Lewiston, Maine (Cuaj hlis 30, 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. Nyuam qhuav pib hnub no, the promotion announced the addition of a professional featherweight bout to the MMA portion of the fight card. “Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey (3-2) tau kos npe rau mus fim cov rov qab Damon “Lub npog” Owens (2-0) ntawm ib tug sib ntaus luj ntawm 145-phaus.
Qhov tus tsim thiab lub taub hau qhia ntawm lub Shatterproof ntaus los Club nyob rau hauv Dexter, Maine, Derek Shorey has been impressive in his professional career thus far. All three of his wins have come by first-round stoppage, xws li Shorey lub yeej ntawm Tollison Lewis (0-5) nyuam qhuav pib lub hlis no nyob “NEF XIX.” Yeej los yog poob, Shorey tsis ntseeg tias nyob hauv cia fights mus rau lub tsev hais plaub’ scorecards. All fifteen of his combined amateur and pro fights have ended by either knockout, kev knockout (LEEJ TWG) los yog kev mloog lus.
“Kuv zoo siab heev tau ib feem ntawm no cov keeb kwm kev tshwm sim uas yog NEF XX,” Hais Shorey. “Thank you Matt Peterson and Nick DiSalvo for providing a platform for me to chase this ridiculous dream. Damon is an interesting matchup for me because, stylistically, we are very similar. I’m excited to get in there and mix it up with him and I think the fans will be the biggest winners on this night because they’re in for a hell of a show. Kuv twb tsuas yog cia li pib mus rau coj mus rhaub kuv tag nrho tej zaum thiab mus rub ib tug 'W’ tshaj ib tug fighter ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv lub yeej thoj nam Maine, yuav tsum muaj ib tug zoo siab heev lub sij hawm ntawd rau kuv.”
Ua ntej yuav mus rau Colorado los ntawm Maine nyob rau hauv 2013, Damon Owens was on the verge of becoming a breakout star on the regional MMA scene. Owens put together a pair of solid, rov qab-mus-rov qab yeej tiv thaiv John Raio (2-8) thiab Josh Parker (4-8). Like Shorey, Owens came into his own after leaving the amateur ranks. Also like Shorey, Owens does not believe in letting the judges decide the outcome of his fights. Only one of his bouts out of seven has gone the distance. Owens is a member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine. Returning home, he has been welcomed back with open arms to his team. Owens has been inactive from competition since moving to Colorado two years ago.
“Ntxiv no sib ntaus rau xws li ib tug monumental tshwm sim zoo li 'NEF XX’ yog ib tug tsis-brainer,” hais tias NEF co-tswv tsev thiab pab txhawb Nick DiSalvo. “Derek and Damon have both proven themselves to be big finishers. They match up very well and they’re both incredibly exciting fighters. This fight has a very good shot at stealing the show!”
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."
Hais txog Tshiab England Fights
Tshiab England Fights ("NEF") yog ib tug sib ntaus txheej xwm promotions lub tuam txhab. NEF lub hom phiaj yog los tsim lub siab tshaj plaws zoo txheej xwm rau Maine lub tua hluav taws thiab cov kiv cua zoo tib yam nkaus. NEF lub thawj pab neeg no muaj nws kim heev kev nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si tswj, txheej xwm ntau lawm, xov xwm kev sib raug zoo, marketing, kev cai lij choj thiab advertising.