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Lewiston, Maine (Out 26, 2016) -Nouvo England Goumen (Nef) today announced the addition of a professional featherweight mixed-martial-arts (Mma) bout to the fight promotion’s next event, “Nef 25: HEROES & VILLAINS.” Arawon “Inplakabl” Lacey (2-0) te siyen nan figi Cory Jijman (0-0) at the featherweight limit of 145-pounds.
Lacey, the former NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Champion, recently signed a multi-fight developmental deal with the fight promotion. He amassed an amateur record of 6-1 prior to turning professional. Since entering the pro ranks, Lacey is undefeated. His pro debut saw him submit veteran Derek Shorey (3-7) in the first round last April. Earlier this month, Lacey waged, ak te genyen, a war with John Santos (3-4) before UFC President Dana White in Bangor at the “NEF Presents Dana Blan: Lookin’ for a Fight” taping. Many observers agree that Lacey, a product of Young’s MMA, is but a few victories away from fighting permanently in front of White.
“I’m very happy to be signing with NEF,” said Lacey. “It’s a big step forward in my career and it shows that they have the utmost confidence in my ability! My last fight was an absolute war, but I was fortunate enough to get out of it without any serious injuries. If I’m healthy, I’m fighting–it’s my passion! I’m anxious to welcome Cory to the pro ranks. He has a dangerous skill set that has to be acknowledged and respected. Sa yo te di, so do I! I like to be the guy who comes in and puts on a fight that fans don’t forget and that is exactly what I will do Septanm 10.”
Cory Trial makes his professional debut after a memorable amateur career with NEF. Nan mwa jen 2015, Trial scored the fastest knockout in NEF history when he rocked Corey Hinkley (2-4) a mere seven-seconds into the first round. In his final amateur performance, the 41-year-old Trial defeated Angelo Rizzitello (0-1) via split decision this past spring. He is a member of the tough, gritty team of Ruthless MMA & Boxing based out of Benton, Maine.
“I wanna thank NEF for giving me the opportunity to take the next step in my career,” di Jijman. “My coach and I have been talking and it’s time. We’ve been putting the work in and I’m ready to take the next step. This fight will really tell me where I’m at. Aaron is a well rounded fighter that likes to push the pace and I’ll be right there looking to do the same! pa manke li – li nan pral fè fedatifis!”
pwochen evènman New England Goumen ', "nèf 25: HEROES & VILLAINS,” takes place on Samdi, Septanm 10, 2016 nan Androscoggin Bank Colisée nan nan Lewiston, Maine. Tickets start at just $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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Lewiston, Maine (Out 26, 2016) – He has one of the largest and most passionate fanbases of any New England fighter, e kounye a, John Ortolani (0-0 boksè, 8-10 Mma) will return to New England Fights (Nef) after a two-and-a-half year absence at “Nef 25: HEROES & VILLAINS” sou Septanm 10 nan Lewiston. Ortolani, sepandan, will not be competing in the NEF MMA cage. He will make his professional boxing debut that evening, stepping in to replace Connor Barry (0-1) kont Casey “Buzzsaw” Kramlich (4-0-1, 2 Ko) in a four-round middleweight contest.
John Ortolani has been a fixture of the New England MMA scene since 2009. It is well-documented that Ortolani is a two-sport athlete. In addition to fighting MMA, he is a midfielder in Major League Lacrosse (MLL) where he has played for the Boston Cannons, Rochester Rattlers and Florida Launch. Recent years have seen Ortolani take up residence in Tampa, Florida where he has continued competing in MMA out of South Tampa Jiu-Jitsu & Mma. A native of Billerica, Massachusetts, he looks forward to making the trip north to New England where he will have the opportunity to once again fight closer to home in front of his friends and family.
