Lewiston, Maine (Юни 1, 2017) - New England Битки (NEF) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Юни 17 with a fight card featuring both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) и професионални боксови мачове. По-рано днес, насърчаването обяви пълната борбата картата за събитието. 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 ч EDT with the MMA card to immediately follow.
In a highly-anticipated “Superfight,” Maine MMA star Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (14-9 MMA, 1-0 бокс) will take on Maine’s premier boxer Russell “The Haitian Sensation” Lamour, Jr. (15-2, 7 Нокаута) 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 Лъч “All Бизнес” Дърво (8-3) as he faces Brazilian prospect Alexandre “Приклад” 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,” каза NEF съсобственик и промоутър Nick 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 Rafael “Deez Nuts” Velado (4-0) defending the amateur lightweight championship against Maine Amateur Wrestling Alliance Hall of Famer Pat Kelly(3-0). На възраст 52, Kelly will be the oldest fighter to ever challenge for an NEF title.
In addition to the fights, legendary boxer James “другар” Douglas (38-6-1, 25 Нокаута) 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 ч до 7 ч 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 “Желязо” Майк Тайсън (50-6, 44 Нокаута) в 1990 to claim the world heavyweight title. Douglas halted the 37-fight undefeated streak that opened Tyson’s pro career.
Пълната “NEF 29” борбата карта (subject to change and approval of CSAM):
Професионалния бокс
200 Crowsneck Boutin (Независим) срещу. Cristiano Pedro (Cugno)
168 Jason Quirk (PBC) срещу. Borngod Washington (Meekins)
160 Russell Lamour (PBC) срещу. Брус Boyington (Таекуон Boyington си)
154 Casey Kramlich (PBC) срещу. Bryan Goldsby (Jorge Gurgle)
PROFESSIONAL MMA
265 Рас Хилтън (First Class/Dragon Fire) срещу. Eric Ramsey (Trinity)
145 Alexandre Bezerra (Daddis) срещу. Ray Wood (Nick’s)
145 Dominic Jones (Първа класа) срещу. Matt Денинг (CMBJJ)
145 Andre Belcarris (NE Assassins) срещу. Джош Parker (Безскрупулен)
Аматьори MMA
155*ДЯЛ Рафаел Velado (Първа класа) (С) срещу. Pat Kelly (Young’s)
185 Mike Williams (CMBJJ) срещу. John Tefft (Първа класа)
185 Anthony Spires (Независим) срещу. Josh Jones (Първа класа)
150 Jacob Deppmeyer (Първа класа) срещу. Ben Harrington(CMBJJ)
145 Derek Daley (Първа класа) срещу. Frank Johanson (CMBJJ)
140 Glenn Kasabian (Nostos) срещу. Кам Арнолд (CMBJJ)
115 Alex Walker (Kaze) срещу. Sarah Ziehm (CMBJJ)
New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “NEF 29: STARS & STRIPES,” в събота, Юни 17, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 х 525 и онлайн на адрес 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.
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