Gabriel Gonzaga may have retired from MMA, but the former UFC heavyweight title challenger isn’t done with combat sports. “Napao” is headed to the boxing ring on October 28th in his adopted home of Massachusetts.
"RPE is excited to have an athlete of Gonzaga's caliber making his pro debut on our NEF4 boxing event," promoter Jose Antonio Rivera said (via an official press release). "We are happy that boxers and MMA athletes trust us in terms of what we are trying to do to help them build their careers."
"When I first saw Gabriel sparring," Gonzaga's trainer Rocky Gonzalez said, "I knew he had potential to beat a lot of heavyweights around.