伍斯特, 質量. (十月 19, 2017) – The next chapter of former UFC heavyweight title challenger 加布里埃爾 “Napao” 岡薩加 starts October 28^日 when he makes his professional boxing debut fighting on the “New England Future 4” 卡, the fourth and final 2017 installment of the popular professional boxing series, “新英格蘭的未來”, to be held at the DCU Center (Exhibition Hall) 在伍斯特, 馬薩諸塞州.

“New England’s Future 4” is presented by Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), which is owned and operated by retired three-time, 二科世界冠軍 何塞·安東尼奧·里維拉 和他的兒子, Anthonee (A.J.) 里維拉.

The 38-year-old Gonzaga teaches Brazilian Ju-Jitsu (巴西柔術) in Worcester and lives nearby in Ludlow (嘛). An imposing physical fighter, 6′ 2″, 260-pound Gonzaga (17-11-0, 7 科斯, 9 SUBs, 1 DEC), 持有 4^日 degree black belt in BJJ. The highlight of his MMA career was at the 2007 UFC 70, held in Manchester, 英國, in which he knocked out K-1, Pride and Rizen champion 米爾科·克羅馬警察 with a head kick in the opening round, positioning Gonzaga for his unsuccessful challenge of UFC Heavyweight Champion 蘭迪時裝 in his next fight.

岡薩加, who retired from MMA 1 ½ years ago, also defeated 本·羅斯韋爾, 肖恩約旦 和 Chris Tuchscherer, among the more notable UFC fighters he faced in the Octagon.

(L-R) – 洛基岡薩雷斯 & 加布里埃爾·貢扎加

Gonzago has a new opponent for his four-round bout, Tampa’s pro-debuting Alejandro Esquilin Santiago, who also has a pro MMA background.

“I like challenges in my life,” Gonzaga explained why he’s making his pro debut. “I set new goals because I like to be competitive in sports. I have a good boxing coach who told me I should try. I was a BJJ (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) world champion and UFC title contender. I have good boxing skills and plan to put on a good show. I do have one-punch power and hit hard.

“I started boxing in 2001 and worked at it every day for two years to learn, but then I was competing in MMA. 現在, I’m focused on boxing. I think boxing is the hardest part of MMA. I know you can’t make mistakes in boxing and there’s no time to relax. 在MMA, I could relax a little at times in clinches, but the referee won’t allow that in boxing. I’ll probably fight more than once but not too many because of my age and I’m not really at the high-level of boxing like I was in MMA.”

Gonzaga’s head boxing trainer, 洛基岡薩雷斯, has been working with several MMA fighters, including Gonzaga, for more than a decade to help them improve their striking skills. Gonzalez freely admits that Gonzaga knew how to box before he started working with him, crediting Gonzaga’s Muay Thai coach, and that boxing came naturally to the big Brazilian who has made an easy adjustment from the Octagon to the ring. Gonzalez also feels that leg positioning differences for MMA fighters switching to boxing, in terms of throwing proper punches, is somewhat overrated.

“在拳擊比賽中,” 岡薩雷斯說, “fighters need their hands like their legs and elbows in MMA. Distance and timing is more important than where their legs and feet are positioned. Gabriel doesn’t like sparring with headgear, 所以, his sparring is more like real fighting. He’s been hot with some real shots but he’s responded well. He’s always going to have a puncher’s chance and he’s deceptive because he doesn’t look as fast as he is.

“We didn’t really plan anything but he got this good opportunity. He’s always wanted to turn pro as a boxer and go from there. Gabriel is a good listener who keeps working hard to get better. When he first brought up boxing, he was contracted by the UFC, but we started talking about him boxing after the UFC released him. He knew Jose from him teaching boxing. Gabriel isn’t doing this for the money. He’s a competitive guy who wanted to try boxing.”

Former WBU Americans and IBU North American cruiserweight champion, Vinnie “American Nightmare” Carita (16-1-1, 15 科斯), fighting out of Pembroke (嘛), will take on Bolivian heavyweight champion 索爾 “El Fenjx Asesino” Faraff (64-23-3, 56 科斯) 在八輪的主要事件.

哈特福德的 (CT) popular 理查德 “大力水手曼” 里維拉 (3-0, 2 科斯) 會見 漢森卡斯蒂略 (0-2) 在四回合, co-featured event to be contested at a 180-pound catchweight.

Many of New England’s best and most popular N.E. fighters will be in action, 含 2014 N.E. 金手套冠軍 阿德里安 “Tonka” 索薩 (4-0, 3 科斯), 戰鬥了附近的勞倫斯 (嘛), VS. veteran Norwalk (CT) 次中量級 Shakha Moore (12-23-3, 2 科斯) 在六輪比賽.

