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แชมป์กลับมาแล้ว!
สิงหาคม 17 ที่ The Palladium ใน Worcester, แมสซาชูเซต
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 “Gallo” Jose Antonio Rivera hitting the pads with his trainer Sean Fitzgerald
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WORCESTER, มวล. (กรกฎาคม 31, 2018) – A dozen years after he captured his third world title in two different weight classes, seven since his last fight, “Gallo” Jose Rivera returns to the ring August 17 การพาดหัว “การกลับบ้าน”, presented by Granite Chin Promotions (GCP) in association with Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), ที่ The Palladium ใน Worcester, แมสซาชูเซต.
The 45-year-old ริเวร่า (41-6-1, 24 คอส) has already lost more than 30 ปอนด์, now within four pounds of his contracted weight, since he started training earlier this year. He will headline against รูเบน “Modern Day Warrior” Galvan (27-26-4, 10 คอส) ในกิจกรรมหลักแปดรอบ.
ใน 1997, Rivera captured the International Boxing Organization (IBO) World welterweight title, การหยุด Gilberto Flores ในรอบที่สอง. Six years later, he traveled to Germany to take on undefeated, บ้านเกิดที่ชื่นชอบ Michel Trabant (38-0) สำหรับสมาคมมวยโลกที่ว่าง (อัลเบียน) World Welterweight Championship, in which Rivera won a 12-round decision and the belt.
In front of nearly 10,000 hometown fans in Worcester, Rivera capped his boxing career by winning a 12-round unanimous decision in 2006 over defending champion Alejandro การ์เซีย(25-1) for the WBA World super welterweight title.
“The idea to return to the ring started with my son. AJ สี, and I talking about chasing history,” ริเวร่าอธิบาย. “We are not able to put that together right now (A.J. was born with Spina Bifida and he was unable to secure medical clearance in time for the Aug. 17th show.), but because of my hard work these last six months, I felt that it was only fitting to continue with my fight.
“Granite Chin Promotions has been very instrumental to make sure that this show is put together in the most professional manner possible. I won’t think our promotional company (Jos and A.J. own and operate RPE Promotions Entertainment) would have been able to pull this off. All the negotiations had to be done and me training the only way I know how, at a championship level, would have been too much for us to handle.”
Granite Chin Promotions’ co-promoter Chear Shearns ที่เพิ่ม, “When Jose and I started talking about his ring return, I was the last person to think he was crazy. We were friends during his championship days and I know how incredibly committed and disciplined Jose is. ฉันต่อสู้ 49 ปี, not to compare myself to the level Jose has been on, but I know that it can be done. What everyone should know is how well Jose has taken care of himself during his thirties and into his forties. Did I ever think that คริส (Traietti, GCP co-promoter) and I would be co-promoting Jose’s comeback? ทำไม่ได้, but I’m happy to be involved and I will support him as far as he wants to take this. He’s been training like he’s 25 and Jose’s going to surprise some people.”
During Rivera’s title reigns, unlike other world champions, he also held a full-time job as a court officer in the Massachusetts Trial Court, a position in Worcester that he still holds 17 years later. Between working and training, never mind his family responsibilities, Jose somehow manages to balance everything in his extremely busy life.
“Let’s just say it makes for a busy schedule,” Rivera remarked. “I am committed to taking care of my family and will do whatever it takes. I usually run before work and train after work. Starting early and finishing late makes for busy days, but the job needs to get done. ตอนนี้, I’m in the middle of the hardest period of training. The week of the fight is more about preparing mentally and making weight. There’s nothing you can do the week of the fight to help you get into better shape.”
Rivera isn’t under any illusions that his comeback will lead to another major world title. The plan is for him to have two more fights to reach a total of 50 เป็นโปร, but he’s taking things one fight at a time, and he still hopes his next fight, tentatively slated for later this year, will be on the same card as his son’s pro debut.
Rivera last fought in 2011, taking an eight-round decision over Paul Mpendo, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut. The battle-tested Galvan, his Aug. 17th opponent from Indiana, has fought other world champions, Including แซ่บยูดาห์, จูลิโอซีซาร์ชาเวซ, จูเนียร์., Jorge Paez และ พอล Spadafora.
“I hear he comes to fight and that he likes to fool around a bit to try and get into his opponent’s head,” Rivera added. I’ve concentrated on me, my timing and focus on the game plan
“Training for this fight has been more mental than anything else. I have been able to reach peak performance at 45 training like I did in my prime. The most important thing is that, working with my trainer ฌอนฟิตซ์เจอรัลด์, I’ve been focused on making sure my timing gets better since it’s been seven years since I last fought.
“และ, แน่นอน, it’s always a great feeling to box in front of my hometown fans. Their support is always appreciated.”
The name of the event is “การกลับบ้าน” because six fighters in action are from Worcester, including three who’ve never fought there before as professionals.
มิดเดิ้ล Kendrick Ball, จูเนียร์. (9-1-2, 6 คอส) and junior middleweight Khiary Gray (15-4, 11 คอส), both promoted by CES Boxing, will be fighting at home in Worcester as pros for the first time in a pair of six-round bouts. Ball meets วอล์คเกอร์เดเมตริอุ (8-21-2, 4 คอส) in the co-featured event, while Gray (15-4, 11 คอส) ใบหน้า Antonio Chaves Fernandez (9-33, 4 คอส), of Brockton, แมสซาชูเซต, in a rematch of a fight won by Gray.
Also scheduled to fight on the undercard in four-round bouts are Springfield, แม่น้ำหนักนักมวยปล้ำ Jose Angel “KO” ออร์ติซ (4-13-1, 1 KO) vs. เซท Basler (0-8) and pro-debuting featherweight Joshua Orta vs. Worcester’s เอ็ดวิน Rosado (1-7-1, 1 KO), Southbridge, แม่น้ำหนักนักมวยปล้ำ เฟรโด “Sucaro” คนป่าเถื่อน (4-0, 2 คอส) vs. TBA, and Worcester’s pro-debuting welterweight Eslih Owusu.vs. ไบรอัน “อิฐ” อับราฮัม (6-30-2, 6 คอส).
ทุกการต่อสู้และการสู้อาจมีการเปลี่ยนแปลง.
ตั๋ว, ราคาอยู่ที่ $75.00 (สมดุลย์) และ $45.00 (เข้าชมทั่วไป), มีการขายและพร้อมที่จะซื้อที่ www.ThePalladium.net หรือบ็อกซ์ออฟฟิศ Palladium (เข้ารับการรักษาโดยทั่วไปเท่านั้น), หรือติดต่อโจเซ่ริเวร่า (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ ริเวร่า (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) หรือใด ๆ ของนักสู้.
ประตูเปิดเวลา 6 p.m. และ, แข่งขันครั้งแรก 7 p.m. และ.
ผู้สนับสนุนกิจกรรม ได้แก่ Lundgren Honda, Elm Wealth Group, Atty. มาเรีย M. ริเวร่า-คอตโต้,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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