“I am excited to be fighting back in Maine again,” said Ortolani. “I’d like to thank (NEF owners) Matt (Peterson) and Nick (DiSalvo) for having me back. This will be my first time stepping in the ring and I couldn’t be more excited. I’ve wanted to test myself in a boxing match for years and now is my chance. Casey is a great opponent and I’m happy I could fill in and give him a good fight. I am a true martial artist and can’t wait to test my hands. It’s been almost three years since fighting for NEF. Get ready for an exciting fight.”
At the other end of the spectrum, Casey Kramlich has made a second home of the boxing ring. Training out of the Portland Boxing Club in Portland, Maine, Kramlich had an extensive amateur boxing career prior to turning professional in 2014. This past spring he gave Jason Kelly (5-1, 3 Ko) his first taste of defeat in the ring. Kramlich followed up that win with a dominant technical knockout victory over Zenon Herrera (0-2) in the third round of Kramlich’s NEF debut at “NEF 24.”
“I’m looking forward to fighting on an NEF card again,” said Kramlich. “I’ve been training hard and ready to put my talent on display. My opponent has a little weight advantage on me, but I plan on using my speed and angles to pick him apart.”
pwochen evènman New England Goumen ', "nèf 25: HEROES & VILLAINS,” takes place on Samdi, Septanm 10, 2016 nan Androscoggin Bank Colisée nan nan Lewiston, Maine. Tickets start at just $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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Orlando Montalvo, Bob Yalen, Sean Malone, Jr, Ray Oliveira, John Lawson & Kenny Reels
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Out 25, 2016) – The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) has announced its six-member Class of 2016 to be inducted during the 12TH Dine anyèl CBHOF Gala Endiksyon nan Vandredi lannwit,Novanm 4, nan salon an UNCAS a Mohegan Sun.
The new CBHOF inductees are Stamford amateur coach/boxer Orlando Montalvo, Newington former ESPN boxing director Bob Yalen, Wallingford boxer Sean Malone, Jr., New Bedford (MA) boxer “Sucra” Ray Oliveira, Waterbury judge Jan “Duke” Lawson and Mashantucket Pequot Game & Athletic commissioner Kenny Reels.
“The Board of Directors of the Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame is very excited to announce this incredible class of inductees for 2016,” CBHOF president Jan Laudati di. “We anticipate a great crowd for our honorees at the induction ceremony on November 4th a Mohegan Sun. Kòm toujou, our dinner is a wonderful coming together of the boxing community, friends and family.”
Montalvo and his wife, Sandra, moved to Stamford in 1980, training amateur fighters for the first 20 years in parks and in their backyard until relocating at the Union Memorial Church for seven years. Orlando was an amateur and professional boxer in his native Puerto Rico, traveling around the world to compete. He won 110 nan 125 amateur matches and 22 nan 29 as a professional with 18 debouchur, reaching a No. 10 rating in the junior middleweight division.
Yalen is best known, petèt, as boxing director for ESPN and its popularVandredi Goumen Night seri. He has also been a consultant for ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox and Showtime. A recipient of the Boxing Writers Association of America’s Sam Taub Award for Excellence in Broadcasting, Yalen was associate editor of the Ring Record Book and FightFax. He was also Director of Sports & Entertainment at Mohegan Sun while one of the original CBHOF board members, contributing much to the success of its inaugural awards dinner.
Malone is the son of CBHOF inductee Sean Malone, Sr., who was inducted in 2011. He had a 23-6 (21 Ko) dosye. Nan 1992, he had one of his most notable victories against Greg Cadiz for the Nevada State light welterweight title. He also defeated Pat Ireland nan 1993 for the New England welterweight crown.
Oliveira was an all-action fighter who set a record in a fight with Zack Padilla, in which they threw more than 1,000 combined punches. During his outstanding 15-year professional career, Oliveira defeated the likes of Vince Phillips, Vivian Harris, Tracy Spann ak Charles Murray de fwa. Completing his career with a 47-11-2, Ray had a great chin and he wasn’t stopped prior to his loss to WBU light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton nan 2004.
