Lewiston, Maine (Juli 3, 2015) - New England Fights (NEF), USAs nummer-én regional kamp forfremmelse, vil holde sin nittende mixed-kampsport- (MMA) begivenhet, “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 Amateur Lett Championship mot Ryan Dibartolomeo (4-3). The fight will take place at the lightweight limit of 155-pounds.

Harvey vant tittelen på “NEF XVIII” forrige måned ved å beseire 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. He is a member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine.

“Hver gang du kan få to tittelhold, top-ranked fighters, det er bundet til topp interesser og få oppmerksomhet,” 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, gjør deg klar til å hekte på, Bub.”

Ryan Dibartolomeo is no stranger to the NEF cage. He fought for the promotion at “NEF X” i september 2013, Nermin ødeleggende zilic (0-2) via enstemmig avgjørelse. 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.

“Kjemper for NEF belte er et stort skritt fremover i positiv retning i min karriere,” uttalte Dibartolomeo. “Det er alltid en ære å kjempe for en av de beste regionale kampanjer, og nå kaster en sjanse til beltet i på toppen av det – 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’ neste arrangement, “NEF XIX,” foregår på Lørdag, September 12, 2015 på Androscoggin Bank Colisee i Lewiston, Maine. Billetter til “NEF XIX” starter på bare $25 og er i salg nå på www.TheColisee.com eller ved å ringe Colisee billettkontoret på207.783.2009 x 525. For mer informasjon om arrangementet og kampen kortoppdateringer, vennligst besøk forfremmelse hjemmeside www.NewEnglandFights.com. I tillegg, du kan se NEF-videoer på www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, følge dem på Twitternefights og bli den offisielle Facebook-gruppen "New England Fights."