Lewiston, Maine (October 14, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike” na Saturday, November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) 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 “The egbe ala” Berry (9-1, 6 Kos) ga na-enwe Roberto “The Old” Valenzuela (73-69-2, 56 Kos) na asatọ-gburugburu welterweight zoo.
Berry ndibọhọ Northeast Junior welterweight Mbụ otu afọ gara aga na Lewiston na a etebe mmeri 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, dị nnọọ ka otu ọnwa gasịrị, 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 laghachiri mmeri na mgbanaka a gara aga n'oge okpomọkụ na a abụọ-gburugburu oru knockout (WHO) merie na Skowhegan, Maine.
“M nnọọ na-echegbu onwe dị ka mgbe niile kwụpụ azụ n'ime ọkpọ mgbanaka November 21na Lewiston,” kwuru Berry. “Ọ bụ na-akpali akpali na-alụ ọgụ maka m iri ọkachamara mmeri. 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, na olileanya nwere ọzọ edinam juru n'ọnụ, competitive fight like we had in October 2014. A lot has changed for me in my boxing career, na m na-atụ anya na-egosi niile m na Fans m ndozi mere. Dị nnọọ ka m iro, ndị kasị ahụmahụ otu ụbọchị, Roberto Valenzuela, ọ ga-abụ ezigbo ule ruo m mgbe enye elu size na ahụmahụ. Anyị gbalịrị ime ka a agha na a di na nwunye nke dị iche iche ụmụ okorobịa si ebe ma na-enweghị ike. My ọrụ bụ ịzụ ike, na-adị njikere maka onye ọ bụla ha na-etinye na n'akụkụ nke ọzọ nke mgbanaka, otu gburugburu na oge.”
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 rịdata ihe dị ịtụnanya 14-0 mmalite, mpi gburugburu n'ụlọ ya ala nke Sonora, Mexico. Among the opponents Valenzuela has faced in his career are the likes of former world champions Andre Berto (30-4, 23 Kos) na Steve Forbes (35-14, 11 Kos) na ugbu a n'ụwa onye mmeri Zahir Raheem (35-3, 21 Kos). Valenzuela fought former lightweight world champion Jose Luis Castillo (66-13-1, 57 Kos) na undercard nke a 1996 Life Gamache (55-4, 38 Kos) na Julio Cesar Chavez (107-6-2, 86 Kos) tuanu na Anaheim, California. Na mgbakwunye, Valenzuela ẹkenịmde na Mexico Pacific Coast Super Featherweight Mbụ si 2003 ka 2007. He has the strongest pedigree of any opponent Berry has faced to date.
“M na agha nile nke United States, ma ọ dịghị mgbe na Maine, ya mere m obi ụtọ ịga ebe m na mgbe kemgbe,” kwuru Valenzuela site a nsụgharị. “M na a na-eme nke a ebe ọ bụ onye pup. M na a gwara ya na ọ nwere VHS teepu nke ụfọdụ m ịlụ ọgụ site na ụfọdụ kaadị ọ taped TV mgbe ọ bụ nwa ewu (na-achị ọchị). Thankfully, M nwetara video nke ya nso nso karịa na Youtube. Ọ bụ ihe ọ bụla m na-ahụbeghị tupu na a ọgụ ma ọ bụ na sparring. M ga-adị njikere.”
“Mgbe Brandon bịanyere aka na-'NEF XX’ agha kaadị, ọ bụ nnọọ anya na ọ chọrọ ka anyị chọta ya ihe iro onye na-kemgbe na mgbaaka na ihe kasị mma,” 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 ga- -anwale onNovember 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, kpebisiri ike ime ka ya akara ke ọkpọ ụwa.”
New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike,” na-ewe ebe November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Tiketi maka “NEF XX” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."
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