FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lewiston, Maine (October 11, 2014) – Earlier tonight, New England Fights (NEF), which had to-date been solely a mixed martial arts (MMA) fight promotion, held its first professional boxing event at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. A crowd of approximately 1,100 was on-hand to witness the first professional boxing event held in Lewiston since September 2004. A boxing-hungry crowd was treated to six heart-pounding, back-and-forth wars throughout the course of the evening, all bouts going to the judges' scorecards. Lewiston's own Stevie Gamache picked up the fifth victory of his career to remain undefeated over Damon Antoine. In the main event of the evening, undefeated Brandon Berry became the Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion with a unanimous decision win over Eric Palmer.
The full results from the "NEF Boxing" card:
Brandon Berry defeated Eric Palmer via unanimous decision for the Northeast Junior Welterweight Championship
Stevie Gamache defeated Damon Antoine via unanimous decision
Tollison Lewis defeated John Webster via unanimous decision
Jarod Lawton fought Joel Bishop to a majority draw
Bruce Boyington defeated Nate Charles via unanimous decision
James Carville defeated Paulo Souza via unanimous decision
NEF's next mixed martial arts event, "NEF XV" takes place Saturday, November 15, 2014 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets start at just $25 and are on sale now atwww.TheColisee.com or by calling the Colisee box office at207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com.
About New England Fights
New England Fights (“NEF”) is a fight events promotions company. NEF’s mission is to create the highest quality events for Maine’s fighters and fans alike. NEF’s executive team has extensive experience in combat sports management, events production, media relations, marketing, legal and advertising.
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