Involved in boxing for 60 ane, Lawson was one of only 10 referees and judges selected by Willie Pep ak Chico Vejar to work sanctioned bouts when boxing returned to Connecticut in the 1970s. Lawson was a judge for a world heavyweight title fight in Germany between Wladimir Klitschko ak Francesco Pianetta. He was also involved in fights featuring world champions such as Roy Jones, Jr., “Bèl bagay” Marvin Hagler, Joe Calzaghe, Chad Dawson, Antonio Tarver ak Zab Jida. Lawson served 20 years with the Waterbury police department.
Reels was appointed by the Mashantucket Pequot Gaming & Athletic Commission in 2009 to oversee boxing and MMA at Foxwoods. Known for his caring about the health and safety of boxers, Reels followed CBHOF inductee Pyè Timote. Reels has received countless awards and honors for his humanitarian work and commitment to human values, interests and concerns.
Tikè pou CBHOF nan 12th Dine anyèl Gala Endiksyon, rezonab pwi nan $90.00, will soon go on sale and be available to purchase by calling Kim Baker a Mohegan Sun (1.860.862.7377) oswa Sherman Kayen nan Manchester Journal anketeur a (1.800.237.3606 X321). Pòt louvri nan 5:30 p.m. AK, cocktails from 6:30-7:30 p.m. AK (cash bar), followed by a full sit-down dinner.
Ale sou entènèt www.ctboxinghof.org pou plis enfòmasyon sou Connecticut boksè Hall la nan rnome, its 12th Dine anyèl Gala inductee, opòtinite evènman parennaj, oswa entronize CBHOF sot pase.
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SOU CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 pou bay lonè pou ak selebre karyè yo nan moun eksepsyonèl ki patisipe nan espò a nan boksè. Seremoni inogirasyon li yo Endikasyon ak & Te ki te fèt nan dine 2005. Moun rich istwa boksè Connecticut nan pa janm te ka te devlope si se pa t pou reyalizasyon yo nan moun ki enskri nan Hall la nan rnome.
Kòm yon òganizasyon ki pa Peye-, Connecticut boksè Hall la nan rnome se pwofondman angaje nan kenbe Lespri Bondye a batay nan Connecticut pwospere nan plizyè kontribisyon charitab.
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Fort Myers, FL (Out 25, 2016) – Hard-hitting welterweight standout Bryant “Goodfella” Perrella will challenge Cuban contender Yordenis Ugas over ten roundsMadi, Septanm 27.
The bout will air on Fox Sports 1 as part of Premier Boxing Champions’ “Toe-to-Toe Madi” series.
Perrella and Ugas were slated to meet August 12 but the bout was surprisingly scrapped by the athletic commission just days before the opening bell.
The fighting pride of Fort Myers, FL, Perrella burst onto the national scene with a second round knockout of David Grayton Jen 2 sou ESPN. The 27-year-old has an excellent 14-0 dosye ak 13 victories coming by knockout. A 6’0 southpaw, Perrella’s displayed excellent power in both hands and stopped five of his last six foes within two rounds.
Born and raised in Cuba but fighting out of Miami, FL, Ugas garnered international attention as an amateur by capturing a bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics. He won many tournaments and regularly defeated top fighters from across the globe. As a pro, Ugas owns a solid 16-3 ledger and has 7 wins by KO. Sou Out 12, the crafty Cuban outworked previously unbeaten Jamal James (20-0) en route to an impressive unanimous decision.
Perrella, who was ready willing and able to fight August 12, saw Ugas’ victory over James and has even more motivation to win in dominant fashion September 27.
“I’m really fired up for this because of the unfair circumstances causing the cancellation for the August 12 dat,” said Perrella. “Now that we’ve got everything rescheduled, my frustrations will be taken out on Ugas. I’m looking forward to facing him and showing the world that I’m a serious player in the welterweight division!"
More information on the card and bout location will be available shortly.
Fans can interact with Perrella on Twitter @bryantperrella or at Facebook.com/teamperrella
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