UNDEFEATED BOXING PROSPECTS “ACTION” ANTHONY LAUREANO & RICHIE “POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN” RIVERA SPECIAL GUESTS
Two of the top boxing prospects in the Northeast, undefeated fighters “ACTION” ANTHONY LAUREANO (12-0, 4 KOs) and Hartford RICHIE “POPEYE THE SAILOR MAN” RIVERA (15-0, 12 KOs), will be special guests at tonight’s (7 p.m. start) Boston Bruins game vs. Chicago Black Hawks at TD Garden in Boston.
Laureano and Rivera will be interviewed between the first and second periods in the NESN broadcast booth by host Dale Armold to promote they’re December 13th fights in Springfield, Massachusetts, on a stacked “New England Explosion” card.
“New England Explosion” is presented by JOE DEGUARDIA’S STAR BOXING, in association with MassMutual Center, and sponsored by MGM Springfield.
“New England Explosion will air live from MassMutual Center for the first time on New England Sports Network (NESN), starting at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. The home of the Boston Bruins and Boston Red Sox, NESN is available nationally on a sports subscription basis.
Calling all of the action from ringside will be Jahmai Webster and color commentator, former IBO World Champion “Dangerous” Dana Rosenblatt (37-1-2, 23 KOs), of Malden, MA.
Laureano (E. Hartford)) and Rivera (Hartford, CT), respectively, will take on Texas super lightweight ANGEL”AZTEC WARRIOR” HERNANDEZ (17-14-2, 11 KOs) and Virginia cruiserweight “MIGHTY” JOE JONES (11-1, 8 KOs) in a pair of eight-round bouts airing live on NESN.
Ticket prices start at $40.00 (excludes facility fees and convenience charges) and are on sale at www.MassMutualCenter.com and the MassMutual Center Box Office, as well as through Hartford Boxing Promotions (860.840.6244 / 519.1505).
Doors open at 6 p.m. ET, first bout at 7:30 p.m. ET and the NESN broadcast commences at 9 p.m. ET.
