Lewiston, Maine (Giugno 1, 2017) - Combattimenti New England (NEF) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Giugno 17 with a fight card featuring both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Proprio oggi, la promozione ha annunciato la carta piena lotta per l'evento. 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 Bruce “Pretty Boy” Boyington (14-9 MMA, 1-0 boxe) will take on Maine’s premier boxer Russell “The Haitian Sensation” Lamour, Jr. (15-2, 7 KO) 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 Raggio “All Business” Di legno (8-3) as he faces Brazilian prospect Alexandre “Culo” 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,” detto NEF co-proprietario e promotore 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” Velato (4-0) defending the amateur lightweight championship against Maine Amateur Wrestling Alliance Hall of Famer Pat Kelly(3-0). All'età 52, Kelly will be the oldest fighter to ever challenge for an NEF title.
In addition to the fights, legendary boxer Giacomo “Buster” Douglas (38-6-1, 25 KO) 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 pm a 7 pm 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 “Ferro” Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KO) in 1990 to claim the world heavyweight title. Douglas halted the 37-fight undefeated streak that opened Tyson’s pro career.
Il pieno “NEF 29” carta di lotta (subject to change and approval of CSAM):
Pugilato professionistico
200 Crowsneck Boutin (Indipendente) vs. Cristiano Pedro (Cugno)
168 Jason Quirk (PBC) vs. Borngod Washington (Meekins)
160 Russell Lamour (PBC) vs. Bruce Boyington (TKD di Boyington)
154 Casey Kramlich (PBC) vs. Bryan Goldsby (Jorge Gurgle)
MMA PROFESSIONALE
265 Ras Hylton (First Class/Dragon Fire) vs. Eric Ramsey (Trinity)
145 Alexandre Bezerra (Daddis) vs. Ray Legno (Nick’s)
145 Dominic Jones (First Class) vs. Matt Denning (CMBJJ)
145 Andre Belcarris (NE Assassins) vs. Josh Parker (Spietato)
AMATEUR MMA
155*TITOLO Rafael Velado (First Class) (c) vs. Pat Kelly (Giovani)
185 Mike Williams (CMBJJ) vs. John Tefft (First Class)
185 Anthony Spires (Indipendente) vs. Josh Jones (First Class)
150 Jacob Deppmeyer (First Class) vs. Ben Harrington(CMBJJ)
145 Derek Daley (First Class) vs. Frank Johanson (CMBJJ)
140 Glenn Kasabian (Nostos) vs. Kam Arnold (CMBJJ)
115 Walker (Kaze) vs. Sarah Ziehm (CMBJJ)
New England Fights ritorna all'Androscoggin Bank Colisee di Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “NEF 29: STARS & STRIPES,” il Sabato, Giugno 17, 2017. I biglietti sono in vendita ora al botteghino del Colisee 207-783-2009 x 525 e online su 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.
Per ulteriori informazioni sugli aggiornamenti delle carte evento e lotta, si prega di visitare il sito web della promozione in www.NewEnglandFights.com. In aggiunta, è possibile guardare i video su NEF www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New England Combattimenti."
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