WORCESTER, جرم. (ژانویه 20, 2017) – Boxing returned to Worcester last night (پنج شنبه) for the first time in more than five years to the delight of a capacity crowd of 2,100 passionate fans at the Palladium.

The inaugural event of the “آینده جدید انگلستان” رشته, ارائه شده توسط تبلیغات ریورا سرگرمی, ویژه 10 دعوا عمل بسته بندی شده, highlighted by rising Worcester featherweight prospect اروین گونزالس (5-0, 5 کوس).

“The support we received from the sold out crowd was exciting for our first show,” گفت پروموتر خوزه آنتونیو ریورا, the former 3-time, 2-قهرمان جهان بخش. “We working on our second show in March, البته, right here in Worcester.”

The 20-year-old Gonzalez was absolutely relentless in the main event, fright rom the opening bell, throwing a barrage of unanswered punches from every conceivable angle, repeatedly hurting his Mexican foe, اسرائيل “ببر” راموس (9-15, 3 کوس), including a late first-round knockdown. Gonzalez didn’t let up in the second, firing crisp punches, until Rojas hit the canvas early in the second frame and referee Steve Clark had seen enough, stopping the one-sided fight.

Gonzalez is continuing the rich Worcester boxing tradition. “I’m always relentless,” Gonzalez said with a smile. “It was great fighting in the main event at home. I heard the crowd and really appreciated their support. I hurt him early and I almost took him out in the first round with a body punch. I finished him off with a right in the second. None of my fights have gone the distance, but I prepared to go the full six tonight, if needed.”

Gonzalez takes off یکشنبه o report to undefeated گیلرمو Rigondeaux’ training camp in Miami, where he’ll work with the reigning WBA super bantamweight world champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist.

شکست نخوردگان اشعه “بازوکا” Gracewski (5-0, 3 کوس), در حال مبارزه از اسپرینگفیلد (MA), was on a search-and-destroy mission in the co-feature against Worcester super middleweight رالف جانسون (2-10, 1 ضربه فنی), who was dropped three times before referee کوین امید halted the fight.

هارتفورد طرفدار Debuting در ریچارد “Popeye را ملوان مرد” ریورا was good to the finish, albeit only two rounds, in a fight contested at a 185-pound catchweight against Philadelphian Davonte Hopkins (0-3). ریورا, که بود 2016 Rocky Marciano Tournament winner, punished Hopkins, finally dropping him in the second round, after which his corner threw in the towel.

In an evenly matched junior featherweight bout, مورد علاقه زادگاه andino به Ranse‘s pro debut resulted in a hard earned victory, by way of a four-round unanimous decision, over Lowell’s (MA) previously unbeaten جاناتان پرز (2-1-1, 2 کوس)

Unbeaten Haitian heavyweight Jean Pierre “Kid Creole” Augstin (7-0-1, 3 کوس) pounded game Mexican foe Jose Humberto “Olympico” Corral (19-22, 12 کوس) from the opening bell en route to a shutout six-round unanimous decision.

East Hartford prospect آنتونی Laureano (2-0, 1 ضربه فنی), a 2016 جدید انگلستان طلایی قهرمان دستکش, finished off winless welterweight Rafael Francis (0-9) with a debilitating body shot early in the second round.

در اولین حرفه ای خود, popular Worcester heavyweight Felix Martinez, a local barber, spotted his opponent, 392-پوند Bobby Favors (0-4), تقریبا 60 pounds but Favors was unable to continue after the first round.

پل جنوبی, MA ویلفردو “Sucaro” بت پرست turned in a memorable pro debut, winning a four-round majority decision over الكساندر پیكوت (1-2-1 (0 کوس), contested at a 145-pound catchweight.

The second-oldest pro fighter in Massachusetts history, 49-ساله “ایرلندی” چاک شیرنز (3-1, 2 کوس), of nearby Auburn, MA., ended his boxing career in style with an opening-round technical knockout victory over Philadelphia junior middleweight Shavonte Dixon (0-2).

آمریکایی. دریایی براندون مونتلا, fighting out of Saugus, MA., بهبود رکورد خود را به 6-0 (5 کوس), as his light heavyweight Mexican veteran روبرتو “قدیمی” والنزولا (69-74-2, 56 کوس) suffered an injury early in the second round.

حامیان مالی: Heavyweights – Lundgren Honda, Atty. Michael H. Erlich, Atty. ماریا M. ریورا-کوتو, USANA Health Services; Lightweights – TKO Auto Repair, Atty. Stephen W. Debs.

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ABOUT RIVERA PROMOTIONS ENTERTAINMENT (RPE): در تاسیس 2016, Rivera Promotions Entertainment is owned and operated by one of Worcester’s all-time greatest boxers – 3-زمان, 2-division world champion Jose Antonio “گالو” ریورا – along with his son, Anthonee “AJ” ریورا, whose collective goal is to bring boxing back to Worcester on a consistent basis, providing boxers a platform and fans a full entertainment experience.

WORCESTER, جرم. (ژانویه 11, 2017) – Fast rising featherweight prospect اروین گونزالس (4-0, 4 کوس) will continue Worcester’s rich boxing tradition پنج شنبهشب, ژانویه 19, headlining the inaugural “آینده جدید انگلستان” series event against Mexican invader اسرائيل “ببر” روجاس (9-14, 3 کوس), at the Worcester Palladium.

