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NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT NEF 22 NA LEWISTON

Lewiston, Maine (April 23, 2016) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ẹkenịmde ya kacha-adịbeghị anya ihe omume, “NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE,” Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Karịrị 3,000 fight fans were on hand for the event, making it one of the largest crowds ever to witness an NEF event.

 

On the boxing portion of the card, Brandon “The egbe ala” Berry (11-1-1) fought to a majority draw in a six-round contest with James Lester (10-9-1). Many of Berry’s supporters in attendance felt that he won the fight, but two of the judges had it even on the scorecards.

 

The headliner of the amateur MMA card saw Keleb Ụlọ Nzukọ (7-3) captured the vacant amateur featherweight title with a second-round submission of Erik Nelson (2-3). On the professional side of the MMA card, Devin Powell (6-1) took home the lightweight championship by defeating Jesse Erickson (6-5) in the first round via technical knockout.

 

The full results from Lewiston, Maine:

 

Ọkachamara ọkpọ

Brandon Berry fought James Lester to a majority draw

Ọkachamara Emmanuel

 

Devin Powell def. Jesse Erickson via TKO, gburugburu 1 (Powell wins lightweight title)

Mike Hansen def. Jesse Baughman via arm triangle, gburugburu 1

Josh Harvey def. Matt Denning via triangle choke, gburugburu 1

Lewis def anụ ọhịa. Zenon Herrera via armbar, gburugburu 1

Aaron Lacey def. Derek Shorey via D’Arce Choke, gburugburu 1

 

Na-amu amu Emmanuel

 

Glenn Kasabian def. Matt Marshall via TKO, gburugburu 1

Tom Burgess def. Alex Payson via KO, gburugburu 2

Ryan Daley def. Jake Denham via TKO, gburugburu 2

Bryce Bamford def. Joe Krech via TKO, gburugburu 1

Keleb Ụlọ Nzukọ def. Erik Nelson via D’arce Choke, gburugburu 2 (Hall wins featherweight title)

Nick Gulliver def. Dave Smith via TKO, gburugburu 1

Cory Ikpe def. Angelo Rizzitello via split decision

Ras Hylton def. Matt Glover via KO, gburugburu 2

Angela Young def. Hannah Sparrell via unanimous decision

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ 'esote omume, "NEF 23: CAGE THE CAPE,"Na-ewe ebe Saturday, Ka 14, 2016 at the Hyannis Youth and Community Center in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Tiketi ndị na ere ugbu a, nawww.NewEnglandFights.com.

 

NEF alaghachikwuru Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine on June 18, 2016 na “NEF 24: THE PROMISED LAND.” Tiketi maka "NEF 24" na-amalite mgbe ọ dị nanị $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na207.783.2009 x 525.

 

Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe na agha kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

 

Banyere New England alụkarị ọgụ

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ ("NEF") bụ a ọgụ ihe n'ọkwá ụlọ ọrụ. NEF ozi bụ ike ndị kasị mma ihe n'ihi Maine si agha na Fans myiri. NEF Executive otu nwere ọtụtụ ahụmahụ na ọgụ egwuregwu management, ihe mmepụta, media mmekọahụ, ahịa, na iwu na mgbasa ozi.

Okpukpe niile nnukwu agha kaadị LEWISTON

Lewiston, Maine (March 31, 2016) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE” na Saturday, April 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The agha kaadị ga-Njirimara a mix nke mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) na ọkachamara ọkpọ oké mmanya. Earlier today, NEF mara ọkwa zuru agha kaadị maka omume. The agha kaadị na ndokwa na-enwe atọ ọkachamara ọkpọ ọkụ, isii ọkachamara Emmanuel oké mmanya, na iri na abua na-akpali akpali na-amu amu Emmanuel n'asọmpi.

