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Former UFC heavyweight title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga to make pro boxing debut On “New Englands framtid 4” kort

Oktober 28 i Worcester, MA
WORCESTER, Mäss. (September 13, 2017) – Tidigare UFC -tungviktare Gabriel “Han attackerade” Gonzaga will make his professional boxing debutLördag natt, Oktober 26, på “New Englands framtid 4” kort, promoted by Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), vid DCU Center (Utställningshall) i Worcester, Massachusetts.
“New Englands framtid 4” (NEF4) presenteras av Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), som ägs och drivs av pensionerade tre gånger, mästare två division världen Jose Antonio Rivera och hans son, Anthonee (A.J.) Rivera.
Former WBU Americans and IBU North American cruiserweight champion Vinnie “Amerikansk mardröm” Litet ansikte (16-1-1, 15 Kos), rated nr. 6 by the North American Boxing Organization (NABO), headlines against an opponent to be determined in the eight-round main event.
RPE is excited to have an athlete of Gonzaga’s caliber making his pro debut on our NEF4 boxing event,” promotorn Jose Antonio Rivera sa. “We are happy that boxers and MMA athletes trust us in terms of what we are trying to do to help them build their careers.
The 38-year-old Gonzaga teaches Brazilian Ju-Jitsu (BJJ) in Worcester and lives nearby in Ludlow. Now retired from mixed-martial-arts competition (17-11-0, 7 Kos, 9 SUBs, 1 December), the 6′ 2″, 260-pound Gonzaga holds 4th degree black belt in BJJ. The highlight of his MMA career was at the 2007 UFC 70 held in Manchester, United Kingdom, in which he knocked out K-1, Pride and Rizen champion Mirko Cro Copwith a head kick in the opening round, positioning Gonzaga for his unsuccessful challenge of UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture in his next fight.
Gonzaga also defeated Ben Rothwell, Shawn Jordanien och Chris Tuchscherer, among the more notable UFC fighters he faced in the Octagon.
When I first saw Gabriel sparring,” Gonzaga’s trainer Rocky Gonzalez sa, “I knew he had potential to beat a lot of heavyweights around. He had a lot going on at that time and he was still under contract with the UFC. Nu, it’s a great opportunity for him.
Biljetter, kostar $75.00 (ringsiden) och $45.00 (allmän antagning), är till salu och finns att köpa på DCU Center -kontoret, www.dcu.centerworcester.com, genom att kontakta Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera
(anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) eller någon av de stridande
Insläpp på 6:30 p.m., första skjutningen 7:00 p.m. OCH.
Sponsorer inkluderar Lundgren Honda, Championsofhealth.usna.com, och amerikanska pyramider.
En del av intäkterna går till Worcester Latino Dollars For Scholars.
INFORMATION:
Facebook.com/RiveraPromotionsEntertainment
Twitter: @RiveraPromoEnt @joseriverachamp @KingRivera_

Cruiserweight Vinnie Carita to headline “New Englands framtid 4”

