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00:00 - Oh, DeGuardi is star boxing.
00:02 - Gentlemen, you see-- - Putting on an incredible show
00:04 tonight at Omega Sun in Connecticut.
00:06 - Protecting ourselves at all times,
00:07 obeying my commands at all times.
00:09 Touch him up.
00:10 [crowd cheering]
00:13 - Here we go. My partner's on his way down from the ring.
00:16 I am so excited about this.
00:19 You know, listen, Papai Rivera, Richie Rivera,
00:22 coming off the loss, but he is ready to go.
00:26 He needs to get in that win count.
00:27 But on the other hand, you got Devon Lee,
00:29 who is a tough customer.
00:31 He has 12 people that were undefeated
00:35 in his 22 fights.
00:36 He's fought 12 undefeated opponents.
00:40 [crowd shouting]
00:43 He is no stranger to being in there
00:44 with the best of the best.
00:46 - [shouting]
00:49 - Keep that head movement.
00:50 - Ooh, nice shot.
00:53 Looks like it hurt Devon Lee with that left hook,
00:56 and Richie Rivera wants to make it an early win.
00:59 - Early night.
01:00 [crowd shouting]
01:05 - Ooh, up, stairs, down, stairs.
01:07 You can tell Rivera's gotten a lot better.
01:09 He's so seasoned now.
01:11 You know, I've seen him since, you know,
01:13 he was at 10 fights, and I've been watching him,
01:16 and he's--he's, uh, looks ripped,
01:18 looked like he has a great training camp,
01:21 looks like he's in great shape.
01:24 - Certainly, you've seen the progression of Rivera.
01:27 We know what this fight means to him.
01:28 He wants to get this win,
01:30 especially in front of this crowd
01:32 that's cheering for him here tonight.
01:34 [crowd shouting]
01:38 - A lot of people think, uh,
01:40 that Richie Rivera beat Bagu Jack
01:43 for the WBC--I mean, title.
01:45 I mean, he had-- he lost the split decision,
01:48 but a lot of people think he won that fight.
01:50 - Right.
01:51 [crowd shouting]
01:54 - Keep up.
01:55 [crowd shouting]
01:59 - Keep up.
02:01 [crowd shouting]
02:04 - Keep touching.
02:06 [crowd shouting]
02:09 - Keep them down.
02:11 [crowd shouting]
02:14 - Double, double.
02:16 [crowd shouting]
02:19 - Nice uppercut to the body by Rivera.
02:22 You know, every punch that Rivera throws
02:25 has bad intentions on it.
02:27 [crowd shouting]
02:30 - Don't chase him. Hold the circle.
02:32 - But you see Devon, he's such a seasoned pro.
02:35 Devon Lee sitting in there,
02:36 letting him throw in some bombs,
02:38 letting him throw bombs at him,
02:39 and just keeping--you know, listen,
02:41 level-headed about himself,
02:43 and, uh, and he's-- listen, he's--
02:45 he's a tough guy.
02:46 - Devon Lee has a lot of experience,
02:48 and we're seeing that.
02:50 He's not gonna just be rolled over here by Richie Rivera.
02:52 - No way. No way.
02:53 This is gonna be a really entertaining fight,
02:55 um, and, uh, you know, obviously,
02:57 Rivera needs to get a win, number one,
02:59 and number two, he's doing it basically
03:01 in front of his home crowd tonight,
03:03 so this is a great opportunity for him to--
03:05 to be seen and have a lot of people
03:07 that don't get an opportunity to go to these fights
03:09 that are out of town right here
03:11 in his backyard in Connecticut.
03:13 - Turn, turn.
03:16 10 seconds.
03:18 [bell dings]
03:20 [crowd shouting]
03:23 [crowd shouting]
03:26 [whistle blows]
03:27 - And here comes Rivera.
03:28 - Rivera unloading.
03:30 Way to finish the round.
03:31 I--I don't think there's any--
03:33 I don't think there's any, uh--
03:35 there's no, uh, mystery to who won that--that round.
03:39 - And let's take a look at some of the replays here.
03:41 Rivera with his handiwork.
03:43 Left hand landing upstairs,
03:45 followed up by the right hand.
03:48 That time it was to the body, and again.
03:51 ♪
03:53 And, Nick, Richie Rivera is investing to the body early,
03:56 and that's what we always like to see.
03:58 - Yeah.
04:00 You know, you just--you know, after coming out--
04:02 after coming out of the, uh, tunnel
04:04 and doing the--the entrance
04:05 and having the nervous energy and all that stuff,
04:08 you know, you gotta watch it, 'cause sometimes,
04:10 you know, Ri--it's a little winded,
04:12 you know, uh, Rivera, but, um, you know,
04:14 sometimes that's just because of the--
04:16 you know, the height going into the entrance
04:18 and doing this and doing that,
04:19 and also, listen, nervous energy
04:21 plays a huge part of people.
04:23 You ever go to the--you know, you see people in the gym.
04:26 They spar for 10 rounds, no problem,
04:28 12 round, no problem,
04:30 but then when they get out here, they get tired
04:31 because it's all about nervous energy
04:33 and so on and so forth.
04:35 - Second round underway of our 10-round
04:37 main event of the evening.
