ВОЗВРАЩЕНИЕ Благодаря возвращению 3-х раз, 2-чемпион мира “Gallo” ХОЗЕ АНТОНИО РИВЕРА Пятница, Август 17, 2018 Палладий, Вустер, Массачусетс

Father-son Jose Antonio & A.J. Ривера “Making History” World champion’s return & son’s pro debut Август 17 в The Palladium в Вустере, Массачусетс (L-Р) Эдвин Росадо, Josh Orta, Eslih Owusu, Кендрик Болл, Младший, Джимми Берчфилд, Khiary Серый, Хосе Антонио Ривера, A.J. Ривера, Чак Shearns, Jose Angel Ortiz and Wilfredo Pagan

Вустер, Масса. (Июль 19, 2018) – Гранитные акции Chin (GCP) и Rivera Акции Развлечения (РПЭ) hosted a press conference yesterday at The Ballot Box in Worcester, Массачусетс, to make a major announcement, as well as introduce local fighters on the August 17^йpro boxing card at The Palladium in Worcester.

Трехкратный, Два-чемпион мира “Gallo” Хосе Антонио Ривера (41-6-1, 24 КО) is making his return in the “Making History” main event, in large part because he wanted to fight on the same card as his son, A.J. Ривера, who was to become the first pro boxer who was born with Spina Bifida. Эй-Джей, who is a rising matchmaker in New England, was unable to get medically cleared in time and he will not be fighting Aug. 17.

The event has been renamed, “Возвращение на родину”, because six of the competing fighters, including Jose Antonio Rivera, live in Worcester.

“К сожалению,” announced promoter Чак Shearns, who co-promotes Granite Chin Promotions with Крис Трайетти, “A.J. isn’t fighting on this show because he couldn’t get medically cleared in time.”

“I trained hard and was within five or six pounds of my contract weight,” a disappointed A.J. Ривера объяснил. “I passed all of the medical tests except for the CATSCAN. I fought the doctor a little and said I wanted a second opinion. Those results won’t be in time, so I can’t fight on this card.”

“The reason I’m coming back was to make history with my son,” Jose Antonio Rivera added. “We had talked about it a long time but, к сожалению, it wasn’t meant to be for A.J. for this card. He’s already part of history already as the only fighter born with Spina Bifida who fought as an amateur. I feel bad, but everything happens for a reason and as a father, my son’s safety always comes first. He will continue to be an important part of our team to make our company a success. People are thrown curveballs in life like this and we’ve regrouped to turn this into a positive. We’re still fighting for the cause (Spina Bifida).”

Сейчас 45 лет, Rivera has already lost more than 30 фунты, and he is within eight of his contracted weight for his eight-round fight against Ruben “Современный Воин Дня” Galvan (27-26-4, 10 КО).

В 1997, Rivera captured the International Boxing Organization (IBO в) World welterweight title, остановка Жилберто Флорес in the second round. Шесть лет спустя, he traveled to Germany to take on undefeated, родной любимый Мишель Трабант (38-0) для вакантной Всемирной боксерской ассоциации (WBA) Чемпионат мира в полусреднем весе, in which Rivera won a 12-round decision and the belt.

Две драки позже, in front of nearly 10,000 hometown fans in Worcester, Rivera won a 12-round unanimous decision in 2006 over defending champion Алехандро Гарсия (25-1) for the WBA World super welterweight title.

В среднем Кендрик Болл, Младший. (9-1-2, 6 КО) и младший средний вес Khiary Серый (15-4, 11 КО), оба продвигаются по боксу CES, will be making their pro debuts at home in Worcester. Ball faces an opponent to be determined in the six-round co-featured event, пока серый (15-4, 11 КО) соответствует Антонио Шавеш Fernandez (9-33, 4 КО), Броктон, Массачусетс, also in a six rounder.

Непобежденный перспективный игрок в полутяжелом весе Ричард “Папай Морячок Человек” Ривера (8-0, 7 КО), fighting out of Hartford, Коннектикут, is slated to fight in a six-round bout vs. TBA, as well as his stable mate, two-time New England Golden Gloves champion “Выбранный” Шарада Collier (1-0, 1 KO), who takes on his Mexican opponent, Эммануэль “Pollo” Valadez (5-4, 4 КО), в четыре раунда матча.

