Lewiston, Maine (Oktòb 14, 2015) - New England Goumen (Nef), Nimewo-yon sèl batay pwomosyon rejyonal Amerik la, pral kenbe evènman pwochen li yo, “Nef XX: Yon istwa de VYOLANS” sou Samdi, Novanm 21, 2015 nan Androscoggin Bank Colisée nan nan Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – melanje-masyal arts- (Mma) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Earlier today, the promotion announced the main event of the boxing portion of the fight card. Reigning Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “Cannon an” Berry (9-1, 6 Ko) ap fè fas a Roberto “Old la” Valenzuela (73-69-2, 56 Ko) nan yon konkou wèltèr uit-wonn.
Berry te genyen Nòdès Junior wèltèr Tit la yon ane de sa nan Lewiston avèk yon desizyon inanim viktwa sou 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, jis yon mwa apre, 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 tounen triyonfan nan bag la sa a ete ki sot pase ak yon dezyèm-wonn pentch teknik (KI MOUN KI) genyen nan Skowhegan, Maine.
“Mwen trè enkyete kòm toujou nan etap tounen nan bag la boksè sou Novanm 21yèmnan Lewiston,” deklare Berry. “Li nan enteresan yo dwe goumen pou viktwa dizyèm m pwofesyonèl. 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, ak espere gen yon lòt aksyon chaje, competitive fight like we had in October 2014. A lot has changed for me in my boxing career, e map rete pou pi devan pou ki montre tout nan fanatik mwen mwen fè amelyorasyon. Osi lwen ke mwen advèsè, yon sèl nan pi ki gen eksperyans nan dat, Roberto Valenzuela, li pral yon tès bon pou mwen pandan y ap bay moute gwosè ak eksperyans. Nou te eseye fè yon batay ak yon koup de mesye ki tap diferan de zòn nan men yo te kapab. Travay mwen se nan tren difisil ak moun ki va dwe pare pou yo mete sou lòt bò a nan bag la, yon sèl wonn nan yon tan.”
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 te resevwa yo ale nan yon etonan 14-0 kòmansman, konpetisyon toupatou nan eta lakay li nan Sonora, Meksik. Among the opponents Valenzuela has faced in his career are the likes of former world champions Andre Berto (30-4, 23 Ko) Steve Forbes ak (35-14, 11 Ko) ak aktyèl chanpyon nan lemonn Zahir Raheem (35-3, 21 Ko). Valenzuela fought former lightweight world champion Jose Luis Castillo (66-13-1, 57 Ko) sou undercard a nan yon 1996 Joey Gamache (55-4, 38 Ko) ak Julio Cesar Chavez (107-6-2, 86 Ko) bout nan Anaheim, California. Anplis de sa, Valenzuela ki te fèt Tit Meksiken an Pacific Coast Super Plum soti nan 2003 to 2007. He has the strongest pedigree of any opponent Berry has faced to date.
“Mwen te goumen tout lòt peyi sou Etazini yo, men pa janm nan Maine, se konsa mwen eksite yo ale yon kote mwen pa janm ve yo te,” di Valenzuela nan yon tradiktè. “Mwen te fè sa depi li te yon pup. Mwen te di ke li te gen kasèt VHS nan kèk nan batay mwen an soti nan kèk kat li kole sou televizyon lè li te yon jenn ti kabrit (ri). Thankfully, Mwen te gen videyo ki nan l 'pi plis dènyèman sou Youtube. Li gen anyen mwen pa te wè anvan nan yon batay oswa nan bòks. Mwen pral pare.”
“Lè Brandon siyen sou nan 'nef XX la’ kat batay, li te trè klè ke li te vle nou jwenn l 'yon advèsè ki moun ki nan te nan bag la ak pi bon an,” 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 pral fè tès souNovanm 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, detèmine ki fè mak li nan mond lan boksè.”
New England Goumen’ evènman pwochèn, “Nef XX: Yon istwa de VYOLANS,” pran plas sou Novanm 21, 2015 nan Androscoggin Bank Colisée nan nan 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. Tikè pou “Nef XX” kòmanse nan jis $25 epi yo sou vant kounye a nanwww.TheColisee.com oswa lè w rele biwo nan bwat Colisée nan 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Anplis de sa, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, swiv yo sou Twitternefights yo ak rantre nan ofisyèl Facebook gwoup la "New England Goumen."
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New England Goumen ("Nèf") se yon batay evènman pwomosyon konpayi. Misyon nef la se yo kreye evènman yo bon jan kalite pi wo a pou avyon de gè Maine a ak fanatik sanble. Egzekitif ekip nef an gen anpil eksperyans nan jesyon espò konba, evènman pwodiksyon, medya relasyon, maketing, legal ak piblisite.