 

Na ọkachamara ọkpọ n'akụkụ nke kaadị, Northeast Junior welterweight onye mmeri, na nganga nke West Forks, Maine, Brandon “The egbe ala” Berry(11-1, 7 Kos) alaghachikwuru mgbanaka maka a isii rounder na Detroit, Michigan nke James Lester (10-9, 4 Kos). Berry, otu n'ime ndị kasị ewu ewu na-eti ọkpọ ka mgbe pụta nke Maine, ga-achọ ya nke anọ consecutive mmeri kemgbe alọta a ubu mmerụ afọ ikpeazụ.

 

Nke ahụ ga-egosi na mfe karịa ime eme na Lester guzo na-abụghị akụkụ. Lester bụ ngwaahịa nke ụwa na-ama Kronk mgbatị na Detroit ebe ụwa akaebe dị ka Thomas “Hitman” Hearns (61-5-1, 48 Kos), Oscar De La Hoya (39-6, 30 Kos), Lennox Lewis (41-2-1, 32 Kos) na Wladimir Klitschko (64-4, 53 Kos) akụzierela n'okpuru mbubreyo Emmanuel elekọta Ụlọ. Lester e họọrọ nọmba-abụọ mba dị ka ihe na-amu amu. Ọ ọnọde a dị ize ndụ egwu egwu Berry, onye na ike nke ọma na-egwu ọrụ nke “nāpunara” ka “The egbe ala” na ya ndi luru agha nke Fans.

 

Mgbe a ọbara agha nke a ọkachamara ọkpọ mpụta mbụ na “NEF 21” ikpeazụ nke ọnwa, NEF Emmanuel mgbe Crowsneck Boutin (0-0-1) ga-otu ugboro ọzọ ịbanye n'ime ndị ọkpọ mgbanaka, a n'ihu Brandon Montella (3-0, 2 Kos). Montella, ugbu a obibi nke Massachusetts, toro Maine na-eje ozi na United States Marine Corps.

 

Headlining ndị ọkachamara Emmanuel òkè nke agha kaadị ga- Jesse “The Viking” Erickson (6-4) na Devin Powell (5-1) na a fechaa zoo. Ma alụso nwere ugbu a na a atọ-agha merie streak.

 

"M na-agbalị-elekwasị anya na ihe ziri ezi n'ihu m,"Kwuru Erickson n'oge a na-adịbeghị anya N'ajụjụ ọnụ na The Emmanuel Report Podcast. “M dịghị mgbe anya gara aga m na-emegide ma na-amasị m na-eche ihe bụ ụgwọ ọrụ a na-aga mgbe m iti a Ihọd.”

 

Ma na-eme egwuregwu nwere ike imeli ileghara ndị ọzọ, ma a mmeri maka ma ike nke ọma pụtara a oku na-aga site na otu nke mba n'ọkwá. Erickson kemgbe e tupu na Bellator. Powell bụ ihe niile na-gburugburu talent na ụfọdụ nkwafu risịrị ya n'aka.

 

“Nke a bụ ụdị nke Emmanuel agha anyị nnọọ ịhụnanya,” sị NEF co-nwe na-akwalite Nick DiSalvo. “Ị nwere abụọ na ụmụ okorobịa ndị dakọtara elu nke ọma. Ha na-na na ma e egwu elu Enwee Mmeri. Ha na-na na-eche ihu ụfọdụ nke otu na-emegide. Ha na-na ma siri ike na ute na ụkwụ ha. M na-atụ anya nke a na-ọzọ crazy, ọhịa NEF Emmanuel isi ihe omume!”

 

“crazy” na “ọhịa” na-adịghị ọbụna na-amalite na-akọwa iwe n'obi na mepụtara n'etiti Josh “nko On” Harvey (0-0) na Matt “Ken nwa bebi” Denning (2-1). The ilu rivals ga-izute na a agha ibu nke 150-pound na “NEF 22” na ihe Emmanuel n'obi. The n'obi ga-Harvey si ọkachamara mpụta mbụ mgbe a stellar 5-1 amu amu oru na hụrụ ya weghara NEF Emmanuel amu amu fechaa Mbụ, nakwa dị ka ebe ugwu ọwụwa anyanwụ na mpaghara nọmba-otu ogo. The ọma n'ihu ọha onye mbipụta n'etiti Harvey na Denning ga-biri na onu na April 23.

