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Lewiston, Maine (October 15, 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. Ngasekuqaleni namuhla, the promotion announced the addition of an amateur featherweight title bout to the fight card. Aaron “Ukwanda” Lacey (5-1) Kulindeleke ukuba ahlangane Caleb Horner (6-2) for the inaugural NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Championship. The bout will take place at the featherweight limit of 145-pounds.
Lacey uyilungu MMA Young ngo Bangor, Maine. He holds victories over tough opponents like Dom Cofone (6-5) noKalebi Hall (5-3) in the yezinyoni NEF. His only loss to date came in New Hampshire against Matt Tullos (7-0).
“Ngingumfana super ejabulile ukuba ulwela ukuthi ibhande,” kubabaza Lacey. “It means the world to me that my hard work and dedication are paying off. There is no possible way I’m leaving that cage without that strap around my waist.”
Lacey ayekade ngaphambili ihlelelwe ukulwela isicoco, kodwa wahlupheka yokulimala ngesikhathi sokuqeqeshwa eyaphoqelela ukwesulwa iziqubu.
“Ukuqalisa kulimale akalokothi fun futhi cishe njalo ngokuphazamisa,” Lacey waqhubeka. “Bekulokhu kuyakhungathekisa kokuba uthathe isikhathi off ngenxa yokulimala, but it has also shown me that this is exactly what I want to do with my life. The fans can expect a whole new animal. I may have been injured but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been working. I have transformed my game and I will show everyone just how good I am come November 21. Make sure not to blink this fight isn’t going the distance.”
Umphikisi Lacey sika, Caleb Horner, lizohamba ukuba Maine kusuka Florida lapho siqeqesha aphume F2 Arena e Gainesville ngaphansi Ryan Hodge (6-10). Hodge and his students have gained a reputation as spoilers in the New England region, coming in from out of town to score upsets over local favorites. Horner will look to continue that tradition when he meets Lacey on November 21 e Lewiston.
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."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
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Lewiston, Maine (October 14, 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. Ngasekuqaleni namuhla, the promotion announced the main event of the boxing portion of the fight card. Reigning Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “The Cannon” Berry (9-1, 6 Kos) abayobhekana Roberto “The Old” Valenzuela (73-69-2, 56 Kos) in an nesishiyagalombili round welterweight umncintiswano.
Berry won mpumalanga Junior Welterweight Title unyaka owodwa edlule Lewiston nge ngazwilinye isinqumo phezu Eric Palmer ukunqoba (6-8-3, 1 KO). The title was the first in the professional career of the standout from West Forks, Maine. Berry would, Ngemva nje kwenyanga, suffer his first loss in a bout in which he severely injured his shoulder early on. Following a successful surgery and months of rehab, Berry wabuyela ngokunqoba ukuba ring kuleli hlobo esidlule eyesibili-round Knockout technical (WHO) ukuwina Skowhegan, Maine.
“I am ukukhathazeka kakhulu njalo ukuba ukuhlehlela emuva zingene ring isibhakela on November 21e Lewiston,” Berry esibekiwe. “Akuve amadlingozi ukuba ukulwa ukunqoba yami okweshumi professional. I’m honored to have been invited back to the Colisee to headline another Pro Boxing card. I want to thank NEF for making this possible for me, futhi ithemba ukuba omunye isinyathelo phama, competitive fight like we had in October 2014. A lot has changed for me in my boxing career, futhi ngibheke phambili ezibonisa zonke abalandeli bami ngcono wami. Ngokwazi esitheni sami, lowo elitheni yimanje, Roberto Valenzuela, kuyoba isivivinyo kuhle kimi ngenkathi enikeza up usayizi kanye nesipiliyoni. Sazama ukwenza mpi nabaningana guys ezahlukene ezivela endaweni kodwa abakwazanga. Umsebenzi wami ukuqeqesha kanzima futhi silungele yilowo nalowo babeka ngakolunye uhlangothi esiyingini, omunye round ngesikhathi.”