04:40 Richie Rivera in the green trunks
04:43 taking on Devon Lee in the camo trunks.
04:47 - Ooh, Devon Lee sneaking in some right hands right there.
04:53 Oh, nice right hand,
05:00 comes back with an uppercut.
05:02 He's trying to dig that to the body
05:04 and then come back with an uppercut,
05:05 and Devon Lee comes up with a nice uppercut as well.
05:08 Great exchange by these two.
05:10 - Richie Rivera certainly--
05:12 seems to be picking up where he left off
05:14 at the end of round one.
05:15 The bell rang. He didn't have a chance
05:16 to finish that attack.
05:17 He's doing so in round two.
05:19 It seems like he's found something
05:20 with the uppercut and the body shots.
05:22 - [indistinct shouting]
05:25 - [speaking Spanish]
05:28 - Two minutes to go in round two.
05:32 - Keep touching!
05:33 - Nice couple of nice body shots,
05:40 and listen, Devon Lee's taking to the body.
05:42 He's investing in the body early as well.
05:45 - That's what we want to see.
05:46 We knew that this wasn't going to be an easy fight
05:48 for Richie Rivera.
05:49 Devon Lee has a lot of experience.
05:51 He's taken on a lot of undefeated fighters as well.
05:54 - Stay with your jab. Give me a seven.
05:56 You got a big and third.
06:03 I want all jabs.
06:09 - Get back down. Give me that shit.
06:11 - You see Rivera slow down a little bit
06:18 on the output there.
06:19 Now, you saw him with a big end to round one
06:22 and a big start to round two.
06:23 Maybe a little bit of fatigue here, Nick?
06:26 - Yeah, you know, he's--
06:27 Listen, it's hard to tell with him
06:29 because sometimes he looks like he's getting tired,
06:31 but then he comes back with three, four, you know,
06:33 shots, and he makes it through rounds,
06:36 and he's just one of those guys.
06:37 He's going to find a way to figure it out.
06:39 - Everything goes to jab. Set it up.
06:46 Touch. Whip. Whip. Whip. Whip.
06:49 - And here comes Richie Rivera turning on the attack.
06:57 Right hand upstairs.
06:58 Left hand gets through.
07:00 - Ooh, nice, sneaky right uppercut.
07:06 - The uppercut has been a great weapon
07:07 for Rivera here tonight.
07:09 - Three.
07:10 [indistinct shouting]
07:12 [crowd chanting]
07:14 - Two, two.
07:15 [indistinct shouting]
07:18 [whistle blows]
07:19 [indistinct shouting]
07:21 [crowd chanting]
07:23 [crowd chanting]
07:25 [crowd chanting]
07:27 [crowd chanting]
07:29 [crowd chanting]
07:30 [bell dings]
07:31 [crowd cheering]
07:32 - And that takes us to the end of round two.
07:35 Richie Rivera fighting in spurts but having success.
07:38 Let's take a look at some of the replays here.
07:40 - So, as you can see,
07:43 Devon Lee comes up with that uppercut into a nice hook,
07:47 but Rivera responds with his own uppercuts.
07:51 Listen, this is--this is--
07:53 You know, Devon Lee is really making a great showing--
07:56 a showing here for himself, a count of himself,
07:58 and he's not there to lose.
08:00 He's not coming into this fight to lose as an opponent.
08:03 He's coming in there to beat Richie Rivera in his hometown.
08:06 And it looks like he had--you know, it looks like he's in shape.
08:09 Looks like he's not getting winded out there.
08:11 And, you know, Rivera needs to, you know,
08:13 kind of be a little bit--you know,
08:15 he's got to reserve that tank, I think, a little bit.
08:17 He looks a little tired--looked a little tired there.
08:20 - Certainly, and for Devon Lee,
08:22 he knows what this opportunity means.
08:24 Having an upset win over Richie Rivera in a main event,
08:28 that's a big deal.
08:29 And knowing Richie Rivera's coming off of a loss,
08:31 you might say, "All right, maybe I can strike
08:33 where the iron is hot on this guy.
08:34 Maybe he's lost a step, and this is my chance
08:36 and my opportunity."
08:38 - Yeah, listen, I think they did their homework on Devon Lee.
08:43 Great body work. Great body work by Rivera.
08:47 - Watch your head! Watch your head!
08:50 - Ooh, nice shot by Lee.
08:52 [cheers and applause]
08:54 Oh, look at this. This is a great exchange.
08:56 Right in front of us. This is amazing, Kurt.
08:58 Look at this. We got front row seats
09:00 literally right on the ring.
09:02 So exciting right here.
09:04 Some great action by these two.
09:06 - Incredible action here in round three.
09:10 - Everything off the upset.
09:11 - One, two, three, five.
09:14 - Touchdeal.
09:15 - Use the ring.
09:17 - One, two, three.
09:19 - Touchdeal.
09:21 - Touchdeal.
09:23 - Ooh, nice rib shot there.
09:25 Nice little kidney shot, I should say.
09:28 - Gotta give me back, Steve.
09:31 [crowd murmuring]
09:33 [crowd murmuring]
09:36 [crowd murmuring]
09:39 - Don't get desperate. Stay in the center.
