Lewiston, Maine (Juli 3, 2015) - New England Fights (NEF), Amerikas nummer et regional kamp forfremmelse, vil holde sine nittende blandede martial-arts (MMA) begivenhed, “NEF XIX,” på Lørdag, September 12, 2015 på Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. Tidligere i dag, the promotion announced the first amateur title bout on the fight card. Josh Harvey (4-1) vil forsvare NEF MMA Amatør Letvægts Championship mod Ryan Dibartolomeo (4-3). The fight will take place at the lightweight limit of 155-pounds.
Harvey vandt titlen på “NEF XVIII” sidste måned ved at besejre Ricky Dexter (3-1) via first-round submission. He is a perfect 3-0 in the NEF cage since debuting with the promotion in the fall of 2014. All of Harvey’s victories in Lewiston have been first-round stoppages. Han er medlem af Youngs MMA i Bangor, Maine.
“Enhver tid kan du få to titel-bedrift, top-ranked fighters, det er bundet til at toppe interesser og få opmærksomhed,” Said Harvey. “Since that is exactly what this title defense is, I believe we have all the necessary ingredients for the fight-of-the-night. This will be yet another step in the right direction. Ryan, blive klar til at hook på, Bub.”
Ryan Dibartolomeo is no stranger to the NEF cage. He fought for the promotion at “NEF X” i september 2013, Nermin besejre Zilic (0-2) via enstemmig afgørelse. It was the start of a four-fight win streak that Dibartolomeo will look to continue on September 12 i Lewiston. He recently captured his first amateur MMA championship on a fight card in New Hampshire. Dibartolomeo represents Team Triumph/Boston BJJ of Nashua, New Hampshire.
“Kæmper for NEF bælte er et stort skridt fremad i den positive retning i min karriere,” udtalte Dibartolomeo. “Det er altid en ære at kæmpe for en af de øverste regionale kampagner, og nu kaster en chance på bæltet i oven i købet – I couldn’t be more excited to go out and put on a show for the fans. Josh Michael Harvey is arguably the best ammy 155 fighter coming out of Maine right now. I’m going to have to be ready in all aspects of the game and look to eliminate as many mistakes as possible. I am going to show up ready to fight. I’m looking to bite down on my mouthpiece and press forward until he has had enough of me up in his face and looks for a way out. There is no room for error, but I am extremely confident in the fact that I have Coach Fain and Coach Olsen standing behind me in my corner.”
New England Fights’ næste arrangement, “NEF XIX,” finder sted på Lørdag, September 12, 2015 på Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. Billetter til “NEF XIX” starter ved kun $25 og er der tilbud nu på www.TheColisee.com eller ved at ringe til Colisee box office på207.783.2009 x 525. For mere information om begivenheden og kampen kort opdateringer, besøg fremme hjemmeside på www.NewEnglandFights.com. Desuden, du kan se NEF videoer på www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, følge dem på Twitternefights og slutte den officielle Facebook-gruppe "New England Fights."