Also fighting on the undercard in four-round fights include 2016 N.E. Golden Gloves champio, 安東尼勞雷亞諾 (5-0, 3 科斯), of East Hartford (CT) VS. Bruno Dias (0-3), 沃本 (嘛), New Haven (CT) Edwin Soto (10-2-2, 4 科斯) VS. 安東尼·埃弗里特 (1-6). 勞倫斯, at a 150-pound catchweight, three-time USA Boxing Nationals champion 埃爾維斯·菲格羅亞 (2-0, 1 KO), 紐黑文 (CT), VS. pro-debuting Brazilian native Rene Nazare, 南橋 (嘛) 初中量級 維爾弗雷 “該Sucaro” 異教徒 (2-0) VS. 帕特里克·萊亞爾 (0-3), 沃本 (嘛), at a 150-pound catchweight, 丹伯里 (CT) 初中量級 奧馬爾博羅伊島, JR. (2-0) VS. 斯克內克塔迪 (紐約) 老將布賴恩 “The Brick” 亞伯拉罕 (6-30, 6 科斯), 和 鄧肯·拉莫斯 (4-0-1, 4 科斯), 弗雷明漢 (嘛) VS. 塞斯·巴斯勒 (0-2), of Illinois.

所有戰鬥和戰士都受到變革.

門票, 售價 $75.00 (馬戲團) 和 $45.00 (一般取), are on sale and available to purchase at the DCU Center box office, www.dcu.centerworcester.com, by contacting Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ里維拉

(anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) 或任何戰機

門開處 6:30 P.M., 第一回合 7:00 P.M. AND.

贊助商包括倫德格倫本田, Championsofhealth.usna.com, and American Pyramids.

Part of the proceeds will go to Worcester Latino Dollars For Scholars.

Facebook.com/RiveraPromotionsEntertainment

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伍斯特, 質量. (十月 12, 2017) – Once-beaten Vinnie “American Dream” Carita is preparing in an entirely different way than all other fighters on the October 28^日 “New England Future 4” 卡, the fourth and final 2017 installment of the popular professional boxing series, “新英格蘭的未來”, to be held at the DCU Center (Exhibition Hall) 在伍斯特, 馬薩諸塞州.

“New England’s Future 4” is presented by Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), which is owned and operated by retired three-time, 二科世界冠軍 何塞·安東尼奧·里維拉 和他的兒子, Anthonee (A.J.) 里維拉.

“I am happy to have a dedicated, hard-working boxer like Vinnie Carita headlining our boxing event on 星期六, October 28th 在DCU中心,” promoter Jose Antonio Rivera said. “He is a perfect example of why my son, A.J., and I started RPE. We want to be able to help boxers grow their careers and create a platform for them to get bigger and better opportunities.”

A former WBU Americans and IBU North American cruiserweight champion,Carita (16-1-1, 15 科斯) will take on Bolivian heavyweight champion 索爾 “El Fenjx Asesino” Faraff (64-23-3, 56 科斯) 在八輪的主要事件.

Carita, fighting out of Pembroke (嘛), will move up in weight once again to fight another foreign opponent. In the world of boxing, not only does Carita fight, he’s his own promoter, 經理, trainer and matchmaker. 外環, Carita is a fulltime court officer in Brockton (嘛), as well as a part-time security contractor for the Department of Defense (DOD).

Although his incredibly busy schedule leaves little, if any, downtown to relax, Carita thrives because he’s so dedicated, disciplined and driven. He starts each day at 4 A.M., running or doing cardio exercising, works his day job, and hits the gym to train between 9-10 P.M. on a regular basis for a scheduled fight. When he’s had some free time to travel, Vinne has gone to New York, Philadelphia and even Montreal for quality sparring.

He started boxing at seven, when he first walked into a gym, and captured a Southeast Regionals Golden Glove title but, 在 14, only boxed sporadically, until he turned pro at 20. “I definitely have a passion for boxing,” the 32-year-old confessed. “I’m a boxing fanatic. If I’m not training, I’m watching fights, live or on television. It’s my love. Boxing will always be part of me and when I finally hang up my gloves, I want to be a referee, so I can still be in the ring, and have the best seat. 我不想去判斷. Bigger guys last longer than smaller fighters. I want to continue doing this until by late thirties, maybe early forties.