 

The ọkachamara òkè nke Emmanuel kaadị ga-Njirimara ndị pro mpụta mbụ nke Harvey si Young si Emmanuel teammate Aaron “N'esepụghị aka” Lacey (0-0) dị ka ọ na-vetiran “Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey (3-5) na a featherweight tuanu. Lacey vacated na NEF Emmanuel amu amu Featherweight Mbụ iji mee ka a ọkachamara.

 

Na aha ga-agaghị anọ ohere iputa nnọọ ogologo dị ka Keleb Ụlọ Nzukọ (6-3) na Erik Nelson (2-2) na-eche ihu anya iji chọpụta a ọhụrụ mmeri na n'elu nke na-amu amu Emmanuel kaadị. Ụlọ Nzukọ na-abịa anya a mbụ-gburugburu nrubeisi mmeri na “NEF XX” ikpeazụ ọdịda, mgbe Nelson na nso nso ekemende a olu mkpebi mmeri na “NEF 21.”

 

The na-amu amu Emmanuel kaadị ga-Njirimara a inyom agha n'etiti Angela na-eto eto(0-1) na “Hollywood” Hannah Sparrell (1-0). Young na Sparrell mere ha na nwoke debuts afọ ikpeazụ na “NEF XIX.”

 

The zuru “NEF 22” agha kaadị (isiokwu ịgbanwe na ihu nke ọgụ Egwuregwu Authority nke Maine):

 

 

Ọkachamara ọkpọ

175 Crowsneck Boutin 0-0-1 (Choi) vs. Brandon Montella 3-0 (Ụzọ ahụ)

140 Brandon Berry 11-1 (West ndụdụ) vs James Lester 10-9 (Kronk)

140 Josh Parker 0-2-1 (Obi tara mmiri) vs Evincii Dixon 7-13-1 (Lancaster)

Ọkachamara Emmanuel

 

205 Mike Hansen 3-3 (berserkers) vs Jesse Baughman 0-1 (Link)

170 Jarod Lawton 4-2 (Lawton / NEW) vs Aaron Aschendorf 2-2 (ABCC)

155 Devin Powell 5-1 (Nostos) vs Jesse Erickson 6-4 (CMBJJ)

150 Josh Harvey 0-0 (Young) vs Matt Denning 2-1 (CMBJJ)

155 Zenon Herrera 0-3 (Independent) vs Tollison Lewis 0-5 (CMBJJ)

145 Aaron Lacey 0-0 (Young) vs Derek Shorey 3-5 (Shatterproof)

 

Na-amu amu Emmanuel

 

145 *Aha Keleb Ụlọ Nzukọ 6-3 (Choi) vs Erik Nelson 2-2 (CMBJJ)

265 Dave Smith 2-1 (berserkers) vs Nick Gulliver 2-0 (Mbụ na klas)

265 Matt Glover 1-0 (berserkers) vs Ras Hylton 1-0 (Mbụ na klas)

265 Joe Krech 0-1 (berserkers) vs Bryce Bamford 1-0 (Mbụ na klas)

185 Anthony Spiers 0-1 (Independent) vs Mike Williams 1-1 (CMBJJ)

170 John Hansen 0-0 (berserkers) vs Alex Payson 1-0 (Mbụ na klas)

155 Ken Dunn 0-3 (The. ME Budo Arts) vs Frank Johanson 0-1 (CMBJJ)

150 Cory Ikpe 1-2 (Obi tara mmiri) vs Jeremy Tyler 4-3 (Team Irish)

145 Johnny Crafts 4-0 (NEW) vs Taylor Costantino 2-1 (Team Irish PTC)

145 Glenn Kasabian 0-0 (Choi) vs Matt Marshall 2-5 (Emmanuel Athletix)

140 Angela na-eto eto 0-1 (Young) vs Hannah Sparrell 1-0 (Mbụ na klas)

125 Jake Denham 1-0 (Lawton BJJ) vs Ryan Daley 0-2 (Team Irish)

 

