Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 8, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF 21: Lub Immortals” rau Saturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 6, 2016 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The fight card is scheduled to feature both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, NEF announced the main event of the MMA portion of the fight card. Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (12-8) yuav tiv thaiv cov NEF MMA Kev Hnav Championship tiv thaiv cov kev sib tw ntawm tus xov tooj-ib contender Jon Lemke (5-3). Both Boyington and Lemke are veterans of the United States Marine Corps (USMC).
Boyington is riding high on a three-fight win streak. Earlier this fall, nws ua nws debut ntawm lub teb chaws yuav tsis nyob ntev, defeating Rodrigo Almeida (13-3) rau lub ntiaj teb Series ntawm Sib ntaus (WSOF) card in Connecticut. Boyington followed up that win with a decisive third-round TKO victory over Jimmy Davidson (7-2) lub hli tas los ntawm “NEF XX” in a successful defense of his title. A product of Young’s MMA, thiab hauv lub taub hau ntawm Boyington lub Taekwondo Academy, ob nyob rau hauv Bangor, Maine, Boyington tau rau ib tug unstoppable kua muag txij li thaum poob ib tug uas tsis yog-title sib ntaus rau Jamie Harrison (6-1) early in 2015. He has won six of his last seven in the MMA cage, thiab tuas lwm yeej nyob rau hauv lub NEF boxing nplhaib thaum lub sij hawm hauv chav kawm ntawm uas khiav.
“Kuv yuav tsis xav mus yuav Jon Lemke mus rau hauv hais tias lub tawb nrog kuv txoj cai hais txog tam sim no, tias yog dab tsi kuv xav, yog hais tias kuv ua ncaj ncees,” hais tias Boyington. “Kuv tsis tshua to taub yog vim li cas nws yuav xav tau ib tug sib ntaus nrog kuv tam sim no, thiab kuv tsis ntseeg tias nws yuav qhia thiab muab nws zoo tshaj plaws rau siab, tab sis kuv yuav tsis xav tawm kuv txoj kev tam sim no. Kuv txaus ntshai, thiab kuv cog qoob loo yog los ntawm lub ru tsev thiab thaum nws zoo li no, nws yuav muab ib lub ntiaj teb-chav kawm ntawv ua kis las kom txhob kuv, thiab kuv kom pom tseeb no tag nrho camp yuav tsum yog nyob rau seem txo hwj chim thiab teem. Thaum Lub ob hlis ntuj 6 los, Kuv yuav lub feem ntau txaus ntshai Bruce Boyington uas tau puas tshaj ko taw nyob rau hauv lub tawb, thiab kuv paub tias kuv xav kom muaj nyob rau hauv muaj txoj cai tam sim no, Kuv tabtom tiag tiag yuav muaj kev tshaib plab los ntawd los.”
The bout is one that Maine fight fans have waited a long time to see. Boyington and Lemke have stood atop the NEF lightweight division together for several years now, their careers paralleling one another. With Lemke competing out of Marcus Davis’ Team Irish nyob ze Brewer, Maine, tus ntoo khaub lig-lub zos rival ntawm Young MMA, Boyington and Lemke seemed like natural rivals. But they often passed like ships in the night, and the stars never aligned for an encounter between the two. That was until “NEF XX” lub hli tas los thaum, cia li lub sij hawm ua ntej Boyington coj mus rau hauv lub tawb tiv thaiv Davidson, Lemke vanquished Matt Denning (2-1) in that evening’s co-main event. It was an impressive performance that saw Lemke overwhelm a game Denning as the first round went on. With both Lemke and Boyington scheduled to appear on the February card, thiab tsis muaj tus nrog sib ntaus kos npe, lub sij hawm yog siav rau lub “Sib ntaus sib tua rau Bangor,” raws li kiv cua dubbed nws, thaum kawg muab qhov chaw.
“Kuv thiaj incredibly xav thov ua tsaug thiab pog mus yuav sib ntaus sib tua rau NEF ib zaug dua thiab tshwj xeeb tshaj yog ib lub sij hawm sib ntaus rau lub title,” hais tias Lemke. “Cov neeg uas paub kuv zaj dabneeg paub li cas ib tug ntev txoj kev no tau rau kuv, which makes it all the more special. Bruce is the man and has done a phenomenal job promoting himself as champion, and in the process brought a lot of attention to the rest of the MMA community in the area. He has a couple of titles with different promotions and had fights on the national stage. He presents a unique and explosive set of challenges that I very much look forward to rising up and meeting that challenge head on. Qhov no yog mus yuav ib tug zoo sib ntaus kiv cua yuav tsis xav kom nco, thiaj tau koj daim pib thiab tuaj rau cia.”
“Kuv tsis paub yog hais tias muaj tej tus hluas sib ntaus kiv cua kom peb pom ntau tshaj li qhov no yog ib,” exclaimed NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Nws li zoo li ntawm tsawg kawg yog ib tug ob peb lub sij hawm ib lub lim tiam peb nyob nraum tau lus nug 'thaum peb mus saib lub sib ntaus sib tua rau Bangor ntawm Lemke thiab Boyington?’ Zoo, nws yeej yog tshwm sim rauLub ob hlis ntuj 6 at ‘NEF 21,’ thiab txhua leej txhua tus hauv peb lub koom haum yog li zoo siab thaum tus kiv cua mus ntsib nws!”
“Cov rov qab zaj dab neeg rau no bout yog zoo kawg,” hais NEF co-tswv thiab matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Tsis muaj dab tsi yog manufactured – it’s completely authentic and gut wrenching. This fight has been a long time coming, thiab kuv muaj ib tug xav tau tias cov hlau lead-nyob rau hauv los Lub ob hlis ntuj 6 yuav tsis zoo li txhua yam uas peb twb puas pom nyob rau hauv lub countdown mus rau ib tug showdown ntawm no magnitude qhov chaw uas ntau npaum li cas li cia li bragging txoj cai nyob rau hauv lub kab.”
Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF 21: Lub Immortals,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chawSaturday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 6, 2016 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. Daim pib rau “NEF 21” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyob www.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."