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GLOVER VACATES; A NEW LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION TO BE CROWNED AT NEF 25

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It was a bitterly cold night in Lewiston last February when Ryan Glover (3-1) won the New England Fights (NEF) mixte d'arts martiaux (MMA) amateur light-heavyweight title. The months to come would see Glover accept a new job that would take him up and down the East Coast. With little time to train to defend the title, and in the interest of doing right by the division, Glover recently made the difficult decision to relinquish the championship.

 

NEF executives were quick to act. Plus tôt aujourd'hui,, the fight promotion announced that Victor Irwin (2-0) would meet Nick Shea (2-0) to fill the vacancy. The two undefeated athletes are scheduled to face-off to determine a new light-heavyweight champion at “NEF 25: HÉROS & VILLAINS” surSeptembre 10, 2016 à Lewiston.

 

Irwin was a standout wrestler at Brewer High School in Brewer, Maine at 195-pounds where he was a Class-A state champion. His love for the sport is so strong that when Irwin attended Eastern Maine Community College (EMCC) and learned the school did not have a wrestling program, he created one himself. As a college freshman in 2014 Irwin went to Nationals and achieved All-American status. He currently trains out of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine.

 

“I’ve thought a lot about this fight and I’ve come to the conclusion that it doesn’t matter what I say,” said Irwin, “it matters what I do, et viens September 10thyou’re gonna see some serious doing.”

 

2015 was a great start to the MMA career of Nick Shea. In February of that year, he won his debut fight over the much more experienced Jacob Cameron (1-5) par l'intermédiaire du premier tour KO technique. Later in the year, Shea would go on to defeat Ruben Redman (0-1) by decision in a hard-fought contest. It would earn Shea a nomination for the “Recrue de l'année” dans le 2015 NEF Year-End Awards. Sur Septembre 10 à Lewiston, Shea will attempt to become the first member of the First Class MMA fight team to capture gold in the NEF cage.

 

“It’s an honor to fight someone from Young’s MMA,” said Shea. “I believe this will be my biggest test in the cage to date. I’m grateful and excited to compete for the amateur light heavyweight title. Victor and I will put on an exciting fight on Samedi, September 10th!”

 

prochain événement de la Nouvelle-Angleterre Fights, "NEF 25: HÉROS & VILLAINS,»A lieu le samedi, Septembre 10, 2016 au Colisée Androscoggin Bank de Lewiston, Maine. Billets à partir de seulement $25 et sont en vente dès maintenant au www.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au 207.783.2009 x 525. Les billets seront également disponibles à la porte le soir de l'événement.

 

Pour plus d'informations sur les mises à jour de cartes événements et de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."

 

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NEW ENGLAND FIGHTS ANNONCE LES RÉSULTATS DE LEWISTON

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Lewiston, Maine (Juin 18, 2016) - Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (NEF) a organisé le dernier événement de la promotion du combat, “NEF 24: TERRE PROMISE” Samedi nuit au Colisée Androscoggin Bank de Lewiston, Maine. L'événement a présenté une gamme complète de boxe professionnelle, arts martiaux mixtes amateurs (MMA) et des combats de MMA professionnels. Presque 2,000 emballé les salles sacrées où Muhammad Ali a autrefois défendu le championnat du monde des poids lourds contre Sonny Liston. Un hommage vidéo spécial a été présenté en l'honneur d'Ali avant le début de l'événement.

 

Pour la deuxième fois depuis avril, Brandon Berry (11-2-1) et James Lester(11-9-1) est allé la distance. Ce temps, contrairement au dernier combat qui a été marqué par un match nul, il y avait un gagnant. Lester retourne dans sa ville natale de Detroit, Michigan, le nouveau champion de boxe poids welter junior du Nord-Est après avoir remporté une décision unanime.

 

Alex Walker (1-1) et Nicole Burgess (0-1) a maintenu vivante la tradition des combats de femmes en volant la vedette aux événements de la NEF. Les deux athlètes se sont affrontés dans ce qui ne peut être décrit que comme un “Thriller en francais” devant une foule assourdissante. Walker a remporté la première victoire de sa carrière de MMA via une soumission de brassard au troisième tour.

 

Les fans qui ont raté l'événement, ou qui étaient au Colisée et veulent le revivre, pouvez regarder la copie archivée de l'émission en vous inscrivant à un compte FloPRO à www.FloCombat.com.

