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DREAM MATCHES, BELLATOR VETERANS & TITLE FIGHTS TOP NEF 29 קאַמף קאָרט

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לעוויסטאָן, מיין (יוני 1, 2017) - ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ (נעף) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on יוני 17 with a fight card featuring both mixed-martial-arts (ממאַ) and professional boxing bouts. Earlier today, די העכערונג מודיע די פול קאַמף קאָרט פֿאַר די געשעעניש. 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 ברוס “שיין יינגל” בויינגטאָן (14-9 ממאַ, 1-0 באָקסינג) will take on Maine’s premier boxer רוססעלל “The Haitian Sensation” Lamour, דזשוניער. (15-2, 7 קאָס) 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 (ווסאָף) 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 שטראַל “כל ביזנעס” האָלץ (8-3) as he faces Brazilian prospect אַלעקסאַנדרע “באַט” 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,” said NEF co-owner and promoter 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 פּאַט קעלי(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 יעקב “Buster” דאָוגלאַס (38-6-1, 25 קאָס) 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 צו 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 “ייַזן” מייק טיסאָן (50-6, 44 קאָס) אין 1990 to claim the world heavyweight title. Douglas halted the 37-fight undefeated streak that opened Tyson’s pro career.

 

The full “NEF 29” קאַמף קאָרט (subject to change and approval of CSAM):

 

PROFESSIONAL באָקסינג

200 קראָווסנעקק בוטאַן (פרייַ) ווס. Cristiano Pedro (Cugno)

168 Jason Quirk (פּבק) ווס. Borngod Washington (Meekins)

160 Russell Lamour (פּבק) ווס. ברוס בויינגטאָן (בויינגטאָן ס טקד)

154 Casey Kramlich (פּבק) ווס. Bryan Goldsby (Jorge Gurgle)

 

PROFESSIONAL ממאַ

265 Ras Hylton (First Class/Dragon Fire) ווס. Eric Ramsey (Trinity)

145 Alexandre Bezerra (Daddis) ווס. Ray האלץ (Nick’s)

145 Dominic Jones (ערשטער קלאַס) ווס. מאַט דענינג (קמבדזשדזש)

145 Andre Belcarris (NE Assassins) ווס. דזשאָש פּאַרקער (גרויזאַם)

 

Amateur ממאַ

155*טיטל Rafael וועלאַדאָ (ערשטער קלאַס) (C) ווס. פּאַט קעלי (Young’s)

185 Mike Williams (קמבדזשדזש) ווס. John Tefft (ערשטער קלאַס)

185 Anthony Spires (פרייַ) ווס. Josh Jones (ערשטער קלאַס)

150 Jacob Deppmeyer (ערשטער קלאַס) ווס. Ben Harrington(קמבדזשדזש)

145 Derek Daley (ערשטער קלאַס) ווס. Frank Johanson (קמבדזשדזש)

140 Glenn Kasabian (Nostos) ווס. Kam Arnold (קמבדזשדזש)

115 אַלעקס וואָקער (Kaze) ווס. Sarah Ziehm (קמבדזשדזש)

 

 

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “נעף 29: STARS & STRIPES,” אויף שבת, יוני 17, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 רענטגענ 525 און אָנליין בייַ 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.

 

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. דערצו, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New ענגלאַנד פייץ."

 

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MAINE GETS ITS OWN VERSION OF MCGREGOR-MAYWEATHER WITH JUNE 17 SUPERFIGHT

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פֿאַר באַלדיק מעלדונג: לעוויסטאָן, מיין (מייַ 19, 2017) – It was once rare for two athletes from different combat sports disciplines to compete against one another. אין 1963, legendary catch wrestler and judo practitioner Gene Lebell took on journeyman boxer Milo Savage in a match credited as the grandfather of modern mixed-martial-arts (ממאַ). שפּעטער, אין 1976, boxing world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali faced Japanese wrestler and martial artist Antonio Inoki in an exhibition bout in Tokyo broadcast globally on closed-circuit television, a precursor to pay-per-view.

 

Recent years have seen more and more MMA fighters and boxers transition between the two sports. For some time now, rumors have swirled over a potential meeting of boxing mega-star Floyd Mayweather and reigning UFC lightweight kingpin Conor McGregor. Should the bout happen, it will undoubtedly be one of the highest-ever grossing matchups financially. And while both sides work out the details for that contest, Maine fight fans will get their own superfight on Saturday, יוני 17 in Lewiston when רוססעלל “The Haitian Sensation” Lamour, דזשוניער. (15-2, 7 קאָס – boxing record) מיץ ברוס “שיין יינגל” בויינגטאָן (14-9 – MMA record) in a six-round middleweight boxing match. It will be the boxing headliner of a hybrid MMA and boxing event presented by New England Fights (נעף) at the venerable Androscoggin Bank Colisee.

