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(L-R): A.J. 和何塞·安东尼奥·里维拉
伍斯特, 质量. (六月 20, 2018) — This past Father’s Day was considerably different for three-time, 2处世界冠军 “高卢” 何塞·安东尼奥·里维拉 and his pro-debuting son, A.J. 里维拉, because they will be “Making History,” presented by Rivera Promotions Entertainment and Granite Chin Promotions, 八月 17 at The Palladium.
Rivera and his son, 分别, are the promoter and matchmaker for Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), which will co-promote “Making History” with Granite Chin Promotions (GCP).
“We are excited to be teaming up with GCP for this historic boxing event,” Jose commented. “We have had the pleasure of working with Chris (特拉耶蒂) and Chuck (Shearns) in the past. We are grateful that they are able to work with us again to make sure we put together a great boxing event.”
The Riveras will become the first world-champion father-son combination to fight on a pro show that is promoted by their company. More significantly, A.J. will become the first pro boxer to be born with Spina Bifida.
现在 45 岁, Rivera is making his second comeback, but this time it’s solely to fight on the same card as his son. Due to a variety of reasons, “高卢” retired from the ring in 2008, but he came back in 2011 for two fights, both victories, before hanging up his gloves again.
在 1997, 里维拉夺得国际拳击组织冠军 (IBO) 世界次中量级冠军, 停车 吉尔伯托·弗洛雷斯 在第二轮. 六年后, 他前往德国挑战不败的对手, 家乡的喜爱 米歇尔·特拉班特 (38-0) 为空置世界拳击协会 (WBA) 世界次中量级冠军, 里维拉赢得了 12 轮判定并赢得了腰带.
两个战斗后, in front of nearly 10,000 伍斯特的家乡球迷, Rivera won a 12-round unanimous decision over defending champion 亚历杭德罗·加西亚 (25-1) 争夺WBA世界超次中量级冠军.
“I am boxing at 45 years old because of this great opportunity that has arisen for my son and I,” Jose explained. “Boxing on the same card with my son is going to be exciting and, even more so, because we will be a part of history! I am fortunate to be healthy, 物理, and I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for not having any brain issues from my prior years of boxing. I’ve lost 20 英镑, 至今, and need to lose 12 more to make the 160-pound weight class.
“I am not sure how the night of the fight is going to go. I play it in my head over and over about how I would like it to go, 但最后, I’m confident we will both be ready for tough fights because of the hard work we’re both putting in at the gym.
“Fan response has been good, positive and supportive of what we both are doing and attempting to accomplish. To look back at the day I was told my son was going to be born with Spina Bifida, preparing myself mentally for the worse, 现在 25 years later here we are close to fulfilling his childhood dream. 太奇妙了! I feel blessed to share this moment with my son. I am also happy that we can do this in front of our family, 朋友 & fans in our City of Worcester, where my son was born, and I was raised since I moved there when I was 16.”
07月. 17, Rivera will face battle-tested middleweight 瑞安 “危险” 戴维斯 (24-19, 9 科斯), fighting out of East Saint Louis, 伊利诺伊, 在八轮的主要事件. Davis has been in with the iron, including six-time, 二科世界冠军 朱达, former International Boxing Federation (IBF) 世界冠军 ISHE史密斯, two-time world title challenger and 2004 美国奥运选手 Vances Martirosyan, 世界冠军挑战者 Jonathan Reid, reigning International Boxing Association (IBA) world junior middleweight champion 马克·德卢卡, plus other notables such as Rob Brant, 的Mikael Zewski, Carlos Bojorquez 和 Dominik Britsch.
Twenty-five-year-old A.J. will fight an opponent to be determined in a four-round welterweight match. He is a graduate of Johnson & Wales with a major in sports management, who has quickly become one of the most respected matchmakers in New England.
A.J. grew-up in a gym, watching his father train, and he also fought as an amateur boxer. “I’ve always wanted to fight as a pro and what better way than to make my pro debut on the same card headlined by my pops,” 里维拉说. “This is a one and done, I’m not going to box as a career and, hopefully I will leave the ring on August 17日 and retire undefeated. I plan to make matchmaking a career. I can stay in the sport I’ve always loved and matchmake for our company and for other promoters.
“I was born with Spina Bifida. A layer of skin covered a hole in my back, preventing water from getting in, which would have damaged my system and left me paralyzed, unable to speak and with a shunt in my head to drain fluid. The doctors told my parents that, if I survived, I’d only live to be 19, in a wheelchair and a little autistic. I had surgery the next day and my pops kept hope. As I got older, I played basketball, 足球, baseball and boxed. I was inactive for seven years when I went away to school and started matchmaking.”
In addition to sacrificing to make weight, instead of having a Father’s Day cookout, he watched what he ate and, 当然, workout with his father in the gym to prepare for his pro debut.
“I wasn’t able to celebrate my 25日 anniversary on June 2 或,” A.J. 额外. “I plan to celebrate my birthday and Father’s Day when I step out of the ring on August 17日. 然后, I’ll go back to focusing on my craft and become a full-time matchmaker.”
Red-hot Richard “大力水手曼” 里维拉 (8-0, 7 科斯), 哈特福德外的战斗, CT, will be showcased in the eight-round co-featured event. Rivera is the reigning UBF All Americans light heavyweight and ABF International cruiserweight champion.
Schedule to fight on the undercard in separate bouts are Worcester junior middleweight Khiary灰色 (15-4, 11 科斯), promoted by CES Boxing, 丹伯里, CT 青少年次中量级 奥马尔 “野兽” 博罗伊岛, JR. (6-0, 2 科斯), 斯普林菲尔德, MA量级 何塞·安吉尔 “KO” 奥尔蒂斯 (4-13-1, 1 KO) 以及首次亮相的羽量级选手 约书亚奥尔塔, 南桥, MA量级 维尔弗雷 “该Sucaro” 异教徒 (4-0, 2 科斯), Worcester lightweight Francisco Irizarry (4-0, 2 科斯) and pro-debuting lightweight 埃斯利·奥乌苏.
奥图尔. 所有战斗和战士都受到变革.
门票, 售价 $75.00 (马戏团) 和 $45.00 (一般取), 有售，并提供购买的 www.ThePalladium.net 或钯票房 (只是一般入学), 或通过联系圣何塞维拉 (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ里维拉 (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) 或任何战机.
门开处 6 P.M. AND, 第一回合 7 P.M. AND.
Event sponsors include Lundgren Hondo, 阿蒂. 玛丽亚中号. 里维拉，库托, USANA, Chieftain Liquors and ChrisFIT Xperience.
部分收益将捐赠给大新英格兰脊柱裂协会.
信息:
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