 

Les résultats de Lewiston, Maine:

 

Boxe professionnelle

James Lester déf. Brandon Berry par décision unanime

Russell Lamour bat. Roberto Valenzuela via KO, tour 1

Vinnie Carita def. Francisco Mireles via KO, tour 2

Casey Kramlich bat. Zenon Herrera par TKO, tour 3

Steve Collins, Jr. def. Jose Humberto Corral par décision unanime

PROFESSIONNEL MMA

 

Jesse Erickson def. Amos Collins via KO, tour 1

Brandon Bushaw bat. Matt Denning via Kimura, tour 3

 

AMATEUR MMA

 

Dustin Veinott def. Ryan Burgess via un étranglement triangulaire, tour 2

Mike Bezanson déf. Shawn Bang via KO, tour 1

Derek Daley bat. Johel Stephenson via TKO, tour 1

Justin Witham def. Conner Murphy via un étranglement arrière nu, tour 3

Skyler Bang def. Eddie DeRoche via un étranglement arrière nu, tour 1

Steve Bang, Jr. def. Dom Cofone par guillotine, tour 1

Alex Walker a vaincu. Nicole Burgess via brassard, tour 3

Dr. Steve Bang def. Stacy Lupo via TKO, tour 3

 

prochain événement de la Nouvelle-Angleterre Fights, "NEF 25: HÉROS & VILLAINS,»A lieu le samedi, Septembre 10, 2016 au Colisée Androscoggin Bank de Lewiston, Maine. Billets à partir de seulement $25 et sont en vente dès maintenant au www.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au 207.783.2009 x 525. Les billets seront également disponibles à la porte le soir de l'événement.

 

Pour plus d'informations sur les mises à jour de cartes événements et de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."

 

À propos de la Nouvelle-Angleterre Fights

 

Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (“NEF”) est une entreprise de promotions événements lutte. La mission de la NEF est de créer les événements de la plus haute qualité pour les combattants et les fans du Maine semblables. Équipe de direction de NEF possède une vaste expérience dans la gestion des sports de combat, production d'événements, relations avec les médias, commercialisation, juridique et la publicité.

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BURGESS SIBLINGS PRÊTS À COMBATTRE À NEF 24

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Lewiston, Maine (Juin 16, 2016) – As the only girl in a rough-and-tumble household with three older brothers in Mexico, Maine, Nicole Burgess learned how to fight for pride, for respect, sometimes even just for fun.

Sometimes such sibling rivalries are a challenge and burden. In Nicole’s case, cependant, the arrangement furnished three built-in fans and best friends. And the closest bond of all naturally formed with the family’s youngest boy, Ryan, exactly one year and three days older than his sister.

“We were born pretty much back-to-back,” said Ryan Burgess, the pride becoming perceptible in his voice. “She’s always been tough. She’s really strong, just very athletic.”

Ryan, 22, has backed up his three high school championships as a wrestler with a pair of impressive mixed martial arts wins and the New England Fights amateur flyweight title.

Not to be outdone, multi-sport athlete Nicole, 21, finished fourth against primarily male competition in the state wrestling meet her sophomore, junior and senior years of high school. She has carved out a successful college field hockey career at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire.

Similarly accomplished, so close in age, rarely seen apart from one another in childhood, Ryan and Nicole’s athletic and life stories remain intertwined as young adults. Nicole will follow her brother into the NEF cage on Samedi, Juin 18, making her debut against Alex Walker (0-1) in a 115-pound women’s bout at “NEF 24: Promised Land.”

Anybody who grew up with a brother or a sister probably can imagine the good-natured ribbing that has taken place in training camp.

“He thinks I’m probably going to want to throw up,” Nicole said with a laugh.

Ryan, who will defend his strap on the same card against Dustin Veinott in a rematch of their split-decision title tilt from November 2015, knows there is no substitute for experience in the cage.

Although he was one of the most accomplished wrestlers in the history of his proud community, Ryan discovered in his first two cage confrontations that the variety of skills and size of the crowd at an MMA event demanded a quantum leap.

“You don’t know what to expect,"Il a dit. “Before my debut, I had never been in a fight in my life. I thought I had, but I really hadn’t. I told myself ‘It’s just another wrestling match,’ but it’s not.”

Burgess stuck with what he knew best and ground out a unanimous decision over Justin Witham in June 2015.

He was introduced as an independent. His studies at Kennebec Valley Community College interfered with his training schedule, and Burgess’ coaches at Berserkers MMA didn’t want him representing the stable until he spent a full cycle under their watchful eyes.

The same night, he scouted out Veinott’s win over Norman “Sleepy” Fox and felt that he compared favorably to both fighters. He proved it in a championship setting cinq mois plus tard, albeit by an on-paper verdict that most cage-side observers felt could have gone either way.

After struggling to find an opponent worthy for the title shot in his weight class, Burgess was eager to extend Veinott (4-4) a second chance.

“I’ve already been in the cage 18 procès-verbal, which is more fight time than a lot of guys who’ve been in four of five fights can say they’ve had,” Ryan said. “I’m completely confident now with the venue, les fans. The only person I hear now is my coach.”

He doesn’t even hear Nicole, although little sister was so enamored with the environment as a spectator that she couldn’t wait to resume her own combat sports career.

“I always watched UFC and stuff like that," elle a dit. “I actually started boxing before Ryan even got into it.”

Nicole donned the gloves in high school after giving up softball. In sixth grade, she made a similar transition from basketball to wrestling after waiting for a ride home, watching one of Ryan’s grueling mat practices and deciding that it looked fun.

“It was weird at first. I didn’t want to touch the guys,” Nicole said. “Then you heard things like, 'Oh, it’s just a girl.’ Often times the guys would be stronger, but I had good technique.”

Walker brings experience, in the form of a loss to Randi Beth Boyington, and a tough stand-up game.

