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Lewiston, Maine (Aogositra 26, 2016) -New England ady (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.” Aaron “Kijanona” Lacey (2-0) dia nanao sonia ny tarehy Cory fitsarana (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, ary nahazo, a war with John Santos (3-4) before UFC President Dana White in Bangor at the “NEF Presents Dana White: 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. Ny amin'ilay efa nanao hoe:, 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 Septambra 10.”
Cory Trial makes his professional debut after a memorable amateur career with NEF. Tamin'ny volana Jona 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,” hoy fitsarana. “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! Tandremo sao tsy mahita izany – Izany dia midika hoe mandeha ho afomanga!”
New England ady 'manaraka hetsika, "NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS,” takes place on Asabotsy, Septambra 10, 2016 tao amin'ny Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets start at just $25 ary amin'izao fotoana izao dia eo amin'ny amidy amin'ny www.TheColisee.com na amin'ny fiantsoana ny Colisée biraon'ny boaty amin'ny 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. Ankoatry ny, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, manaraka azy ireo ao amin'ny Twitternefights sy hiaraka ofisialy vondrona Facebook "New England Niady."
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Lewiston, Maine (Aogositra 26, 2016) – He has one of the largest and most passionate fanbases of any New England fighter, ary ankehitriny John Ortolani (0-0 ady totohondry, 8-10 MMA) will return to New England Fights (NEF) after a two-and-a-half year absence at “NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS” amin'ny Septambra 10 ao Lewiston. Ortolani, na izany aza, 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) manohitra Casey “Buzzsaw” Kramlich (4-0-1, 2 Kos) 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 Kos) 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.”
New England ady 'manaraka hetsika, "NEF 25: HEROES & VILLAINS,” takes place on Asabotsy, Septambra 10, 2016 tao amin'ny Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets start at just $25 ary amin'izao fotoana izao dia eo amin'ny amidy amin'ny www.TheColisee.com na amin'ny fiantsoana ny Colisée biraon'ny boaty amin'ny 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. Ankoatry ny, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, manaraka azy ireo ao amin'ny Twitternefights sy hiaraka ofisialy vondrona Facebook "New England Niady."
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Orlando Montalvo, Bob Yalen, Sean Malone, Jr., Ray Oliveira, John Lawson & Kenny Reels
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (Aogositra 25, 2016) – The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame (CBHOF) has announced its six-member Class of 2016 to be inducted during the 12TH isan-taona CBHOF Gala filatsahany Dinner amin'ny zoma alina,Novambra 4, ao amin'ny Uncas Ballroom amin'ny 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) mpanao ady totohondry “Sucra” Ray Oliveira, Waterbury judge John “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 John Laudati nanao hoe:. “We anticipate a great crowd for our honorees at the induction ceremony on November 4th amin'ny Mohegan Masoandro. Toy ny mahazatra, 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 ny 125 amateur matches and 22 ny 29 as a professional with 18 knockouts, reaching a No. 10 rating in the junior middleweight division.
Yalen is best known, angamba, as boxing director for ESPN and its popularZoma Alina ady andian. 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. Nanana a 23-6 (21 Kos) rakitsoratra. Amin'ny 1992, he had one of his most notable victories against Greg Cadiz for the Nevada State light welterweight title. He also defeated Pat Ireland amin'ny 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 ary Charles Murray indroa. 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 amin'ny 2004.
Involved in boxing for 60 taona, Lawson was one of only 10 referees and judges selected by Willie Pep ary 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 ary Francesco Pianetta. He was also involved in fights featuring world champions such as Roy Jones, Jr., “Mahagaga” Marvin Hagler, Joe Calzaghe, Madagascar Dawson, Antonio Tarver ary Zab Joda. 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 Peter Timothy. Reels has received countless awards and honors for his humanitarian work and commitment to human values, interests and concerns.
Tapakila ho an'ny CBHOF 12faha- isan-taona Gala filatsahany Dinner, ara-drariny priced amin'ny $90.00, will soon go on sale and be available to purchase by calling Kim Baker amin'ny Mohegan Masoandro (1.860.862.7377) na Sherman Kaina tao amin'ny Manchester Journal nanontany (1.800.237.3606 X321). Varavarana misokatra ao amin'ny 5:30 p.m. SY, cocktails from 6:30-7:30 p.m. SY (cash bar), followed by a full sit-down dinner.
Mandehana amin'ny aterineto any www.ctboxinghof.org Raha mila fanazavana fanampiny momba ny Connecticut Ady Totohondry Hall ny Fame, its 12th isan-taona Gala Inductee Dinner, hetsika fanohanana fahafahana, na taloha CBHOF inductees.
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MOMBA CBHOF: The Connecticut Boxing Hall of Fame was founded in 2004 hanome voninahitra sy mankalaza ny asa ny olona miavaka ilay fanatanjahan-tena ny ady totohondry. Nitokanana azy filatsahany Lanonana & Sakafo hariva dia natao tany 2005. Connecticut ny manan-karena tantara ady totohondry mihitsy Niroborobo raha tsy noho ny zava-bita ireo tokony holalaina ao amin'ny Hall ny Fame.
Amin'ny maha-tsy-gú, ny Connecticut Ady Totohondry Hall ny Laza no manolo-lalina ny fitandremana ny ady Connecticut fanahin'ny mpanao asa soa isan-karazany miroborobo amin'ny alalan'ny fandraisana anjara.
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Fort Myers, FL (Aogositra 25, 2016) – Hard-hitting welterweight standout Bryant “Goodfella” Perrella will challenge Cuban contender Yordenis Ugas over ten roundsTalata, Septambra 27.
The bout will air on Fox Sports 1 as part of Premier Boxing Champions’ “Toe-to-Toe Talata” 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 Jona 2 ao amin'ny ESPN. The 27-year-old has an excellent 14-0 firaketana an-tsoratra amin'ny 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 Lalao Olaimpika. 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. Ny Aogositra 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 daty,” 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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