Lewiston, Maine (Lub kaum hli ntuj 23, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem” rau Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mixed martial--arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, cov qib tshaj tawm tag nrho cov kev sib ntaus card rau cov kev tshwm sim.

 

Cov kev boxing feem ntawm daim card yuav tsum headlined los ntawm qaum teb sab hnub Junior Welterweight zus Brandon “Lub Cannon” Berry (9-1) in an eight-round bout against former Mexican Pacific Coast Super Featherweight Champion Roberto “Cov laus” Valenzuela (73-69-2, 56 Kos). Berry triumphantly returned to action last summer after suffering a severe shoulder injury in a November 2014 kawg.

 

Ib tug heev tshaib plab Josh Parker (0-1) rov qab rau lub nplhaib rau lub ntsej muag Elias “Txaus ntshai nas” Leland (0-0) in a four-rounder. Parker and Leland are well known to NEF fans as regulars on the promotion’s MMA events. Parker is the founder and head coach of Ruthless MMA & Boxing nyob rau hauv Benton, Maine. Leland is a member of Jay Jack and Amanda Buckner’s Academy of MMA in Portland, Maine.

 

Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Ernesto Ornelas (0-0), ib tug kws MMA fighter ntawm lub Choi lub koom haum nyob rau hauv Portland, returns to his boxing roots in his pro ring debut against Brandon Ali Garvin (0-4). Ornelas was a multiple time Golden Gloves champion as an amateur boxer in his native state of California.

 

Middleweights Tollison Lewis (1-0) thiab Zenon “Ka'Bar” Herrera (0-0) will round out the boxing card. Lewis won his pro boxing debut in the first NEF boxing event in October 2014 tshaj qub tub rog John Webster (8-7-1), thaum Herrera, ib txog tej MMA fighter thiab kickboxer, yog ib tug cuaj-xyoo yog qub tub rog ntawm US cov tub rog, muaj tiav heev heev tours ntawm lub Middle East qhov chaw uas nws pom kev sib ntaus los nyob rau hauv lub sib ntaus sib tua ntawm Fallujah nyob rau hauv Iraq.

 

Nyob rau hauv kev MMA feem ntawm qhov kev sib ntaus card, Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (11-8) yuav tiv thaiv cov NEF MMA Kev Hnav Title nyob rau hauv ib tug tsib-round bout tiv thaiv cov kev sib tw ntawm Jimmy “Jimbo Hlais” Davidson (7-1). Boyington is coming off a huge win last weekend against Rodrigo Almeida (12-3) nyob rau undercard ntawm lub ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF) nationally-televised event. The challenger Davidson is no stranger to gold, having captured other MMA titles in the New England region. He represents world-renown Muay Thai team Sityodtong.

 

Nyob rau hauv ib qho ntawm feem mas muab MMA fights hauv New England keeb kwm, yav tas los NEF MMA Kev Featherweight zus Ray “Tag nrho cov ua hauj lwm” Ntoo (6-1) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Vovk “KGB” Av nplaum (3-0). Recognized as two of the most promising prospects in the area, Ntoo thiab av nplaum yog ob leeg kwv yees los ntawm pundits yuav yav tom ntej sib tw rau lub pob ntawm kev ua si nawv.

 

Crowsneck Boutin (1-1) yuav los nrhiav thaws los ntawm nws tus thawj kws tsis lub hli tas los thaum nws muaj raws li Matt Bordonaro (2-0). The bout will be a rematch from their amateur days when Bordonaro defeated Boutin by submission at “NEF IX” nyob rau hauv Biddeford, Maine. It will also be Boutin’s debut in the 170-pound welterweight division.

 

Ob tug npe bouts yuav tawm xov xwm rau hauv lub pib xyaum ua MMA feem ntawm lub “NEF XX” sib ntaus card. Dustin Veinott (4-3) defends lub NEF MMA Amateur Flyweight Title tiv thaiv Ryan Burgess (1-0), thaum lub sij hawm Aaron “Relentless” Lacey (5-1) puas sib ntaus sib tua nrog Caleb Horner (6-2) to crown an inaugural NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Champion. A women’s strawweight fight will feature Randi Beth Boyington (1-1) txojkev Erin “Kev lom zem Loj” LAMONTE (3-0).

 

“Qhov no daim ntawv muaj ib yam dab tsi rau txhua leej txhua tus,” hais tias NEF co-tswv tsev thiab pab txhawb Nick DiSalvo. “Koj nyiam MMA? We got it. You like boxing? We got it. You like the heavyweights? We got ’em. You like women’s fights? We got ’em. This is like the Super Bowl of NEF events. This is the one event you simply cannot afford to miss.”

