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<\/a>Undefeated prospect Richard “Popeye The Sailor Man” Rivera is a true throwback fighter; he just asks when and where, not who and why.<\/p>\nGoing into 2019, Rivera and his head trainer, Tony Blanco, who co-promotes Rivera (along with partners Rivera and Michael Tran) under the Hartford Boxing Promotions banner, vowed to keep their light heavyweight\/cruiserweight more active and the plan has worked to perfection.<\/p>\n
Rivera (14-0, 11 KOs), the 28-year-old knockout artist from Hartford (CT), will be fighting November 1st at Hard Rock Hotel in Daytona Beach, Florida, in a six-round bout against an opponent to be determined.<\/p>\n
It will mark his sixth fight of 2019, fourth since he signed a co-promotional deal with Joe DeGuardia\u2019s Star Boxing, and also the third on a card promoted by Hall of Famer Christy Martin.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe plan has been to stay busy and expand my fan-base,\u201d Rivera said. \u201cI\u2019m amazed about how many of my fans (from Hartford) are going to my Florida fight. I watched a friend book 10 flights and Airbnb. I\u2019ve got such a good fan-base. I have friends and family in Florida who are going to my fight. (Rivera is of Puerto Rican heritage and Florida is home to many Puerto Ricans and Puerto-Rican Americans.)<\/p>\n
\u201cBoxing is more of a business today, but fighters still need to fight. I use a little of boxing\u2019s old and new like technology. It\u2019s all about risk and reward to have wealth and health when your career is over. The plan has been to stay busy. No breaks to take, the grind never stops. I\u2019ve always been a little jittery before a fight, but I\u2019ve become much comfortable in the ring. I\u2019ve had the will to win and to fight my fight.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a good relationship with Joe (DeGuardia). Joe genuinely believes in my potential. He\u2019s allowing \u2018Popeye\u2019 to take off and allowing me to take a stay-busy fight on another promoter\u2019s card like November 1 in Florida, even though I just fought on his show a few weeks ago and will be fighting on his show in December as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blanco is thrilled with his working relationship with DeGuardia, as well as the friendship he and Rivera have developed with Martin. \u201cWorking with Joe has been fantastic,\u201d Blanco remarked. \u201cI knew that I would, but we\u2019re closer now. He\u2019s a visionary and I like the way he works. We\u2019re on the same page and together we\u2019re going to bring a big show to Connecticut in December.<\/p>\n
Christy has been so good to us. She has a great soul; I love her and we\u2019re glad to be back with her for this stay-busy fight. We really want to keep Richie busy. I honestly can\u2019t wait to see what the future holds for \u2018Popeye.\u2019 Everyone is very excited.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pleased that fans in Florida will get to see \u2018Fight Night at the Hard Rock,\u2019\u201d DeGuardia added. \u201c\u2019Popeye\u2019s\u2019 got as great persona, in and out of the ring, and with this activity the future is bright for him.\u201d<\/p>\n
Martin has become one of Rivera\u2019s top supporters, commenting: \u201cFirst, he\u2019s a great person. This venue only seats 500, but everybody wants to watch \u2018Popeye\u2019 fight. In another 5-6 fights, he\u2019ll be fighting top 10 guys and in 1 \u00bd -to-2 years, I think he\u2019ll be fighting for a world title. He\u2019s being moved at the right pace and understands marketing, unlike so many other boxers who don\u2019t understand its value. He is ready, willing and able to post on social media. I appreciate Joe DeGuardia for letting him fight on my show. He is building a following, because everybody who meets him or watches him fight love him. \u2018Popeye\u2019 is a kid that really gets it!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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