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ 'esote omume, "NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE,"Na-ewe ebe Saturday, April 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka "NEF 22" na-amalite mgbe ọ dị nanị $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

AMATEUR MMA CHAMPION VACATES TITLE TO MAKE PROFESSIONAL DEBUT AT NEF 22

Lewiston, Maine (March 9, 2016) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE” na Saturday, April 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The agha kaadị ga-Njirimara a mix nke mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) na ọkachamara ọkpọ oké mmanya. Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional featherweight contest to the MMA portion of the “NEF 22” agha kaadị. Aaron “N'esepụghị aka” Lacey (0-0) will make his professional debut against tough veteran “Shatterproof 2.0” Derek Shorey(3-5) na a ọgụ arọ nke 145-pound.

 

Aaron Lacey leaves behind a legacy of victory in the amateur ranks. He put together an impressive record of 6-1 since his debut in the fall of 2012. Lacey capped off his amateur stint by winning the inaugural NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Championship last November, handing Caleb Horner (4-1) the first loss of his career in the process. Lacey is currently the number-one ranked amateur featherweight in the northeast. He is a member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine, na na April 23 Lacey will make his professional debut alongside training partner, and NEF MMA Amateur Lightweight Champion, Josh Harvey (0-0). Lacey will vacate the amateur featherweight title to enter the professional division. NEF executives are expected to make an announcement on the status of that championship in the very near future.

 

I am super excited to finally be making my pro debut come April,” said Lacey. “This is a goal I have had for a long time and something I have always been working towards. Derek Shorey is a very tough challenge as a debut fight. He has a tremendous skill set and a ton of experience. As far as vacating my belt, I had always viewed capturing the title as the capstone to my amateur career. In the moment, it was an incredible feeling and it is something I will always be proud of. Part of what has made me successful is that I always keep looking forward for my next big challenge and my coaches along with myself believe that those challenges are within the professional ranks.

 

After getting off to a 3-2 start in his professional career, Derek Shorey is looking to bounce back from a three-fight skid. Last September, Shorey scored a career-defining, highlight-reel knockout of Tollison Lewis (0-5), but would go on to taste defeat in his next three matchups. A 1998 Class-C Maine state wrestling champion for Foxcroft Academy, Shorey is the founder and head coach of the Shatterproof Combat Club based out of Dexter, Maine. He served his country in the United States Navy for four years of active duty and did a tour of Iraq with SEABEE Battalion NMCB 27. Shorey is hoping to find his rhythm in the cage against Lacey at “NEF 22.”

 

Aaron is an incredibly tough, resilient fighter,” noted Shorey. “He keeps coming at you, solid technique. Nothing but respect for him and his skills. Na-kwuru, I’ve been growing rapidly under new instruction, but have been unable to find my rhythm in the cage. I feel that Aaron will bring his steady, solid pace and be met by my speed and power. I’m excited to welcome him into the professional ranks.

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ 'esote omume, "NEF 22: Okpukpe niile HERE,"Na-ewe ebe Saturday, April 23, 2016 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka "NEF 22" na-amalite mgbe ọ dị nanị $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

 

FEATHERWEIGHT ISIOKWU maka Grabs NOVEMBER 21 NA LEWISTON

Lewiston, Maine (October 15, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya na-esote omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike” na Saturday, November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine – mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. Earlier today, the promotion announced the addition of an amateur featherweight title bout to the fight card. Aaron “N'esepụghị aka” Lacey (5-1) a na ndokwa izute Keleb Horner (6-2) for the inaugural NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Championship. The bout will take place at the featherweight limit of 145-pounds.