“I fell in love with the cruiserweight division when I saw the (瓦西裡) 吉羅夫-(詹姆斯) 托尼 戰鬥 (at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut). The cruiserweight division is hot right now with the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS). (奧列克) Usyk could win the tournament, unifying all four major belts, and then move up to heavyweight. That could be good for me if I was one of the eight fighting for one of the four vacant (major) 冠軍. I’ll look for the right fights until then, against guys who’ve been around and maybe competed for world or regional titles, like my next opponent (Faraff), who is the WBC Latino heavyweight champion.”

Carita, who occasionally is forced to fight as a heavyweight as he will against Faraff, will still weigh in around 200-205 英鎊. He walks around at 208 and usually weighs in at 194-196 for his cruiserweight fights. “I have no plans to compete as a heavyweight,” 他說. “I’ve fought some heavyweights and it looks better for me to go the distance, or stop, guys much bigger than me. I try and pick the right guys to advance my career.”

Why has Carita fought so many opponents from countries all over the world? Networking. His job with the DOD, before he started working as a court officer, found him traveling around the world. Wherever he went – 南非, Dubai, 北愛爾蘭, 等. – he worked out at boxing gyms and made invaluable connections, establishing working relationships with many managers and matchmakers who he’s remained in contact with throughout his pro boxing career.

Because he trains himself, Carita only has one regular person working his corner, Pittsfield (嘛) court officer John Felix, who he first met when they were drill instructors at the academy. Carita adds a cut-man for his fight but he tends to keep things lean and mean, even in his corner.

Nobody knows better or appreciates more what promoter Jose Antonio Rivera accomplished when he was world champion working full-time as a court officer in Worcester.

“To work full-time, raise children, train to be a world-class fighter and become world champion three times speaks volumes about Jose,” Carita commented. “現在, he’s promoting and putting guys like me on his shows.”

“I understand perfectly how hard and demanding his schedule is working a fulltime job as a court officer and training to try to achieve his goals of fighting for and winning world championship,” Rivera added. “I am glad Vinnie has chosen to give RPE an opportunity to be able to help him get closer to achieving his dream.”

在共功能的事件, 哈特福德的 (CT) popular 理查德 “大力水手曼” 里維拉 (3-0, 2 科斯) 會見 漢森卡斯蒂略 (0-2) in the four-round bout to be contested at a 180-pounds catch-weight.

該 “New England’s Future 4” undercard features many of the best and most popular N.E. 戰士, unbeaten East Hartford (CT) welterweight and 2016 N.E. 金手套冠軍, 安東尼勞雷亞諾 (5-0, 3 科斯), who meets welterweight Clifton Rashad Thames (3-2-1), of Oklahoma City, 在六輪的戰鬥.

Former UFC heavyweight title challenger 加布里埃爾 “Napao” 岡薩加 makes his pro boxing debut in a four-round bout versus Washington D.C. 重量級 Alando普格 (1-10-1, 1 KO).

Other undercard fights, 所有4個圓場, include two-time national champion and hometown favorite, 鮑比 “BH3” Harris III (1-0), VS. 特洛伊 “奧馬爾KO藝術家” 藝術家 (3-7-1, 2 科斯), 2014 N.E. 金手套冠軍 阿德里安 “Tonka” 索薩 (4-0, 3 科斯), 戰鬥了附近的勞倫斯 (嘛), VS. veteran Norwalk (CT) 次中量級 Shakha Moore (12-23-3, 2 科斯), New Haven (CT) Edwin Soto (10-2-2, 4 科斯) VS. 安東尼·埃弗里特 (1-6). 勞倫斯, at a 150-pounds catch-weight, three-time USA Boxing Nationals champion 埃爾維斯·菲格羅亞 (2-0, 1 KO), 紐黑文 (CT), VS. Anthony Bowman (11-63-2, 3 科斯). 南橋 (嘛) 初中量級 維爾弗雷 “該Sucaro” 異教徒 (2-0) VS. Oscar Diaz (0-12), of Hartford, and Danbury (CT) 初中量級 奧馬爾博羅伊島, JR. (2-0) VS. Alan Beeman (0-15), of Providence.

所有戰鬥和戰士都受到變革.

門票, 售價 $75.00 (馬戲團) 和 $45.00 (一般取), are on sale and available to purchase at the DCU Center box office, www.dcu.centerworcester.com, by contacting Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ里維拉

(anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) 或任何戰機

門開處 6:30 P.M., 第一回合 7:00 P.M. AND.

贊助商包括倫德格倫本田, Championsofhealth.usna.com, and American Pyramids.

Part of the proceeds will go to Worcester Latino Dollars For Scholars.

Facebook.com/RiveraPromotionsEntertainment

嘰嘰喳喳: @RiveraPromoEnt @joseriverachamp @KingRivera_