09:41 Give it a jab.
09:43 Or a jab, Steve. Turn that jab into a hook.
09:46 - We hear Lee's corner there.
09:48 Said, "Don't get desperate. Stay in the center and work the jab."
09:51 They want him to work on fundamentals in the center of the ring.
09:54 [crowd murmuring]
09:57 Vicious body shots, right, Nick?
09:59 - Right, Nick, from Rivera. Incredible.
10:02 You could hear those ringside. That was loud.
10:04 - You know they gotta do a little bit of damage
10:08 with the sound of that.
10:09 - Keep touching that stomach.
10:11 - And probably more than a little.
10:13 - Come on, keep touching it. You have to breathe.
10:15 [crowd murmuring]
10:18 [crowd cheering]
10:21 - And Rivera again lands the combinations to the body.
10:25 - Work. Turn off. Turn it off.
10:28 [crowd murmuring]
10:29 Turn out.
10:31 - Just about a minute left in this third round.
10:35 [crowd murmuring]
10:38 - Another beautiful left hand to the body
10:41 gets through for Rivera.
10:43 [crowd murmuring]
10:46 [crowd cheering]
10:47 - Oh, that's a nice body shot right there.
10:51 Von Lee, he hit a nice body shot on Rivera.
10:54 And he felt it.
10:56 [crowd murmuring]
10:58 - Watch your head.
11:00 [crowd cheering]
11:02 - 30 seconds.
11:04 - 30 seconds.
11:06 [crowd murmuring]
11:09 - Come on, come on, come on.
11:11 [crowd cheering]
11:14 [crowd murmuring]
11:17 [crowd cheering]
11:20 [crowd murmuring]
11:22 - 10 seconds, D.
11:25 [crowd cheering]
11:27 [crowd murmuring]
11:29 - Oh, nice left-- left hook by Rivera.
11:32 [bell dings]
11:34 I think he stung.
11:35 Well, let me say, Lee did not look phased,
11:38 but when he first got hit, I said, "Wow, that's gonna hurt."
11:41 And he walked away from it perfect.
11:43 I mean, it was-- I mean, he's got some chin on him.
11:46 - Certainly, and let's take a look at some of the replays here
11:48 from the last round. Nick, what do you see?
11:50 - So here you go. Rivera's investing in the body right here.
11:53 He's coming back up top. He's changing--
11:55 He's going-- He's-- He's changing his levels right here,
11:58 and he's doing a great job
12:00 at putting some great combinations together against Lee.
12:04 And he needs to keep on that body,
12:06 because Lee, if he could slow Lee down a little bit,
12:09 maybe in the later rounds, Rivera can take him out of there,
12:12 but Lee shows no signs of slowing up.
12:16 - And, Nick, let me ask you this.
12:17 We mentioned Rivera's coming off of a loss.
12:19 We know that he's had success in the ring.
12:21 Only time he lost before that was to Tough Badou Jack.
12:24 How important is it for him to get a win here
12:26 as the main event in Mohegan Sun?
12:27 - It's huge. At this stage in his career,
12:30 he needs to win this fight.
12:32 He's coming off of a loss. He had a title opportunity.
12:35 For him to get back on the top
12:37 and get another shot at a world title,
12:39 he has to-- he has to win this fight.
12:41 I mean, he-- you know, that could be brutal to his career
12:44 if he does not come away with a win tonight.
12:46 I'm not saying that if he lost, it would be over,
12:49 but it would really hurt him right now.
12:55 - Round four underway of our ten-round main event
12:57 here in the light heavyweight division.
12:59 Karambatya on the call, joined by All-American Nick Garone.
13:02 Richie Rivera, he's working the body, landing combinations.
13:05 He's been having success here, Nick, tonight,
13:07 and it seems like that's continuing in round four.
13:09 - Yes. I have a 3-0 Rivera right now,
13:12 but don't listen to me, guys at home.
13:14 I got the last one wrong.
13:16 So--but I have it in my scorecards.
13:18 I have it 3-0, and nice body shots...
13:23 again by Rivera.
13:25 [crowd shouting]
13:28 - Keep touching it! Keep touching it!
13:30 - It looks like he's starting to come into his own
13:31 a little bit too, Curran.
13:33 You see how he looked winded the first and second round?
13:36 Now he looks like at least he doesn't look as tired.
13:40 - Rivera's landing shots to the body.
13:41 The left hook has been a weapon.
13:42 The right uppercut has been another weapon.
13:44 There we see the looping right hand.
13:46 It seems like he is fighting at spurts,
13:50 but he's having success doing so that way
13:52 because Lee isn't giving him enough back.
13:54 - Yeah.
13:56 Well, Lee, listen, Lee may have a--
13:57 Lee might have a game plan right here, you know?
13:59 He might have a game plan of,
14:01 "Let me let this guy punch himself out
14:03 and try to go for broke at the end,"
14:05 because, you know, listen, he's just steadfast.
14:08 He keeps walking him down.
14:10 He keeps just kind of trying to land punches,
14:13 but Rivera's obviously scoring more--
14:15 landing more blows.
14:17 - And remember, Devon Lee is no slouch.
14:19 Nick, you looked it up before the fight.
