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Льюистон, Мэн (Сентябрь 2, 2016) – The 3,800-square foot warehouse in Woburn, Массачусетс, is known simply as “The Way.”
No coincidence, since the proprietor who lives out his passion as a personal trainer under its roof, Брэндон Монтелла, has found a way, in his own unique way.
From a turbulent childhood in North Anson, Мэн, to four years of meritorious service in the United States Marine Corps, to the mixed emotions of staying ahead in the professional rat race, to intense personal tragedy, Montella, 36, has endured what most would consider a lifetime’s worth of challenges.
Yet he perseveres, finding strength and clarity in a life devoted to helping others. And he stays sharp, counter-intuitive as it may seem to the uninitiated, by letting other people punch him in the face.
“On a personal level it helped me so much. I had a lot of fear, maybe a little lack of confidence, due to some of the abuse in my past,” Montella said. “Boxing helped me so much with that. It made me a more complete person. I’m a better husband, a better businessman, a better man since I started fighting.”
A late bloomer who didn’t fully immerse himself in the fight game until his 30s, Montella (4-0, 3 КО) will put his undefeated credentials on the line against Tollison Lewis (2-1, 1 KO) в «НЭФ 25: Heroes and Villains” on Суббота, Сентябрь 10 в Androscoggin банка Colisee в Льюистон, Мэн, the venerable boxing venue that in 1965, when it was known as “Улица. Domenic’s Hall,” played host to the infamous Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston II world heavyweight title rematch. (Да, the same boxing bout that spawned rumors of the “phantom punch,” and produced the most iconic image in the history of sports photography.)
Montella was born in Massachusetts but spent much of his childhood in the Western foothills of Maine, where he graduated from Carrabec High School. He describes those formative years as “a tough time, a little bit of a struggle,” and says fighting was both a means of both self-defense and a way of compensating for that lack of self-esteem.
“I wouldn’t change it for the world now,” Montella said. “It helped shape who I am. I tell everybody the Marine Corps started the process of my becoming a man, and boxing helped finish it.”
He spent four years in the service before receiving an honorable discharge. Along the way he met his wife, Tonya, and settled into the comfortable habit of seeking significance through work.
Fatefully, and admittedly on a lark, he accepted a military buddy’s challenge to enter a Toughman contest. It was the amateur, brawling, distant cousin of boxing that Eric “Butterbean” Esch made famous.
“I was a 240-pound meathead. Three one-minute rounds; that seemed like it was right up my alley,” Montella said.
In the process, Montella discovered that getting back in shape, setting goals and chasing intangible successes that were larger than wins and losses suited him, слишком.
“That was a turning point for me. Corporate America, I just wasn’t into it,” Montella said. “I couldn’t lie to people and take advantage of them. I couldn’t deal with it morally. I had to turn my back on that. The Marine Corps taught me a different code. I cashed in my 401(К), moved to Massachusetts, became a personal trainer.”
Хорошо, it wasn’t quite that easy. He had to sell Tonya, whom he describes as “the major breadwinner in the house,” on the merits of such a change. She already had politely proclaimed Maine a great vacation spot but not a place she cared to settle down, for professional reasons.
В 2008, work took Tonya to Boston.
“It was when the Celtics were getting ready to win the championship. She got caught up in the atmosphere and came home and told me, ‘I would move to Boston.’ I said OK,” Montella recalled with a laugh. “I didn’t let her take that back.”
Montella started his gym in a 10-feet-by-10-feet basement of a townhouse. He took up amateur boxing, частично, to set an example for his clients.
“I decided I couldn’t train athletes if I’m not doing the (вещи). I want to wear the boots before the suits, вы знаете?” Montella said. "Шесть месяцев спустя Я был нет. 1 ranked heavyweight in New England. It blew my mind. I found a place that was home.”
Он выиграл 14 из его 21 любительские бои, including a novice heavyweight championship in Golden Gloves.
Montella’s trainees have watched him conquer adversity in the prize ring and fight through tragedy in his personal life. Tonya and Brandon’s first child was stillborn on Christmas 2015.
Бокс, and the wilderness in the shadow of Sugarloaf Mountain that holds so many contradictory memories for Montella, are part of his healing process.
“I’m here in Maine now getting ready, diving off 40-foot cliffs, doing hill sprints up 100-foot sand dunes, training like a savage,” Montella said. “We used to go up there to drink. All the crazy stuff I did as a kid, now I use it to make myself the best I can be.
“I preach it all the time at my gym: See the world as your training facility. What someone else sees as a cliff, I see as place to work on my focus and mental control. Where they see nothing but trees and open space, I see as a place to go and meditate. In my 30s, I don’t need drugs or alcohol now to be open with my emotions. Boxing has given me the strength to be who I always wanted to be.”
Открытие колокольчик Сентябрь 10 установлен на 7 p.m. «Сейчас или никогда». Я начал тренироваться и развивался очень быстро. 25: Heroes and Villains” includes three professional boxing matches, five pro mixed martial arts bouts and six amateur MMA scraps. Билеты начинаются на $25 и доступны на www.TheColisee.com или позвонив по кассе Colisee на207.783.2009, расширение 525.
Для получения более подробной информации о новинках карт событий и бороться, пожалуйста, посетите веб-сайт продвижение по адресу www.NewEnglandFights.com. В дополнение, Вы можете смотреть NEF видео в www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, следовать за ними на Twitternefights и присоединиться к официальной группе Facebook "New England бои."