 

It is not that boxers and MMA fighters have never met each other in Maine in the past. They do often in NEF, which promotes both sports. What makes this a “superfight” is the status of each athlete in the state. טאַקע, Lamour and Boyington are to the current local fight scene what Mayweather and McGregor are to the global scene. They are both mega-stars in-state, each with his own army of loyal fans.

 

“With all the talk of McGregor versus Mayweather, it’s an interesting match,” said Lamour’s coach and head of the Portland Boxing Club Bob Russo. “One of the best middleweights in New England in boxing versus one of the best lightweights in New England in MMA . I was pleasantly surprised when we were called out by Boyington. We had been offered a few different opponents that we agreed to and I guess they had second thoughts. Then we got the call that this challenge was on the table. This is something that will create a real buzz among boxing and MMA fans.”

 

Lamour is the face of present-day professional boxing in Maine. He won more than 100 amateur bouts and is an eight-time regional Golden Gloves champion, a five-time New England regional champion and a Bronze Medalist in the 2009 USA Boxing championships among numerous other accomplishments. Lamour competed in the semi-pro World Series of Boxing where he was ranked number-one in the North American middleweight conference. ווי אַ פאַכמאַן, Lamour has been outstanding. He captured the New England Middleweight Title in 2014. Lamour has competed on ESPN’s פרייַטיק נאַכט פייץ boxing series before a national audience.

 

“I will fight anyone that ends up in front of me,” said Lamour. “I respect the MMA fighters, they are all tough guys, but to challenge in the boxing ring is a major mistake. I’ll be in great shape and ready. He better be too!”

 

ברוס בויינגטאָן, אַ וועטעראַן פון דער פאַרייניקטע שטאַטן מאַרינע קאָר (וסמק), is no stranger to the boxing ring. He won his professional boxing debut in 2014 on an NEF card. Boyington is a world-class striker. He is a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo, an eight-time Maine state champion and a two-time national champion with countless tournament championships and medals to his credit in the traditional martial art.

 

It is Boyington’s success in the MMA cage, אָבער, for which he is most well known. His flashy striking and knockout prowess earned him a reputation as the “human highlight-reel” of NEF. He captured the NEF MMA Pro Lightweight Title in 2014 and defended it successfully three times before relinquishing the belt to sign with the global World Series of Fighting (ווסאָף) promotion in 2016.

 

Since signing with WSOF, Boyington has fought on some of the largest stages the world has to offer, including Madison Square Garden in New York City on the undercard of an event broadcast nationally on NBC. He has traveled as far as Russia to fight for major international promotion Absolute Championship Berkut (אַקב). With WSOF taking some time to regroup under new ownership as the “Professional Fighters League,” Boyington was looking to stay active while awaiting his next national bout. The opportunity to fight in front of his many hometown fans one more time was irresistible.

 

“Boxing is his game, but I’ve had 25 professional fights and over 100 Taekwondo fights in my time,” האט בויינגטאָן. “I’m excited and honored to share the ring with the best boxing has to offer. The only thing I’m ever after is a challenge, and I have one in Russell. It’s exciting to compete back home where it all essentially began for me with NEF, so I thank Matt (פּעטערסאָן, NEF co-owner) and Nick (DiSalvo, NEF co-owner) for the opportunity and to Russell – let’s dance baby!”

 

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “נעף 29: STARS & STRIPES,” אויף שבת, יוני 17, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 רענטגענ 525 און אָנליין בייַwww.TheColisee.com.

 

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. דערצו, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New ענגלאַנד פייץ."

 

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THE FIGHTING FIREMAN WILL MAKE NEF DEBUT ON JUNE 17

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פֿאַר באַלדיק מעלדונג: לעוויסטאָן, מיין (מייַ 16, 2017) - ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ (נעף) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on שבת, יוני 17, 2017with the fight promotion’s next event, “נעף 29: STARS & STRIPES.” The event will feature a full slate of mixed-martial-arts (ממאַ) and professional boxing bouts. Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional boxing bout to the fight card. דזשייסאַן “The Fighting Fireman” Quirk קערט צו די רינג קעגן Borngod Washington אין אַ פיר-קייַלעכיק יבער מידדלעוועיגהט באַוט.

 

The fight will represent the first appearance for Quirk in the NEF boxing ring. After a stellar amateur career, Quirk turned pro in late 2014. He has been perfect (5-0, 3 קאָס) over the course of his pro career thus far. When Quirk steps into the ring onיוני 17, it will have been more than a year-and-a-half since his last fight, and he is looking forward to competing once again. He trains out of the Portland Boxing Club (פּבק) and works as a firefighter with the Portland Fire Department – Local 740 IAFF. Quirk also served his country for four years as a member of the Coast Guard.