14:20 He's fought many undefeated fighters
14:22 and a lot of times taken their O.
14:25 - Yeah, I mean, listen, he has fought 12 undefeated guys,
14:30 and I believe what I said in the opening
14:32 is that he beat five of them.
14:34 - That's incredible. I mean--
14:36 - It is amazing.
14:38 He doesn't take--
14:39 He doesn't take easy fights, Devon Lee.
14:42 He'll go in there just about against anyone, you know,
14:44 if he's given the opportunity.
14:46 See, this is why this is such a dangerous fight for Rivera,
14:49 because Lee, if Lee gets a win right here, right,
14:53 that's huge for Lee, huge for Lee,
14:57 but if Rivera takes a loss, it's devastating.
15:01 So, you know, this is a perfect mix,
15:03 a perfect storm for both guys, you know,
15:05 and Lee lands a great shot on Rivera.
15:09 - The right hand got the win for Lee.
15:10 - And don't let yourself think Rivera plays a good possum.
15:14 Don't let you think that he's kind of, like,
15:16 shaky-legged or whatever.
15:18 I've seen him do that in the past and set a guy up
15:21 and, you know, play possum, so to speak,
15:23 and then take a guy out.
15:24 So you got to be very, very--
15:26 You got to be very smart when it comes to that.
15:29 See, I mean, Rivera looked like he was--
15:31 Lee's witch-guard. He's trying to steal this round
15:32 right here at the end, and he's doing a good job at it,
15:36 but Lee was having none of it.
15:38 He was saying, "You know what?
15:39 I worked too darn hard to lose this round
15:42 with a ten-second burst at the end,"
15:43 so he threw some punches back,
15:45 and that round might have been close.
15:49 - Rivera tried to steal the round at the end.
15:50 Lee stole it right back. - Yeah.
15:52 - And that's what you want to see.
15:53 And let's take a look at some of the replays here, Nick.
15:57 The body work. - Rivera, nice.
15:59 Two, three body shots, and then a straight left on Lee,
16:02 and then an overhand right that connects,
16:05 and then uppercuts and another uppercut.
16:08 - Rivera is landing a lot of shots,
16:10 but Lee is right in there. He's hanging in there,
16:13 and he's landing a few of his own.
16:15 - Devon Lee.
16:33 A big fourth round,
16:36 and this is a ten-round fight.
16:37 Nick, it's gonna be interesting
16:39 how fatigue plays a factor for both men.
16:43 - Yeah, after this round, we're at the halfway point,
16:46 and, you know, this is when guys--
16:49 you know, these guys at the later rounds,
16:51 these ten-round fights, eight, nine, ten rounds,
16:53 eight, nine, and ten--
16:55 I don't want to say championship rounds
16:56 because it's not a championship fight,
16:57 but those are where these guys start to excel,
17:00 these pros, these guys that are veterans.
17:02 They know how to navigate their way
17:04 through the later rounds.
17:07 - Certainly they do, and we saw Rivera there.
17:09 We mentioned the right uppercut as having success.
17:12 He landed it three times in a row,
17:14 and that's been a useful tool for him
17:15 when he's stuck on the inside against Lee,
17:17 who is--we can see Lee's footwork and movement.
17:21 He's backing up Rivera, trying to pin him on the ropes.
17:27 Here comes Richie Rivera, looping right hand.
17:34 Lee sneaks a good left hook in there.
17:37 And speaking of uppercut, Devon Lee showing off
17:43 that he's got it, left uppercut and right uppercut.
17:46 Land for Lee.
17:48 - Rivera throwing a lot of punches, a lot of punches.
17:56 [crowd cheering]
17:59 - Timeout. Looks like a mouthpiece came out.
18:11 They're gonna wash the mouthpiece for Rivera.
18:17 [crowd cheering]
18:21 - Let's go, squeeze guard.
18:24 - Action picks up in this round five,
18:28 halfway through the round.
18:31 [crowd cheering]
18:34 - Keep him on the ropes.
18:42 His back is all bruised up. He's on the back foot.
18:44 On the back foot.
18:46 Keep jabbing.
18:49 - Let's go, Randy. Another one.
18:52 - Oh, that's a nice, really hard shot by Rivera.
18:56 And another one. And another body shot.
18:59 - We heard Lee's corner say, "Keep jabbing."
19:01 He did that, and Rivera landed a left hook counter
19:04 beautifully off of that jab.
19:05 So in that moment, at least, Lee played into Rivera's hands.
19:10 [crowd cheering]
19:13 - Keep jugging him.
19:16 30 seconds, Lee.
19:19 Hit him with the jab.
19:22 Hit the money with the jab.
19:25 [crowd cheering]
19:28 - And, Nick, you see the mouth open of Devon Lee,
19:35 and a lot of times with fighters, that can signal fatigue.
19:38 Now, at the same time, Richie Rivera,
19:39 we've seen him also kind of fighting it out.
19:41 So in a way, it's gonna be really interesting
19:43 to see how the rest of this fight plays out.
19:45 [crowd cheering]
19:48 - I got a question for you.
19:54 - Lay it on me, sir.
19:56 - We're halfway through the fight.
19:57 - Yep. - Entertaining, right?
