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"New England's Future 5" Weights from Worcester, MA

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WORCESTER, Mass. (February 9, 2018) - The official weigh in was held today at Pepe's Pizza & Restaurant for tomorrow night's "New England's Future 5" card, presented by Rivera Promotions Entertainment, at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts.

OFFICIAL WEIGHTS

MAIN EVENT - 8 ROUNDS
VACANT UBF NEW ENGLAND LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
Richard Rivera (5-0, 4 KOs), Hartford, CT 172 lbs.
Kevin Cobbs (10-2, 4 KOs), South Boston, MA 173 lbs.

CO-FEATURE - SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS - 4 ROUNDS
Bobby Harris, III (2-0), Worcester, MA 166 lbs.
Saul Almeida (0-8-1), Framingham, MA 166 lbs.

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHTS - 4 ROUNDS
Ray Graceski (5-0, 3 KOs), Springfield, MA 171 lbs.
Pawel Bansiak (pro debut), Hartford, CT 174 lbs.

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS - 6 ROUNDS
Jose Rivera (4-1, 3 KOs), Hartford, CT 165 lbs.
Troy Artis (4-7-1, 3 KOs), Danbury, CT 162 lbs.

SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHTS - 4 ROUNDS
Jelame Garcia (6-0, 6 KOs), Lynn, MA 168 lbs.
Nathan Schulte (0-4), Woburn, MA 168 lbs.

JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHTS- -- 4 ROUNDS
Derrick Whitley (2-0), Springfield, MA 157 lbs.
Robert Blankenship (1-2), Cleveland, OH 147 lbs.

WELTERWEIGHTS - 4 ROUNDS
Joseph Goss (pro debut), Bridgeport, CT 148 lbs.
Samuel Vasquez (1-2, 1 KO), Montreal, Canada 149 lbs.

JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHTS - 4 ROUNDS
Omar Bordoy, Jr. (3-0, 1 KO), Danbury, CT 144 ? lbs.
Seth Basler (0-4), Marion, IL 146 lbs.

Wilfredo Pagan (3-0, 1 KO), Southbridge, MA 145 lbs.
Bryan Abraham (6-28-2, 6 KOs), Schenectady, NY 145 lbs.

JUNIOR LIGHTWEIGHTS - 4 ROUNDS
Carlos Marrera, III (0-1), Bridgeport, CT 128 lbs.
Luis Rivera (3-3, 1 KO), Hartford, CT 129 lbs.


WHEN: Saturday, February 10, 2018

WHERE: The Palladium, Worcester, MA

PROMOTER: Rivera Promotions Entertainment

TICKETS: $75.00 (ringside) and $45.00 (general admission), are on sale and
available to purchase at www.ThePalladium.net or the Palladium
box office (general admission only), or by contacting Jose Rivera
(elgallojar@gmail.com/508.864.6954), AJ Rivera
(anthoneerivera@gmail.com/774.272.2269) or any of the fighters.

DOORS OPEN: 6:00 p.m, ET

FIRST BOUT: 7:00 p.m. ET

RING ANNOUNCER: John Vena

INFORMATION:
Facebook.com/RiveraPromotionsEntertainment
Twitter: @RiveraPromoEnt @joseriverachamp, KingRivera_




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