Speaking with the typical subtlety of a big brother, Ryan said that Nicole “should be OK as long as she doesn’t get kicked in the head.”

He quickly noted that she has the poise and talent to enjoy a successful debut if she can shake off the requisite whirlwind of emotions.

“As long as she can put together everything she’s learned. You have to overcome the nerves and the adrenaline dump,” Ryan said. “I remember that from my debut. It stunk.”

Nicole said she would like to end the fight early but predicted that it probably will go the distance.

Her brother aims for his first stoppage and forecasts that his improved striking will catch Veinott and everyone else by surprise.

“Up until now, I was focused on school, just graduating in May, and trying to get my career started,” Ryan said. “I was working 40 hours a week for free as an internship and working 20 more hours on the weekend trying to make ends meet. Dustin is going to see a completely different fighter this time.”

La cloche d'ouverture Juin 18 est fixé pour 7 p.m. The current docket includes five pro boxing fights, four pro MMA bouts and eight amateur MMA skirmishes. Billets pour « NEF 24: Promised Land” start at $25 et sont disponibles àwww.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au 207.783.2009, extension 525.

Pour plus d'informations sur les événements et les mises à jour des cartes de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."

À propos de la Nouvelle-Angleterre Fights

Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (“NEF”) est une entreprise de promotions événements lutte. La mission de la NEF est de créer les événements de la plus haute qualité pour les combattants et les fans du Maine semblables. Équipe de direction de NEF possède une vaste expérience dans la gestion des sports de combat, production d'événements, relations avec les médias, commercialisation, juridique et la publicité.

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MIKE HANSEN: FACING FEAR HEADFIRST

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Lewiston, Maine (Juin 15, 2016) – Fighting anyone, ne importe où, anytime and under any circumstances has become Mike Hansen’s calling card with New England Fights.

No surprise, puis, that the 30-year-old father of three from Rumford, ME will gladly entertain the idea of a mixed martial arts contest … against an opponent about whom he admittedly knows precious little … on the eve of Father’s Day.

Hansen (4-4) will take on Robert Laroski in a heavyweight clash at “NEF 24: Promised Land” on Samedi, Juin 18 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston.

There is no fear of the unknown in a man who has carved out his reputation confronting substantially bigger foes since his days as a state champion wrestler at Mountain Valley High School. During his relatively short time in NEF, Hansen has fought as a middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight.

“When I took the fight (at NEF 23 in Massachusetts) against Brendan Battles, people were saying, ‘You’re crazy! He’s going to bust your head!’ I understand why the weight classes exist, and I respect that it’s about safety and all that, but I’ve always felt that a fighter should be ready to fight anybody, peu importe ce que,” Hansen said. “In high school, I would drink two gallons of water and put lead in my uniform just so I could get to the minimum weight for the unlimited class.”

That’s the attitude of a fighter whose skill and talent level far exceed his current record as a professional.

Hansen’s docket includes a stoppage win over former NEF “Fighter of the Year” Crowsneck Boutin. His record also includes TKO losses to Battles and Cody Anderson and a choke-out at the hands of Zach Elkins.

When he reflects upon his unique life story, Hansen, who fought twice for the World Fighting League as a 20-year-old college student, marvels that he ever got back into the cage at all.

“I started the winter of 2004-05. I started training because I had gone from 187 à 242 pounds in a few months. I was seeing stretch marks,” Hansen recalled. “I was pretty upset with myself for allowing that to happen. I started doing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu two nights a week to get in shape. Then I went home for the summer and ended up with my first fight in August. My friends got me the fight without my coaches knowing about it. They told me it was a good thing I won, or they would have kicked my butt.”

Hansen kept a promise to his father to quit the sport after a knockout loss to Alexander Chianurashvili in 2006. He was studying at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, with intentions to enter the medical field.

He was stabbed and attacked with a baseball bat by three men in a case of mistaken identity not long thereafter. “I walked out of the hospital the next day, and all three of them were still in there from the beating I gave them in self-defense,” Hansen said proudly.

That dogged determination served Hansen well in the United States Army, where he studied in the elite Combatives program.

“They ask you ‘Who wins the fight?’ and the answer is, ‘Whoever’s buddy gets there first to help him clean up.’ That’s what Combatives taught me: How to survive that extra 30 à 60 secondes,” Hansen said. “Work ethic is what it taught me. It helped me grow and do things I might have questioned mentally whether or not I could do. Not many people find that extra little motivation. The Army taught me how to find it and utilize it.”

A few years later, Hansen found that inner fire again. Even as he returned to coaching wrestlers in his hometown, his own physical fitness suffered as work and fatherhood took precedence.

Hansen vividly describes sitting in a bean bag chair, eating snack food, watching TV at 2:11 a.m. when his phone rang. He assumed it was a friend in trouble.

“It was (NEF co-owner) Matt Peterson. Our families grew up maybe 200 yards apart. My high school wrestling coach had called him, unbeknownst to me, to tell him he needed to get me back in the cage,” Hansen said.

