Lewiston, Maine (June 1, 2017) - New England njà (NEF) pada si Androscoggin Bank Colisee lori June 17 with a fight card featuring both mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing bouts. Sẹyìn loni, awọn igbega kede ni kikun ija kaadi fun awọn iṣẹlẹ. 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 “Lẹwa Ọmọkùnrin” Boyington (14-9 MMA, 1-0 Boxing) will take on Maine’s premier boxer Russell “The Haitian Sensation” Lamour, Jr. (15-2, 7 KOs) 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 Ray “Gbogbo Business” Wood (8-3) as he faces Brazilian prospect Alexandre “Apọju” 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,” wi NEF àjọ-eni ati olugbeleke 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). At age 52, Kelly will be the oldest fighter to ever challenge for an NEF title.
In addition to the fights, legendary boxer James “Buster” Douglas (38-6-1, 25 KOs) 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 si 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 “Iron” Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) ni 1990 to claim the world heavyweight title. Douglas halted the 37-fight undefeated streak that opened Tyson’s pro career.
The full “NEF 29” ija kaadi (subject to change and approval of CSAM):
Ọjọgbọn Boxing
200 Crowsneck Boutin (Ominira) la. Cristiano Pedro (Cugno)
168 Jason Quirk (PBC) la. Borngod Washington (Meekins)
160 Russell Lamour (PBC) la. Bruce Boyington (Boyington ká TKD)
154 Casey Kramlich (PBC) la. Bryan Goldsby (Jorge Gurgle)
Ọjọgbọn MMA
265 Ras Hylton (First Class/Dragon Fire) la. Eric Ramsey (Trinity)
145 Alexandre Bezerra (Daddis) la. Ray Wood (Nick’s)
145 Dominic Jones (Akọkọ Kíláásì) la. Matt Denning (CMBJJ)
145 Andre Belcarris (NE Assassins) la. Josh Parker (Aláìláàánú)
Amateur MMA
155*TITLE Rafael Velado (Akọkọ Kíláásì) (c) la. Pat Kelly (Ọmọdekunrin)
185 Mike Williams (CMBJJ) la. John Tefft (Akọkọ Kíláásì)
185 Anthony Spires (Ominira) la. Josh Jones (Akọkọ Kíláásì)
150 Jacob Deppmeyer (Akọkọ Kíláásì) la. Ben Harrington(CMBJJ)
145 Derek Daley (Akọkọ Kíláásì) la. Frank Johanson (CMBJJ)
140 Glenn Kasabian (Nostos) la. Kam Arnold (CMBJJ)
115 Alex Walker (Kaze) la. Sarah Ziehm (CMBJJ)
Awọn Ija New England pada si Androscoggin Bank Colisee ni Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “NEF 29: STARS & STRIPES,” lojo satide, June 17, 2017. Awọn tiketi wa ni tita ni bayi ni ọfiisi apoti Colisee 207-783-2009 x 525 ati online ni 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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