Lewiston, Maine (November 22, 2015) – New England Fights (NEF), America’s number-one regional fight promotion, held its latest event, “NEF XX: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE” on Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Some 2,500 packed the Colisée for the historic first-ever hybrid mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing card in Maine.
In the boxing main event of the evening, Brandon “The Cannon” Berry (10-1) went eight-rounds for the first time in his career, defeating gritty Mexican veteran Roberto Valenzuela (72-70-1) via unanimous decision.
On the professional MMA portion of the card, Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington(12-8) was victorious in defending the NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Championship against Jimmy “Jimbo Slice” Davidson (7-2).
In addition, NEF announced its next event, “NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS” will take place on February 6, 2016 in Lewiston. Another hybrid MMA-pro boxing event, “NEF 21” will feature Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (6-4) taking on Devin Powell (4-1) in a lightweight contest. Already announced to be competing the boxing card are Brandon Berry and Joel “The Baby Bull” Bishop (0-0-1). Erin “Fun Size” Lamonte, who improved to 5-0 tonight, will return on the amateur MMA portion of the February 6 card.
The results from Lewiston, Maine:
PROFESSIONAL BOXING
150 Brandon Berry def. Roberto Valenzuela via unanimous decision
155 Tollison Lewis def. Zenon Herrera via TKO, round 3
135 Josh Parker drew Elias Leland
CATCH Ernesto Ornelas def. Brandon Ali Garvin via TKO, round 2
PROFESSIONAL MMA
155*TITLE Bruce Boyington (c) def. Jimmy Davidson via TKO, round 3
CATCH Jon Lemke def. Matt Denning via TKO, round 1
170 Matt Bordonaro def. Crowsneck Boutin via knee bar, round 1
CATCH Matt Andrikut def. Jesse Baughman via TKO, round 1
145 Damon Owens def. Derek Shorey via Gogoplata, round 1
AMATEUR MMA
125*TITLE Ryan Burgess def. Dustin Veinott (c) via unanimious decision
145*TITLE Aaron Lacey def. Caleb Horner via unanimous decision
125 Justin Witham def. Brent Ouellette via TKO, round 2
155 Rafael Velado def. Ken Dunn via Kimura, round 1
155 CJ Ewer def. Jason Lachance via unanimous decision
S.HWT Nick Gulliver def. Jason Field via TKO, round 1
145 Caleb Hall def. Matt Tamayo via armbar, round 1
265 Mike Williams def. Joe Krech via armbar, round 1
200 Victor Irwin def. Anthony Spires via TKO, round 1
CATCH Ricky Dexter def. Steve Bang via KO, round 1
140 David Thompson def. Richmond Pierce Wiegman via TKO, round 1
121 Erin Lamonte def. Randi Beth Boyington via armbar, round 1
185 Caleb Farrington def. Ruben Redman via guillotine, round 2
265 Bryce Bamford def. Bryce Locke via TKO, round 1
170 Caleb Swoveland def. Taylor Carey via arm triangle, round 2
155 Levi Sewall def. Matt Hanning via TKO, round 2
New England Fights’ next event, “NEF 21: THE IMMORTALS,” takes placeSaturday, February 6, 2016 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 21” start at just $25 and are on sale now atwww.TheColisee.com or by calling the Colisée box office at 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. In addition, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New England Fights.”
About New England Fights
New England Fights (“NEF”) is a fight events promotions company. NEF’s mission is to create the highest quality events for Maine’s fighters and fans alike. NEF’s executive team has extensive experience in combat sports management, events production, media relations, marketing, legal and advertising.