 

“I’m looking forward to getting back in the ring and getting to work,” said Quirk immediately following a training session at PBC. “We’ve had a good camp so far, and I’m training hard for this fight. I’m grateful for NEF considering me for this card and I’m ready to put on a show.”

 

Borngod Washington is about as seasoned of a veteran as one will find in the boxing world. The native of Queens, New York has fought in the pro ranks since 2007. Washington’s career highlight came in 2011 when he scored a fourth-round TKO victory over Ricky Dawson (4-1, 1 קאָ), brother of former light-heavyweight champion of the world Chad Dawson (34-5, 19 קאָס). Washington also took current light-heavyweight contender Sean Monaghan (28-0, 17 קאָס) the distance in a four-round bout, losing a majority decision on the judges’ סקאָרעקאַרדס. He currently trains with John Wesley Meekins (25-5-2, 17 קאָס) אין ניו יארק. Meekins challenged Meldrick Taylor (38-8-1, 20 קאָס) for the IBF Junior Welterweight Title in 1989.

 

“I’m excited to come to Maine and fight with my new trainer John Wesley Meekins in my corner,” האט וואשינגטאן. “I’m returning to form and ready to go, and I thank NEF for the opportunity to fight in Maine. I’ve got people from different areas coming to see the fight, and I know I’ll be ready”.

 

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “נעף 29: STARS & STRIPES,” אויף שבת, יוני 17, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 רענטגענ 525 און אָנליין בייַwww.TheColisee.com.

 

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. דערצו, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New ענגלאַנד פייץ."

 

וועגן ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ

New ענגלאַנד פייץ ("נעף") איז אַ קאַמף געשעענישן פּראַמאָושאַנז פירמע. נעף ס מיסיע איז צו שאַפֿן דעם העכסטן קוואַליטעט געשעענישן פֿאַר מיין ס פייטערז און פאַנס ענלעך. נעף ס אויספֿיר מאַנשאַפֿט האט ברייט דערפאַרונג אין קאַמבאַט ספורט פאַרוואַלטונג, געשעענישן פּראָדוקציע, מידיאַ באַציונגען, אָפּזעצערייַ, לעגאַל און גאַנצע.

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KRAMLICH LOOKING TO PUT ON A SHOW FOR HOMETOWN FANS ON JUNE 17

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פֿאַר באַלדיק מעלדונג: לעוויסטאָן, מיין (מייַ 15, 2017) - ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ (נעף) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday, יוני 17, 2017with the fight promotion’s next event, “נעף 29: STARS & STRIPES.” The event will feature a full slate of mixed-martial-arts (ממאַ) and professional boxing bouts. Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional boxing bout to the fight card. Casey “Buzzsaw” Kramlich (7-0-1, 3 קאָס), a native of nearby Gray, מיין, will take on Bryan Goldsby (4-3) in a super welterweight match scheduled for four rounds.

 

Kramlich is coming off the biggest win of his young career. Last month in Rhode Island, Kramlich handed Ray Oliveira, דזשוניער. (7-1, 1 קאָ), son of former world title challenger Ray Oliveira, סיסטער. (47-11-2, 22 קאָס), his first loss. The majority decision victory was considered somewhat of an upset in that Kramlich had traveled to Oliveira, Jr.’s turf and spoiled the local prospect’s win streak.

 

Now back in Maine and training with the Portland Boxing Club, Kramlich is looking forward to once again competing before his hometown fans. He is a two-fight veteran of the NEF ring with two TKO wins to his credit in Lewiston.

 

“I’m really looking forward to fighting back in Maine and on an NEF card,” said Kramlich. “I always love to put on a good show for the home town fans and that’s exactly what your gonna get June 17th. Goldsby seems like a seasoned veteran with good experience, but come fight night, he’s in the ring with a young hungry lion. I’ll be ready for war.”

 

און, make no mistake about it, Bryan Goldsby will give Kramlich a war on June 17. A native of Macon, דזשאָרדזשאַ, Goldsby will be right at home fighting next to an MMA cage. He holds a record of 17-16 as a professional mixed-martial-artist. אין פאַקט, Goldsby is a four-fight veteran of the Bellator cage and even competed in the promotion’s Season Three bantamweight tournament. Goldsby has had success transitioning to the boxing ring. He won four of his first five bouts via decision before dropping his last two.

 

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “נעף 29: STARS & STRIPES,” אויף שבת, יוני 17, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 רענטגענ 525 and online atwww.TheColisee.com.

 

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. דערצו, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, נאָכפאָלגן זיי אויף טוויטטערנעפיגהץ און פאַרבינדן די באַאַמטער פאַסעבאָאָק גרופּע "ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ."

