The Champ er tilbake – Jose Antonio Rivera

Photo Gallery below – all pictures courtesy of Cristian Nunez

WORCESTER, Mass. (August 9, 2018) — Tre ganger, to-divisjon verdensmester “Gallo” Jose Rivera held an open workout yesterday at Camp Get Right in Worcester, MA, in preparation for his comeback fight August 17, taktrekk “Homecoming, presented by Granite Chin Promotions (GCP) in association with Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), på Palladium i Worcester, Massachusetts.

Rivera (41-6-1, 24 KOs) headlines against Ruben “Modern Day Warrior” Galvan (27-26-4, 10 KOs) in the eight-round main event.

The name of the event is “Homecoming” because five fighters in action are from Worcester, including three who’ve never fought there before as professionals: Kendrick Ball, Jr. (9-1-2, 6 KOs), junior mellomvekt Khiary Gray (15-4, 11 KOs) and pro-debuting Eslih Owusu.

Ball, Jr. and Owusu, along with nearby Southbridge’s Wilfredo “El Sacaro” Pagan and Worcester’s Edwin Rosado, joined Rivera at last night’s open workout.

Billetter, priset til $75.00 (ringside) og $45.00 (generell studiekompetanse), er på salg og tilgjengelig for kjøp på www.ThePalladium.net eller Palladium box office (kun generell studiekompetanse), eller ved å kontakte Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) eller en hvilken som helst av de jagerfly.

Dørene åpner kl 6 pm. OG, første bout 7 pm. OG.

Event sponsors include Lundgren Honda, Elm Wealth Group, Atty. Maria M. Rivera-Cotto, Championsofhealth.USANA.com, Chieftain Liquors, Centro Las America, Baystate Savings Bank, Pamela Laporte Realty, Worcester Vocero, ChrisFIT Xperience and Grille 57 (hosting the official weigh in and after party).

A portion of the proceeds will go to Spina Bifida Association of Greater New England.

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Kendrick Ball, Jr.