Льюистон, Мэн (Август 12, 2016) - New England Бои (NEF) возвращается в LEWISTON на Сентябрь 10, 2016 со следующим событием промоушена боя, “NEF 25: ГЕРОИ & ЗЛОГИ.” The fight card will feature both mixed-martial-arts and professional boxing bouts. Ранее сегодня, the fight promotion announced the first pro boxing bout signed for the event. Брэндон Монтелла (4-0, 3 КО) возьмет на себя Толлисон Льюис (2-1, 1 KO) в четыре раунда в полутяжелом конкурса в.
Montella graduated from Carrabec High School in North Anson, Мэн в 1998. Вскоре после, Montella joined the United States Marine Corps (Морская пехота США). He served in the marines until 2003 when he received an honorable discharge. After spending the better part of a decade in Virginia, Montella moved with his wife to the Boston, Massachusetts area in 2011. He owns and operates The Way, LLC boxing gym in Woburn, Массачусетс. Montella has been on a tear in the boxing ring of late, scoring three knockouts in an eight-month period.
Tollison Lewis cut his teeth in the NEF MMA cage. He has found more success, однако, in the boxing ring. Lewis took a fight on one day’s notice against veteran John Webster (8-7-1, 6 КО) осенью 2014. He would dominate that fight and win by decision. Lewis followed up that performance with a stoppage of Zenon Herrera (0-2) в прошлом году, earning himself a crack at Brandon Berry’s (11-2-1, 7 КО) Northeast Junior Welterweight Title earlier in 2016. Lewis predicts nothing short of an all-out slugfest with Montella on Сентябрь 10.
“I’m expecting a battle,” сказал Льюис. “I know I’ll be prepared for one. Expect a war! I’m not going to talk about it – Я собираюсь показать, and losing isn’t an option.”
Следующее событие Новой Англии Поединки ", "NEF 25: ГЕРОИ & VILLAINS,»Происходит на Суббота, Сентябрь 10, 2016 в Androscoggin банка Colisée в Льюистон, Мэн. Билеты начинаются всего $25 и уже в продаже в www.TheColisee.com или позвонив по телефону кассы Colisee на207.783.2009 х 525.
Для получения более подробной информации о новинках карт событий и бороться, пожалуйста, посетите веб-сайт продвижение по адресу www.NewEnglandFights.com. В дополнение, Вы можете смотреть NEF видео в www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, следовать за ними на Twitternefights и присоединиться к официальной группе Facebook "New England бои."
Hyannis, Массачусетс (Мая 15, 2016) - New England Бои (NEF), Номер один Региональное продвижение борьба Америки, провела свое самое последнее событие, “NEF 23: CAGE THE CAPE” on Saturday night at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center (HYCC) in Hyannis, Массачусетс. The HYCC was at capacity for the first sanctioned mixed-martial-arts (MMA) show ever held on Cape Cod. The venue opened the upstairs walking track to give standing-room-only fans more elbow room. The crowd was electric all night for the eight-fight card presented by NEF.
Team Juniko, based out of Hyannis and Hanover, Массачусетс, was a perfect 5-0 on the night. Fabian Miranda (3-0), Thomas Lee Davis, Младший. (2-0), Ed Forlenza (1-0), и Kylie O’Hearn (1-0) all picked up wins for the team on the amateur portion of the card.
It was O’Hearn’s bout with Анжела Янг (1-2) ММА Юнга в Бангор, Maine that will be remembered for years to come by all in attendance. The two women battled back and forth for three grueling rounds before O’Hearn was declared the winner by unanimous decision on the judges’ системы показателей. The fight will be a serious contender for “Бой года” in the northeast by the time 2016 comes to an end.
Team Juniko member Брендан Батлс (1-0) was victorious in the main event of the evening via technical knockout over Майк Хансен (4-4). The bout was the pro debut for the native of Eastham, Massachusetts and standout wrestler from Nauset Regional High School. Battles rebounded from an early flurry by Hansen to get the referee stoppage aT 1:46 в первом туре.
Полные результаты “NEF 23”:
PROFESSIONAL FIGHTS
Брендан Сражения Защиту. Mike Hansen via TKO, круглый 1
Мэтт Деннинг четкости. Derek Shorey via heel hook, круглый 1
Crowsneck Бутин четкости. Рубен Redman через TKO, круглый 1
AMATEUR FIGHTS
Kylie O’Hearn def. Анжела Янг единогласным решением судей
Ed Forlenza def. Frank Johanson via doctor stoppage, круглый 3
Виктор Ирвин четкости. Tracey Schryba via KO, круглый 1
Thomas Lee Davis, Младший. Def. Anthony Spires via KO, круглый 1
Fabian Miranda def. Steve Bang via armbar, круглый 2
NEF возвращается в Colrosée Androscoggin в Льюистоне, Maine oв июне 18, 2016 с “NEF 24: ЗЕМЛЯ ОБЕТОВАННАЯ.” Билеты на «NEF 24» начинаются с $25 и уже в продаже в www.TheColisee.com или позвонив по телефону кассы Colisee на207.783.2009 х 525.
Для получения дополнительной информации о событиях и обновлениях карт боя, пожалуйста, посетите веб-сайт продвижение по адресу www.NewEnglandFights.com. В дополнение, Вы можете смотреть NEF видео в www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, следовать за ними на Twitternefights и присоединиться к официальной группе Facebook "New England бои."
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