WORCESTER, كتلة. (يناير 20, 2017) – Boxing returned to Worcester last night (الخميس) for the first time in more than five years to the delight of a capacity crowd of 2,100 passionate fans at the Palladium.

The inaugural event of the “مستقبل جديد انجلترا” سلسلة, قدمها ريفيرا الترقيات الترفيه, featured 10 معارك العمل معبأة, highlighted by rising Worcester featherweight prospect إرفين غونزاليس (5-0, 5 كوس).

“The support we received from the sold out crowd was exciting for our first show,” وقال المروج خوسيه انطونيو ريفيرا, the former 3-time, 2-بطل العالم التقسيم. “We working on our second show in March, بالطبع, right here in Worcester.”

The 20-year-old Gonzalez was absolutely relentless in the main event, fright rom the opening bell, throwing a barrage of unanswered punches from every conceivable angle, repeatedly hurting his Mexican foe, إسرائيل “نمر” راموس (9-15, 3 كوس), including a late first-round knockdown. Gonzalez didn’t let up in the second, firing crisp punches, until Rojas hit the canvas early in the second frame and referee Steve Clark had seen enough, stopping the one-sided fight.

Gonzalez is continuing the rich Worcester boxing tradition. “I’m always relentless,” Gonzalez said with a smile. “It was great fighting in the main event at home. I heard the crowd and really appreciated their support. I hurt him early and I almost took him out in the first round with a body punch. I finished him off with a right in the second. None of my fights have gone the distance, but I prepared to go the full six tonight, if needed.”

Gonzalez takes off الأحد o report to undefeated غييرمو ريغونديوكس’ training camp in Miami, where he’ll work with the reigning WBA super bantamweight world champion and 2-time Olympic gold medalist.

مهزوم شعاع “بازوكا” Gracewski (5-0, 3 كوس), القتال خارج سبرينغفيلد (MA), was on a search-and-destroy mission in the co-feature against Worcester super middleweight رالف جونسون (2-10, 1 KO), who was dropped three times before referee كيفن هوب halted the fight.

هارتفورد الموالي للظهور لأول مرة ريتشارد “بوباي الرجل بحار” ريفيرا was good to the finish, albeit only two rounds, in a fight contested at a 185-pound catchweight against Philadelphian Davonte Hopkins (0-3). ريفيرا, الذي كان 2016 Rocky Marciano Tournament winner, punished Hopkins, finally dropping him in the second round, after which his corner threw in the towel.

In an evenly matched junior featherweight bout, المفضلة مسقط أندينو كتبها Ranse‘s pro debut resulted in a hard earned victory, by way of a four-round unanimous decision, over Lowell’s (MA) previously unbeaten جوناثان بيريز (2-1-1, 2 كوس)

Unbeaten Haitian heavyweight Jean Pierre “Kid Creole” Augstin (7-0-1, 3 كوس) pounded game Mexican foe Jose Humberto “Olympico” Corral (19-22, 12 كوس) from the opening bell en route to a shutout six-round unanimous decision.

East Hartford prospect أنتوني لوريانو (2-0, 1 KO), ل 2016 نيو انغلاند الذهبي بطل قفازات, finished off winless welterweight Rafael Francis (0-9) with a debilitating body shot early in the second round.

في كتابه الموالية لاول مرة, popular Worcester heavyweight Felix Martinez, a local barber, spotted his opponent, 392-جنيه Bobby Favors (0-4), تقريبا 60 pounds but Favors was unable to continue after the first round.

جسر جنوبي, MA ويلفريدو “وSucaro” الوثني turned in a memorable pro debut, winning a four-round majority decision over الكسندر بيكو (1-2-1 (0 كوس), contested at a 145-pound catchweight.

The second-oldest pro fighter in Massachusetts history, 49-سنة “الإيرلنديون” تشاك شيرنز (3-1, 2 كوس), of nearby Auburn, MA., ended his boxing career in style with an opening-round technical knockout victory over Philadelphia junior middleweight شافونتي ديكسون (0-2).

الامريكى. بحري براندون مونتيلا, fighting out of Saugus, MA., تحسين سجله ل 6-0 (5 كوس), as his light heavyweight Mexican veteran روبرتو “في قديم” فالنزويلا (69-74-2, 56 كوس) suffered an injury early in the second round.

SPONSORS: الوزن الثقيل – Lundgren Honda, العاطى. Michael H. Erlich, العاطى. ماريا M. ريفيرا كوتو, USANA Health Services; الأوزان الخفيفة – TKO Auto Repair, العاطى. Stephen W. Debs.