 

וועגן ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ

 

New ענגלאַנד פייץ ("נעף") איז אַ קאַמף געשעענישן פּראַמאָושאַנז פירמע. נעף ס מיסיע איז צו שאַפֿן דעם העכסטן קוואַליטעט געשעענישן פֿאַר מיין ס פייטערז און פאַנס ענלעך. נעף ס אויספֿיר מאַנשאַפֿט האט ברייט דערפאַרונג אין קאַמבאַט ספורט פאַרוואַלטונג, געשעענישן פּראָדוקציע, מידיאַ באַציונגען, אָפּזעצערייַ, לעגאַל און גאַנצע.

געמישט מאַרשאַל Arts, ממאַ, New ענגלאַנד פייץ

SCORECARDS WILL NOT BE NEEDED FOR NEF 29 FEATHERWEIGHT BATTLE

<אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/antonio-tarver-and-jimmy-smith-named-color-analysts-for-premier-boxing-champions-series-on-spike-tv/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhgbLSNTewPtA4qUincUU3DCajkdXg#respond" טיטל = "נאַגל טאַלאַוויזיאַ אָיף & קוואָט; פראַמיאַר באַקסינג טשאַמפיאַנס & קוואָט; סאַ'ריאַ י̇çי̇ן זשימי סמיט גאַהעיסן ף ֿ אַרב אַנעליס üזערינדע אַנטאַניאַ טאַרראָאָאַר באַמערקונג יאַפּ"> <שפּאַן קלאַס = "באַמערקונגען-לינק"> לאָזן אַ באַמערקונג

 

פֿאַר באַלדיק מעלדונג: לעוויסטאָן, מיין (מייַ 10, 2017) - ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ (נעף) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on שבת, יוני 17, 2017 with the fight promotion’s next event, “נעף 29: STARS & STRIPES.” The event will feature a full slate of mixed-martial-arts (ממאַ) and professional boxing bouts. Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional featherweight contest to the fight card. דזשאָש פּאַרקער (5-9) וועט טרעפן אַנדערער “The Finisher” Belcarris (0-1) בייַ אַ קאַמף וואָג פון 145-פונט. Both athletes have earned a reputation for finishing fights and “not letting it go to the judges’ scorecards.” Both will also be looking to bounce back from losses at “NEF 28” לעצטע חודש.

 

Josh Parker was riding high off a win over Derek Shorey (4-9) when he signed to face Matt Denning (4-6) אויף אפריל 29. צום באַדויערן פֿאַר פּאַרקער, Denning was able to work his jiu-jitsu effectively and submit Parker in the first round. Like all Josh Parker bouts, אָבער, the action was fast and furious and the head of Ruthless MMA & Boxing predicts much of the same excitement for his fight with Belcarris.

 

“I want to thank NEF for the opportunity, and I want to thank my opponent for taking the fight,” האט פּאַרקער. “I’m excited for the challenge. Andre has a lot of experience in the cage and with 11 knockouts on his record, I’d say our fighting styles are going to make one hell of an exciting fight. The fans are going love this one. See you June 17th!”

 

Andre Belcarris entered the NEF cage for the first time at “NEF 28,” making his professional debut after an amateur career spanning more than three-dozen fights. In the opposite corner stood veteran Walter Smith-Cotito (5-5). Belcarris held his own against the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt for two rounds before Smith-Cotito was able to submit him. While the fight did take place at featherweight, Belcarris had spent the majority of his camp training for a bantamweight bout with Elias Leland (3-2) until Leland had to pull out due to injury. Now with a full camp to prepare for a fight at featherweight, Belcarris promises improvements in his game.

 

“I’m working hard to improve upon my last performance,” said Belcarris between training sessions at NorthEast Assassins in Vermont. “A full camp with 145 as the target is a different setup. I will be ready!”

 

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “נעף 29: STARS & STRIPES,” אויף שבת, יוני 17, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 רענטגענ 525 און אָנליין בייַ www.TheColisee.com.

 

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. דערצו, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New ענגלאַנד פייץ."

 

וועגן ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ

New ענגלאַנד פייץ ("נעף") איז אַ קאַמף געשעענישן פּראַמאָושאַנז פירמע. נעף ס מיסיע איז צו שאַפֿן דעם העכסטן קוואַליטעט געשעענישן פֿאַר מיין ס פייטערז און פאַנס ענלעך. נעף ס אויספֿיר מאַנשאַפֿט האט ברייט דערפאַרונג אין קאַמבאַט ספורט פאַרוואַלטונג, געשעענישן פּראָדוקציע, מידיאַ באַציונגען, אָפּזעצערייַ, לעגאַל און גאַנצע.

