Lewiston, Maine (July 3, 2015) - New England ho loana ka (NEF), Amerika oa nomoro ya-e mong o lebatowa ntoa ntshetsopele, tla ahlola eona ea leshome le metso e robong e tsoakiloeng-sesole-bonono (MMA) ketsahalo, “NEF XIX,” ka Moqebelo, September 12, 2015 ka Androscoggin Bank Colisee a Lewiston, Maine. Pele ho moo kajeno, the promotion announced the first amateur title bout on the fight card. Josh Harvey (4-1) tla sireletsa NEF MMA Amateur bobebe Championship khahlanong le Ryan Dibartolomeo (4-3). The fight will take place at the lightweight limit of 155-pounds.

Harvey hlōla tlotla kwa “NEF XVIII” khoeling e fetileng ka a hlōtse 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.

“Nako efe kapa efe o ka fumana tse peli sehlooho-tsoara, top-ranked fighters, e oa tlameha ho tlhōrō mesebetsi e amanang le le ho fumana hloko,” re 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 ella elle la, itokisetse ho hook ka, Bub.”

Ryan Dibartolomeo is no stranger to the NEF cage. He fought for the promotion at “NEF X” ka September 2013, Nermin a hlōtse Zilic (0-2) ka tsela ntsoe-leng qeto. It was the start of a four-fight win streak that Dibartolomeo will look to continue on September 12 a 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.

“Ho loanela le NEF lebanta la ke e khōlō a ee ka pele a le tataiso e nepahetseng a ke mosebetsi,” o ile a re Dibartolomeo. “Kamehla ho e le tlotla ho loana hore e mong oa top lebatowa ho phahamiswa, 'me hona joale lahlela le monyetla oa a le lebanta la a a le tlhōrōng ea hore – 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 ho loana ka’ latelang ketsahalo, “NEF XIX,” etsahala ka Moqebelo, September 12, 2015 ka Androscoggin Bank Colisee a Lewiston, Maine. Ditekete tsa “NEF XIX” qala ka feela $25 'me li ka Sale hona joale ka www.TheColisee.com kapa ka e ipiletsang le Colisee lebokose le reng ofisi ea207.783.2009 X 525. Bakeng sa boitsebiso bo eketsehileng ka ketsahalo le ho loana karete ya diapdeite, ka kōpo etela ntshetsopele oa setsheng sa inthanete sa www.NewEnglandFights.com. Holim'a moo, o ka shebella NEF livideo ka www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, latela ba ba ka Twitternefights le ho ba setho ya semmuso ya Facebook sehlopha "New England loana."