta, ka-Lawrence, Ezingakanqotshwa Springfield (MA_ light heavyweight Ray “Bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 Kos). vs. Nathan Schulte (0-4), of Woburn (MA), Hartford middleweight junior Jose “R Kukalwe” Rivera (4-1, 3 Kos) vs. Eean Chappell (0-1-1), Springfield welterweight Derrick “Umthelela double” Whitley (2-0) vs. Roger Blankenship (1-2) and Worcester’s two-time national amateur champion Bobby “BH3” Harris, IIIvs. Philadelphia middleweight Greg Tomas (1-10).
Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.
Amathikithi, ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe at $75.00 (ringside) futhi $45.00 (general ukungena), ezisendalini futhi kuyatholakala ukuze kuthengwe ngaso www.ThePalladium.net noma ehhovisi Palladium ibhokisi (yokwemukelwa jikelele kuphela), noma ngokuxhumana Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) noma yimuphi fighters.
Doors evulekile at 6 p.m. KANYE, iziqubu lokuqala 7 p.m. KANYE.

 

 

 

 

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UNDEFEATED PROSPECT DAVID BENAVIDEZ TAKES ON KEVIN COBBS ON PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS ON FS1 &Boxing Champions FOX SPORTS ngoLwesibili, JANUARY 19 FROM CLUB NOKIA AT L.A. LIVE

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Plus Undefeated Middleweight Caleb Plant & Stacked Undercard Of Undefeated Fighters In Action As Part Of Fight Week On FOX In L.A.
I-LOS ANGELES (January 7, 2016) – Undefeated prospect David Benavidez (11-0, 10 Kos) kuzothatha on Kevin Cobbs (10-1, 4 Kos) in eight rounds of super middleweight action as “Fight Week on FOX in L.A.” kicks off with Premier Boxing Champions(PBC) Uzwane-TO-uzwane ngoLwesibili on FS1 futhi Boxing Champions on FOX Deportes on Tuesday, January 19 from Club Nokia at L.A. Live.
Ukusabalala isiqephu uqala at 11 p.m. KANYE/8 p.m. PT and is headlined by undefeated prospect Jamal James (18-0, 9 Kos) ukuthatha on 2008 U.S. Olympian Javier “El Intocable” Molina (17-1, 8 Kos) in a 10-round welterweight battle. PBC action continues on Saturday, January 23 with PBC on FOX and FOX Deportes beginning at 8 p.m. KANYE/5 p.m. PT at STAPLES Center and headlined by Danny “Swift” Garcia ukuthatha on Robert “The Ghost” Warrior.
Amathikithi for the January 19 umcimbi, lapho kugqugquzelwa TGB Promotions, are priced $50 futhi $35, hhayi kuhlanganise letidzingekile, futhi ukudayiswa manje. To purchase tickets visit AXS.com.
Also entering the ring is undefeated rising middleweight prospect Caleb Plant (11-0, 8 Kos), who will look to kick off 2016 in a big way when he battles Adasat Rodriguez (11-4-2, 7 Kos) in an eight-round middleweight affair.
Further action features 25-year-old Malcolm McAllister (6-0, 6 Kos) in a six-round middleweight bout against Chicago’s Fort Cerresso (18-4-1, 12 Kos) futhi Philadelphia sikaThomas Velasquez (3-0, 2 Kos) in a ezine-round super featherweight iziqubu.
Ukuqoqa out ebusuku ukulwa kuyinto engu-26 ubudala Ronald Mixon (5-0, 4 Kos) in a six-round light heavyweight contest and the pro debut of Ireland’s With Sheehan ashe looks to build off of his stellar amateur career in a four-round heavyweight bout.
The younger brother of undefeated Jose Benavidez, David racked up a perfect 11 wins in 11 starts at just 19-years-old. Fighting out of Phoenix, Benavidez picked up four victories via stoppage in 2015 and most recently scored a sensational knockout over Felipe Romero in November. He will be opposed by the Burlington, Vermont-native Cobbs who enters this fight on a four-bout win streak.
A 2011 National Golden Gloves iqhawe, Plant has begun to make his name in the professional ranks since turning pro in 2014. Ngonyaka odlule, the 23-year-old picked up six victories including hard fought triumphs over Jamar Freeman in September and Tyrone Brunson in October. Ukulwa out of Nashville, he will battle the 28-year-old Rodriguez of Islas Canarias, Spain.
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