Three weeks later et 20 pounds lighter, Hansen dispatched super heavyweight fixture Artie Mullen at “NEF 16: New Blood Rising,” and the comeback was on.

Dans le 15 months that have followed, Hansen has been instrumental in launching Berserkers MMA and building his reputation as both a fighter and an instructor.

Life is blossoming at home, également. Hansen is the father of two girls, âge 5 et 2, and a boy of four months. His older daughter, Kaydn, often accompanies Dad to the gym at Greater Rumford Community Center. He returns the favor by chaperoning field trips for her kindergarten class.

“She and her friends will be on the playground practicing boxing stances and stuff,” Hansen said. “Her teacher says it’s adorable. Hopefully she is learning to take care of herself so I don’t have to.”

Kaydn’s parents are making plans to take her to her first live NEF show after she turns 6. Pour l'instant, she is content to watch her Dad’s fights on YouTube.

“If we’re watching TV together,” Hansen said, “we have a thing where I get two shows and then she gets two shows. If I put in a fight tape, she’ll say, ‘Daddy, I know this doesn’t count as one of your shows, because this is your work.’”

La cloche d'ouverture Juin 18 est fixé pour 7 p.m. Billets pour « NEF 24: Promised Land” start at $25 et sont disponibles à www.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au 207.783.2009, extension 525.

Pour plus d'informations sur les événements et les mises à jour des cartes de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."

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FIGHT WITH DENNING IS THE CROSSROADS FOR BUSHAW

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Lewiston, Maine (Juin 14, 2016) – Like so many headline-grabbing heavy hitters with New England Fights, Maine native Brandon Bushaw (1-2) had nothing left to prove in his combat sports career.

Bushaw parlayed his undefeated state championship season as a Westbrook High School senior in 1999 into a college wrestling career at Michigan State University, where he was a teammate of UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans (19-5-1).

“I was with my high school girlfriend (Cynthia), now my wife, so I knew we would always have ties to Maine,” Bushaw said. “Other than being on wrestling scholarship, I thought I was done fighting.”

The couple settled in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and opened Island Bar and Grill, which they have owned and operated for a dozen years.

It is a good, comfortable life. Extended family visited and found the area so alluring that they stayed permanently.

Those competitive juices never completely evaporated, cependant.

“I had teammates who turned to mixed martial arts,” Bushaw said. “I watched them, and as I approached 30, it became a bucket list thing. Now here I am, 17 fights later.”

Bushaw, 35, explained the journey in a phone interview as he prepared for his fourth professional bout, a featherweight clash with Auburn’s Matt "Ken Doll" Denning (3-2) at “NEF 24: Promised Land” on Samedi, Juin 18 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston.

The fight is Bushaw’s first on his original home turf since a 2014 loss to Elias Leland at the 135-pound limit. He ascends to 145 livres, where he admitted he is more comfortable (“at my advanced age,” Bushaw quipped) for the confrontation with Denning.

“It’s weird, because I thought I was done competing up that way when I graduated from high school, but when I go home after all these years, all the old friends that I haven’t seen for years turn out to watch me fight,” Bushaw said. “I’ve fought all over, but any time I fight in Myrtle Beach or in Maine, it’s more special.”

Some athletes return to their competitive arena because they miss the allure of the cheering crowd.

That’s true of Bushaw, to a degree, although even the spectator interest he drew with the Blue Blazes and Spartans pales by comparison to what greets him surrounding the NEF hexagon.

“It’s nothing like high school or even college wrestling,” Bushaw said. “You show up and there’s two, trois, four thousand people watching. It’s so different. You don’t get multiple chances to fight in a week or even a single weekend. It lasts a few minutes and then it’s the highest of the highs or the lowest of the lows.”

The physical toll and the necessary complement of skills also exceed what Bushaw knew in his youth.

He made that discovery about a minute into his initial amateur bout.

“MMA is more dynamic than wrestling. I remember my first fight, the guy picked me up and threw me down and I landed on my head,” Bushaw said. “I remember thinking, ‘This was probably not such a good idea,’ but I found a way to get the win.”

“You can be better than a guy in four different categories, but if he’s better in just one, he’s capable of beating you,” he continued. “You think things are going your way and then it’s the biggest letdown in the world.”

There’s a camaraderie in that unpredictable realm that only veterans of the cage can fully understand. Bushaw, who has trained with the likes of childhood friend Jamie Harrison and Amos Collins, noted that he has become cordial with almost all his prior opponents.

Denning (3-2) is one of the few with whom Bushaw (1-2) became “friends” on social media before their fight.

“It’s kind of strange, but all those things go out the window,” Bushaw said. “He’s fought my buddy Dom Cofone. He’s a local boy. I know it’s going to be a tough challenge for me.”

In many respects it is a crossroads bout for Bushaw, who admitted that he has considered retirement from the sport.

“Probably my last five fights I’ve gone in saying, ‘One more fight and I’m done,’ and then I keep going. I don’t shy away from anybody,"Il a dit. “My last fight was against a kid who was 23 and he’d been in Thailand for two years or some (stuff). That was one time when I might have said, ‘What am I doing?'