19:58 - Yes. - Very entertaining fight.
20:00 We both can agree on that. - Yes.
20:02 - What do you got? Who's winning?
20:04 - I have Richie Rivera up three rounds to two.
20:06 I think Lee is coming on a little bit more.
20:09 As the fight's going on, I definitely thought
20:11 the fourth round was for Lee.
20:13 I think the fifth round could go either way.
20:14 I think the first couple rounds was Richie Rivera.
20:16 I think he had success at the end of round one
20:18 and again at the beginning of round two.
20:20 - I have it for Rivera.
20:23 I have it different in rounds.
20:25 I have it four to one in rounds.
20:28 - Which is very reasonable. - For Rivera.
20:30 I thought--I thought he won the fourth round, Lee.
20:34 And I think Rivera came back and won that round.
20:37 But, listen, this could be all a ploy, Aaron.
20:42 Could be a ploy on Lee's part.
20:45 Just to take him into deep waters
20:47 and kind of give him some rounds,
20:48 make him expend a couple--some energy
20:50 and then, you know, really go at it.
20:51 Let's see.
20:52 This could be the tale of two fights.
20:55 - It certainly could be.
20:56 And we mentioned the record of Lee.
20:58 And if you look at some of the losses,
21:00 some of them were to undefeated fighters.
21:01 Others went the decision late into fights.
21:03 Some of them were to undefeated fighters.
21:05 Others went the decision late into fights.
21:08 So he's got rounds under his belt.
21:10 And that's what's important for him here tonight.
21:12 Experience in rounds. - Absolutely.
21:13 Yeah, and you know what?
21:14 And if he does have it the way I'm--four to one,
21:17 at least he's collected some rounds.
21:19 He knows he has them in the bank.
21:21 And he's got to win a majority of these rounds
21:24 to win the fight right here.
21:25 But, you know, I think he looks--
21:28 he looks a lot better than he did in the first and second round.
21:31 I think he's hit his second win, Rivera,
21:33 which happens a lot in fights.
21:34 And they look tired.
21:35 And then all of a sudden, they're looking great.
21:37 In the 10th, 11th, 12th round, they look awesome.
21:40 You know, like--
21:41 And Devon Lee does have 135 rounds as a professional.
21:44 Richie Rivera, 112.
21:46 So the experience edge win, lose, or draw
21:49 has gone to Devon Lee coming into this matchup.
21:53 Devon Lee, you know, you can't imagine a guy like this,
21:56 11 and 11.
21:57 I mean, obviously, you know, fighting all undefeated guys
22:00 all the time.
22:01 Even the guys-- oh, by the way, even the guys that
22:04 aren't undefeated, like, there's a couple of them in there.
22:07 8 and 1, 13 and 2, like, legitimate guys.
22:13 So like, he's never been in an easy fight, Devon Lee.
22:17 Never.
22:18 You know?
22:20 And the ones that he's-- and he's knocked
22:22 off a few of those guys.
22:23 It's a very difficult way to make an easy living.
22:31 For Devon Lee.
22:32 And it seems like, Nick, we're seeing more of a little bit
22:38 of what I was talking about earlier.
22:39 And Richie Rivera certainly having success
22:41 when he lands combinations to the body,
22:42 when he lands the uppercut.
22:44 But he is fighting in spurts.
22:45 We are seeing that.
22:47 And that could be his game plan.
22:48 That could be fatigue.
22:49 That could be a bunch of different things,
22:51 but that is what we're seeing here.
22:53 Now it looks a little like Lee is tired.
22:55 Maybe that body work really kind of started
23:01 to get the talk.
23:01 Ooh, that's a nice right hand.
23:03 Huge right got through the guard for Rivera.
23:05 And here comes Richie Rivera, representing
23:14 East Hartford, Connecticut.
23:17 The fans at Mohegan Sun making noise for their local fighter.
23:28 Beautiful jab got through for Rivera.
23:31 Rivera's a very frustrating guy to fight.
23:57 And at the end of that round, I saw something
23:59 that I really liked from Rivera.
24:01 And I've seen it a few times, Nick.
24:02 He doubles and triples up on the same punch.
24:04 So whether it be the left hook or the uppercut,
24:07 he'll throw it three or four times.
24:09 And that's very unique in boxing that's
24:11 difficult to defend against.
24:12 Let's take a look at the replay here.
24:15 Here we go.
24:16 We might see it right here.
24:17 One.
24:19 Oh, hey.
24:20 Lee answered right there.
24:22 Nice right hand right there by Rivera.
24:25 And here you go.
24:26 He pitied Patton, but he's scoring points.
24:28 He's landed some shots.
24:30 And it's frustrating.
24:32 It's frustrating for a guy like Devon Lee.
24:34 It's frustrating to get kind of pop shot,
24:36 peppered like that.
24:37 Absolutely.
24:42 And we saw Rivera put his hand up in the air,
24:44 showboating a little bit, following it up
24:46 with a good jab that landed.
24:47 So he knows what this opportunity means for him.
24:51 We mentioned he's coming off of a loss.
24:53 So this is a huge must win for him in this main event here
24:57 at Mohegan Sun.
24:58 Joe DeGuardia, star boxing slugfest at the Sun.