Valenzuela is about as much of a veteran as one will find in a boxing ring. Having begun his professional career in early 1992, Valenzuela got off to an amazing 14-0 isiqalo, ukuncintisana emhlabeni isimo sakhe emzini Sonora, Mexico. Among the opponents Valenzuela has faced in his career are the likes of former world champions Andre Berto (30-4, 23 Kos) futhi Steve Forbes (35-14, 11 Kos) futhi zamanje zezwe iqhawe Zahir Raheem (35-3, 21 Kos). Valenzuela fought former lightweight world champion Jose Luis Castillo (66-13-1, 57 Kos) phezu undercard a 1996 Joey Gamache (55-4, 38 Kos) futhi Julio Cesar Chavez (107-6-2, 86 Kos) iziqubu e Anaheim, California. Ngaphezu kwalokho, Valenzuela yabamba Title Mexican Pacific Coast Super featherweight kusuka 2003 to 2007. He has the strongest pedigree of any opponent Berry has faced to date.
“Ngiye balwa lonke elase-United States, kodwa ungalokothi e Maine, kanjalo Ngijabulile ukuya endaweni ethile Angikaze,” wathi Valenzuela ngokusebenzisa umhumushi. “Bengilokhu ukwenza lokhu kusukela wayengumuntu pup. I utshelwe ukuthi anakho amakhasethi VHS ezinye ukulwa lami kusukela ezinye amakhadi aqoshiwe on TV lapho kwaba kid (laughing). Thankfully, Ngine isiqophi ngaye muva nje ngo-Youtube. Muhle lutho angizange ngimbone ngaphambi ayolwa noma sparring. I uyokulungela.”
“Uma Brandon sisayinwe kwi 'NEF XX’ fight ikhadi, yena waba kwacaca ukuthi wayefuna simthole Umphikisi ngubani ekade indandatho best,” ukhumbule omunye wabanikazi be-NEF nophromotha uNick DiSalvo. “Roberto presents a challenge unlike any other Brandon has faced to date. He has actively competed as a professional for nearly a quarter of a century. He hasn’t sat on a shelf either. He just fought this past spring and summer. Brandon Berry kuthanda ivivinyweNovember 21, make no mistake about it. But Brandon has recently been sparring several times a week all over New England with top-notch partners. He is coming into this bout as a whole new Brandon Berry, Zimiseleni ukwenza uphawu lwakhe emhlabeni isibhakela.”
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."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
Lewiston, Maine (October 13, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, ukumemezela ukuthi amabili wokubusa professional exubile-karate-arts ukukhuthazwa sika (MMA) Champions zizofuna on the World Series of Fighting (WSOF) ikhadi le ngoMgqibelo, October 17, 2015. “WSOF 24: Fitch vs. Okami” ngeke ukusakaza bukhoma kusukela Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut futhi izoba NEF MMA Professional Esilula Champion Bruce “Umfana Omuhle” Boyington(10-8) futhi NEF MMA Professional wesibhakela Champion Tyler “The labaphangi” King (9-3) on the undercard. The undercard is scheduled to begin at 7 pm EST futhi kungenziwa babukela www.WSOF.com.
Boyington uzahlangana Rodrigo onzima kakhulu “The Lion Young” Almeida (13-2) emncintiswaneni featherweight. It will be Boyington’s first trip to the national stage of the sport after having competed in MMA regionally for some six years. Next month, Boyington kulindeleke ukuba avikele NEF yakhe isihloko ngokumelene Jimmy “Jimbo Slice” Davidson (7-1) at “NEF XX” e Lewiston, Maine. He is a member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine futhi Umsunguli ikhanda umqeqeshi Boyington sika Taekwondo Academy (BTA).
“Angikaze ejabulile ngaphezulu Martial Arts Mixed career yami, futhi angikaze kuthathwe ekamu sesisibi, ikakhulukazi uma kuziwa ekudleni yami yokuphila ukuze kukodwa kunginika eziningi amadlingozi lokho Ngizofika uthole ukwenza esiteji kazwelonke Saturday ebusuku,” Said Boyington. “Ngiphuphe elinye iqembu elikhulu ezungezile kimi futhi baye yangenza imikhawulo yami, so everyone will surely get to see the best Bruce Boyington to date and I have zero excuses for not performing. I have one word in mind entering that cage – Volume.”
“New England ayalwa bekulokhu okuyisisekelo career yami futhi ubelokhu platform ukuthi ngiye ngaba nelungelo lenza on njengoba waqeqesha kimi esigabeni kazwelonke. Ngifuna ukubonga Math futhi Nick ngokuthatha njalo ukunakekela izidingo zami futhi isiza ukwenza umuntu enginguye namuhla. New England ayalwa has zonke izakhi endaweni ukusiza fighters ukufinyelela phezulu.”