 

Promotion executives ntxiv tshaj tawm hais tias cov “NEF XX” kev tshwm sim yuav tsum rau rau siab ua lub cim xeeb ntawm NEF cov neeg ua haujlwm Susan Isham, 47, uas poob nws lub neej nyob rau hauv ib tug tragic tsheb sib tsoo lub xeem lis xaus nyob rau hauv Npe-ee, Maine. Susan had worked backstage for the promotion beginning in 2013, handling check-ins at the backdoor of the Colisée. She was a beloved mother and grandmother, npe hu rau nws nyuaj ua hauj lwm zoo thiab charming, upbeat personality. Susan was involved in many causes in the Bethel community.

 

“Peb tag nrho cov tseem nyob rau hauv lub poob siab ntawm Susan tus cia li dhau kawg rau hnub Friday,"Hais tias NEF co-tswv thiab matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Nws yog ib tug muaj nuj nqis mej zeej ntawm lub NEF pab, ib tug phooj ywg zoo, thiab ib hom, charitable person. She will be missed by all who knew her. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this difficult time. ‘NEF XX’ yuav tsum tau hais khov kho nplooj siab rau nws nco.”

 

Lub “NEF XX” sib ntaus card (yuav hloov thiab pom zoo los ntawm lub Combat kev ua si Authority ntawm Maine):

 

KEV COB QHA COV BOXING

 

140 Brandon Berry 9-1 (West Tib Rab Diav Rawg) vs Roberto Valenzuela 73-69-2 (Romanza Gym)

155 Tollison Lewis 1-0 (CMBJJ) vs Zenon Herrera 0-0 (Independent)

140 Josh Parker 0-1 (Phem MMA & Boxing) vs Elias Leland 0-0 (TAB SIS)

118 Ernesto Ornelas 0-0 (Choi lub koom haum) vs Brandon Ali Garvin 0-4 (Frazier tus)

 

KEV COB QHA COV MMA

 

155*TITLE Bruce Boyington 10-8 (c) (Boyington lub TKD) vs Jimmy Davidson 7-1 (Sityodtong)

205 Matt Andrikut 1-0 (Txoj kev ntseeg MMA) vs Jesse Baughman 0-0 (Team Link)

170 Crowsneck Boutin 1-1 (Choi lub koom haum) vs. Matt Bordonaro 2-0 (Yeej MMA)

150 Jon Lemke 4-3 (Team Irish) vs Matt Denning 2-0 (CMBJJ)

145 Ray Ntoo 5-1 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Vovka av nplaum 3-0 (Boston BJJ NH)

145 Derek Shorey 3-2 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Damon Owens 2-0 (Young cov lus MMA)

125 Kevin Barrett 0-0 (Young cov lus MMA) vs James Alexander 1-10 (F2 Arena)

 

Pib xyaum ua MMA

 

145 *TITLE Aaron Lacey 5-1 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Khalej Horner 6-2 (F2 Arena)

125 *TITLE Dustin Veinott 4-3 (c) (CMBJJ) vs Ryan Burgess 1-0 (Berserkers MMA)

265 Bryce Bamford 0-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA) vs Bryce Locke 0-0 (Independent)

200 Yakhauj Cameron 1-5 (Independent) vs Victor Irwin 0-0 (Young cov lus MMA)

225 Joe Krech 0-0 (Independent) vs Mike Williams 0-0 (CMBJJ)

185 Ruben Redman 1-3 (Nyhuv pawg MMA) vs Khalej Farrington 2-0 (Team TSHIAB)

185 Dominique Bailey 0-1 (Independent) vs Anthony Spires 0-0 (Independent)

175 Caleb Swoveland 0-0 (Phem MMA & Boxing) vs TBD

155 Ricky Dexter 3-2 (Team Irish) vs Steve Bang 3-3 (CMBJJ)

155 Rafael Velado 1-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA) vs Ken Dunn 0-2 (Maine Kyokushin Karate)

155 CJ Ewer 4-2 (Young cov lus MMA) vs Jason Lachance 2-2 (MMA Athletix)

155 Matt Hanning 1-1 (Independent) vs Levi Sewall 0-0 (Young cov lus MMA)

145 Caleb Hall 5-3 (Choi lub koom haum) vs Matt Tamayo 0-0 (F2 Arena)

140 David Thompson 0-1 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs. Pierce Wiegman 0-0 (Thawj cov hoob kawm MMA)

125 Justin Witham 0-3 (Shatterproof Combat Club) vs Brent Ouellette 0-0 (CMBJJ)

115 Erin LaMonte 3-0 (Gracie Fitness) vs Randi Beth Boyington 1-1 (Boyington lub TKD)

 

Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Daim pib rau “NEF XX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."

 

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