Льюистон, Мэн (Чэрвеня 1, 2017) - New England Баі (NEF) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Чэрвеня 17 with a fight card featuring both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Раней сёння, прасоўванне абвясціла аб поўнай карты змагацца за падзеі. The fight card is subject to approval of the Combat Sports Authority of Maine (CSAM). The boxing portion of the card will begin at 7 pm EDT with the MMA card to immediately follow.

In a highly-anticipated “Superfight,” Maine MMA star Брус “Pretty Boy” Boyington (14-9 MMA, 1-0 бокс) will take on Maine’s premier boxer Расэл “The Haitian Sensation” Lamour, Малодшы. (15-2, 7 КО) in a six-round boxing bout. The fight will be a dream match for fans who never expected to see each sports’ top in-state athletes face one another. Boyington and Lamour have both been featured in nationally-televised bouts on NBC and ESPN in recent years. Lamour is the former New England Middleweight Champion, while Boyington held the NEF MMA Lightweight Title until relinquishing it last year to sign with the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) global promotion.

“Bruce and Russell are at the top of their respective games,” noted NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “Russell is a great boxer, and he’s going to face a superb striker in the form of Taekwondo black belt Bruce Boyington. This is a true dream match for Maine fight fans.”

The professional MMA portion of the fight card will feature the long-awaited return of former NEF MMA Featherweight Champion Рэй “Усе бізнес-” Дрэва (8-3) as he faces Brazilian prospect Аляксандр “Прыклад” Bezerra (19-5). Wood left Maine more than two years ago to re-settle in South Carolina and then Texas. Both Wood and Bezerra are veterans of the Bellator cage with a dozen fights between them for the national promotion.

“When you consider both sides, this is probably the highest-level fight to ever take place in NEF,” сказаў NEF саўладальнік і прамоўтэр Нік DiSalvo. “This fight could easily be slid into any UFC card on FS1 or Fox and steal the show. Either one of these athletes could get the call up after this fight. Our fans are about to see something special.”

The amateur MMA card will be headlined by a title fight with Рафаэль “Deez Nuts” Velado (4-0) defending the amateur lightweight championship against Maine Amateur Wrestling Alliance Hall of Famer Пэт Кэлі(3-0). At age 52, Kelly will be the oldest fighter to ever challenge for an NEF title.

In addition to the fights, legendary boxer Джэймс “Buster” Дуглас (38-6-1, 25 КО) will make an appearance at “NEF 29” as the guest of honor. Douglas will hold an hour-long meet-and-greet with fans at the Colisee from 6 вечара да 7 вечара prior to the opening bell. Longtime fans will remember Douglas as the architect of the greatest upset in professional sports history with his knockout of “Жалеза” Майк Тайсан (50-6, 44 КО) у 1990 to claim the world heavyweight title. Douglas halted the 37-fight undefeated streak that opened Tyson’s pro career.

поўны “NEF 29” бой карты (subject to change and approval of CSAM):

Прафесійны бокс

200 Crowsneck Бутин (Незалежны) супраць. Cristiano Pedro (Cugno)

168 Jason Quirk (PBC) супраць. Borngod Washington (Meekins)

160 Russell Lamour (PBC) супраць. Брус Boyington (Таэквон-Boyington ў)

154 Casey Kramlich (PBC) супраць. Bryan Goldsby (Jorge Gurgle)

Прафесійны ММА

265 рас Hylton (First Class/Dragon Fire) супраць. Eric Ramsey (Trinity)

145 Alexandre Bezerra (Daddis) супраць. Рэй Вуд (Nick’s)

145 Dominic Jones (Першы клас) супраць. Мэт Деннинг (CMBJJ)

145 Андрэ Белкарыс (NE Assassins) супраць. Джош Паркер (Бязлітасны)

Аматары ММА

155*НАЗВА Рафаэль Velado (Першы клас) (з) супраць. Пэт Кэлі (Young’s)

185 Mike Williams (CMBJJ) супраць. John Tefft (Першы клас)

185 Anthony Spires (Незалежны) супраць. Josh Jones (Першы клас)

150 Jacob Deppmeyer (Першы клас) супраць. Ben Harrington(CMBJJ)

145 Derek Daley (Першы клас) супраць. Frank Johanson (CMBJJ)

140 Glenn Kasabian (Nostos) супраць. Kam Арнольд (CMBJJ)

115 Alex Walker (Kaze) супраць. Sarah Ziehm (CMBJJ)

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “NEF 29: STARS & STRIPES,” у суботу, Чэрвеня 17, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 х 525 і на сайце www.TheColisee.com. The event will be broadcast live on the FloCombat app on Roku and Apple TV and streamed live at www.FloCombat.com.

Для атрымання больш падрабязнай інфармацыі пра навінкі карт падзей і бою, калі ласка, наведайце вэб-сайт прасоўванне па адрасе www.NewEnglandFights.com. У дадатак, Вы можаце глядзець відэа ў фармаце NEF ў www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “Нью-Ингленд Баі."

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Нью-Ингленд Баі ("NEF") з'яўляецца барацьба Рэкламныя акцыі кампаніі. Місія NeF з'яўляецца стварэнне высокай якасці мерапрыемствы для байцоў і балельшчыкаў у штаце Мэн, так. Выканаўчая каманда NeF мае шырокі вопыт у галіне кіравання адзінаборстваў, вытворчасць падзеі, па сувязях са СМІ, маркетынг, прававой і рэклама.