“For me it’s family, then business, then fighting. For a lot of these younger guys, fighting is first, and that makes it a challenge.”

La cloche d'ouverture Juin 18 est fixé pour 7 p.m. Billets pour « NEF 24: Promised Land” start at $25 et sont disponibles à www.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au 207.783.2009, extension 525.

Pour plus d'informations sur les événements et les mises à jour des cartes de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."

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NEF AMENERA LES FANS DE COMBAT DANS LA TERRE PROMISE CE WEEK-END DE LA JOURNÉE DES PÈRES

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Lewiston, Maine (Juin 3, 2016) - Ce sera une célébration de tout ce qui concerne l'Americana lorsque la Nouvelle-Angleterre se battra (NEF) retourne samedi au Colisée de la Banque Androscoggin, Juin 18, 2016. La promotion de combat très populaire offrira une fois de plus aux fans une nuit complète d'arts martiaux mixtes (MMA) et action de boxe professionnelle.

 

Dans l'événement principal de la partie boxe de la carte de combat, Brandon “Le Cannon” Baie (11-1-1) défendra le titre des poids welter juniors du Nord-Est contre le challenger Jacques “Le Bad Boy de Motor City” Lester (10-9-1). Les deux se sont battus pour un match nul sur les juges’ tableaux de bord en avril dernier à Lewiston. Ils ont accepté de se retrouver avec le titre de Berry en jeu. Ce temps, cependant, il y aura un nombre impair de tours (sept pour être exact) pour réduire les chances d'un autre tirage au sort.

 

Également sur la partie boxe de la carte, ancien champion poids moyen des États-Unis en Nouvelle-Angleterre Russell “La sensation haïtienne” Lamour (13-2) et Casey “Le Buzzsaw” Maladroit (4-0-1) du Portland Boxing Club à Portland, Le Maine fera tous les deux leurs débuts respectifs en NEF Boxing.

 

La partie MMA professionnelle de la carte verra Jesse “Le Viking” Erickson (6-5) retour dans la cage après sa troisième tentative infructueuse de remporter le titre des poids légers en avril dernier. Erickson aura du pain sur la planche sous la forme du toujours difficile Amos Collins (4-5) à un poids de 161 livres.

 

Coéquipier d'Erickson, Mat “Ken Doll” Denning (3-2), verra également l'action sur la carte professionnelle MMA lors de sa rencontre Brandon Bushaw (1-2) dans un combat de poids plume.

 

La carte amateur MMA sera titrée par un match revanche pour le titre des poids mouches comme Ryan Burgess (2-0) se défend contre l'ancien champion, et l'athlète dont il a pris le titre, Dustin Veinott (4-4). La défaite de Veinott contre Burgess l'automne dernier par décision partagée a mis un terme à sa séquence de quatre victoires consécutives.

 

Également sur la carte amateur sera 46 ans Dr. Steve Bang, Sr. (1-1), un chirurgien bariatrique d'Auburn, Maine. En hommage imprévu à la fête des pères, il sera rejoint sur la carte de combat par ses fils Steve Bang, Jr. (3-5),Shawn Bang (1-1), Skyler Bang (0-0) et fils adoptif Conner Murphy (1-0).

 

Le “NEF 24” carte de combat (sous réserve de modifications):

 

Boxe professionnelle

140*TITRE Brandon Berry (11-1-1)(c) contre James Lester (10-9-1)

HWT Vinnie Carita (11-1-1) contre Francisco Mireles (17-10)

190 Steve Collins, Jr. (7-0-1) contre Jose Humberto Corral (19-21)

160 Russell Lamour (13-2) vs Roberto Valenzuela (69-71-2)

154 Casey Kramlich (4-0-1) Zenon vs Herrera (0-1)

PROFESSIONNEL MMA

250 Michael Hansen (4-4) contre Robert Laroski (1-1)

 

170 CJ Aiguière (1-0) contre Phil Rowe (1-2)

161 Jesse Erickson (6-5) contre Amos Collins (4-5)

 

145 Matt Denning (3-2) contre Brandon Bushaw (1-2)

 

AMATEUR MMA

 

125*TITRE Ryan Burgess (2-0)(c) vs Dustin Veinott (4-4)

170 Shawn Bang (1-1) contre Mike Bezanson (1-0)

155 Steve Bang Sr. (1-1) contre Stacy Lupo (0-0)

 

155 Derek Daley (0-0) contre Johel Stephenson (0-0)

 

155 Steve Bang, Jr. (3-5) contre Dominic Cofone (6-5)

 

145 Skyler Bang (0-0) Eddie DeRoche (0-0)

 

125 Conner Murphy (1-0) contre Justin Witham (1-4)

 

115 Alex Walker (0-1) contre Nicole Burgess (0-0)

 

 

NEF revient au Colisée Androscoggin Bank à Lewiston, Maine sur Juin 18, 2016 avec “NEF 24: TERRE PROMISE.” Les billets pour «NEF 24» commencent à seulement $25 et sont en vente dès maintenant au www.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au207.783.2009 x 525.

 

Pour plus d'informations sur les événements et les mises à jour des cartes de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."

