Lewiston, Maine (November 5, 2015) - Dagaaladu New England (NEF), America ayaa tiro-mid dhiirrigelinta dagaalka gobolka, qaban doonaan ay dhacdo ee soo socota, “NEF XX: TAARIIKHDA gacan ka hadal” on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at Colisée Androscoggin Bank ee Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – isku dhafan-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. In a featured lightweight professional boxing match, Josh Parker (0-1) ayaa saxiixay in wajiga Elias “Danger Mouse” Leland (0-0) tartanka afar-wareega ah.
Iyadoo madfac ayaa ay noqon doontaa ciyaar feerka hore Parker ayaa la 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, laakiin giraanta feerka ah.
“Boxing waa taam ah iiga wanaagsan sababtoo ah waxaan mar walba jecel yahay qayb ka mid ah ku eeganaya ee MMA,” xusay Parker. “Marka waxaan ka helay Berry Brandon ah (9-1) dagaallami oo bilaabay oo diiradda saaraya keliya in, Waxaan ogaa in aan ku soo helay Yeedhiddayduna run. Waxaan shaqada ka tago, dhismaha kooxda dagaal ka bilowday, and have done nothing but study and train since. My plan is to stay very active, Waxaan jeclaan lahaa inaan si ay ula dagaalamaan bilood lamaane kasta haddii ay suuragal tahay.”
Sida ku xusan, Parker xirfadiisa feerka bilaabay guga ee 2014 markii uu aqbalay culeyskooda leh Brandon Berry ee 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.
“Waad ogtahay, dadka mar walba weydiin in, laakiin aan runtii ma daryeeli ku saabsan mar kale dagaal Brandon,” Saciid Parker. “Waxaad daawan dagaalka oo ii sheeg sida ay garsoorayaasha ayaa u yimid oo la dhibcaha ay sameeyeen. 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, laakiin waa wax aan ka fekerayo aan.”
Waa maxay on Parker ayaa maanka ku yahay kooxda dagaalka – Saabay MMA & Boxing. Opened in 2014 oo ku salaysan oo ka mid 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 waa cad yahay in uu yahay kaliya xiiseynaya inuu ku tababar kuwa ay ka dhab ah oo ku saabsan sida Xarakada tartamaya.
“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, maalin walba. I’m building a fight team. When we fight, waxaan raadineyso weeyna dhamaysto.”
Waxaa nasiibdarro ah, 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, iyo qaar kale oo jeclaan, u diyaarsan inay ka faa'iideystaan shirkadda xasiloonida iyo dhacdooyinka waafaqsan jadwalka.
“Waxay ahayd mid aad u niyad-,” ayaa sheegay in Parker ee isku dayaya in ay helaan feerka. “Waxaan isku daynay samaynta dagaal laba iyada oo dallacaadaha kale ka mid ah gobolka oo ay ku dhacday iyada oo. I know I can always count on NEF to give me the opportunity to showcase my skills. I’m extremely excited for November 21-, gaar ahaan in ay qayb ka mid ah dual MMA iyo feerka show hore ahaan. It’s been a year-and-a-half since my boxing debut. Waxaan ahayn ma aha tareen u yeeleen tan iyo. I can’t wait to finally be able to put all that hard work to the test.”
Iyo Parker doono, waxaan shaki ku jirin, imtixaanayo November 21 at “NEF XX.” Uu soo horjeeda, Elias Leland, waa xubin ka mid ah Academy Jay Jack ee MMA ee Portland, Maine. Leland is a talented mixed-martial-artist who has competed regularly on NEF cards. He is currently 2-1 sida dagaalka ah MMA xirfad leh ka dib markii wada ah gelinaya 3-1 record sida hiwaayadda ah. While Leland has established himself as a submission specialist, waxa uu soo bandhigay gacmahooda aad u wanaagsan iyo awoodaha ku eeganaya inay taariikhda ku roonaadaan MMA.
“Waxaan filayaa in ay dagaal u fiican taageerayaasha,” ayaa sheegay in Parker ee ciyaarta feerka soo socda la Leland. “I’ve never been one to trash talk before a fight. I’ll let my hands do the talking on November 21-. Fans can expect to see me looking for a knockout for as long as it lasts. Waxa ay noqon doontaa dagaal oo xiiso leh.”
Dagaaladu New England’ Haddii ay dhacdo ee soo socota, “NEF XX: TAARIIKHDA gacan ka hadal,” dhacdaa November 21, 2015 at Colisée Androscoggin Bank ee 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. Qiimaha tikidhada “NEF XX” bilaaban doono oo kaliya $25 oo waa on sale hadda at www.TheColisee.com ama adigoo wacaya xafiiska sanduuqa Colisée at 207.783.2009 x 525. Wixii macluumaad dheeraad ah ee ku saabsan dhacdada iyo dagaalka kaarka updates, fadlan booqo website horumarinta ee www.NewEnglandFights.com. Waxaa intaa dheer, waxaad daawan kartaa NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, oo iyaga raac onnefights Twitter iyo Facebook ku biiro kooxda rasmi ah "New England oo gaaf wareegaya."
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