Lewiston, مین (اپریل 16, 2015) - نیو انگلینڈ لڑائی (NEF), امریکہ کی نمبر ایک علاقائی جنگ فروغ, اس اٹھارویں مخلوط مارشل آرٹ منعقد کرے گا (ایم ایم اے) واقعہ, “NEF XVIII: Made in America,” پر ہفتے کے روز, جون 13, 2015 Lewiston میں Androscoggin بینک Colisee میں, مین. آج پہلے, the promotion announced that the first NEF MMA Amateur Lightweight Champion will be crowned that evening when undefeated رکی دایان (3-0), representing Marcus Davis’ ٹیم نے آئرلینڈ, پر لے جائے گا جوش ہاروے (3-1) of cross-town rival Young’s MMA. The bout will be contested at the lightweight limit of 155-pounds.
Dexter and Harvey are regarded as two of the top prospects currently on the NEF MMA roster. Both athletes are undefeated in the promotion’s cage. پر جون 13, they will carry on a rivalry that has raged in NEF between the Young’s MMA and Team Irish gyms for several years.
“Both of these young athletes are a testament to their respective gyms, as well as to how far the sport has come in Maine,” کہا NEF شریک مالک اور matchmaker کے میٹ پیٹرسن. “They both came along after NEF was established in the state, and we have seen both of them grow over the past year. We in the NEF front office unanimously believe that Josh and Ricky have a bright future ahead of them in MMA and look forward to this highly competitive bout set to be contested in Lewiston on جون 13ویں."
Dexter, currently the top-nine-ranked amateur lightweight in New England, is coming off a first-round submission victory over Zenon Herrera (3-6) last Saturday at “NEF XVII.” Dexter has taken the promotion’s lightweight division by storm since debuting last November. He has stopped all three of his opponents in the first round to earn his shot at becoming the first NEF MMA Amateur Lightweight Champion.
“I’m honored to be fighting for the NEF Lightweight Amateur Title,” stated Dexter. “To me there’s a lot more on the line than just a belt. پر جون 13th you better believe I’m bringing it.”
When fans last saw Josh Harvey in the NEF cage, he had his arm raised in victory after mauling Caleb Hall (5-2) in the amateur opener of “NEF XVI” یہ گزشتہ فروری. It took Harvey a mere 36-seconds to run through Hall, himself a two-time state wrestling champion for Dirigo High School in Dixfield, مین. Many insiders believe this will be one of Harvey’s final amateur fights before turning professional.
“Two top fighters from two top schools, this is a match to be excited about,” stated Harvey when reached for comment. “I have all the respect in the world for Ricky, but there is no where this fight goes that I don’t win.”
NEF کا اگلا ایم ایم اے ایونٹ, “NEF XVIII: Made in America” will originate from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine on June 13, 2015. کے لئے ٹکٹ “NEF XVIII” بالکل اسی میں شروع $25 اور اب میں فروخت پر ہیں www.TheColisee.com یا بالکل Colisee باکس آفس فون کر کے 207.783.2009 ایکس 525. واقعہ اور جنگ کارڈ کی تازہ کاریوں پر مزید معلومات کے لئے, میں فروغ کی ویب سائٹ ملاحظہ کیجیے www.NewEnglandFights.com. اس کے علاوہ, تم پر NEF ویڈیوز دیکھ سکتے ہیں www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ٹوئٹرnefights پر ان کی پیروی اور سرکاری فیس بک گروپ میں شامل "نیو انگلینڈ لڑائی."
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