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THE DOCTOR IS IN; BANG RETURNS TO NEF MMA CAGE

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Lewiston, Maine (Juin 2, 2016) – At most New England Fights (NEF) événements, Steve Bang, Sr. (1-1) would be on the other side of the cage either watching one of his sons do battle or acting as the cageside physician. Sur Juin 18, 2016, cependant, as he has done twice in the past, Bang will enter the mixed-martial-arts cage (MMA) in Lewiston as a competitor. Le 46 year-old bariatric surgeon from Auburn, Maine will take on 48 ans Stacy Lupo (0-0) in an amateur MMA lightweight bout at “NEF 24: TERRE PROMISE.”

 

“I love competition and how it drives us to improve and become a more perfect version of ourselves,” a déclaré le Dr. Coup. “It has been a year since I have battled in the cage. This past year has been filled with the accomplishment of personal milestones and athletic goals with many more yet to be realized. Amidst all of this chaos, the stars have once again aligned to give me the opportunity to reenter the battle arena where the stakes of competition, pour moi, are highest.”

 

A native of Riverton, Wyoming, Dr. Bang graduated from Brigham Young University in 1994 and then from the Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1998. Coming from the medical field, he is well aware of the risks he takes every time he enters the cage.

 

“Just days after turning 47, I will face a warrior intent upon bodily harm and yet I find myself incredibly blessed and thankful for the health and privilege to do so,” Dr. Bang continued. “I bring the health of mind, body and spirit beyond what is required to just be a participant. I have checked all of the boxes that give me the tools required to be a victorious warrior at any age.”

 

Dr. Bang currently trains alongside his sons at Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ). Steve Bang, Jr. (1-1), Skyler Bang (0-0), Shawn Bang (1-1) and foster son Conner Murphy (1-0) will join their father in cage competition at “NEF 24.”

 

“I am passionate about my training, and take advantage of every metric available to quantify and qualify that training. By every metric, I am at my peak performance levels. I am in the best shape of my life, better than I have ever been. One day that trend will indeed head south, but today is not that day. I do not take this health and privilege for granted. Every moment of life and every opportunity we are given is a gift and I plan to take full advantage of it as if it were my last.”

 

Dr. Bang’s opponent, à “NEF 24,” Stacy Lupo, while making his debut in the MMA cage, is a longtime veteran of combat sports. Lupo currently trains out of the Shatterproof Combat Club in Dexter, Maine, but he has been a martial artist for an amazing 32 ans. He holds black belts in both Taekwondo and Shotokan karate. He was an accomplished wrestler in high school, placing in states his senior year. For more than a decade, Lupo ran his own martial arts academy before closing shop to concentrate on raising his family. In the 1980s and 1990s, Lupo competed in amateur boxing and kickboxing. His last kickboxing bout saw him win a unanimous decision over Don Labbe in the main event of a 1995 card in Lewiston.

 

“I don’t know Steve personally, but like me, he is an old man in a young man’s sport, so I give him his due and my respect,” said Lupo. “As the saying goes, ‘be wary of old men in a world where men die young.’ I want to thank him for giving me the chance to compete in a sport I’ve always loved – si, thank you Steven Bang, I look forward to our meeting.”

 

“I do not know my opponent personally, but I respect anyone willing to do what it takes to get to the cage door,” said Bang in closing. “That next single step across the threshold commands another whole level of respect. As with the warriors of old, we will battle with the same intensity to maim, kill or disable until compelled to mercy by the referee. Then we will have a bond that cannot be understood, nor shared, by anyone who has never been there.”

 

NEF revient au Colisée Androscoggin Bank à Lewiston, Maine sur Juin 18, 2016 avec “NEF 24: TERRE PROMISE.” Les billets pour «NEF 24» commencent à seulement $25 et sont en vente dès maintenant au www.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au 207.783.2009 x 525.

 

Pour plus d'informations sur les événements et les mises à jour des cartes de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."

 

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Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (“NEF”) est une entreprise de promotions événements lutte. La mission de la NEF est de créer les événements de la plus haute qualité pour les combattants et les fans du Maine semblables. Équipe de direction de NEF possède une vaste expérience dans la gestion des sports de combat, production d'événements, relations avec les médias, commercialisation, juridique et la publicité.

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HAITIAN SENSATION FERA LE DÉBUT DE NEF EN JUIN 18

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Lewiston, Maine (Mai 31, 2016) - Le Colisée de la banque Androscoggin a une longue histoire de boxe professionnelle à l’intérieur des quatre murs de l’arène. Sur Juin 18, Russell “La sensation haïtienne” Lamour, Jr. (13-2, 6 KOs) ajoutera le prochain chapitre à cette histoire quand il entrera dans les combats de la Nouvelle-Angleterre (NEF) sonne pour la première fois. À “NEF 24: TERRE PROMISE,” Lamour fera ses débuts au NEF dans un combat de poids moyen contre un vétéran mexicain Roberto “Le vieux” Valenzuela (69-71-2, 56 KOs).

