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“Fight Night at the Capital” Press Conference Quotes

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Juny 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, Connecticut
Press Conference group picture courtesy of Jason Rodriguez / Superelite Boxing
HARTFORD, Conn. (Maig 31, 2018) – Hartford Boxing Promotions (HBP) hosted a press conference yesterday at the Hartford Boxing Center to promote its first event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, Juny 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, Connecticut.
Below are quotes from yesterday’s press conference.
HBP’s goal is to bring quality boxing back to Hartford, which has a rich tradition dating back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers Willie “Will o’ the Wisp” Pep i Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Estornell, reptadors al títol mundial Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, i Israel “més aviat” Cardona, i 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence d'Clay-Bey.
Entrades, preu de $80.00, $60.00 i $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, així com $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.
Les portes obren a 6 p.m. I, primera baralla comença a les 7 p.m. I.
“FIGHT NIGHT AT THE CAPITAL” * Juny 16, 2018 * XFINITY CENTRE, HARTFORD, Connecticut
MAIN EVENT – UBF ALL AMERICA &
VACANT ABF CONTINENTAL AMERICAS LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP – 8 RONDES
RICHARD RIVERA JAIME “Zarco” SOLORIO
Campió Desafiador
Hartford, Connecticut San Quinton, Mèxic
7-0 (6 KOs) 12-3-2 (9 KOs)
CO-FEATURE — Pesos lleugers – 6 RONDES
OMAR BORDOY, JR. ALEXANDER PICOT
Danbury, Connecticut Hartford, CT by way of Puerto Rico
5-0 (1 KO) 2-5-1
SPECIAL JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT ATTRACTION – 4 RONDES
SHARAD COLLIER TBA
2-time New England Golden Gloves Champion
Hartford, Connecticut
Pro Debut
Pesos ploma – 4 RONDES
LUIS “Lobito” RIVERA PHILLIP DAVIS
Hartford, Connecticut Worcester, Massachusetts
4-3 1-1-1
Pesos lleugers – 4 RONDES
ANUEL ROSA ROGER BLANKENSHIP
New Haven, Connecticut Cleveland, Ohio
Pro Debut 1-3
Pesos ploma – 4 RONDES
NATHAN MARTINEZ HENRY GARCIA
New Britain, Connecticut New Bedford, Massachusetts
Pro Debut 0-1
Pesos lleugers – 4 RONDES
JOSE MAYSONET JUSTIN MORALES
Hartford, Connecticut New Bedford, Massachusetts
Pro Debut Pro Debut
Pesos ploma – 4 RONDES
JACOB “Lefty” MARRERO JIMMY SANTIAGO
Bridgeport, Connecticut Nova York, Nova York
Pro Debut Pro Debut
PES WELTER JUNIOR — 4 RONDES
JEFFREY TORRES TBA
New Haven, Connecticut
4-0 (2 KOs)
(all fights & fighters subject to change)
CITES DE CONFERÈNCIES DE PREMSA
Tony Blanco, Promotor: “I’m really excited to do this in Hartford. There wouldn’t be a show without these guys. We work for them.”
Michael Tran, Promotor: “We’re really excited to feature some of top Connecticut boxers including many pro debuts of some of Connecticut’s best young fighters. Fans will be able to see them all in action on June 16º. We’re bringing boxing back and it’s only right that we have this event in the capital of Connecticut.”
Richard Rivera: “People ask me why I box? M'encanta, no other reason. Com amateur, I fought for the love of the sport. I’m blessed now because I’m getting paid, but I still love it. We do need to eat and because we have a lot of pro debuts on this card, it means we have a lot of hungry fighters. Al juny 16º, I’m going to do my thing and, trust me, there are going to be a lot of fireworks. I’ve watched a lot of these guys train. We’re finally fighting in our hometown and we’re going to better all the time.
“Boxing helps save lives. Boxing is a performing art. Kids get off the street in in the gym. This is a movement! We are a forced to be reckoned with and boxing gives everybody a chance.”.
Sharad Collier: “I’d like to thank Tony Blanco and Hartford Boxing Promotions for putting me on this card and my team. It’s going to be a good night. Estic llest per anar. I’m going to keep working hard and keep being smart.”
Luis Rivera: “I want to thank Hartford Boxing Promotions and my coach, Papo Colon. Come June 16º, it’s going to be an interesting night.”
Nathan Martinez: “I’m thankful for this opportunity on June 16º. Come June 16º, expect a big fight.”
Jose Maysonet: “Thanks to my team and on June 16º, I will be ready.”
Anuel Rosa: “Thanks to Hartford Boxing Promotions for putting me on this show and to my trainer, Luis Rosa, for my eight weeks of training. I knew this day was coming and I’ll be ready. When people see me fight, you’ll want me on the next card.”
Jacob Marrero: I want to thank Tony Blanco for this opportunity to make my pro debut and my team for getting me ready for my fight.”
Jeffrey Torres: “I want to thank my coach, Luis Rosa. I’ll be 100-percent ready on June 16º.”
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Undefeated light heavyweight Richard “Popeye el mariner” Rivera to Headline “Fight Night at the Capital”

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Juny 16 at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. (Maig 15, 2018) – New England’s hottest, most popular and hardest hitter, Richard “Popeye el mariner” Rivera, will defend his Universal Boxing Federation (UBF) All America light heavyweight title at home on Hartford Boxing Promotions’ inaugural event, “Fight Night at the Capital”, Juny 16º at Xfinity Centre in Hartford, Connecticut.

 

 

Rivera (7-0, 6 KOs) has partnered with his trainer, Tony Blanco, and Hartford Boxing Center gym co-owner, Michael Tran, to form Hartford Boxing Promotions and bring world-class boxing back to Hartford.

