Lewiston, Maine (September 17, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba umcimbi walo olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA” on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – exubile-bokulwa-ubuciko (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. As announced this past Saturday ebusuku “NEF XIX,” Billy “Bigfoot” Leahy (3-1) kulindeleke ukuba avikele NEF MMA Amateur wesibhakela Title ukuthi kusihlwa ngokumelene inselele of Dave Smith (2-0).
Leahy wawina taselwandle amateur isihloko sosondonzima at “NEF XVIII” lokhu esidlule June lapho wanqoba berserkers MMA enibambisene Smith Ryan Glover (2-1) nge isinqumo ngazwilinye. Leahy’s decision to take time off from competing rather than to defend the title against number-one contender Smith at “NEF XIX” earlier this week was met with criticism from the Berserkers camp. The heavyweight champion splits time training between Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ) e Auburn, Maine futhi MMA Young ngo Bangor, Maine.
“Berserkers wants to say I’m avoiding fights?” wacela Leahy esasithukuthele. “I’ll clean their whole damn gym out one-by-one. They want to come and try to take my belt from me? Good luck, I’ll see you in November.”
UDave Smith wenza MMA yakhe DEBUT lokhu entwasahlobo at esidlule “NEF xvii” e Lewiston. That night, wanqoba Sonny Spratt (0-2) by lokuqala nxazonke Knockout technical (WHO). He followed up that victory with another win at “NEF XVIII” in June. Ngalesi sikhathi, kwaba Gravin Guillén (2-4) who fell to Smith in the first round by submission. Smith is confident that he will take the heavyweight title from Leahy on November 21 e Lewiston.
“Okokuqala, Ngithanda ukubonga bonke abahilelekile ekwenzeni kule mpi kwenzeke,” Said Smith. “Ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi kwakungelula ukuthola Billy ukuba enze for November, he wouldn’t do it for September. I respect anyone who gets in the cage, kuhlanganise Mr. Leahy. I really hope he isn’t expecting a win. Ngithi ngqo Billy–ulungele futhi ulethe ngebhande lami.”
New England ayalwa’ umcimbi olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA,” ithatha indawo November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée e 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. Amathikithi for “NEF XX” ukuqalisa nje $25 futhi ukudayiswa manjewww.TheColisee.com noma ngokumemeza Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. Ukuze uthole ukwaziswa okwengeziwe mcimbi fight updates ikhadi, sicela uvakashele iwebhusayithi ukukhuthazwa sika at www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ungakwazi watch NEF imiqophi at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, landela them on Twitternefights futhi ukuhamba neqembu Facebook esemthethweni "New England Ilwisana."