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WOMEN’S FIGHT AT NEF 29 IS A MATTER OF RESPECT

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פֿאַר באַלדיק מעלדונג: לעוויסטאָן, מיין (מייַ 9, 2017) - “I wanna knock her out!” Those were the emphatic words of אַלעקס וואָקער (3-1) when asked last weekend at “NEF 28” for her prediction on her upcoming fight with Sarah Ziehm (1-0). The crowd at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee erupted in response.

 

Walker and Ziehm are scheduled to face off when New England Fights (נעף) returns to the Colisee onשבת, יוני 17, 2017 with the fight promotion’s next event, “נעף 29: STARS & STRIPES.” Walker, a two-fight veteran of the NEF cage and a member of Lancaster, New Hampshire’s Team Kaze, has made it her mission to teach Ziehm a lesson in respect for what Walker viewed as a “cocky” performance in Ziehm’s debut earlier this year.

 

“I have respect for 99% of the females I do battle with, but I do not respect her,” said Walker when reached for comment. “I don’t like the way she handled herself in her first fight, I think she needs to be humbled and I will do that in June – if she even shows up! My manager told (NEF matchmaker) Matt Peterson to have a backup because she will come up with an excuse not to get a beating.”

 

Ziehm made her MMA debut last February with a win over Nicole Burgess (0-2). She submitted Burgess in the third round after a dominant performance. (Of note, Walker also submitted Burgess in the third round just a few months earlier.) Ziehm trains with Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (קמבדזשדזש) אין לעוויסטאָן.

 

“This will be a good battle,” predicted Ziehm. “Alex is a seasoned and skilled warrior. I’m not underestimating her at all. I’m excited to get back into cage and do some work.”

 

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “נעף 29: STARS & STRIPES,” אויף שבת, יוני 17, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 רענטגענ 525 און אָנליין בייַ www.TheColisee.com.

 

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. דערצו, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New ענגלאַנד פייץ."

 

וועגן ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ

New ענגלאַנד פייץ ("נעף") איז אַ קאַמף געשעענישן פּראַמאָושאַנז פירמע. נעף ס מיסיע איז צו שאַפֿן דעם העכסטן קוואַליטעט געשעענישן פֿאַר מיין ס פייטערז און פאַנס ענלעך. נעף ס אויספֿיר מאַנשאַפֿט האט ברייט דערפאַרונג אין קאַמבאַט ספורט פאַרוואַלטונג, געשעענישן פּראָדוקציע, מידיאַ באַציונגען, אָפּזעצערייַ, לעגאַל און גאַנצע.

געמישט מאַרשאַל Arts, ממאַ, New ענגלאַנד פייץ

ONLY ONE CAN MAKE IT TWO-IN-A-ROW AT NEF 29

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פֿאַר באַלדיק מעלדונג: לעוויסטאָן, מיין (מייַ 5, 2017) -נעוו ענגלאַנד פייץ (נעף) returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on שבת, יוני 17, 2017 with the fight promotion’s next event, “נעף 29: STARS & STRIPES.” The event will feature a full slate of mixed-martial-arts (ממאַ) and professional boxing bouts. Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional featherweight bout to the fight card. מאַט “קען ליאַלקע” דענינג (4-6) וועט נעמען אויף דאָמיניק “Domination” דזשאָנעס (1-0) at a weight of 145-pounds. Both athletes are coming off wins last weekend at “NEF 28.”

 

Denning entered the cage six days ago looking to break a four-fight skid. The Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (קמבדזשדזש) featherweight worked his ground game and submitted Josh Parker (5-9) with a Guillotine Choke in the first round. He donated a portion of his earnings for the fight to Derek Shorey’s (4-9) family members recently left homeless by a fire in Somersworth, New Hampshire. Denning has now vowed revenge for his teammate, טאָלליסאָן לויס (1-6), who fell to Jones last weekend, and he has committed to going undefeated for the remainder of the year.

 

“I’m excited to continue my fighting career with New England Fights,” האט דעננינג. “I’m coming for another win against someone who just TKO’d my teammate. He seems like a nice kid and a solid wrestler, but I’m a better striker and have far superior jiu-jitsu! I’m not losing again this year! See you guys June 17th.”

 

After a takedown early in the first round, Dom Jones was able to do exactly what his nickname says – dominate – against Tollison Lewis last Saturday night at “NEF 28.” Jones used his wrestling to smother Lewis, defending submission attempts in the process, and pounding a TKO win out of Lewis in the final minute of the first round. The bout was Jones’ first in Maine after a lengthy amateur career in his previous home state of Florida. Jones predicts that he will be the one walking away with a two-fight win streak on יוני 17.