Also scheduled to fight on the undercard in four-round bouts are Springfield, MA полусреднего Хосе Анхель “KO” Ortiz Jose Angel “KO” Ортис (4-13-1, 1 KO) против. Сет Basler (0-8) and pro-debuting featherweight Joshua Орта против. Вустер-х Эдвин Росадо (1-7-1, 1 KO), Southbridge, MA полусреднего Вильфредо “Sucaro” язычник (4-0, 2 КО) против. TBA, Worcester lightweight Francisco Irizarry (4-0, 2 КО) против. TBA, Worcester’s pro-debuting lightweight Eslih Owusu.против. Мексиканский Engelberto “Guarura” Валенсуэла (11-14 (3 КО).

Все бои и бойцы могут быть изменены.

Билеты, по цене $75.00 (удобная точка для обзора) и $45.00 (General Admission), в продаже и доступны для покупки в www.ThePalladium.net или Palladium кинопроката (только общая входная плата), или связаться с Хосе Ривера (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) или любой из бойцов.

Двери открываются в 6 p.m. И, Первый бой 7 p.m. И.

Спонсоры мероприятия включают Lundgren Honda, Elm Wealth Group, Адвокат. Maria M. Rivera-Котто, Championsofhealth@USANA.com, Chieftain Liquors, Лас Америка Центр, Baystate Сбербанк, Памела Лапорте Риэлти, Вустер Восеро, ChrisFIT Xperience и Решетка 57 (проведение официального взвешивания и после вечеринки).

Часть доходов пойдет в Spina Bifida Ассоциацию Большой Новой Англии.

Пресс-конференция Котировки

Joe Antonio Rivera: “I want to thank everybody for coming. Tomorrow is four weeks to the weigh in. It’s an important date because fighting is easy, making weight isn’t. I want to thank Granite Chin Promotions

“Four Worcester fighters (Мяч, Серый, Irizarry and Owusu) on this card have never fought here. It’s huge having Kendrick and Khiary on this card and I’d like to thank CES Boxing for allowing them to fight here. I’m proud of Kendrick and Khiary and excited to have them fighting on this show. Chuck and Granite Chin are running this show, I’m only focused on my opponent.

“I’m excited to have an opponent who is coming to fight. He’s my third opponent, but that’s part of boxing. Я тренировался, passed my medicals, and it’s like I’m hungry again. I haven’t fought in years, but I’ve taken good care of my body. I didn’t visualize doing this at 45. I’ve also heard that, after August 17^й, there’s a possibility of a title for me by the end of this year.”

Чак Shearns (GCP co-promoter): “I’m honored to be involved in this show. Jose and I have been friends for years. Months ago, this all started with a text conversation (Chuck, Jose and A.J.). A week later, it started getting serious, and then we had Jose and A.J. fighting on this card. К сожалению, A.J. isn’t fighting on this card, but the show will go on.”

Джимми Берчфилд (CES promoter): “What’s important is that Jose Antonio Rivera is fighting on this card and that’s why I’m allowing ‘Pepper’ (Мяч) and Khiary to fight on this card. I’ve had a good relationship with Chuck and I’ve known Jose and A.J., who worked for me, for a long time. Nothing was happening in Worcester boxing for years, until Jose and A.J. started promoting here, but Worcester has always been a good fight town. All the fighters here will be proud of your victory. Это прекрасно! They’ve been around him and know what he’s accomplished in life. Jose has never abused his body, he’s taken good care of himself.

“We (CES бокс) had an event scheduled August 17^й at Twin River (Линкольн, Род-Айленд), but we moved from that date, and now everything is focused August 17^й on Worcester. How could I not have my Worcester fighters on Jose Rivera’s comeback card? ‘Pepper’ and Khiary really wanted to fight on this card. These kids (fighters seated at head table) look up to Jose for what he’s done and in life and his comeback is a really big story. I know what ‘Pepper” and Khiary are going to do and I know what Jose is going to do because he’s a veteran. I believe this will be a sell out!”