 

“Vraiment excité de faire mes débuts au NEF,” dit Lamour. “NEF fait beaucoup de spectacles ici dans le Maine, et d'après ce que j'entends, c'est toujours un spectacle emballé. J'ai donc hâte d'être sur cette carte. Je suis ravi de me battre au Colisée parce que je peux alors dire que j’ai combattu dans le même bâtiment que Muhammad Ali a combattu et aussi que c’est ici, chez moi, dans le Maine.. Se battre à nouveau ici à la maison est toujours une sensation formidable, surtout lorsque vous vous battez devant les personnes qui vous soutiennent le plus. Je ne peux rien demander de mieux que cela lorsque vous vous battez ici, dans votre jardin.”

 

Originaire de Brooklyn, New York, Lamour est entré au Portland Boxing Club peu de temps après avoir obtenu son diplôme de Deering High School à Portland, Maine. Il a eu une carrière de boxe amateur stellaire, terminer avec un record de 79-16. Parmi ses nombreuses réalisations amateurs, Lamour a été cinq fois champion régional des Golden Gloves de la Nouvelle-Angleterre. Il a participé aux World Series of Boxing semi-pro (WSB) où il était le numéro un des poids moyens dans les Amériques.

 

Le succès de Lamour s'est poursuivi dans les rangs professionnels où il a remporté son premier 11 bouts. Au cours de cette impressionnante course, Lamour remporterait le titre vacant des poids moyens des États-Unis en Nouvelle-Angleterre avec une victoire de TKO sur Laatekwei Hammond (21-6) dans la ville natale de Lamour, Portland, Maine. Lamour a concouru sur ESPN Vendredi Night Fights devant un public national. Le mois dernier, il a marqué une victoire TKO sur Borngod Washington (3-17) à Salem, New Hampshire. Lamour espère faire deux de suite avec une victoire sur Valenzuela sur Juin 18.

 

“C'est un compagnon,” Lamour a dit de son prochain adversaire. “Il se bat depuis un moment et a vu de nombreux styles différents, mais pour moi, c'est juste quelqu'un d'autre qui est sur mon chemin que je dois battre pour arriver là où je veux être, donc je dois le sortir de mon chemin.”

 

Roberto Valenzuela n'est pas étranger aux fans de combat du Maine. Il a voyagé de son domicile à Sonora, Mexique à Lewiston, Maine l'automne dernier pour combattre Brandon “Le Cannon” Baie (11-1-1). Valenzuela perdrait le combat par décision unanime, mais il a impressionné tous les participants avec sa performance graveleuse, brutaliser Berry et le couper au-dessus de l'œil dans le processus. Valenzuela a affronté les anciens champions du monde Andre Berto (31-4, 24 KOs) et Steve Forbes (35-14, 11 KOs) et actuel champion du monde Zahir Raheem (35-3, 21 KOs). Il a détenu le titre des Super Featherweight de la côte Pacifique du Mexique 2003 à 2007.

 

“Je suis très excité de revenir dans le Maine et de me battre à nouveau,” Valenzuela a déclaré par le biais d'un traducteur. “J'adore la Nouvelle-Angleterre, et j'ai combattu dans le Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont et Rhode Island au cours de ma carrière. J'ai également travaillé dans les virages dans le Connecticut et j'ai été arrêté pour excès de vitesse dans le New Hampshire, donc ça doit compter pour quelque chose. La dernière fois que j'étais dans le Maine, J'ai ouvert l'œil de Brandon Berry et j'ai mené une guerre sanglante. Je suis prêt à faire de même avec Russell Lamour. J'espère qu'il est prêt aussi.”

 

NEF revient au Colisée Androscoggin Bank à Lewiston, Maine sur Juin 18, 2016 avec “NEF 24: TERRE PROMISE.” Les billets pour «NEF 24» commencent à seulement $25 et sont en vente dès maintenant au www.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au207.783.2009 x 525.

 

Pour plus d'informations sur les événements et les mises à jour des cartes de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."

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MILITARY VETERANS TO FEATURE PROMINENTLY ON NEF 24 PRO MMA CARD

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Lewiston, Maine (Mai 30, 2016) - Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (NEF) présente “NEF 24: TERRE PROMISE” at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston on Juin 18, 2016. Sur cette nuit, two military veterans will be featured in professional mixed-martial-arts (MMA) bouts. Micro “La Moustache” Hansen (4-4) will compete in a heavyweight bout while CJ Aiguière (1-0) will see action in the welterweight division.

 

Mike Hansen won two state wrestling championships competing for Mountain Valley High School (MVHS) in Rumford, Maine. Shortly after graduation, Hansen began training in MMA and made his debut in the sport in 2005. He would, cependant, put his MMA career on the backburner for the next decade to enlist and serve his country as a combat engineer in the United States Army. After retiring from the Army, Hansen returned to Maine and opened Berserkers MMA in Rumford, where he trains other MVHS alum to compete in the NEF cage. SurJuin 18, Hansen will face Robert Laroski (1-1).