 

Lacey bụ onye so na-eto eto si Emmanuel na Bangor, Maine. He holds victories over tough opponents like Dom Cofone (6-5) na Keleb Ụlọ Nzukọ (5-3) na NEF onu. His only loss to date came in New Hampshire against Matt Tullos (7-0).

 

“M ibu obi ụtọ na-alụ ọgụ maka na belt,” sị Lacey. “It means the world to me that my hard work and dedication are paying off. There is no possible way I’m leaving that cage without that strap around my waist.

 

Lacey e mbụ ndokwa na-alụ ọgụ maka aha, ma ahụhụ ihe mmerụ mgbe ọzụzụ nke manyere akagbuo nke tuanu.

 

“Mmalite merụrụ ahụ bụ mgbe fun na bụ fọrọ nke nta mgbe ihe mgbaka,” Lacey nọgidere. “Ọ anọwo nnọọ na-akụda mmụọ na-enwe na-ewe oge anya n'ihi unan, but it has also shown me that this is exactly what I want to do with my life. The fans can expect a whole new animal. I may have been injured but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been working. I have transformed my game and I will show everyone just how good I am come November 21. Make sure not to blink this fight isn’t going the distance.

 

Lacey si iro, Keleb Horner, ga-aga Maine si Florida ebe ọ na-azụ nke F2 Arena na Gainesville n'okpuru Ryan Hodge (6-10). Hodge and his students have gained a reputation as spoilers in the New England region, coming in from out of town to score upsets over local favorites. Horner will look to continue that tradition when he meets Lacey on November 21 na Lewiston.

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF XX: A History nke ime ihe ike,” na-ewe ebe November 21, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. The event will mark the first time in Maine history a mixed-martial-arts (Emmanuel) event and a professional boxing event have taken place together on the same show. Tiketi maka “NEF XX” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a nawww.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na 207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

 

Banyere New England alụkarị ọgụ

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ ("NEF") bụ a ọgụ ihe n'ọkwá ụlọ ọrụ. NEF ozi bụ ike ndị kasị mma ihe n'ihi Maine si agha na Fans myiri. NEF Executive otu nwere ọtụtụ ahụmahụ na ọgụ egwuregwu management, ihe mmepụta, media mmekọahụ, ahịa, na iwu na mgbasa ozi.

A FEATHERWEIGHT mmeri TO-anyanya AT NEF XIX

Lewiston, Maine (July 7, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya iri na itoolu mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) omume, “NEF XIX,” na Saturday, September 12, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Earlier today, the promotion announced a fight on the card that will determine the first-ever NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Champion. Aaron “N'esepụghị aka” Lacey (5-1) a na ndokwa ihu Dylan Lockard (3-0) na a ọgụ arọ nke 145-pound na-eto eto na-echi inaugural amu amu featherweight obi tara mmiri.

 

Aaron Lacey has been a standout of the NEF amateur roster since debuting with the promotion in the fall of 2013. He is undefeated in the NEF cage, na-ejide mmeri n'ebe ndị na-amasị nke Dom Cofone (6-5) na Keleb Ụlọ Nzukọ (5-3). His only loss to date was on a fight card in New Hampshire to Matt Tullos (7-0). Lacey represents Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine.

 

“M ibu obi ụtọ maka nke a ọgụ,” sị Lacey. “It’s a tough matchup between two top ten guys. I have a new secret weapon on my side and her name is Vanessa Sanders. Vanessa has been transforming my strength and conditioning, abịa September 12, I’m going to display a side of me that no one has seen before. I’m a different, ọzọ dị ize ndụ fighter. Don’t miss this one – M na-eweta na belt n'ụlọ.”

