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Worcester, מאַסע. (פעברואַר 11, 2018) – Undefeated prospect ריטשארד “פּאָפּייע די סאַילאָר מענטש” ריוועראַ פאַרטיק אַוועק קעווין “די ניו ענגלאַנד בולי” קאָבבס אין די דריט קייַלעכיק, punctuating the night with an lethal uppercut that landed right on the button, headlining last night’s “ניו ענגלאַנד 'ס צוקונפֿט 5” קאָרט, דערלאנגט דורך ריוועראַ פּראָמאָטיאָנס ובידור, ביי די פּאַללאַדיום אין Worcester, מאַססאַטשוסעטץ.

The 27-year-old Rivera (6-0, 5 קאָס) fought once again in front of his large, traveling fanbase from Hartford, קאָרט, capturing the vacant Universal Boxing Federation (ובף) light heavyweight title in dramatic fashion. The charismatic Hartford boxer ended his third consecutive match with what has become his trademark right-uppercut.

Rivera used his strength, energy and determined will to defeat South Boston’s Cobbs (10-3, 4 קאָס), whose previous fight had been more than a year ago, when he was stopped in the second round by now world champion דוד בענאַווידעז.

In only his sixth pro fight, the key question going into the bout was whether Rivera was ready to effectively step up in class to face a more experienced Cobbs. Right from the opening bell, the answer was a resounding, יאָ, as Rivera pounded Cobbs with powerful shots to the body and head.

The beginning of the end for Cobbs (ל) as Rivera sets up his vaunted uppercut

“I stepped things up in the third,” ריוועראַ דערקלערט. “He stopped throwing as many punches in the third and was ducking in. I said I wasn’t going to look for the knockout but, if it came, I’d take it. I got him with my uppercut. I respect Cobbs and thank him for giving me this opportunity.”

אין די גלויבנס-ארויסגעשטעלטע געשעעניש, כאָומטאַון באַליבט באַבי “בה3” האַרריס, ווו (2-0-1), the two-time national amateur champion, and Brazilian super middleweight שאול Almeida (0-8-2) fought to a four-round majority draw.

Super middleweight טרוי “אָמאַר קאָ קינסטלער” קינסטלער (5-7-1, 3 קאָס), פון Danbury, קאָרט, upset intrastate rival דזשאָסע “ראַטעד ר” ריוועראַ (4-2, 3 קאָס), of Hartford, winning a six-round majority decision.

דאַנבורי, CT junior welterweight אָמאַר באָרדוי, דזשוניער. (4-0-, 1 קאָ) used a blistering body attack to defeat סעט באַסלער (0-5) by way of a lop-sided four-round unanimous decision.

Junior welterweight prospect ווילפרעדאָ “די סוקאַראָ” פּייגאַן (4-0, 2 קאָס) floored veteran ברייאַן “The Brick” אברהם (6-29-2, 6 קאָס) with a sweet right-left combination at the end of the opening round. אין די רגע קייַלעכיק, פּייגאַן, of Southbridge, MA., drilled Abraham who went flying across the ring and into the ropes as referee Jackie Morrell halted the bout.

Springfield, MA junior middleweight דעריק “שלעכט יינגל” Whitley (3-0) cruised to a dominating four-round unanimous decision over Cleveland’s ראַדזשער בלאַנקענשיפּ (1-3), pitching a complete shutout in the process.

Bridgeport, CT welterweight Joe Goss (1-0) turned in an impressive pro debut, dropping Montreal’s Samuel Vasquez (1-3, 1 קאָ) in the second round on his way to a four-round unanimous decision.

Puerto Rican junior lightweight לויס “Lobito” ריוועראַ (4-3, 1 קאָס) overcame a nasty cut over his eye to win a hard-fought four-round majority decision over Carlos Marrero, ווו (0-2), פון ברידזשפּאָרט, קאָרט, in a non-stop action fight to the finish.

Unbeaten Springfield, MA light heavyweight שטראַל “באַזאָאָקאַ” גראַסעסקי (5-0-1, 3 קאָס) and International Muay Thai fighter, Harford’s pro boxing debuting Pawel Banasiak (0-1-0), fought to a four-round draw in an entertaining brawl.

Puerto Rican super middleweight דזשעלאַמע גאַרסיאַ (7-0, 6 קאָס), fighting out of Lynn, MA., remained undefeated but Nathan Schulte (0-5), פון Woburn, מאַ, extended him the full distance for first time as a pro en route to a four-round unanimous decision.

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