Lewiston, Maine (November 5, 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. In a featured lightweight professional boxing match, Josh Parker (0-1) isayine to face Elias “Danger Mouse” Leland (0-0) in a ezine-round umncintiswano.
Nakuba iziqubu bayoba ngabokuqala boxing umdlalo Parker ngayo NEF, he is no stranger to longtime fans of the promotion. Parker was a regular on NEF MMA cards during the early days of the company. He put together a record of 4-8 as a professional MMA competitor over the course of five years. Parker feels that he has found his true home not in the MMA cage, kodwa ring wesibhakela.
“Boxing ungumuntu okwaziyo kungcono kimi ngoba Bengilokhu walithanda ingxenye standup MMA,” kuqashelwe Parker. “Uma nganikezwa Brandon Berry (9-1) ukulwa eqala ukugxila ukuthi yedwa, Ngangazi ngase ngilitholile ngikubiza weqiniso. Ngayeka umsebenzi wami, waqala ukwakha iqembu mpi, and have done nothing but study and train since. My plan is to stay very active, Ngingathanda ukuba balwe, kube yilowo ezinyangeni umbhangqwana uma kungenzeka.”
Njengoba kuphawuliwe, Parker waqala boxing yakhe career entwasahlobo ka 2014 lapho amukela iziqubu kanye Brandon Berry in North Anson, Maine. Parker held his own in the bout, eventually dropping a four-round decision. Fans have speculated that there would be a rematch at some point down the road between the two.
“Uyazi, njalo abantu bebuza ukuthi, kodwa mina ngempela Awunandaba ukulwa Brandon aphinde,” Said Parker. “You ukubukela ukulwa kanye ungitshele ukuthi abahluleli ekhuphuka kanye izikolo benza. That fight was on five weeks of boxing training. Now I’ve had a year and a half. If he’s standing in the path on the way to the top then so be it, kodwa akunjalo into engikucabangayo mayelana.”
Kuyini engqondweni Parker sika impi yakhe team – MMA abesabekayo & Boxing. Opened in 2014 kususelwe out of Benton, Maine, Ruthless is one of the standout new teams emerging on the Maine fight scene consisting of scrappy young athletes. In founding the team, Parker kuyacaca kakhulu ukuthi unesithakazelo kuphela ukuqeqesha labo abazimisele ukuncintisana njengoba fighters.
“Ruthless is different because I’m not in it for the money. I don’t take people who are just trying to get in shape or learn about MMA or boxing. We don’t do ‘classes.’ We fight, nsuku zonke. I’m building a fight team. When we fight, sibheke sekugcineni.”
Ngeshwa for Parker, he has had some trouble finding boxing matches in the past year-and-a-half following the Berry fight. With NEF now operating as an MMA and boxing promotion, Parker, futhi abanye uthanda naye, ezimiselwe ukuba bazuze ukuzinza kanye nezenzakalo engaguquki schedule yenkampani.
“Sekuyiminyaka kuyakhungathekisa,” wathi Parker ngokuzama ukuthola boxing emidlalweni. “Ngizamile kokumisa umbhangqwana ukulwa ngokusebenzisa ezinye ukukhushulwa esimweni futhi uke bawile ngokusebenzisa. I know I can always count on NEF to give me the opportunity to showcase my skills. I’m extremely excited for November 21, ikakhulukazi ukuba abe ingxenye ombaxambili MMA futhi wesibhakela show kuqala. It’s been a year-and-a-half since my boxing debut. Ngiye angenzanga lutho kodwa isitimela kusukela. I can’t wait to finally be able to put all that hard work to the test.”
Futhi Parker kuthanda, Akungatshazwa, ivivinywe November 21 at “NEF XX.” Umphikisi wakhe, Elias Leland, uyilungu Academy Jay Jack sika MMA in Portland, Maine. Leland is a talented mixed-martial-artist who has competed regularly on NEF cards. He is currently 2-1 njengoba professional MMA ukulwa emva ngokubeka ndawonye 3-1 irekhodi njengenhlangano amateur. While Leland has established himself as a submission specialist, uye wasibonisa izandla kuhle kakhulu namakhono standup kuze kube yimanje MMA iziqubu.
“I ukuba kube ukulwa okuhle for the abalandeli,” uthe Parker of the oluzayo isibhakela umdlalo kanye Leland. “I’ve never been one to trash talk before a fight. I’ll let my hands do the talking on November 21. Fans can expect to see me looking for a knockout for as long as it lasts. Kuzoba yinto mpi ethokozisayo.”
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 manje www.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."
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