تبلیغات ریورا سرگرمی (RPE), is promoting the first professional boxing show in the Central Massachusetts city in more than five years.

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Worcester’s boxing tradition started close to a century ago with Canadian import Lou Brouillard, a two-division world champion and Hall of Famer, 1928 دارنده مدال برنز المپیک Leo Sawicki, and more recently, در میان دیگران, pro and amateur standouts such as multiple national amateur champion بابی هریس, شان “The Irish Express” Sean Fitzgerald و ادوین رودریگز.

Arguably the greatest Worcester fighter in the past 50 years is three-time, قهرمان جهان دو بخش خوزه آنتونیو “گالو” ریورا, who is promoting “آینده جدید انگلستان” with his son, Anthonee. “I have seen Irvin train and fight since he was in the Junior Olympics,” ریورا گفت. “I am very proud of him because he was able to discover on his own that he was getting in his own way. He was always a talented fighter but, at times in the ring, he was inconsistent and it cost him a few fights. As he got older, he boxed more talented boxers and looked good against them. He started believing in himself more and it showed in his training. His abilities and confidence grew and that got him all the way to the Olympic Trials. I feel he has the skills to become world champion in the future. The sky is the limit for this young man and I am proud to have him fighting on our show.”

گونزالس, a 2015 جدید انگلستان طلایی قهرمان دستکش, will be headlining his first show in his first scheduled six-round bout. “Fighting in my hometown in the main event means a lot to me because,” Gonzalez admitted. “I’ve grown up in this city, fighting my whole life, and of people who’ve supported me will be watching me fight for the first time as a pro. من بسیار هیجان زده هستم. I’m comfortable fighting here in Worcester and I want to showcase the boxing talent we have in Worcester.”

Gonzalez qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials but he was eliminated, not due to a loss in the ring, for missing weight. He decided not to wait four years for another Olympic shot, turning pro this past March with a first-round stoppage of گیلوان سانتوس در کازینو Foxwoods Resort. In four pro fights to date, Gonzalez has four knockouts and only one was extended into the second round.

“I was always told that I had a pro boxing style,” the well-spoken, handsome Gonzalez continued, “but we didn’t immediately decide to turn pro until the time was right. I had some stoppages as an amateur but, به عنوان یک حرفه ای, I’ve been going more to the body. I do have heavy hands. I don’t go into a fight looking for a knockout. I just let ’em come but I’ve prepared to go six rounds if needed for this fight. I’ve been sparring eight rounds with different guys coming in fresh.”

In addition to being a prize fighter, the 20-year-old Gonzalez works at a bank and he also owns and operates New England Boxing gym with his father, former boxer اروین گونزالس, where the youngster serves as a personal trainer.

In the six-round co-feature Springfield (MA) وزن ششم Reinaldo “بازوکا” Graceski (4-0, 2 کوس) faces Worcester’s رالف جانسون (2-9, 1 ضربه فنی).

Fighting on the undercard in four-round bouts are Worcester junior lightweight andino به Ranse در اولین طرفدار خود را در مقابل. Lowell’s (MA) جاناتان پرز (2-0-1, 2 کوس), pro-debuting Worcester heavyweight Felix Martinez در مقابل. Bobby Favor (0-3), در هارتفورد (CT) pro-debuting light heavyweight ریچارد “Popeye را ملوان مرد” ریورا در مقابل. Brockton’s (MA) Davonte Hopkins (0-2), pro-debuting Southbridge (MA) بوکسور ویلفردو شرک در مقابل. الكساندر پیكوت (1-1-1, 0 کوس) at a 145-pound catchweight, pro-debuting Springfield (MA) ورزشکار پروزن تاریخ لوئیس “Pancho” سانتیاگو در مقابل, Jonathan Ramos (0-2), 2016 N.E. دستکش طلایی قهرمان آنتونی Laureano (1-0), of East Haven (CT), در مقابل. Boston junior welterweight Rafael Francis (0-8), Auburn (MA) میان نیست. “ایرلندی” چاک شیرنز (2-1, 1 ضربه فنی), the 49-year-old hanging up his gloves after his fight with Shavonte Dixon (0-1), از فیلادلفیا, Saugus (MA) وزن ششم براندون مونتلا (5-0, 4 کوس) در مقابل. Roberto El Viejo” والنزولا (69-73-2, 56 کوس) و لارنس شکست ناپذیر (MA) سنگین وزن Jean Pierre Augstin (7-0-1, 3 کوس) در مقابل. Jose Hymberto “Olympico” Corral (19-22, 12 کوس).

همه دعوا و مبارزان در معرض تغییر.

بلیط, قیمت $65.00 (در کنار صحنه ورزش), $45.00 (preferred seating) و $35.00 (پذیرش عمومی), در فروش هستند و در دسترس برای خرید در www.ThePalladium.net و یا دفتر جعبه پالادیوم (پذیرش عمومی تنها), و یا با تماس خوزه ریورا (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ ریورا (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) of any of the fighters. A portion of the proceeds will go to Why Me & Sherry’s House.

Major event sponsors include Lundgren Honda, Atty. Michael H. Erlich, Atty. ماریا M. Rivera-Cotto and USANA Health Services. Other sponsors are TKO Auto Repair and Atty. Stephen W. Debs.

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