Lewiston, Maine (Iunie 1, 2017) - Lupte New England (NEF) revine la Colisée Androscoggin Bank pe Iunie 17 with a fight card featuring both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) și lupte profesionale de box. Mai devreme astăzi, promovarea anunțat cardul complet lupta pentru eveniment. The fight card is subject to approval of the Combat Sports Authority of Maine (CSAM). The boxing portion of the card will begin at 7 pm EDT with the MMA card to immediately follow.
In a highly-anticipated “Superfight,” Maine MMA star Bruce “Destul Boy” Boyington (14-9 MMA, 1-0 box) will take on Maine’s premier boxer Russell “The Haitian Sensation” Lamour, Jr. (15-2, 7 KO) in a six-round boxing bout. The fight will be a dream match for fans who never expected to see each sports’ top in-state athletes face one another. Boyington and Lamour have both been featured in nationally-televised bouts on NBC and ESPN in recent years. Lamour is the former New England Middleweight Champion, while Boyington held the NEF MMA Lightweight Title until relinquishing it last year to sign with the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) global promotion.
“Bruce and Russell are at the top of their respective games,” noted NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Russell is a great boxer, and he’s going to face a superb striker in the form of Taekwondo black belt Bruce Boyington. This is a true dream match for Maine fight fans.”
The professional MMA portion of the fight card will feature the long-awaited return of former NEF MMA Featherweight Champion Rază “Toate de afaceri” Lemn (8-3) as he faces Brazilian prospect Alexandre “Îmbinare” Bezerra (19-5). Wood left Maine more than two years ago to re-settle in South Carolina and then Texas. Both Wood and Bezerra are veterans of the Bellator cage with a dozen fights between them for the national promotion.
“When you consider both sides, this is probably the highest-level fight to ever take place in NEF,” a declarat NEF co-proprietar și promotor Nick DiSalvo. “This fight could easily be slid into any UFC card on FS1 or Fox and steal the show. Either one of these athletes could get the call up after this fight. Our fans are about to see something special.”
The amateur MMA card will be headlined by a title fight with Rafael “Deez Nuts” Velado (4-0) defending the amateur lightweight championship against Maine Amateur Wrestling Alliance Hall of Famer Pat Kelly(3-0). La vârsta 52, Kelly will be the oldest fighter to ever challenge for an NEF title.
In addition to the fights, legendary boxer James “Buster” Douglas (38-6-1, 25 KO) will make an appearance at “NEF 29” as the guest of honor. Douglas will hold an hour-long meet-and-greet with fans at the Colisee from 6 pm la 7 pm prior to the opening bell. Longtime fans will remember Douglas as the architect of the greatest upset in professional sports history with his knockout of “Fier” Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KO) în 1990 to claim the world heavyweight title. Douglas halted the 37-fight undefeated streak that opened Tyson’s pro career.
The full “NEF 29” carte de lupta (subject to change and approval of CSAM):
PROFESSIONAL BOX
200 Crowsneck Boutin (Independent) vs. Cristiano Pedro (Cugno)
168 Jason Quirk (PBC) vs. Borngod Washington (Meekins)
160 Russell Lamour (PBC) vs. Bruce Boyington (TKD Boyington lui)
154 Casey Kramlich (PBC) vs. Bryan Goldsby (Jorge Gurgle)
PROFESSIONAL MMA
265 Ras Hylton (First Class/Dragon Fire) vs. Eric Ramsey (Trinity)
145 Alexandre Bezerra (Daddis) vs. Ray lemnului (Nick’s)
145 Dominic Jones (Clasa întâi) vs. Matt Denning (CMBJJ)
145 Andre Belcarris (NE Assassins) vs. Josh Parker (Nemilos)
AMATORI MMA
155*TITLUL Rafael Velado (Clasa întâi) (c) vs. Pat Kelly (lui Young)
185 Mike Williams (CMBJJ) vs. John Tefft (Clasa întâi)
185 Anthony Spires (Independent) vs. Josh Jones (Clasa întâi)
150 Jacob Deppmeyer (Clasa întâi) vs. Ben Harrington(CMBJJ)
145 Derek Daley (Clasa întâi) vs. Frank Johanson (CMBJJ)
140 Glenn Kasabian (Nostos) vs. Kam Arnold (CMBJJ)
115 Alex Walker (Kaze) vs. Sarah Ziehm (CMBJJ)
New England Combate revine la Colisée Androscoggin Bank din Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “NEF 29: STARS & STRIPES,” sâmbăta, Iunie 17, 2017. Biletele sunt în vânzare acum la box-office Colisee 207-783-2009 x 525 și online la www.TheColisee.com. The event will be broadcast live on the FloCombat app on Roku and Apple TV and streamed live at www.FloCombat.com.
Pentru mai multe informații cu privire la eveniment și de luptă actualizările de carduri, va rugam sa vizitati site-ul de promovare, la www.NewEnglandFights.com. În plus, puteți viziona clipuri video NEF la www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, urmați-le pe Twitter @nefights și să se alăture grupului oficial de Facebook „Lupte New England."
Despre Lupte New England
Lupte New England ("NEF") este o luptă companie promoții evenimente. Misiunea FEN este de a crea cea mai mare evenimentele de calitate pentru pompieri si ventilatoare Maine lui, cât. Echipei executive FEN are o vastă experiență în managementul sporturi de luptă, producția de evenimente, relații mass-media, marketing, legal și de publicitate.