 

“I’m excited for this match up,” stated Jones. “Wrestling versus jiu-jitsu! אַמאָל ווידער, our gyms clash! It’s a good fight for me. Denning has worked to get where he is now, and I respect his work he has put in. I have to fight smart and not get caught. אַזאַ ווי June 17th, when that cage door closes, I’m walking out 2-0! Thank you NEF for having me again.”

 

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next event, “נעף 29: STARS & STRIPES,” אויף שבת, יוני 17, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 רענטגענ 525 און אָנליין בייַwww.TheColisee.com.

 

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. דערצו, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New ענגלאַנד פייץ."

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A DEBUT AND A RETURN ON APRIL 29 אין לעוויסטאָן

<אַ href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=tr&prev=search&rurl=translate.google.com.tr&sl=iw&u=http://fightnewsunlimited.com/antonio-tarver-and-jimmy-smith-named-color-analysts-for-premier-boxing-champions-series-on-spike-tv/?lang=yi&usg=ALkJrhgbLSNTewPtA4qUincUU3DCajkdXg#respond" טיטל = "נאַגל טאַלאַוויזיאַ אָיף & קוואָט; פראַמיאַר באַקסינג טשאַמפיאַנס & קוואָט; סאַ'ריאַ י̇çי̇ן זשימי סמיט גאַהעיסן ף ֿ אַרב אַנעליס üזערינדע אַנטאַניאַ טאַרראָאָאַר באַמערקונג יאַפּ"> <שפּאַן קלאַס = "באַמערקונגען-לינק"> לאָזן אַ באַמערקונג

לעוויסטאָן, מיין (מאַרץ 9, 2017) – New ענגלאַנד פייץ (נעף) presents its next mixed-martial-arts event “נעף 28: INVINCIBLE” אויף שבת, אַפּריל 29, 2017 בייַ די אַנדראָסקאָגגין באַנק קאָליסעע אין לעוויסטאָן, מיין. Earlier today, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional catchweight bout to the card. טאָלליסאָן לויס (1-5) איז סקעדזשולד צו פּנים “די דאָמינאַטאָר” Dominic Jones (0-0) בייַ אַ קאַמף וואָג פון 150-פונט.

Lewis has been absent from the NEF cage since picking up his first MMA victory as a professional last spring. אויף אַפּריל 29, it will be just over a year since Lewis submitted Zenon Herrera (0-5) in front of a capacity crowd in Lewiston at “NEF 22.” A two-sport athlete, Lewis has split his time in the last couple of years between the NEF cage and the NEF boxing ring where he has put together a record of 2-2. He currently represents Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (קמבדזשדזש) אין אַבערן, מיין.

“ערשטער אַוועק, I’d like to thank NEF for having me on another show,” האט לויס. “I’d like to thank my team and coaches – we are putting in lots of work preparing for this fight with Dominic. As for my opponent, he’s already looking past me. He thinks it will be a walk through. He wants an easy fight for his debut, but it’s not happening. He’s a talented guy, but I’ll have the experience, size, מאַכט, striking and BJJ. He’s a very good wrestler, but I’m not worried about being on the ground. This will be a war and I will have my hand raised at the end. Dom, let’s do it baby – let’s do the talking in the cage!”

Jones will be making his professional debut, as well as his NEF debut, אויף אַפּריל 29. He got an early start in the martial arts, training Taekwondo with his father at six-years-old. Jones would go on to excel in wrestling during his high school days. He later entered the MMA ranks after joining First Coast Full Contact/Team Riot in his native Jacksonville, פלאָרידאַ. Jones put together an impressive 8-1 record as an amateur while capturing three regional titles. Since moving to New England, Jones has trained at First Class MMA in Brunswick, מיין.

“איך בין יקסייטאַד פֿאַר דעם קאַמף,” said Jones. “Much respect to Tollison. This is a great fight to kick off my pro debut. I’m training very hard for this bout and I want to show the Maine crowd and NEF who I am! I’m not looking back at the past on what I’ve done as amateur – this is the future and it’s the next level that I have my eyes on.”

New England Fights returns to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine with its next mixed-martial-arts event, “נעף 28: INVINCIBLE,” אויף שבת, אַפּריל 29, 2017. Tickets are on sale now at the Colisee box office 207-783-2009 רענטגענ 525 און אָנליין בייַ www.TheColisee.com.

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website atwww.NewEnglandFights.com. דערצו, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA/, follow the promotion on Twitter and Instagram @nefights, and join the official Facebook group “New England Fights.”

וועגן ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ

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באָקסינג, געמישט מאַרשאַל Arts, ממאַ, New ענגלאַנד פייץ

VELADO CAPTURES GOLD, HALL RETAINS AT NEF 25

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לעוויסטאָן, מיין (סעפּטעמבער 10, 2016) - ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ (נעף) held its most-recent event, “נעף 25: HEROES & VILLAINS” Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, מיין. The event featured both mixed-martial-arts and professional boxing bouts.