25:02 [crowd cheering]
25:05 Rivera landed some really nice shots
25:28 and keeping Lee off the balance.
25:30 Off balance and putting him in awkward positions,
25:34 constantly putting him in awkward positions,
25:36 spinning around him, hitting him from different angles.
25:40 And that's one of the reasons why
25:42 Richie Rivera is a tough fight.
25:44 You know?
25:45 [crowd cheering]
25:48 And good things happen for Rivera
25:53 when that uppercut is introduced to the combinations.
25:58 3, 4, 5 really nice jabs.
26:03 And then, you know what?
26:04 On the way out, I'll hit you with something harder.
26:07 He's got right hand on the left side.
26:11 Keep touching the body with the jab.
26:25 Looked like Devon Lee's arm got caught in the ropes.
26:28 [crowd cheering]
26:31 Rivera loaded up on that shot, playing up to the crowd.
26:48 Wow, he really did.
26:50 He loaded up and he hit him with a nice solid shot.
26:53 And another one, two right hand, right-- three right hooks.
26:57 Then a left hook.
26:59 Some straight stuff coming through the middle
27:01 and finding its way through to Devon Lee.
27:07 Here comes Richie Rivera.
27:09 Left hand, right hand.
27:12 Combinations upstairs, downstairs.
27:17 Rivera on the attack.
27:19 [crowd cheering]
27:22 Left right hand, right hand.
27:23 Looked like Devon Lee took a peek there at the clock.
27:30 See how much time is left in this round.
27:32 [crowd cheering]
27:35 Oh, nice shot.
27:49 [crowd cheering]
27:52 End of round seven.
28:06 Richie Rivera.
28:07 That's seven rounds down, three to go.
28:14 8, 9, 10 coming up, folks.
28:17 And this-- this is not disappointing.
28:19 I mean, you got Devon Lee, who's a really, really tough customer.
28:23 And you also have Richie Rivera, who's always exciting.
28:26 Even if he's winning a fight by a lot or in a barn burner,
28:30 he's always in exciting fights.
28:33 Absolutely.
28:34 We see some of Richie Rivera's handiwork here.
28:36 And these combinations are getting through the guard,
28:38 left hands and right hands.
28:40 And that right uppercut, I think that's been a very successful
28:45 punch for Richie Rivera here tonight.
28:48 It's landed from that sneaky angle.
28:50 And one thing Rivera is doing, Nick,
28:52 is at certain times he's fighting off of the back foot.
28:55 He's moving back.
28:56 But then he's planting and throwing.
28:57 So he's using that as a successful style
29:00 to still have a lot of good offense.
29:02 [crowd cheering]
29:05 [crowd cheering]
29:08 The jab pumping for Rivera.
29:17 Turns southpaw now in this eighth round.
29:20 [crowd cheering]
29:24 [crowd cheering]
29:27 You know, those body shots after a while,
29:48 you know, Devon Lee shook a lot off, a lot of them off.
29:52 Constantly, and Rivera has really dedicated himself.
29:56 Really, I could say this, has dedicated himself to the body
30:00 in this fight, don't you think?
30:01 Absolutely, and that's been a consistent attack for Rivera.
30:04 Working the body.
30:06 Certainly slowed down Lee.
30:08 [crowd cheering]
30:20 Oh, that's a nice shot by Lee right there.
30:22 [crowd cheering]
30:25 Turn right, turn right.
30:28 Richie Rivera on the attack.
30:30 And when he loads up on punches like that,
30:31 he is able to get through.
30:33 Even though you would think those would be telegraphed,
30:35 but he's landed those a few times
30:36 where he's really loaded up, Richie Rivera.
30:38 [crowd cheering]
30:41 Straighten out.
30:42 [crowd cheering]
30:45 [crowd cheering]
30:48 Oh, nice shot by Lee.
30:56 And followed up, Rivera hits him with three unanswered shots.
31:01 [crowd cheering]
31:15 It's the first time in the fight, Curran,
31:16 I really look-- it looks as if Lee,
31:19 some of these punches are starting to take its toll on him.
31:22 And, you know, even earlier when I said about the body,
31:24 even now, you know, like you had mentioned,
31:26 his mouth is open, he looks a little tired,
31:28 a little tired, and he also is getting hit
31:31 with these shots consistently to the body.
31:34 And now Rivera's mixing it up to the head.
31:35 I think--oh, nice shots.
31:38 Nice shots, and let me tell you something.
31:40 This could be--
31:44 let me see, maybe I spoke too soon.
31:46 I was going to say this could be it for Lee,
31:47 but Lee looks-- Lee looks okay.
31:49 He's dealing with it.
31:52 Here comes Richie, the pop--
31:54 pop by the Sailor Man Rivera,
31:56 playing it up for his hometown fans.
31:59 [bell dings]
32:01 It's a tough assignment here for Lee,
32:02 especially in the later rounds,
32:04 because fatigue is probably a factor.
32:07 In addition, Lee did land a straight right hand,
32:09 and then Rivera came back with a three-punch combination.
32:12 So it's been a tough go at it,
32:13 the second half of this fight,
32:14 and there's a nice right hand for Rivera
32:16 that we see in this last round.
32:17 Yeah.
