Lewiston, Maine (Cuaj hlis 15, 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. As announced this past Saturday hmo nyob rau ntawm “NEF XIX,” the MMA portion of the card is scheduled to feature an amateur strawweight women’s bout between Randi Beth Boyington (1-1) thiab Erin “Kev lom zem Loj” LAMONTE (3-0).
Boyington yog tus poj niam ntawm reigning NEF MMA Kev Hnav zus Bruce “Zoo nkauj tub” Boyington (10-8) uas yuav kuj yuav nyob rau hauv cov kev txiav txim rau lub Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21 card. Randi made her cage debut this past spring defeating Alex Walker (0-1) ntawm unanimous kev txiav txim siab ntawm “NEF XVII.” The crowd in the Colisée was on fire as the bout went back and forth through three hard-fought rounds. Randi trains under her husband at Boyington’s Taekwondo Academy, raws li tau zoo raws li nyob rau ntawm lub Young MMA nyob rau hauv Bangor, Maine.
“Kuv zoo siab heev yuav tsum tau stepping rov qab mus rau hauv lub tawb nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis – nws yog ib yam dab tsi kuv tab tom nrhiav rau pem hauv ntej rau,” hais tias Randi Beth Boyington thaum mus txog rau saib. “Kuv tabtom yuav Erin los ua ib tug tawv tus nrog sib ntaus, and I’m training as such. I never underestimate someone’s ability. I know what I’m bringing to the cage as well and NEF fans will be impressed in November. Fighting on the same night as my husband is a bonus. We’re both hungry to have our hands raised at the end of our fights. I don’t think many others could understand or appreciate the emotions that a couple share until they go through a training camp to fight on the same card.”
Erin Lamonte is not a stranger to the NEF cage. She appeared for the promotion in early 2013, defeating Angela Theriault (0-1) ntawm thawj round kev knockout (LEEJ TWG). Lamonte was victorious twice more that year before taking time off from competing to have a baby with her husband Casey. Returning to the cage onKaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 21, it will have been nearly two years since the undefeated Lamonte won her last bout on a fight card in West Virginia. She has been eager to return to action for some time.
“Kuv tsis tshua muaj neeg siab heev rau thaum kawg yuav rov qab nyob rau hauv tawb rau Kaum ib hlis 21, sib ntaus sib tua Randi Beth Boyington,” stated Lamonte. “Tom qab ib tug lengthy lub sij hawm tawm vim cov me nyuam yug ntawm peb cov tub, I am itching to get back to training and competing. Time to prove that the new and improved mama Fun Size can still kick ass. After all, leej niam tus poj tsov ntxhuav yog ib qho ntawm feem tsiv tsaim thiab ntshai tsam rau hauv cov tsiaj lub nceeg vaj.”
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."