 

On the boxing portion of the card, John Webster (9-7-1) דיפיטיד Zenon Herrera (0-3) via unanimous decision on the eve of Webster’s 48th birthday. Webster’s last boxing victory came back in 2004, also in Lewiston, prior to his taking off a decade from active competition.

 

Also in the boxing ring, Casey Kramlich (5-0-1) remained undefeated as he stopped John Ortolani (0-1) in the fourth round via technical knockout. Likewise, Brandon Montella (5-0) kept his pro record perfect with a second-round stoppage of טאָלליסאָן לויס (2-2).

 

Rachael Joyce (2-0) won a unanimous decision over Jessica Borga (2-2) in a highly-anticipated women’s amateur bout. Rafael וועלאַדאָ (4-0) captured the amateur lightweight title with a first-round submission of זשימי זשעקסאן (3-3). קאַלעב האַלל (8-3) retained the amateur featherweight title, and in doing so handed bantamweight champion דזשאַני קראַפס (4-1) דער ערשטער אָנווער פון זיין קאַריערע, in a very close split decision on the judges’ סקאָרעקאַרדס.

 

אהרן לאַסעי (3-0) kept his unbeaten streak alive with a first-round submission of קאָרי טרייל (0-1) on the professional MMA portion of the card. מייק האַנסען (5-4) קאָלנער מאַט אַנדריקוט (2-1) the first loss of his career in the co-main event, ווייַלע דזשעסי עריקסאַן (8-5) דערלאנגט קראָווסנעקק בוטאַן (2-3) in the main event of the evening.

 

NEF also announced that it would co-promote its next event with Classic Entertainment & ספורט (סעס). The two largest fight promotions in New England will present a joint card titled “Supremacy” אויף נאָוועמבער 4 in Lewiston at the Colisee.

 

די רעזולטאַטן פון לעוויסטאָן, מיין:

PROFESSIONAL ממאַ

 

דזשעסי עריקסאַן דעף. Crowsneck Boutin via rear-naked choke, קייַלעכיק 1

מייק האַנסען דעף. Matt Andrikut via armbar, קייַלעכיק 1

Taylor Trahan def. Matt Denning via armbar, קייַלעכיק 1

אהרן לאַסעי דעף. Cory Trial via rear-naked choke, קייַלעכיק 1

Walter Smith-Cotito def. Elias Leland via D’arce Choke, קייַלעכיק 2

 

Amateur ממאַ

 

קאַלעב האַלל (C) דעף. Johnny Crafts via split decision (145 טיטל)

Rafael וועלאַדאָ דעף. Jimmy Jackson via Kimura, קייַלעכיק 1 (155 טיטל)

Frank Johanson def. Caleb Swoveland via armbar, קייַלעכיק 1

Rachael Joyce def. Jessica Borga via unanimous decision

Walt Shea def. The Slenderman via unanimous decision

 

PROFESSIONAL באָקסינג

Casey Kramlich def. John Ortolani via TKO, קייַלעכיק 4

Brandon Montella def. Tollison Lewis via TKO, קייַלעכיק 2

John Webster def. Zenon Herrera via unanimous decision

 

NEF and CES present “SUPREMACY,” a night of mixed-martial-arts cagefights, אויף נאָוועמבער 4, 2016 אין לעוויסטאָן, מיין. טיקקעץ אָנהייב אין $25 און זענען בנימצא אין www.TheColisee.com אָדער דורך פאַך די קאָליסעע קעסטל אָפיס בייַ 207.783.2009, extension 525.

געמישט מאַרשאַל Arts, ממאַ, New ענגלאַנד פייץ

BRANDON MONTELLA PREPARES FOR BOXING BATTLE IN LEWISTON, מיין

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לעוויסטאָן, מיין (סעפּטעמבער 2, 2016) – The 3,800-square foot warehouse in Woburn, מאַססאַטשוסעטץ, is known simply as “The Way.”

No coincidence, since the proprietor who lives out his passion as a personal trainer under its roof, Brandon Montella, has found a way, in his own unique way.

From a turbulent childhood in North Anson, מיין, to four years of meritorious service in the United States Marine Corps, to the mixed emotions of staying ahead in the professional rat race, to intense personal tragedy, Montella, 36, has endured what most would consider a lifetime’s worth of challenges.

Yet he perseveres, finding strength and clarity in a life devoted to helping others. And he stays sharp, counter-intuitive as it may seem to the uninitiated, by letting other people punch him in the face.