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Tidigare UFC -tungviktare
Gabriel Gonzaga to make pro boxing debut
Oktober 28 i Worcester, MA
WORCESTER, Mäss. (September 13, 2017) – Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE) has formally announced that the fourth and final 2017 installment of its popular professional boxing series, “New England framtid”, will be held Lördag natt,Oktober 28, vid DCU Center (Utställningshall) i Worcester, Massachusetts.
“New Englands framtid 4” presenteras av Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE), som ägs och drivs av pensionerade tre gånger, mästare två division världen Jose Antonio Rivera och hans son, Anthonee (A.J.) Rivera.
Pro boxing returned to the DCU Center this past June for the first time i 11 år, since promoter Rivera defeated Alejandro Garcia, by way of a 12-round unanimous decision, for the World Boxing Association (WBA) World super welterweight title.
Former WBU Americans and IBU North American cruiserweight champion Vinnie “Amerikansk mardröm” Litet ansikte (16-1-1, 15 Kos), slåss ur Pembroke (MA), will face an opponent to soon be determined in the eight-round main event. Litet ansikte, like promoter Rivera, is a Massachusetts court officer: Carita in the City of Champions, Brockton, and Rivera at home in Worcester.
Fast-rising Worcester fighter Bryan Daniels (5-0, 3 Kos) puts his undefeated record on the line against upset-minded Tracey Johnson (4-5-4) in the six-round co-featured event, to be contested at a 206-pound catch-weight.
Tidigare UFC -tungviktare Gabriel “Han attackerade” Gonzaga will make his pro boxing debut in a four-round match against Washington D.C. tungvikt Alando Pugh (1-10-1, 1 KO). Brazil-born Gonzaga, who lives in and teaches Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Worcester, defeated UFC stars such as Mirko Cro Cop, Ben Rothwell och Chris Tuchscherer during his outstanding mixed-martial-arts career. I 2007, Gonzaga lost his UFC title shot to Hall of Famer Randy Couture in Las Vegas at UFC 74 by way of a third-round technical knockout.
I am excited with the talent we have been able to put together for our last boxing event of 2017,” promotorn Jose Antonio Rivera sa. “We are proud to have been able to make our dream of bringing professional boxing back to Worcester. We are working on a few things to make 2018 even bigger and better for RPE. We are grateful to all the boxers who have trusted us to help them progress in their careers. It has been a pleasure working with them and their teams. It has also been a pleasure for us to work with some of the businesses in our City of Worcester that have supported our vision, also helping us raise money for some charities in our community.
Den “New Englands framtid 4” underkortet har många av de bästa och mest populära N.E. fighters, Inklusive 2016 VARKEN. Golden Gloves mästare Anthony Laureano (4-0, 2 Kos), a promising welterweight from East Hartford (CT). Laureano will be in a six-round match against TBA.
Andra slagsmålskamper, alla fyra-rundare, inkluderar 2014 VARKEN. Golden Gloves mästare Adrian “Tonka” Sosa (4-0, 3 Kos), slåss av närliggande Lawrence (MA), vs. veteranen Norwalk (CT) weltervikt Shaka Moore (12-23-3, 2 Kos), New Haven (CT) Edwin soto (10-2-2, 4 Kos) vs. Anthony Everett (1-6). av Lawrence, med en fångstvikt på 150 kilo, Worcester’s Bobby Harris III (1-0) vs. Troy “Omar KO konstnär” artist (3-7-1, 2 Kos) at a 164-pounds catch-weight, tre gånger USA Boxing Nationals mästare elvis Figueroa (2-0, 1 KO), New Haven (CT), vs. Anthony Bowman (11-63-2, 3 Kos).Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera (2-0, 1 KO), från Hartford (CT), vs. Hansen Castillo (0-2), at a 180-pounds catch-weight, Southbridge (MA) junior welterweightvWilfredo “den Sucaro” Hednisk (2-0) vs. Oscar Diaz (0-12), från Hartford, och Danbury (CT) junior weltervikt Omar Bordoy, Jr. (2-0) vs. Alan Beeman (0-15), av Providence.
Alla slagsmål och fighters är föremål för förändring.
Biljetter, kostar $75.00 (ringsiden) och $45.00 (allmän antagning), är till salu och finns att köpa på DCU Center -kontoret, www.dcu.centerworcester.com, genom att kontakta Jose Rivera (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera
(anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) eller någon av de stridande
Insläpp på 6:30 p.m., första skjutningen 7:00 p.m. OCH.
Sponsorer inkluderar Lundgren Honda, Championsofhealth.usna.com, och amerikanska pyramider.
En del av intäkterna går till Worcester Latino Dollars For Scholars.
INFORMATION:
Facebook.com/RiveraPromotionsEntertainment
Twitter: @RiveraPromoEnt @joseriverachamp @KingRivera_