Кендрик Болл, Младший: “I want to thank my promoter, Джимми Берчфилд, for giving me the okay to fight on this card. I also want to thank Granite Chin Promotions and Rivera Promotions Entertainment. I’ve waited for this a long time. This fight will give me a chance to redeem myself and show why I’m the next great middleweight to come out of Worcester. I’m ready to get it on.”

Khiary Серый: “I want to thank Rivera Promotions Entertainment, CES Boxing and Granite Chin Promotions for giving me a chance to fight at home for the first time. This is a rematch for me. I stopped him in the first round, but there was some controversy. I know he’s coming to fight.”

Eslih Owusi: “I just graduated from high school and I wasn’t going to turn pro until after that. Fighting as a pro will be much more exciting than in the amateurs.”

Хосе Анхель Ортиз: “Я очень рад. I haven’t fought in two years. I was supposed to return before, but things didn’t work out. I never left boxing because I’m in the gym all the time working out or training other fighters. Jose and I are both in our forties. We’re going to show everybody that we can still fight.”

Эдвин Росадо: “I will try and put on the best show I can.”

Joshua Орта: “I’m very happy about my first pro fight. I’ve dreamed of this day. Everybody is going to see an exciting card. I love this sport and always train hard.”

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MAKING HISTORY Благодаря возвращению 3-х раз, 2-чемпион мира “Gallo” ХОЗЕ АНТОНИО РИВЕРА Суббота, Август 17, 2018 Палладий, Вустер, Массачусетс

Август 17 в The Palladium в Вустере, Массачусетс (L-Р): A.J. и Хосе Антонио Ривера

Вустер, Масса. (Июнь 20, 2018) — This past Father’s Day was considerably different for three-time, Два-чемпион мира “Gallo” Хосе Антонио Ривера and his pro-debuting son, A.J. Ривера, because they will be “Making History,” presented by Rivera Promotions Entertainment and Granite Chin Promotions, Август 17 at The Palladium.

Rivera and his son, соответственно, are the promoter and matchmaker for Rivera Promotions Entertainment (РПЭ), который будет совместно продвигать “Making History” with Granite Chin Promotions (GCP).

“We are excited to be teaming up with GCP for this historic boxing event,” Jose commented. “We have had the pleasure of working with Chris (Traietti) and Chuck (Shearns) в прошлом. We are grateful that they are able to work with us again to make sure we put together a great boxing event.”

The Riveras will become the first world-champion father-son combination to fight on a pro show that is promoted by their company. More significantly, A.J. will become the first pro boxer to be born with Spina Bifida.

Сейчас 45 лет, Rivera is making his second comeback, but this time it’s solely to fight on the same card as his son. Due to a variety of reasons, “Gallo” retired from the ring in 2008, but he came back in 2011 for two fights, both victories, before hanging up his gloves again.

В 1997, Rivera captured the International Boxing Organization (IBO в) World welterweight title, остановка Жилберто Флорес in the second round. Шесть лет спустя, he traveled to Germany to take on undefeated, родной любимый Мишель Трабант (38-0) для вакантной Всемирной боксерской ассоциации (WBA) Чемпионат мира в полусреднем весе, in which Rivera won a 12-round decision and the belt.

Две драки позже, in front of nearly 10,000 hometown fans in Worcester, Rivera won a 12-round unanimous decision over defending champion Алехандро Гарсия (25-1) for the WBA World super welterweight title.

“I am boxing at 45 years old because of this great opportunity that has arisen for my son and I,” Jose explained. “Boxing on the same card with my son is going to be exciting and, even more so, because we will be a part of history! I am fortunate to be healthy, физически, and I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for not having any brain issues from my prior years of boxing. I’ve lost 20 фунты, so far, and need to lose 12 more to make the 160-pound weight class.

“I am not sure how the night of the fight is going to go. I play it in my head over and over about how I would like it to go, но в конце концов, I’m confident we will both be ready for tough fights because of the hard work we’re both putting in at the gym.