“On a personal level it helped me so much. I had a lot of fear, maybe a little lack of confidence, due to some of the abuse in my past,” Montella said. “Boxing helped me so much with that. It made me a more complete person. I’m a better husband, a better businessman, a better man since I started fighting.”

A late bloomer who didn’t fully immerse himself in the fight game until his 30s, Montella (4-0, 3 קאָס) will put his undefeated credentials on the line against Tollison Lewis (2-1, 1 קאָ) at “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” on שבת, סעפּטעמבער 10 בייַ די אַנדראָסקאָגגין באַנק קאָליסעע אין לעוויסטאָן, מיין, the venerable boxing venue that in 1965, when it was known as “סט. Domenic’s Hall,” played host to the infamous Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston II world heavyweight title rematch. (יאָ, the same boxing bout that spawned rumors of the “phantom punch,” and produced the most iconic image in the history of sports photography.)

Montella was born in Massachusetts but spent much of his childhood in the Western foothills of Maine, where he graduated from Carrabec High School. He describes those formative years as “a tough time, a little bit of a struggle,” and says fighting was both a means of both self-defense and a way of compensating for that lack of self-esteem.

“I wouldn’t change it for the world now,” Montella said. “It helped shape who I am. I tell everybody the Marine Corps started the process of my becoming a man, and boxing helped finish it.”

He spent four years in the service before receiving an honorable discharge. Along the way he met his wife, Tonya, and settled into the comfortable habit of seeking significance through work.

Fatefully, and admittedly on a lark, he accepted a military buddy’s challenge to enter a Toughman contest. It was the amateur, brawling, distant cousin of boxing that Eric “Butterbean” Esch made famous.

“I was a 240-pound meathead. Three one-minute rounds; that seemed like it was right up my alley,” Montella said.

In the process, Montella discovered that getting back in shape, setting goals and chasing intangible successes that were larger than wins and losses suited him, צו.

“That was a turning point for me. Corporate America, I just wasn’t into it,” Montella said. “I couldn’t lie to people and take advantage of them. I couldn’t deal with it morally. I had to turn my back on that. The Marine Corps taught me a different code. I cashed in my 401(ק), moved to Massachusetts, became a personal trainer.”

געזונט, it wasn’t quite that easy. He had to sell Tonya, whom he describes as “the major breadwinner in the house,” on the merits of such a change. She already had politely proclaimed Maine a great vacation spot but not a place she cared to settle down, for professional reasons.

אין 2008, work took Tonya to Boston.

“It was when the Celtics were getting ready to win the championship. She got caught up in the atmosphere and came home and told me, ‘I would move to Boston.’ I said OK,” Montella recalled with a laugh. “I didn’t let her take that back.”

Montella started his gym in a 10-feet-by-10-feet basement of a townhouse. He took up amateur boxing, אין טייל, to set an example for his clients.

“I decided I couldn’t train athletes if I’m not doing the (stuff). I want to wear the boots before the suits, איר וויסן?” Montella said. "Six months later I was the No. 1 ranked heavyweight in New England. It blew my mind. I found a place that was home.”

He won 14 פון זיין 21 ליבהאָבער פייץ, including a novice heavyweight championship in Golden Gloves.

Montella’s trainees have watched him conquer adversity in the prize ring and fight through tragedy in his personal life. Tonya and Brandon’s first child was stillborn on Christmas 2015.

באָקסינג, and the wilderness in the shadow of Sugarloaf Mountain that holds so many contradictory memories for Montella, are part of his healing process.

“I’m here in Maine now getting ready, diving off 40-foot cliffs, doing hill sprints up 100-foot sand dunes, training like a savage,” Montella said. “We used to go up there to drink. All the crazy stuff I did as a kid, now I use it to make myself the best I can be.

“I preach it all the time at my gym: See the world as your training facility. What someone else sees as a cliff, I see as place to work on my focus and mental control. Where they see nothing but trees and open space, I see as a place to go and meditate. In my 30s, I don’t need drugs or alcohol now to be open with my emotions. Boxing has given me the strength to be who I always wanted to be.”

די עפענונג גלאָק אויף סעפּטעמבער 10 איז באַשטימט פֿאַר 7 פּ.ם. The current docket for “NEF 25: Heroes and Villains” includes three professional boxing matches, five pro mixed martial arts bouts and six amateur MMA scraps. טיקקעץ אָנהייב אין $25 און זענען בנימצא אין www.TheColisee.com אָדער דורך פאַך די קאָליסעע קעסטל אָפיס בייַ207.783.2009, extension 525.

For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. דערצו, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, נאָכפאָלגן זיי אויף טוויטטערנעפיגהץ און פאַרבינדן די באַאַמטער פאַסעבאָאָק גרופּע "ניו ענגלאַנד פייץ."