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ABOUT RIVERA PROMOTIONS ENTERTAINMENT (RPE): أسس في 2016, Rivera Promotions Entertainment is owned and operated by one of Worcester’s all-time greatest boxers – 3-مرة, 2-division world champion Jose Antonio “وجالو” ريفيرا – along with his son, أنتوني “AJ” ريفيرا, whose collective goal is to bring boxing back to Worcester on a consistent basis, providing boxers a platform and fans a full entertainment experience.

WORCESTER, كتلة. (يناير 11, 2017) – Fast rising featherweight prospect إرفين غونزاليس (4-0, 4 كوس) will continue Worcester’s rich boxing tradition الخميسليل, يناير 19, headlining the inaugural “مستقبل جديد انجلترا” series event against Mexican invader إسرائيل “نمر” Rojas (9-14, 3 كوس), at the Worcester Palladium.

ريفيرا الترقيات الترفيه (RPE), 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 الميدالية البرونزية الاولمبية Leo Sawicki, and more recently, من بين أمور أخرى, pro and amateur standouts such as multiple national amateur champion بوبي هاريس, شون “The Irish Express” شون فيتزجيرالد و ادوين رودريجيز.

Arguably the greatest Worcester fighter in the past 50 years is three-time, تقسيم اثنين بطل العالم Jose Antonio “وجالو” ريفيرا, who is promoting “مستقبل جديد انجلترا” with his son, أنتوني. “I have seen Irvin train and fight since he was in the Junior Olympics,” قال ريفيرا. “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.”

غونزاليس, ل 2015 نيو انغلاند الذهبي بطل قفازات, 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. أنا متحمس. 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 سانتوس 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, ومؤيد, 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 إرفين غونزاليس, where the youngster serves as a personal trainer.

In the six-round co-feature Springfield (MA) وزن خفيف الثقيل Reinaldo “بازوكا” Graceski (4-0, 2 كوس) faces Worcester’s رالف جونسون (2-9, 1 KO).

Fighting on the undercard in four-round bouts are Worcester junior lightweight أندينو كتبها Ranse in his pro debut vs. Lowell’s (MA) جوناثان بيريز (2-0-1, 2 كوس), pro-debuting Worcester heavyweight Felix Martinez مقابل. Bobby Favor (0-3), هارتفورد (CT) pro-debuting light heavyweight ريتشارد “بوباي الرجل بحار” ريفيرا مقابل. بروكتون (MA) Davonte Hopkins (0-2), pro-debuting Southbridge (MA) ملاكم ويلفريدو باغان مقابل. الكسندر بيكو (1-1-1, 0 كوس) at a 145-pound catchweight, pro-debuting Springfield (MA) junior featherweight لويس “Pancho” سانتياغو مقابل, Jonathan Ramos (0-2), 2016 لا هذا ولا ذاك. بطل القفاز الذهبي أنتوني لوريانو (1-0), of East Haven (CT), مقابل. Boston junior welterweight Rafael Francis (0-8), Auburn (MA) المتوسط ​​صغار “الإيرلنديون” تشاك شيرنز (2-1, 1 KO), the 49-year-old hanging up his gloves after his fight with شافونتي ديكسون (0-1), فيلادلفيا, Saugus (MA) وزن خفيف الثقيل براندون مونتيلا (5-0, 4 كوس) مقابل. Roberto El Viejo” فالنزويلا (69-73-2, 56 كوس) and unbeaten Lawrence (MA) الوزن الثقيل Jean Pierre Augstin (7-0-1, 3 كوس) مقابل. Jose Hymberto “Olympico” Corral (19-22, 12 كوس).

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تذاكر, بسعر $65.00 (الصف الأول في الحلبة), $45.00 (preferred seating) و $35.00 (القبول العام), معروضة للبيع ومتاحة للشراء في www.ThePalladium.net أو شباك التذاكر البلاديوم (القبول العام فقط), أو عن طريق الاتصال خوسيه ريفيرا (elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ ريفيرا (anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) of any of the fighters. A portion of the proceeds will go to Why Me & منزل شيري.

Major event sponsors include Lundgren Honda, العاطى. Michael H. Erlich, العاطى. ماريا M. Rivera-Cotto and USANA Health Services. Other sponsors are TKO Auto Repair and Atty. Stephen W. Debs.

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