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WORCESTER, Mass. (Desember 26, 2017) — The popular “New England framtid” Serien, promoted by Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), returns with its fifth installment på lørdagnatt, Februar 10, på Palladium i Worcester, Massachusetts.
Undefeated Hartford (CT) prospekt Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (5-0, 4 KOs) tar på Kevin “Kray 2 UNKL” Cobbs (10-2, 4 KOs) for den ledige Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) New England tittelen i åtte-round main event.
Rivera, 27, var en 2016 Rocky Marciano turnering mester. The entertaining Rivera is coming off a sensational second-round knockout of 146-fight veteran Roberto Valenzuela this past Dec. 9 i Hampton, New Hampshire.
Fighting out of Burlington, VT, Cobbs hasn’t fought since January 19, 2016, when he lost to rising star David Benavidez.
I seks-runde co verdig arrangement, New Haven (CT) super mellomvekt Elvis Figueroa (3-0, 1 KO) steps up to fight former New England super middleweight champion Regjeringen 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 og 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,” promoter Jose Antonio Rivera sa. “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), av Lawrence (MA), Danbury (CT) weltervekt Omar Borðoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Puerto Rican inntrenger Alexander “El Bravo” Picot (2-4-1), Southbridge (MA) weltervekt Wilfredo “den Sucaro” Pagan (3-0, 1 KO) vs. pro-debuterte Nick Peralta, av Lawrence, ubeseiret Springfield (MA_ light heavyweight Ray “bazooka” Graceski (5-0, 3 KOs). vs. Nathan Schulte (0-4), av Woburn (MA), Hartford junior mellomvekt Jose “Rated R” Rivera (4-1, 3 KOs) vs. Eean Chappell (0-1-1), Spring weltervekt Derrick “Double Impact” 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).
Alle kamper og jagerfly er gjenstand for endring.
Dørene åpner kl 6 pm. OG, første bout 7 pm. OG.
INFORMASJON:
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