Tyler King wanikeza le NEF isihloko wesibhakela kusukela May ka 2013 lapho wanqoba Travis Bartlett (8-4). Ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, King bavikela ngempumelelo isihloko ngokumelene Terry Blackburn (4-3) at “NEF XVI.” King was a football standout at the University of Connecticut where he recorded 19 amasaka njengoba ukuphela ukuzivikela. He later played in the National Football League (NFL) ngoba amaqembu amaningana kubandakanya San Diego Chargers kanye St. Louis Rams. At “WSOF 24,” King bazobhekana Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran Pat Walsh (6-2).
“Ngijabulile kakhulu ukuthola ithuba ukulwa esiteji elikhulu okuwukuthi World Series of Fighting vs a ezingeni eliphezulu, UFC abaphikisi veteran,” said King. “Less than a year ago I was out of the sport and had a very uncertain future as far as ever getting to compete again. I’m grateful to Matt Peterson, Nick Disalvo kanye neqembu lonke at New England Ulwa ngokunginika esiteji ukuhlehlela emuva zingene sport Ngiyakuthanda, in a main event title defense no less. This fight has ‘Fight of the Night’ ebhaliwe sonke isikhathi. You have two determined fighters with competitive fire coursing through their veins ready to go out and lay it all on the line. I look forward to having my hand raised.”
“Ngokuqinisekile NEF isibe pad ukuqalisa ukuba ukukhushulwa kazwelonke,” wathi NEF co-umnikazi futhi umgqugquzeli Nick DiSalvo. “Sesikhathele ngekutsi babe hhayi elilodwa, but two of our champions fighting on the WSOF card. It really says something about the caliber of athlete gracing the NEF cage. These fighters are earning their stripes with NEF and then getting the call up to the UFC, Bellator, Titan and WSOF. Nothing gives us more satisfaction than to see these guys succeed in the sport they love.”
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."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
Uyekele NGOKUSHESHA: Lewiston, Maine (October 12, 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. Ngasekuqaleni namuhla, the promotion announced the addition of a professional flyweight bout to the MMA portion of the fight card. Kevin “.50 Cal” Barrett (0-0) ziyohlangana Jimmy Alexander (1-10) at a isisindo fight 125 pounds-.
The iziqubu kuyoba DEBUT Barrett professional yezinyoni MMA emva kokuya 2-1 as an amateur fighter. Ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, kwamenyezelwa ukuthi Barrett ayesayine leya a multi-mpi deal kwezentuthuko NEF.
“Ingqondo yami entweni eyodwa kuphela,” Barrett esibekiwe. “Ukuze sibe the best umculi karate I kungaba. Yilokho kuphela. Usuku nosuku yilokho Ngikhathazekile ligxilile. Angikho ucwaninga udumo. Ngithathe ucwaninga ukuthola ukuthi ngingubani, futhi ubuciko kude kangaka karate bekulokhu uhlobo lokhu kukhanya lokho angiqondise minyaka eyishumi edlule kule sikhathi. I uyokulungela.”
Zombili kwi Barrett BakaJehova njengenhlangano amateur wangena yezinyoni NEF, and he hopes to continue that success in the professional ranks. While he has been inactive from competition for the past two years, Barrett eqiniseka ukuthi abaqeqeshi bakhe futhi nabalingani at MMA Young ngo Bangor, Maine uyoba ukumlungiselela matchup yakhe kanye Alexander on November 21.
“Ngiyamthanda abaqeqeshi bami kanye nabalingani bami. Bakholelwa kimi, okuyinto ukubuya engenza ngikholelwe mina. I ukuqeqesha endaweni yokuzivocavoca best New England nsuku zonke. Ngikhathazekile ubusisiwe. Kodwa Ngithatha leli suku sport emini. Umgomo wami manje ukuba balungele umhlabeleli Jimmy Alexander umuntu owake wabona. Emva November Mina ngizoba phansi abaqeqeshi bami futhi ukusuka lapho.”
