Lewiston, Maine (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 13, 2015) - Tshiab England Fights (NEF), America lub xov tooj-ib regional sib ntaus qib, yuav tuav nws tom ntej no kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem” rau Saturday, Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mixed martial--arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. In a featured professional welterweight MMA bout, Crowsneck Boutin (1-1) yuav ua tau raws li Matt Bordonaro (2-0) ntawm ib tug sib ntaus luj ntawm 170-phaus.
Nws yuav tsis yuav tus thawj lub rooj sib tham ntawm Lubec, Maine-haiv neeg Boutin thiab Twm, New York’s Bordonaro. The two faced each other as amateurs at “NEF IX” nyob rau hauv Biddeford, Maine. Bordonaro came away with the victory that warm summer night in 2013, xa Boutin nyob rau hauv thawj round.
"Kuv ua tsaug rau lub sij hawm no mus sib ntaus sib tua Matt dua,"Hais tias Boutin. “Bordanaro is a tough fighter that is game to go the distance, uas yog cov zoo ntawm fights kuv twb zus kom txaus siab rau lub feem ntau – kev tsov kev rog uas thawb peb mus rau lub ntug raws li ncaws pob thiab cov neeg sib tw. Exciting the fans means everything. With my body and mind where they need to be, I’m ready to finish this year with a bloody war. I want to earn that ‘W.’”
Tom qab ib tug zoo kev debut no yav dhau los lub caij ntuj sov, Boutin yuav poob nws ob kev bout rau Mike Hansen (3-2). Not satisfied with the outcome of the first fight, Boutin tau thov ib tug rematch nrog Hansen xyoo tom ntej.
“Nyob rau hauv 2016, Kuv yuav txaus siab rau ib tug rematch nrog Mike Hansen,” hais Boutin. “Kuv tsis tu li cas hnyav. Kuv yeej xav tias kev sib ntaus rov qab, thiab yog hais tias nws tsis yog ntshai, nws mam li tso tseg ua excuses thiab xauv rau.”
Boutin cut his teeth on the New England amateur MMA circuit prior to turning professional. He competed in a total of thirteen amateur contests to gain experience in the sport. Nyob rau hauv 2014, thaum lub ntawm nws pib xyaum ua hauj lwm, Boutin twb tau pom zoo cov "Fighter ntawm lub xyoo" los ntawm NEF kiv cua tom qab muab ua ke ib qho impressive 3-0 record with the promotion that year. He rode that win streak into the pro ranks where he downed veteran Ryan Cowette (2-3) at “NEF XVIII.” Boutin notes the stark difference between competing as an amateur and competing as a professional.
"Txhua qib pib ua nws tus kheej kev sib tw, ob sab hauv thiab sab nraum lub tawb, tab sis sib ntaus sib tua tso Dais nrog nws ntau dua txaus ntshai thiab ntau dua kev ntshaw, Kuv xav tias. Txhua leej txhua tus yog ib tug neeg uas yuav muaj feem ua rau koj thiab nyiag koj hwjchim ci ntsa iab, tsis txhob hais tias cov miv tsis muaj nyob rau hauv lub pib xyaum ua theem, vim hais tias lawv ua, tab sis tej zaum tsawg dua thiab ntxiv nyob rau hauv-nruab nrab, thiab nrog kev ruaj ntseg cov kev cai thiab cov kev txwv. "
The upcoming fight with Bordonaro will be Boutin’s first in the 170-pound welterweight division. Having spent most of his career competing as a light-heavyweight and a middleweight, Boutin vam mus nrhiav tau ib lub tsev, yam tsawg kawg yog yav tom ntej, nyob rau hauv lub sib zog welterweight faib.
"Tej luj yog ib tug me ntsis ntawm ib tug pisser, tab sis ua 170 nyob rau hauv cov 20th (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 20 – luj-nyob rau hauv hnub rau lub Bordonaro sib ntaus) yuav tsis muaj ib qhov teeb meem. I’m a professional and will continue to evolve. It’s what we’re here to do. 55 (lub 155-phaus sib faib) yog tsis sab nraum lub realm ntawm tau, tab sis rau tam sim no thiab tej zaum rau ib tug me ntsis thaum, Kuv cia li xav kom siab rau cov welterweight faib. Peb mam li saib seb yav tom hauv ntej. "
Yuav ua li cas tej zaum yuav yog tus tseem exciting nam ntawm “NEF XX” rau Boutin yog tau txais los lwv rau tib daim card nrog nws ob tug Choi lub koom haum teammates, Caleb Hall (5-3) thiab Ernesto Ornelas (0-0). Ornelas, ib tug accomplished pib xyaum ua boxer yav tas los, will be making his professional boxing debut that evening after having competed in MMA for the past four years. The three teammates have not fought on the same card together since “NEF VII” in May 2013.
"Ernesto thiab Khalej yog ob leeg tab tom nrhiav koj,"Hais tias Boutin. “We all push ourselves and one another hard in training. Caleb evolves noticeably yuav luag txhua lub lim piam thiab tej hauj lwm zoo li ib tug nees, thaum Ernesto, Kuv ua siab ncaj xav tias, yog ib tug thaum lub pov haum uas txhua leej txhua yog hais txog mus saib ci. 3-0."
Tshiab England Fights’ tom ntej no cov kev tshwm sim, “NEF XX: Ib tug ua phem,” yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, 2015 nyob rau Androscoggin txhab nyiaj Colisée nyob rau hauv Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (MMA) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Daim pib rau “NEF XX” pib ntawm cia li $25 thiab yog muag tam sim no nyobwww.TheColisee.com los yog los ntawm hu rau Colisée chaw ua hauj lwm ntawm 207.783.2009 x 525. Yog xav paub ntxiv nyob rau hauv cov kev tshwm sim thiab kev sib ntaus card tshiab, thov mus saib cov qib lub website ntawm www.NewEnglandFights.com. Nyob rau hauv tas li ntawd, koj yuav saib NEF yeeb yaj duab ntawm www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, ua raws li lawv nyob rau Twitternefights thiab koom nrog cov nom Facebook pab pawg neeg "New England Fights."
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