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Dancing with the City

Meet the Celebrity Dancers

Michael O'Brien, City Manager

Bob Moylan, Commissioner of Public Works

Beata O'Brien, Mrs. City Manager

Deborah Packard, Executive Director, Preservation Worcester

Marie A. Angelini, Attorney

Chris Colabello, 1st Baseman of the Tornadoes
Professional baseball player, Chris Colabello has adopted Worcester as his second home in Massachusetts. He was born in Framingham, MA but was raised for the next 8 years in Rimini, Italy. His family then moved back home to Milford, MA in 1991.

Colabello will be returning for his second year with the Worcester Tornadoes. Chris helped the Tornadoes win their first CanAm League Championship title in 2005. Colabello posted a .320 batting average, with 55 hits, 7 doubles, 8 homeruns and 31 RBI in 2005 and a .305 batting average, with 105 hits, 26 doubles, 7 homeruns and 58 RBI in 2006.

Before joining the Tornadoes, he was an outstanding college athlete at Assumption College. Chris was a four-time All Conference player at Assumption, including three straight First Team selections. As a senior, he was named a First Team All-Region player and an Honorable Mention All-American.

During the off-season, Chris is the executive assistant to Paul Cantiani, who is the owner of the Paul F. Cantiani Insurance Agency, the East Douglas Insurance Agency and the CM Cantiani Insurance Agency. He is Alan Shore to Paul’s Denny Crane.

Chris helps run numerous baseball clinics, teaches private lessons and can be found visiting local schools around Worcester County reading to the children.

This spring he will be working out for the Colorado Rockies and we’re looking forward to seeing him play with the Worcester Tornadoes at Fitton Field.

Jose Antonio Rivera - Jose was born on April 7, 1973 in Philadelphia. He grew up with his four siblings and his single mother. His mother pass away when Jose was 28. At 16 Jose started his pursuit of his dream to become a world champion boxer.

Jose started his boxing at the Worcester Boys & Girls Club where he was a student of Carlos Garcia, a highly regarded boxing coach. In his young amateur career he started with a record of 35-10. He did so by fighting older and more experienced boxers. As a result, he became a well experienced fighter at a young age.

October of 1992 marked the date Jose became a professional boxer. From here he fought his way to becoming Massachusetts State Champion twice, the USBA Regional Champion, the IBO World Champion, and the NABA Champion.

On September 13th, 2003, in Germany, Jose fought unbeaten European Champion Michel Trabant and walked away with the WBA Welterweight Championship of the World.

On April 2nd, 2005, in his defense of the WBA title, Jose lost a very close split decision to his challenger Luis Collazo.

On May 6th, 2006, Jose would move up a weight class to Junior Middleweight and fight Champion Alex Garcia. He managed to knock him down five times and won to become the new WBA Champion.

On January 6th, 2007, Jose defended his new WBA title against Travis Simms but lost in a ninth round TKO (Technical Knock Out).

Beata O'Brien & Tom Hallgren	Michael O'Brien & Trish Camera	Bobby Moylan & Deborah Galvin (owner)
	Christina Andrianopoulos with Steve Montouri (owner)