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WORCESTER, Kütləvi. (Avqust 19, 2018) – Seven years after his last fight, “Gallo” Jose Antonio Rivera returned to the ring in grand fashion last night (Şənbə) mövzu üçün “Homecoming, presented by Granite Chin Promotions in association with Rivera Promotions Entertainment, Worcester Palladium da, Massachusetts.
The 45-year-old Rivera (42-6-1, 25 Kos), 35 pounds lighter than he was in February when he started training, packed the house in his hometown, fully entertained his supportive fans. Üç dəfə, two-division world champion Rivera pressured Larry “Slomoshun: Dəmirçi (10-38-1, 7 Kos) from the opening bell and he never let up.
It took a few rounds for Rivera to wear off the rust, but he fed Smith a steady diet of body shots, gradually breaking down his opponent, as he won round after round on points. Twice in the sixth round it looked like Smith was done, but the tough Texan showed a lot of heart to survive.
Nəhayət, Rivera closed the show in the seventh round, when Smith broke his hand in the fifth round and was unable to continue, kneeling in his corner, obviously in pain.
“I’ve always been tough,” Rivera said after the fight, “but I was a little rusty. He tested me early but, once he saw I wasn’t going anywhere and knew he was in for a fight. I started warming up in the fourth round. I was always a 12-round fighter. I didn’t know he broke his hand until after the fight. Mən böyük hiss. We gave a good fight to the fans who have always supported me.”
“I give myself a C+ tonight. I’m going to talk with my family, but I’m thinking about one more fight, to make it 50 for his pro career).”
Jose Antonio Rivera (R) had a successful comeback fight
ATƏT özellikli hadisə, Worcester super middleweight Kendrick Ball, Jr. (10-1-2, 7 Kos) demolished Fabian “El Lobo” Valdez (2-4), flooring him with a right uppercut and soon after finished him with a vicious body shot for a technical-knockout victory in the opening round. The popular Ball was fighting at home for the first time as a professional
The rematch between Worcester junior middleweight Khiary Gray (16-4, 12 Kos) və Antonio Chaves Fernandez placeholder image (9-34, 4 Kos) ended in the same fashion as their first encounter did three years ago. Also fighting at home for the first time, Gray blasted out his game opponent, cracking him with a picture-perfect, left-fight combination that put Fernandez on his back. Fernandez beat the count, but referee Bob Benoit hərəkəti dayandırdı.
Southbridge, Ma Junior Orta çəki Wilfredo “Sucaro” kafir (5-0, 3 Kos) namağlup qaldı, using a relentless body attack to drop Engelberto “Guarura” Valenzuela (11-15, 3 Kos) üç dəfə, the last ending the fight midway through the third round.
Springfield, MA junior lightweight Joshua Orta (1-0, 1 KO) turned in an impressive pro debut in a barn-burner that ended when (1-8-1, 1 KO), of Worcester, was unable to continue fighting after the third round.
Worcester Welterweight Eslih Owuso (1-0) pitched a shutout in his pro debut, decking veteran Bryan “Kərpic” Abraham (6-31-2, 6 Kos) iki dəfə ikinci turda, bir yekdil qərarı qələbə marşrutu en.
In the opening bout of the night, 45-yaşlı Jose mələk “KO” Ortiz (5-14-1, 2 Kos) azalıb Patrick Leal (0-5) 10-Döyüşdə bir neçə saniyə, once more later in the opening round, and stopped him in the second. Oritz, Springfield-dən mübarizə, MA by way of Puerto Rico, was fighting for the first time in five years, and he registered his first victory in seven.
aşağıda rəsmi nəticələr:
RƏSMİ NƏTİCƏLƏR
MAIN TƏDBİR – Middleweights
Jose Antonio Rivera (42-6-1, 25 Kos), Worcester, MA
WTKO 7 (1:07)
Larry Smith (10-38-1, 7 Kos), Dallas, Texas
CO-XÜSUSİYYƏTLƏRİ – SUPER middleweights
Kendrick Ball, Jr. (10-1-2, 7 Kos), Worcester, MA
WTKO1 (2:21)
Fabian valdez (2-4, 0 Kos), Cananea Sonora, Meksika
MIDDLWEIGHTS
Jose Angel Ortiz (5-13-1, 2 Kos), Springfield, MA
WTKO2 (1:03)
Patrick Leal (0-5), Somerville, MA.
Kiçik orta çəkilər
Khiary Gray (16-4, 12 Kos), Worcester, MA
WTKO1 (2:27)
Antonio Chaves Fernandez placeholder image (9-34, 4 Kos), Brockton, MA
Wilfredo bütöv (5-0, 3 Kos), Southbridge, MA
WTKO3 (1:29)
Engelberto Valenzuela (11-15, 3 Kos), Agua Prieta, Meksika
Welterweights
Eslih owusu (1-0), Worcester, MA
WDEC4 (40-34, 40-35, 40-36)
Bryan Abraham (6-31-2, 6 Kos), Schenectady, NY
Kiçik yüngül atletlər
Joshua Orta 1-0, 1 KO), Springfield, MA
WTKO3 (3:00)
Edwin Rosado (1-8-1, 1 KO), Worcester, MA
Event sponsors included Lundgren Honda, Elm Sərvət Qrupu, Atty. Maria M. Rivera-Cotto Championsofhealth@USANA.com, Qusma içkiləri, Las Amerika Mərkəzi, Baystate Savings
Bank, Pamela Laporte Realty, Worcester Vocero, Chisfit xperience və barmaqlıq 57.
A portion of the proceeds was donated to Spina Bifida Association of Greater New England.
MƏLUMAT:
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Kendrick Ball, Jr.