32:19 [crowd chanting]
32:21 [bell dings]
32:24 Rivera right here, and these shots,
32:26 I mean, he's really loading up on Lee,
32:30 loading up with that right hand, coming back.
32:33 You know, right here, you know, he pushes his head down,
32:35 which I kind of don't like that stuff,
32:36 but I can tell you this,
32:38 landed some great shots in that round,
32:41 and I think that Lee really felt a lot of those shots,
32:45 and it's taken its toll, like we had mentioned.
32:48 And Rivera has-- listen, there's 6 minutes left to this fight,
32:53 so Lee has to give it all.
32:55 He definitely needs a knockout to win,
32:57 and Richard Rivera has to be careful and focused
33:00 and can't let-- [bell dings]
33:01 You know, can't let the mission--
33:04 He can't let his mission of winning this fight be deterred,
33:08 and he cannot let State get unfocused,
33:10 is what I'm trying to say.
33:13 -Richie Rivera seemingly looks to continue the game plan.
33:20 Lots of movement, combination punching.
33:23 Good counter shots.
33:29 A little bit of showboating as well.
33:32 And Richie Rivera's having success here tonight
33:34 in this main event.
33:36 [crowd chanting]
33:39 [crowd cheering]
33:42 -Another five rounds like that.
33:45 [crowd chanting]
33:48 [crowd cheering]
33:51 [crowd chanting]
33:54 -Down to that shoulder, down to that shoulder.
33:57 [crowd cheering]
34:00 [crowd cheering]
34:03 [crowd cheering]
34:06 [crowd chanting]
34:09 [crowd cheering]
34:12 [crowd chanting]
34:15 [crowd chanting]
34:18 [crowd cheering]
34:21 -And Nick, we spoke about Rivera having success
34:24 when he loads up on punches, and you hear there
34:26 the Lee corner saying, "You're seeing the load up,
34:28 seeing the load up," so they want him to counter
34:31 when they see Rivera load up, or at least throw
34:33 a quicker punch that can get through,
34:35 maybe stop that attack, but so far Lee hasn't been
34:37 able to do that necessarily.
34:40 -Yeah, and he's having a hard time, you know, unloading,
34:43 and Rivera is relentless with that body attack.
34:46 I mean, he keeps really digging to that body,
34:49 and that slows Lee just down just enough
34:53 for, you know, for Rivera to hit him
34:55 with something really hard.
34:57 [crowd chanting]
35:00 [crowd cheering]
35:03 [crowd chanting]
35:06 [crowd cheering]
35:09 [crowd chanting]
35:12 [crowd chanting]
35:15 [crowd chanting]
35:18 [crowd chanting]
35:21 [crowd chanting]
35:24 [crowd chanting]
35:26 -And not to say Rivera's taking a round off here, Nick,
35:28 but in a way, he probably feels like he's well ahead
35:31 on these scorecards and doesn't have to engage
35:33 as much as he did earlier in the fight.
35:35 -No, absolutely, and I think that you hit it on the head,
35:39 you know, with that, because I think he wants to go out
35:43 in that 10th round giving these people something
35:45 to go home and talk about, and I think he's reserving himself,
35:48 but sometimes, listen, you know, like,
35:50 he can't play games sometimes.
35:51 This is a real serious business right here,
35:54 and you know what?
35:55 Anybody with one punch can take anybody else out,
35:57 so you have to be very, very careful,
36:00 and so does Rivera, but I'm looking forward to seeing
36:03 what he's gonna do in the 10th round.
36:06 Let's see if he just floats around
36:09 and try to make it go the distance
36:10 or lets it go to different distance
36:12 or he really tries for that KO and that big, big ending.
36:17 -What do you think he's gonna do, Nick?
36:18 Do you think he's gonna circle around
36:19 or do you think he's gonna go for it?
36:20 -I think he's gonna go after it.
36:22 I think he's gonna go for a KO,
36:25 and he's gonna be all out.
36:28 -I think that's what we're gonna see, too.
36:29 We've seen Richie Rivera playing up to this crowd.
36:32 We know he's from East Hartford.
36:33 This fight is taking place in Mohegan Sun,
36:37 and he's been showboating all night.
36:39 He knows he can have success with the uppercut,
36:41 with the movement, with all the things we're talking about,
36:43 so that's what I expect to see in the 10th
36:46 and final round from Richie Rivera.
36:49 -♪♪
36:54 [ Crowd cheering ]
36:56 -♪♪
37:05 -10th and final round in our main event
37:08 here at Mohegan Sun Arena.
37:11 This is Slugfest at the Sun,
37:12 presented by Joe DeGuardia's Starbox,
37:14 and Karin Batia on the call,
37:15 joined by All-American Nick Garone,
37:18 Richie Rivera in the green and yellow trunks.
37:22 Devon Lee in the camo trunks.
37:26 It's been a spirited affair.
37:27 -Unique Lee.
37:29 -Devon "Unique" Lee.
37:31 Let's get his nickname in there.
37:33 And we've seen a lot of this --
37:34 Richie Rivera moving, landing punches,
37:37 showboating, playing up for the crowd,
37:38 and landing a lot of hard shots to the body, Nick.
