 ВОРЦЕСТЕР,, Маса. ( Јануар 11, 2017) – Fast rising featherweight prospect Irvin Gonzalez (4-0, 4 КОс) will continue Worcester’s rich boxing tradition Четвртакноћ, Јануар 19, headlining the inaugural “Нев Енгланд Будућност” series event against Mexican invader Израел “Тигар” Rojas (9-14, 3 КОс), at the Worcester Palladium. Ривера Промотионс Забава (РПЕ), is promoting the first professional boxing show in the Central Massachusetts city in more than five years.
(photo by Cristian Nunez)
Worcester’s boxing tradition started close to a century ago with Canadian import Lou Brouillard, a two-division world champion and Hall of Famer, 1928 освајач бронзане олимпијске медаље Leo Sawicki, and more recently, између осталог, pro and amateur standouts such as multiple national amateur champion Бобби Харрис, Сеан “The Irish Express” Sean Fitzgerald и Едвин Родригез.
Arguably the greatest Worcester fighter in the past 50 years is three-time, два-подела светски првак Jose Antonio “Галло” Ривера, who is promoting “Нев Енгланд Будућност” with his son, Антхонее. “I have seen Irvin train and fight since he was in the Junior Olympics,” Rivera said. “I am very proud of him because he was able to discover on his own that he was getting in his own way. He was always a talented fighter but, at times in the ring, he was inconsistent and it cost him a few fights. As he got older, he boxed more talented boxers and looked good against them. He started believing in himself more and it showed in his training. His abilities and confidence grew and that got him all the way to the Olympic Trials. I feel he has the skills to become world champion in the future. The sky is the limit for this young man and I am proud to have him fighting on our show.”
Гонзалез, a 2015 Нова Енглеска Златни Рукавице шампион, will be headlining his first show in his first scheduled six-round bout. “Fighting in my hometown in the main event means a lot to me because,” Gonzalez admitted. “I’ve grown up in this city, fighting my whole life, and of people who’ve supported me will be watching me fight for the first time as a pro. Ја сам узбуђен. I’m comfortable fighting here in Worcester and I want to showcase the boxing talent we have in Worcester.”
Gonzalez qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials but he was eliminated, not due to a loss in the ring, for missing weight. He decided not to wait four years for another Olympic shot, turning pro this past March with a first-round stoppage of Gilvan Santos at Foxwoods Resort Casino. In four pro fights to date, Gonzalez has four knockouts and only one was extended into the second round.
“I was always told that I had a pro boxing style,” the well-spoken, handsome Gonzalez continued, “but we didn’t immediately decide to turn pro until the time was right. I had some stoppages as an amateur but, као професионалац, I’ve been going more to the body. I do have heavy hands. I don’t go into a fight looking for a knockout. I just let ’em come but I’ve prepared to go six rounds if needed for this fight. I’ve been sparring eight rounds with different guys coming in fresh.”
In addition to being a prize fighter, the 20-year-old Gonzalez works at a bank and he also owns and operates New England Boxing gym with his father, former boxer Irvin Gonzalez, where the youngster serves as a personal trainer.
In the six-round co-feature Springfield (Мр) Лигхт Хеавивеигхт Reinaldo “базука” Грацески (4-0, 2 КОс) faces Worcester’s Ralph Johnson (2-9, 1 КО).
Fighting on the undercard in four-round bouts are Worcester junior lightweight андино Рансе in his pro debut vs. Lowell’s (Мр) Џонатан Перес (2-0-1, 2 КОс), pro-debuting Worcester heavyweight Felix Martinez вс. Bobby Favor (0-3), Hartford’s (ЦТ) pro-debuting light heavyweight рицхард “Морнар Попај” Ривера вс. Brockton’s (Мр) Davonte Hopkins (0-2), pro-debuting Southbridge (Мр) боксер Wilfredo Pagan вс. Alexander Picot (1-1-1, 0 КОс) at a 145-pound catchweight, pro-debuting Springfield (Мр) junior featherweight Луис “Pancho” Сантиаго вс, Jonathan Ramos (0-2), 2016 НИ. Голден Гловес шампион Антхони Лауреано (1-0), of East Haven (ЦТ), вс. Boston junior welterweight Rafael Francis (0-8), Auburn (Мр) Јуниор средњој “Ирски” Chuck Shearns (2-1, 1 КО), the 49-year-old hanging up his gloves after his fight with Shavonte Dixon (0-1), оф Пхиладелпхиа, Saugus (Мр) Лигхт Хеавивеигхт Brandon Montella (5-0, 4 КОс) вс. Roberto El Viejo” Валензуела (69-73-2, 56 КОс) and unbeaten Lawrence (Мр) тешка категорија Jean Pierre Augstin (7-0-1, 3 КОс) вс. Jose Hymberto “Olympico” Corral (19-22, 12 КОс).
Сви противници и борци су подложни промени.
Major event sponsors include Lundgren Honda, Атти. Michael H. Erlich, Атти. Марија П. Rivera-Cotto and USANA Health Services. Other sponsors are TKO Auto Repair and Atty. Stephen W. Debs.
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