Lewiston, Maine (Novanm 5, 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. In a featured lightweight professional boxing match, Josh Parker (0-1) te siyen nan figi Eli “Danje sourit” Leland (0-0) nan yon konkou kat-wonn.
Pandan ke bout a pral Parker nan premye match boksè ak nef, he is no stranger to longtime fans of the promotion. Parker was a regular on NEF MMA cards during the early days of the company. He put together a record of 4-8 as a professional MMA competitor over the course of five years. Parker feels that he has found his true home not in the MMA cage, men nan bag la boksè.
“Bòks se yon pi bon anfòm pou m 'paske mwen te toujou te renmen pati nan standeup nan mma,” te note Parker. “Lè yo te ofri mwen Brandon Berry a (9-1) goumen ak te kòmanse konsantre sou ki pou kont li, Mwen te konnen mwen te jwenn apèl vre mwen. Mwen kite travay mwen, te kòmanse bati yon ekip batay, and have done nothing but study and train since. My plan is to stay very active, Mwen ta renmen al goumen chak mwa koup si sa posib.”
Jan yo note sa, Parker te kòmanse karyè boksè l 'nan sezon prentan an nan 2014 lè li te aksepte yon bout ak Brandon Berry nan North Anson, Maine. Parker held his own in the bout, eventually dropping a four-round decision. Fans have speculated that there would be a rematch at some point down the road between the two.
“Ou konnen, moun ki toujou mande ki, men mwen reyèlman pa pran swen sou kouman pou konbat Brandon ankò,” Di Parker. “Ou gade batay la epi di m 'ki jan jij yo te vini ak nòt yo yo te fè. That fight was on five weeks of boxing training. Now I’ve had a year and a half. If he’s standing in the path on the way to the top then so be it, men li la pa yon bagay mwen ap panse sou yo.”
Ki sa ki se sou tèt Parker a se ekip batay l ' – San fwa ni lwa mma & Boksè. Opened in 2014 ak ki baze soti nan Benton, Maine, Ruthless is one of the standout new teams emerging on the Maine fight scene consisting of scrappy young athletes. In founding the team, Parker se trè klè ke se li ki sèlman ki enterese nan fòmasyon moun ki grav sou konpetisyon kòm avyon de gè.
“Ruthless is different because I’m not in it for the money. I don’t take people who are just trying to get in shape or learn about MMA or boxing. We don’t do ‘classes.’ We fight, chak jou. I’m building a fight team. When we fight, nou ap chèche pou fini an.”
Malerezman pou Parker, he has had some trouble finding boxing matches in the past year-and-a-half following the Berry fight. With NEF now operating as an MMA and boxing promotion, Parker, ak lòt moun renmen l ', yo destine yo benefisye de estabilite ak evènman ki konsistan orè yo nan konpayi an.
“Li te trè fwistre,” di Parker nan ap eseye jwenn boksè alimèt. “Mwen te eseye mete kanpe yon batay koup nan lòt pwomosyon soti nan leta ak yo te tonbe a. I know I can always count on NEF to give me the opportunity to showcase my skills. I’m extremely excited for Novanm 21yèm, espesyalman yo dwe yon pati nan premye doub mma ak boksè montre nan. It’s been a year-and-a-half since my boxing debut. Mwen te fè pa gen anyen men tren depi. I can’t wait to finally be able to put all that hard work to the test.”
Apre sa, Parker pral, pa gen dout, fè tès sou Novanm 21 nan “Nef XX.” Opozan li, Eli Leland, se yon manm nan Akademi Jay Jack a nan mma nan Portland, Maine. Leland is a talented mixed-martial-artist who has competed regularly on NEF cards. He is currently 2-1 kòm yon pwofesyonèl mma avyon de gè apre mete ansanm yon 3-1 dosye kòm yon amatè. While Leland has established himself as a submission specialist, li te montre men trè bon ak kapasite standeup nan dat nan mma epizod.
“Mwen atann mwen li nan dwe batay la byen mennen pou fanatik yo,” di Parker nan match la boksè kap vini ak Leland. “I’ve never been one to trash talk before a fight. I’ll let my hands do the talking on Novanm 21yèm. Fans can expect to see me looking for a knockout for as long as it lasts. Li k ap pase yo dwe genyen yon batay enteresan.”
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 nan www.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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