 

Dylan Lockard esetịpụ naanị mmeri ka ụbọchị n'elu Lacey si teammate, na-achị achị NEF Emmanuel amu amu Kedu otu m ga onye mmeri, Josh Harvey (4-1). Lockard burst onto the regional scene last year and, dị ka Lacey, also holds a win over Caleb Hall. He is a member of Tim Barchard’s Professional Martial Arts Academy (PMA) na Derry, New Hampshire. Prior to competing in MMA, Lockard mgba maka Timberlane Regional High School na Plaistow, New Hampshire na mgbe e mesịrị na Mahadum New Hampshire (UNH).

 

“M obi ụtọ na-abịa ma na-alụ ọgụ maka NEF belt megide a siri ike iro dị ka Erọn Lacey,” kwuru Lockard. “M nwere ihe dị mfe agha ma, na onye a bụ ọ dị iche iche. We’re going to steal the show on September 12.”

 

New England alụkarị ọgụ’ ọzọ omume, “NEF XIX,” na-ewe ebe Saturday, September 12, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisée na Lewiston, Maine. Tiketi maka “NEF XIX” na-amalite mgbe dị nnọọ $25 na ndị na ere ugbu a na www.TheColisee.com ma ọ bụ site-akpọ Colisée igbe ọrụ na207.783.2009 x 525. Maka ozi ọzọ na ihe omume na-alụ ọgụ kaadị mmelite, biko gaa na nkwalite si website na www.NewEnglandFights.com. Na mgbakwunye, i nwere ike na-ele NEF vidiyo na www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, na-eso ha na Twitternefights ma sonyere ukara Facebook otu "New England ọgụ."

AMATEUR FEATHERWEIGHT MMA TITLE UP FOR GRABS ON JUNE 13 NA LEWISTON

Lewiston, Maine (April 22, 2015) - New England alụkarị ọgụ (NEF), America nọmba-otu mpaghara agha nkwalite, ga jide ya iri na asatọ mbuaha-mara-nkà (Emmanuel) omume, “NEF XVIII: Made in America,” na Saturday, June 13, 2015 na Androscoggin Bank Colisee na Lewiston, Maine. Earlier today, the promotion announced that the first-ever NEF MMA Amateur Featherweight Champion will be crowned that evening when Aaron “N'esepụghị aka” Lacey (5-1) na-ewe ke Alex Johnson (2-1). The fight will take place at the featherweight limit of 145-pounds.

 

A member of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine, Aaron Lacey had a phenomenal start to his amateur career, finishing his first three opponents before dropping a decision to Matt Tullos (7-0) on a card in New Hampshire. Lacey fired back, winning his next two in a row over Dom Cofone (5-5) and Nick Spencer (5-4) karị. Lacey is a perfect 4-0 in the NEF cage and he will look to continue that streak and take home the featherweight title on June 13.

 

“It’s an honor to be fighting for the first ever NEF amateur featherweight belt,” stated Lacey when reached for comment. “Alex is a game opponent who likes to be in your face. He presents a very interesting challenge he is aggressive and powerful. It just so happens I fight the same way. Be sure not to miss it this fight has fireworks written all over it.”

 

Alex Johnson will look to avenge his first, and only, loss to Lacey’s teammate Josh Harvey (3-1). That fight was Johnson’s amateur debut back at “NEF XIV” last September. Johnson has been on a tear since, winning his next two in a row including a memorable, hard-fought decision over Team Irish’s Rick Matthews (1-2). Johnson is a member of Josh Parker’s (4-8) Obi tara mmiri Emmanuel & Boxing gym in Benton, Maine, one of the newest and most promising teams to appear on the New England scene in recent years.

 

“M ekele maka nke a ohere, but it’s just a small step on the path to my big goals,” said Johnson. “It’s just another fight, and when they close the cage door in June it doesn’t matter who’s in front of me. I’m ruthless in every aspect and that’s what I’ll be bringing in June. I train with the best around and nothing will surprise me. I’ll be ready for wherever the fight goes. Ruthless all the way baby!”

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