37:42 -Lee's coming back with some great stuff.
37:44 I mean, he's really --
37:46 And ooh, really hard, strong punches by Rivera,
37:50 but Lee's -- Listen, Lee is a real pro, man.
37:54 I love this guy. I really do.
37:56 You know, even though he's not winning the fight,
37:58 he's not gonna win the fight unless he KOs Rivera,
38:02 I just really, really like him.
38:04 He's a really solid fighter.
38:05 He really comes to fight.
38:07 He's not an easy out.
38:08 He's an entertaining guy.
38:10 You know, let's give him a lot of credit
38:12 coming in here to Richie Rivera's hometown
38:15 and fighting him tonight.
38:16 -No matter what, you cannot take away
38:18 the toughness of Devon "Unique" Lee.
38:20 And I think the unique is that he takes on all comers.
38:23 We mentioned all the undefeated fighters
38:25 he's taken on, 12 of them.
38:26 He's beat four or five of them in the past.
38:28 And he will take on all comers, Devon Lee.
38:30 It's a throwback type of fighter,
38:32 and he's doing that here tonight against Richie Rivera.
38:34 -Yeah.
38:36 -1 minute 30 to go. -Yeah.
38:38 Yeah, I'm sorry.
38:39 Halfway through this last final and last round,
38:42 and Rivera smells the end.
38:47 He smells blood right now in the water,
38:49 and he's gonna try to go after, I think, this last minute.
38:53 -And if he's gonna try to go for it, Nick,
38:55 this is the time coming up on 1 minute
38:57 in the final round of our main event.
38:59 -Oh, nice juke there.
39:06 Nice feint, and comes back with a nice shot.
39:09 And doesn't phase Lee.
39:10 Lee is just all-- I mean, he's just--
39:16 He, uh-- he just got hit with sweat in the eyes.
39:20 Sorry, everybody at home.
39:21 I, um-- he's just really, really tough, man.
39:26 30 seconds.
39:35 This is your favorite time of a fight, 30 seconds left.
39:38 You've always said that.
39:40 -It's a great-- it's a great ending of a fight.
39:41 30 seconds left.
39:44 Both men know what this opportunity means,
39:47 and for Richie Rivera, essentially a victory lap here,
39:50 Nick, I think.
39:51 Richie "Popeye" Rivera
40:11 goes the distance against Devon Lee.
40:18 -I don't know what that was all about.
40:21 I don't know what that was all about,
40:23 but I can tell you this.
40:24 He definitely won a fight in my book tonight.
40:30 -You know what? It's very difficult.
40:47 It's very difficult to win a--
40:49 After your-- one of your toughest fights
40:51 you'll ever have is coming off a loss,
40:53 and it's not easy, you know,
40:55 and that's a really tough fight to have,
40:58 and he won.
40:59 He came back, and he looked impressive.
41:01 Like I said, he looked a little tired,
41:03 and then he looked better and better and better
41:05 as the fight went on.
41:07 -And if you are gonna have a comeback fight from a loss,
41:10 that's the type of comeback fight you want.
41:11 You want to get rounds in.
41:12 You want to face a tough opponent,
41:14 and Richie Rivera did that.
41:16 -Oh, my God. Absolutely right.
41:18 Spot on, Aaron. Spot on.
41:20 That's the perfect fight to have
41:23 where, you know, you were never in any danger
41:25 of getting stopped or, you know, really--
41:27 which, well, you got hit with some good stuff.
41:29 You had to work hard for 10 rounds,
41:32 and you get a win.
41:33 That's really the ultimate comeback fight.
41:36 ♪♪
41:46 ♪♪
41:56 ♪♪
42:06 -So we're gonna be going up to Curran Batia
42:10 shortly for the results of this main event
42:15 at Mohegan Sun.
42:16 Mohegan Sun, such a beautiful facility,
42:18 such a beautiful arena,
42:21 and they do such a great job.
42:23 I love this place,
42:25 and Star Boxing always puts on entertainment,
42:27 entertaining fights and cards,
42:29 and they didn't disappoint tonight,
42:32 and let's see where the judges--
42:37 let's see the judges' scores.
42:40 -Oh, I got a lot on YouTube.
42:41 [ Indistinct chatter ]
42:43 [ Crowd shouting ]
42:45 [ Crowd shouting ]
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42:56 [ Crowd shouting ]
42:58 [ Crowd shouting ]
43:00 [ Crowd shouting ]
43:02 [ Crowd shouting ]
43:04 -Okay, here we go.
43:06 We have the results,
43:07 and we're up to Curran Batia with the results right now.
43:11 [ Crowd shouting ]
43:14 -And let's hear it for these two warriors
43:16 in our main event here
43:19 at Slugfest at the Sun,
43:21 Joe DeGuardia's Star Boxing.
43:25 In our main event,
43:26 we go to the judges' scorecards.
43:30 Judge Glenn Feldman scores it 100 to 90.
43:36 Judge Don Trella scores it 97 to 93.
43:42 And Judge Tom Carrison scores it 97 to 93.
43:48 For your winner, by unanimous decision,
43:55 from East Hartford, Connecticut,
43:58 Richie "Pumpeye" Rivera!
44:03 [ Crowd shouting ]
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