 

“I hope he’s been training, ’cause I’ve been active starting this year,” said Hansen. “I’m looking for a win coming off my last fight. I will find his weaknesses and exploit them. I’m looking for the finish, and it won’t take long. Just over 51 il y a des années, (Muhammad) Ali got the first round, first minute stoppage over (Fiston) Liston right at the Colisee. My fight will end in similar fashion, under the same roof.”

 

CJ Ewer is a proud member of the United States Air Force security forces. When he is not overseas serving his country, Ewer can be found back home in the Bangor, Maine area training at Young’s MMA. After a successful amateur career, he submitted Zenon Herrera in his pro debut earlier this year. Sur Juin 18, Ewer will take on “The Fresh Prince” Phil Rowe (1-2) from Florida.

 

NEF revient au Colisée Androscoggin Bank à Lewiston, Maine sur Juin 18, 2016 avec “NEF 24: TERRE PROMISE.” Les billets pour «NEF 24» commencent à seulement $25 et sont en vente dès maintenant au www.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au207.783.2009 x 525.

 

Pour plus d'informations sur les événements et les mises à jour des cartes de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."

 

À propos de la Nouvelle-Angleterre Fights

 

Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (“NEF”) est une entreprise de promotions événements lutte. La mission de la NEF est de créer les événements de la plus haute qualité pour les combattants et les fans du Maine semblables. Équipe de direction de NEF possède une vaste expérience dans la gestion des sports de combat, production d'événements, relations avec les médias, commercialisation, juridique et la publicité.

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NO MORE DRAWS; THERE MUST BE A WINNER IN NORTHEAST TITLE FIGHT

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Lewiston, Maine (Mai 25, 2016) - Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (NEF) retourne au Colisée Androscoggin Bank à Lewiston, Maine surJuin 18, 2016 avec “NEF 24: TERRE PROMISE.” The fight promotion will put on another full night of mixed-martial-arts (MMA) cagefights and pro boxing bouts. Plus tôt aujourd'hui,, NEF executives announced the headline fight for the boxing portion of the fight card. West Forks, Maine’s own Brandon “Le Cannon” Baie (11-1-1) will put the Northeast Junior Welterweight Title on the line in a rematch against Detroit, Michigan’s Jacques “Le Bad Boy de Motor City” Lester (10-9-1).

 

Berry and Lester met earlier this spring at “NEF 22” à Lewiston. The six-round bout was ruled a majority draw on the judges’ tableaux de bord. Cette fois-ci, cependant, NEF executives had a trick up their sleeves – add a seventh round to all but guarantee a winner.

 

Berry won the Northeast Junior Welterweight Title in October 2014 in Lewiston against West Virginia Toughman Champion Eric Palmer (4-3-3). He has been the kingpin of the 140-pound division in the Northeast ever since. The draw against Lester halted a three-fight win streak Berry had been on since returning from a shoulder injury last year.

 

“I think the main difference in a rematch between me and James will be more action,” Berry predicted. “We both know what we bring to the table, we both enjoy pleasing the crowd, and we both want to win. I think those are some key ingredients to a great matchup. I have a lot of respect for James , his boxing ability, and what he brings to the table. I was impressed with his speed, his all around toughness, and his ring generalship. I’m excited to headline another card in Lewiston, and can’t wait for the crowd to enjoy my fight, along with a few other boxing matches that include some talented Maine boxers. I hope that we can draw a big crowd and have a quality night of fights. See you all on the 18th!”

 

“I’m most definitely looking forward to fighting in Maine again,” said Lester, a former top-ranked national amateur boxer. “The fans there are awesome. I even gained a few fans from my last fight who’s been messaging me on a regular like a young guy by the name of Hunter Moore who messages me every week making sure I’m training hard for the rematch.”

 

Lester is a product of the world-famous Kronk Gym in Detroit where Thomas “Hitman” Hearns (61-5-1, 48 KOs), Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 KOs), Lennox Lewis (41-2-1, 32 KOs) and Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 KOs), entre autres, have prepared for world title bouts under legendary trainer, the late Emanuel Steward. “The only thing that will be different this time is I will be in better condition. That was my only downfall last time. This time I’ll be able to box and stay on my toes for the tough pressure that Brandon brings.”

 

NEF revient au Colisée Androscoggin Bank à Lewiston, Maine sur Juin 18, 2016 avec “NEF 24: TERRE PROMISE.” Les billets pour «NEF 24» commencent à seulement $25 et sont en vente dès maintenant au www.TheColisee.com ou en appelant la billetterie du Colisée au207.783.2009 x 525.

 

Pour plus d'informations sur les événements et les mises à jour des cartes de combat, se il vous plaît visitez le site Web de la promotion au www.NewEnglandFights.com. En outre, vous pouvez regarder des vidéos au NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, les suivre sur Twitternefights et rejoindre le groupe Facebook officiel "New England combats."

 

À propos de la Nouvelle-Angleterre Fights

 

Combats Nouvelle-Angleterre (“NEF”) est une entreprise de promotions événements lutte. La mission de la NEF est de créer les événements de la plus haute qualité pour les combattants et les fans du Maine semblables. Équipe de direction de NEF possède une vaste expérience dans la gestion des sports de combat, production d'événements, relations avec les médias, commercialisation, juridique et la publicité.