ПРЭС-РЭЛІЗ: Льюистон, Мэн (Мая 19, 2017) – It was once rare for two athletes from different combat sports disciplines to compete against one another. У 1963, legendary catch wrestler and judo practitioner Gene Lebell took on journeyman boxer Milo Savage in a match credited as the grandfather of modern mixed-martial-arts (MMA). Пазней, у 1976, boxing world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali faced Japanese wrestler and martial artist Antonio Inoki in an exhibition bout in Tokyo broadcast globally on closed-circuit television, a precursor to pay-per-view.

Recent years have seen more and more MMA fighters and boxers transition between the two sports. For some time now, rumors have swirled over a potential meeting of boxing mega-star Floyd Mayweather and reigning UFC lightweight kingpin Conor McGregor. Should the bout happen, it will undoubtedly be one of the highest-ever grossing matchups financially. And while both sides work out the details for that contest, Maine fight fans will get their own superfight on Saturday, Чэрвеня 17 in Lewiston when Расэл “The Haitian Sensation” Lamour, Малодшы. (15-2, 7 КО – boxing record) адпавядае Брус “Pretty Boy” Boyington (14-9 – MMA record) in a six-round middleweight boxing match. It will be the boxing headliner of a hybrid MMA and boxing event presented by New England Fights (NEF) at the venerable Androscoggin Bank Colisee.

It is not that boxers and MMA fighters have never met each other in Maine in the past. They do often in NEF, which promotes both sports. What makes this a “superfight” is the status of each athlete in the state. Сапраўды, Lamour and Boyington are to the current local fight scene what Mayweather and McGregor are to the global scene. They are both mega-stars in-state, each with his own army of loyal fans.

“With all the talk of McGregor versus Mayweather, it’s an interesting match,” said Lamour’s coach and head of the Portland Boxing Club Bob Russo. “One of the best middleweights in New England in boxing versus one of the best lightweights in New England in MMA . I was pleasantly surprised when we were called out by Boyington. We had been offered a few different opponents that we agreed to and I guess they had second thoughts. Then we got the call that this challenge was on the table. This is something that will create a real buzz among boxing and MMA fans.”

Lamour is the face of present-day professional boxing in Maine. He won more than 100 amateur bouts and is an eight-time regional Golden Gloves champion, a five-time New England regional champion and a Bronze Medalist in the 2009 USA Boxing championships among numerous other accomplishments. Lamour competed in the semi-pro World Series of Boxing where he was ranked number-one in the North American middleweight conference. Як прафесійны, Lamour has been outstanding. He captured the New England Middleweight Title in 2014. Lamour has competed on ESPN’s Пятніца Начныя баі boxing series before a national audience.

“I will fight anyone that ends up in front of me,” said Lamour. “I respect the MMA fighters, they are all tough guys, but to challenge in the boxing ring is a major mistake. I’ll be in great shape and ready. He better be too!”

Брус Boyington, ветэран марской пяхоты Злучаных Штатаў (Марская пяхота ЗША), is no stranger to the boxing ring. He won his professional boxing debut in 2014 on an NEF card. Boyington is a world-class striker. He is a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo, an eight-time Maine state champion and a two-time national champion with countless tournament championships and medals to his credit in the traditional martial art.

It is Boyington’s success in the MMA cage, аднак, for which he is most well known. His flashy striking and knockout prowess earned him a reputation as the “human highlight-reel” of NEF. He captured the NEF MMA Pro Lightweight Title in 2014 and defended it successfully three times before relinquishing the belt to sign with the global World Series of Fighting (WSOF) promotion in 2016.

Since signing with WSOF, Boyington has fought on some of the largest stages the world has to offer, including Madison Square Garden in New York City on the undercard of an event broadcast nationally on NBC. He has traveled as far as Russia to fight for major international promotion Absolute Championship Berkut (ACB). With WSOF taking some time to regroup under new ownership as the “Прафесійныя Знішчальнікі ліга,” Boyington was looking to stay active while awaiting his next national bout. The opportunity to fight in front of his many hometown fans one more time was irresistible.

“Boxing is his game, but I’ve had 25 professional fights and over 100 Taekwondo fights in my time,” Саід Boyington. “I’m excited and honored to share the ring with the best boxing has to offer. The only thing I’m ever after is a challenge, and I have one in Russell. It’s exciting to compete back home where it all essentially began for me with NEF, so I thank Matt (Петэрсан, NEF co-owner) and Nick (DiSalvo, NEF co-owner) for the opportunity and to Russell – let’s dance baby!”

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “NEF 29: STARS & STRIPES,” у суботу, Чэрвеня 17, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 х 525 і на сайцеwww.TheColisee.com.

Для атрымання больш падрабязнай інфармацыі пра навінкі карт падзей і бою, калі ласка, наведайце вэб-сайт прасоўванне па адрасе www.NewEnglandFights.com. У дадатак, Вы можаце глядзець відэа ў фармаце NEF ў www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “Нью-Ингленд Баі."

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Нью-Ингленд Баі ("NEF") з'яўляецца барацьба Рэкламныя акцыі кампаніі. Місія NeF з'яўляецца стварэнне высокай якасці мерапрыемствы для байцоў і балельшчыкаў у штаце Мэн, так. Выканаўчая каманда NeF мае шырокі вопыт у галіне кіравання адзінаборстваў, вытворчасць падзеі, па сувязях са СМІ, маркетынг, прававой і рэклама.