Former Baseball Star Carlos Gonzalez finds success in a new found love.

"New Englands Future XIV" November 18th at Worcester's Union Station.

Carlos Gonzalez & his team pose after recording his 7th consecutive knockout.

Once a promising baseball star from Springfield, Mass Carlos Gonzalez has taken his talents from the diamond to the square circle. Carlos a former student at Holyoke Community College, was offered a scholarship to MCLA but could not attend due to financial reasons. Carlos played for team USA in 2014-15. He was invited to a major league try out with the Philadelphia Phillies and a few other teams before deciding to move on from baseball.

"New England's Future XIV" presented by Rivera Promotions Entertainment (RPE) will feature some of New England's rising stars and ranked contenders.

Since starting boxing Gonzalez with no amateur boxing experience jumped right into the pros and has made immediate statement. Now 7-0 Gonzalez has knocked out every opponent he has faced.

When asked about the transition from baseball to boxing Carlos Gonzalez said "The transition from baseball to boxing was okay to me, baseball & boxing has a lot of similar movements and requires somewhat of the same attributes." So on a physical note, its been pretty a pretty good going but not one bit easy.

Gonzalez also added "Boxing has not come easy to me although it might seem like it, but I think my drive and my personality has a lot has a lot to do with it. As soon as I start something I want to conquer it to the best of my ability, not just to get by and be the same as who or what is beside me."

When asked about his early success recording 7 straight wins all by knockout Gonzalez said "I feel good as anybody would about accomplishing the small bit I have accomplished in the sport of boxing but I do not let it get to my head cause I know the best of me is yet to come and I do not want to hinder that. A lot of times we will feel good about a certain thing that we are doing or did and we sit back on it thinking that we have made it. But I am not even a quarter of where I want to be in the sport so I just keep my head down and continue to learn, grow and mature so when that comes I will be ready mentally, physically and spiritually."

When asked about his fan base and his busy first year in the sport and how he plans to capitalize on his second year as a pro Gonzalez said "As far as the support and love I get, it means the world to me. Coming up I was always an underdog so it caught me by surprise to have this much support and love where I am from. I am just grateful for it, it helps me to keep pushing makes me feel like I have people counting on me. Under pressure is when I am at my best I feel, as far as year two I am looking to learn more and more of the sport and continue to give people good entertainment and grow as much as I can for the next 52 weeks get myself in to a Big Fight & put my city and my people on the map."

Gonzalez also said "I would like to add that it does not matter what you been through what you going through or what you will go through in life, all that matters is the now and we should all cherish the moment and execute what you want to execute. It could always be much worse, shoot for the moon and if you miss you will be among the stars."

Gonzalez displays a beautiful jab against against an opponent with an 8 inch height advantage.

RPE President & Matchmaker AJ Rivera said "The first time I met Carlos and his team we went out to eat and had a sit down. The vibe & energy I felt from Carlos and his team made me feel there is something special about this kid. Throughout the process of getting ready for his last fight everyone was easy to work with and super professional. Carlos came out and his fan base went crazy, he really impressed me with that especially only being a four round fighter. His skills matched up with the hype, the kid can really punch and it is almost like his baseball form has translated over to boxing. He is pitching punches to the face and dropping guys with ease."

RPE CEO Jose Antonio Rivera said "Carlos is an up and coming boxer with raw talent and exceptional power. He fears or ducks no one and his eagerness to learn and grow in his pro career is seen in the hard core training sessions in the gym. There is a lot upside to Carlos and he does not disappoint with his loyal fans with action packed fights. I am honored that he has decided to use the "El Gallo" name, that implies he knows what it means when he is fighting in the ring. Not many people know the significance but a fine tuned "Gallo" is a machine and will never quit! Like they say in Puerto Rico where as a kid I raised roosters to fight, HASTA LA MUERTE." # # #