“Fan response has been good, positive and supportive of what we both are doing and attempting to accomplish. To look back at the day I was told my son was going to be born with Spina Bifida, preparing myself mentally for the worse, и сейчас 25 years later here we are close to fulfilling his childhood dream. Это удивительно! I feel blessed to share this moment with my son. I am also happy that we can do this in front of our family, друзья & fans in our City of Worcester, where my son was born, and I was raised since I moved there when I was 16.”

С августа. 17, Rivera will face battle-tested middleweight Райан “Опасно” Дэвис (24-19, 9 КО), fighting out of East Saint Louis, Иллинойс, в восемь круглых главным событием. Davis has been in with the iron, including six-time, два чемпиона мира Заб Джуда, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) чемпион мира Ише Смит, two-time world title challenger and 2004 США олимпийское Vances Martirosyan, титул чемпиона мира Джонатан Рид, reigning International Boxing Association (IBA) world junior middleweight champion Марк Делука, plus other notables such as Роб Брант, Микаэль Zewski, Carlos Bojorquez и Dominik Britsch.

Twenty-five-year-old A.J. will fight an opponent to be determined in a four-round welterweight match. He is a graduate of Johnson & Wales with a major in sports management, who has quickly become one of the most respected matchmakers in New England.

A.J. grew-up in a gym, watching his father train, and he also fought as an amateur boxer. “I’ve always wanted to fight as a pro and what better way than to make my pro debut on the same card headlined by my pops,” Ривера сказал. “This is a one and done, I’m not going to box as a career and, hopefully I will leave the ring on August 17^й and retire undefeated. I plan to make matchmaking a career. I can stay in the sport I’ve always loved and matchmake for our company and for other promoters.

“I was born with Spina Bifida. A layer of skin covered a hole in my back, preventing water from getting in, which would have damaged my system and left me paralyzed, unable to speak and with a shunt in my head to drain fluid. The doctors told my parents that, if I survived, I’d only live to be 19, in a wheelchair and a little autistic. I had surgery the next day and my pops kept hope. As I got older, I played basketball, футбол, baseball and boxed. I was inactive for seven years when I went away to school and started matchmaking.”

In addition to sacrificing to make weight, instead of having a Father’s Day cookout, he watched what he ate and, конечно, workout with his father in the gym to prepare for his pro debut.

“I wasn’t able to celebrate my 25^й anniversary on June 2 или,” A.J. добавленной. “I plan to celebrate my birthday and Father’s Day when I step out of the ring on August 17^й. Затем, I’ll go back to focusing on my craft and become a full-time matchmaker.”

Red-hot Richard “Папай Морячок Человек” Ривера (8-0, 7 КО), fighting out of Hartford, Коннектикут, will be showcased in the eight-round co-featured event. Rivera is the reigning UBF All Americans light heavyweight and ABF International cruiserweight champion.

Schedule to fight on the undercard in separate bouts are Worcester junior middleweight Khiary Серый (15-4, 11 КО), promoted by CES Boxing, Danbury, CT младший полусредний вес Омар “Зверь” Бора, Младший. (6-0, 2 КО), Springfield, MA полусреднего Хосе Анхель “KO” Ортис (4-13-1, 1 KO) and pro-debuting featherweight Joshua Орта, Southbridge, MA полусреднего Вильфредо “Sucaro” язычник (4-0, 2 КО), Worcester lightweight Francisco Irizarry (4-0, 2 КО) and pro-debuting lightweight Eslih Owusu.

Оппоненты скоро будут объявлены. Все бои и бойцы могут быть изменены.

Билеты, по цене $75.00 (удобная точка для обзора) и $45.00 (General Admission), в продаже и доступны для покупки в www.ThePalladium.net или Palladium кинопроката (только общая входная плата), или связаться с Хосе Ривера (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) или любой из бойцов.

Двери открываются в 6 p.m. И, Первый бой 7 p.m. И.

Event sponsors include Lundgren Hondo, Адвокат. Maria M. Rivera-Котто, USANA, Chieftain Liquors and ChrisFIT Xperience.

Часть доходов пойдет в Spina Bifida Ассоциацию Большой Новой Англии.

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