 

 

Boxing’s rich roots in the Hartford market dates back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers Willie “Will o’ the Wisp” Pep i Christopher “Battling” Battalino.

 

Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Estornell, reptadors al títol mundial Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, i Israel “més aviat” Cardona, i 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence d'Clay-Bey.

 

 

Rivera will take on Jaime “Zarco” Solorio (12-3-2, 9 KOs) in the eight-round main event versus an opponent to be determined.

 

 

“There’s a lot of pressure fighting at home because, per descomptat, I want a victory, but I also need to be impressive for me to be recognized,” Rivera said. “I’m all about boxing. My partners, Tony and Michael, take care of the business end of Hartford Boxing Promotions. I’m excited about fighting June 16º and I expect a great turnout. A lot of people know who I am from fighting all over New England. Ara, I want to expand my horizons. I have a huge following from our gym and church, but I want to bring non-boxing fans to our show to make them boxing fans.

 

 

“There’s no such thing as an easy fight. It all starts with training, which makes fighting easier. I may get an early knockout, but I always train to go the distance. My opponent has fought on television a few times against some fighters with good records. I know that I am going to be in a fight. I’ll be ready for war!”

 

 

This past April in New Hampshire, Rivera hit his opponent, Randy Campbell, so hard with a powerful right, that the force broke Campbell’s ankle only seconds into the contest.

 

 

“Fighting is a way of life,” Rivera ha explicat. “All the training and fighting, it’s for the love of boxing, not money. Fighting never leaves a boxer.”

 

 

Rivera originally got his nickname because, when he was younger, his forearms were considerably larger than his biceps. Fighters in the gym jokingly teased Rivera about his enlarged forearms, calling him “Popeye,” and the nickname has stuck. Ara, Rivera showcases his Popeye persona in full, which has added many females and children to his growing fanbase of hardcore boxing fans. Juny 16ºwill open a new chapter in the life of for the man who’s always good to the finish because he eats his spinach.

 

 

En l'esdeveniment co estel·lar, undefeated Danbury, CT lightweight Omar “La Bèstia” Bordoy, Jr. (5-0, 1 KO) will be in his first scheduled six-rounder against. Alejandro “el Bravo” cop de gràcia (2-5-1), fighting out of Hartford by way of Puerto Rico.

 

 

“The Special One,” Sharad Collier, fighting out of Hartford, is competing this week Omaha (Nebraska) at the National Golden Gloves Championships, before returning home to turn pro in a four-round Special Junior Welterweight Attraction versus an opponent to be determined.

 

 

També lluitant a la targeta inferior, tot en combats de quatre assalts, are Hartford featherweight Luis “Lobito” Rivera (4-3) vs. Phillip Davis (1-1-1), of Worcester, Massachusetts; pro-debuting New Haven, CT lightweight Anuel Rosa vs. Cleveland’s Roger Blankenship (1-3), New Britain, CT featherweight Nathan Martinez in his professional debut vs. New Bedford’s (Massachusetts) Henry Garcia (0-1), Hartford lightweight Jose Maysonet vs. Justin Morales, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, in a battle of pro-debut fighters, and another pair of pro debut fighters, Bridgeport, CT featherweight Jacob Marrero vs. Jimmy Santiago, of New York City, and New Haven junior welterweight prospect Jeffrey Torres (4-0, 2 KOs) vs. TBA..

 

 

Totes les baralles i els lluitadors estan subjectes a canvi.

 

 

Entrades, preu de $80.00, $60.00 i $40.00, are on sale and available to purchase, així com $125.00 VIP tickets that include food and soft drinks), at Ticket Master outlets or at the Hartford Boxing Center gym.

 

 

Les portes obren a 6 p.m. I, primera baralla comença a les 7 p.m. I.

 

 

Sponsors include Hot 93.7 FM, Hartford Boxing Center, Foster Buddies Network and HBC ProShop.

 

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Hartford Boxing Promotions To launch this summer

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(L-R) – Michael Tran, Richard Rivera & Tony Blanco

HARTFORD, Conn. (Abril 4, 2018) – Professional boxing’s newest promotional company, Hartford Boxing Promotions, has announced its official formation, as well as tentative plans calling for its inaugural event this summer in Hartford.

 

 

 

Boxing trainer Tony Blanco and his Hartford-based House of Boxing gym partner, Michael Tran, have teamed with their undefeated light heavyweight prospect, Richard “Popeye el mariner” Rivera (6-0, 5 KOs), to form Hartford Boxing Promotions. Rivera is one of the best and most popular pro fighters in New England.

 

 

 

“We want to bring boxing back to Hartford,” Blanco addressed why they founded this new promotional company. “Hartford is a hotbed of boxing. There’s a lot of talent here and Hartford has a rich boxing history.

 

 

 

“We hope to promote our first show on June 16th, subject to Connecticut Boxing Commission approval, at Xfinity Theatre in Hartford. It’s owned by Live Nation and has been used only as a concert hall, but it has an old-school feel and will be an awesome venue for boxing. We’re excited about promoting events in this new venue for boxing.”

 

 

 

Boxing’s roots in the Hartford market dates back nearly a full century, headlined by International Hall of Famers Willie “Will o’ the Wisp” Pep i Christopher “Battling” Battalino. Other top-area boxers include world champion Marlon “Magic Man” Estornell, reptadors al títol mundial Gaspar “El Indio” Ortega, “Repartidor de gel” John Scully i Israel “més aviat” Cardona, i 1996 USA Olympic Boxing Team captain Lawrence d'Clay-Bey.

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