Lewiston, Maine (Lub kaum hli ntuj 14, 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, the promotion announced the main event of the boxing portion of the fight card. Reigning Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “Lub Cannon” Berry (9-1, 6 Kos) yuav fim Roberto “Cov laus” Valenzuela (73-69-2, 56 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib yim-round welterweight contest.
Berry yeej lub Northeast Junior Welterweight Title ib xyoo dhau los nyob rau hauv Lewiston nrog ib tug sawv daws pom kev txiav txim siab kov yeej Eric Palmer (6-8-3, 1 KO). The title was the first in the professional career of the standout from West Forks, Maine. Berry would, cia li ib lub hlis tom qab, suffer his first loss in a bout in which he severely injured his shoulder early on. Following a successful surgery and months of rehab, Berry rov qab kov rau lub nplhaib no yav dhau los lub caij ntuj sov nrog ib tug thib ob-round kev knockout (LEEJ TWG) yeej nyob rau hauv Skowhegan, Maine.
“Kuv zoo siab heev txhawj xeeb raws li ib txwm mus rau kauj ruam rov qab mus rau hauv lub boxing nplhaib rau Kaum ib hlis 21nyob rau hauv Lewiston,” stated txiv hmab txiv ntoo. “Nws yog exciting yuav tsum tau sib ntaus sib tua rau kuv kaum kev yeej. I’m honored to have been invited back to the Colisee to headline another Pro Boxing card. I want to thank NEF for making this possible for me, thiab kev cia siab rau tau lwm txoj kev ua packed, competitive fight like we had in October 2014. A lot has changed for me in my boxing career, thiab kuv saib rau pem hauv ntej rau uas qhia tag nrho ntawm kuv tus kivcua ntsawj kuv txhim kho. Raws li deb raws li kuv tus nrog sib ntaus, tej feem ib mus rau hnub tim, Roberto Valenzuela, nws yuav yog ib lub zoo kev kuaj rau kuv thaum uas muab mus loj thiab kev. Peb sim mus ua ib tug sib ntaus nrog ib tug ob peb txawv hais mav los ntawm lub cheeb tsam, tiam sis tsis muaj cuab kav mus. Kuv txoj hauj lwm yog los qhia ib qho nyuaj thiab yuav npaj txhij rau leej twg lawv muab tso nyob rau lwm yam sab ntawm lub nplhaib, ib puag ncig ntawm ib lub sij hawm.”
Valenzuela is about as much of a veteran as one will find in a boxing ring. Having begun his professional career in early 1992, Valenzuela tau txais tawm mus ib tug amazing 14-0 pib, sib tw nyob ib ncig ntawm nws lub tsev lub xeev ntawm Sonora, Mexico. Among the opponents Valenzuela has faced in his career are the likes of former world champions Andre Berto (30-4, 23 Kos) thiab Steve Forbes (35-14, 11 Kos) thiab tam sim no lub ntiaj teb champion Zahir Raheem (35-3, 21 Kos). Valenzuela fought former lightweight world champion Jose Luis Castillo (66-13-1, 57 Kos) nyob rau ntawm ib tug undercard 1996 Joey Gamache (55-4, 38 Kos) thiab Julio Cesar Chavez (107-6-2, 86 Kos) bout nyob rau hauv Anaheim, California. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, Valenzuela tuav lub Mexican Pacific Ntug dej hiav txwv Super Featherweight Title los ntawm 2003 rau 2007. He has the strongest pedigree of any opponent Berry has faced to date.
“Kuv twb tiv thaiv tag nrho cov thoob lub tebchaws United States, tab sis yeej tsis nyob rau hauv Maine, yog li ntawd kuv pog mus qhov chaw kuv twb tsis tau,” hais tias Valenzuela los ntawm ib tug neeg txhais lus. “Kuv twb tau ua li no vim nws yog ib tug pup. Kuv twb tau hais tias nws muaj VHS tapes ntawm ib co ntawm kuv fights los ntawm ib co phaib nws muaj kev sib tw rau TV thaum nws yog ib tug me nyuam (luag). Thankfully, Kuv twb tau txais yees duab ntawm nws ntau tsis ntev los rau Youtube. Nws yog tsis muaj dab tsi kuv tsis tau pom ua ntej nyob rau hauv ib tug sib ntaus los yog nyob rau hauv sparring. Kuv mam li yuav npaj txhij.”
“Thaum Brandon kos npe mus rau lub 'NEF XX’ sib ntaus card, nws yog hais tseeb tias nws xav kom peb nrhiav tau nws tus nrog sib ntaus uas tau nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog qhov zoo tshaj plaws,” recalled NEF co-owner and promoter Nick DiSalvo. “Roberto presents a challenge unlike any other Brandon has faced to date. He has actively competed as a professional for nearly a quarter of a century. He hasn’t sat on a shelf either. He just fought this past spring and summer. Brandon Berry yuav tau mus soj ntsuam rauKaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, make no mistake about it. But Brandon has recently been sparring several times a week all over New England with top-notch partners. He is coming into this bout as a whole new Brandon Berry, txiav txim siab nws tus cim nyob rau hauv lub boxing ntiaj teb no.”
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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