Barrett ephikelela ukuthi, ngenkathi Alexander angase angabi naso irekhodi lokuwina, yena ngeke athathe Floridi kalula nganoma “NEF XX.” Alexander trains at F2 Arena under the guidance of Ryan Hodge (6-10). Hodge and his team are recognized as dangerous opponents, futhi avame ukudlala indima yokuba “spoiler” lapho beya New England ukuncintisana.
“Ngiyakuthanda iqiniso ngiba guy ezindizayo kusuka kwelinye izwe ukulwa nami,” okuqhubekayo Barrett. “Ngingumfana neze looking esidlule Jimmy. Ngiyazi ukuthi kuningi nakho, yena alufakwa kakhulu, yena njalo phansi ukuma futhi ukuhweba. Ufanele ukuhlonipha ukuthi. Anginayo isibikezelo noma. Ekupheleni kosuku, konke engingakwenza kuyinto ukugxila kulokho engikwenza, hhayi lokho Jimmy yenzani, futhi ngiyaqiniseka yena ecabanga into efanayo. Mane noma ulahlekelwe Ngiyazi kukhona isifundo kulokhu kimi endaweni ethile. Ngizama nje ukudeda ephethwe futhi ivulekile ukuba konke okungase kube.”
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."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.
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Uyekele NGOKUSHESHA: Lewiston, Maine (October 9, 2015) - New England ayalwa (NEF), America isibalo-one zesifunda fight ukukhuthazwa, izobamba umcimbi walo olandelayo, “NEF XX: UMLANDO KOBUDLOVA” on Saturday, November 21, 2015at 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. Ngasekuqaleni namuhla, the promotion announced the addition of a professional light-heavyweight bout to the MMA portion of the fight card. Matt “The Beast From the North” Andrikut (1-0) uzobuyela Maine ukuwuthatha Jesse “The iqaba” Baughman (0-0) at a isisindo ukulwa of 205-amakhilogremu.
Andrikut, i-wrestling onekhono at the University of Southern Maine (USM) futhi kowamanqamu zangaphambili in the Gloves Northern New England Golden, wenza NEF yakhe DEBUT ngenyanga edlule ngesikhathi “NEF XIX,” ngokuwina nge Knockout technical (WHO) in a mere 32-seconds of round one. Andrikut is best known on the New England MMA scene for finishing Pat Walsh (6-2) in under a minute during their amateur meeting in 2011. (Walsh wayeqhubeka ukuncintisana kule Ultimate Fighting Championship [UFC] njengoba professional.) Andrikut now lives in Reno, Nevada lapho siqeqesha aphume Ukuqiniseka MMA.
“Ngijabule ukuba babuyele Maine ukulwa Jesse,” Said Andrikut. “Unebandla irekhodi enkulu futhi izitimela iqembu elikhulu. Ngiyakuthanda abantu kanye umoya Maine – it’s a great place! On November 21, we will see who’s a greater fighter as we put our unblemished records on the line. Ngiyaqiniseka sizobe bobabili ngomumo futhi ngokuqinisekile ube incelebana isixuku!”
The Lewiston iziqubu kuyoba DEBUT professional for Baughman, as well as his first fight with NEF in the state of Maine. Baughman leaves the amateur division having amassed a perfect 5-0 irekhodi. He has claimed regional championships while attaining the number-one ranking for New England amateur light-heavyweights. A resident of Littleton, New Hampshire, Baughman eqeqesha at Team Link North in Whitefield eseduze.
“Ukwenza DEBUT yami pro kanye NEF akulutho esingaphansi okuthakazelisayo,” Said Baughman. “Ukuba native New England, I aqaphele ugqozi futhi basekele abalandeli bethu babe for the sport MMA. Njengoba phezulu zibalwa ukukhanya amateur wesibhakela e New England, Ngilindele ukuba sibekezelele ngokumelene guys eziqine nxazonke esigabeni yami. Sibonga kakhulu Math Peterson ngethuba futhi umphathi wami Taylor Trahan. Iqaba ilungele impi!”
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."
About New England ayalwa
New England ayalwa ("NEF") Yimpi izenzakalo ukukhushulwa inkampani. Mission NEF ukwakha esezingeni izenzakalo for fighters Maine kanye fans ngokufanayo. Executive team NEF has olutheni management combat ezemidlalo, izenzakalo production, ubudlelwane media, marketing, kwezomthetho kanye nokukhangisa.