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Lewiston, Maine (December 29, 2017) – New England Fights (NEF) returns to Lewiston on Saturday, February 3, 2018 with the fight promotion's next mixed-martial-arts event, "NEF 32: Super Saturday." Earlier today, NEF announced the addition of a professional catchweight bout to the card. Bruce "Pretty Boy" Boyington (14-11) has signed to face Taylor Trahan (7-8) at a fight weight of 150-pounds.
The fight will be the first for Boyington in the NEF cage since February 2016 when he successfully defended the NEF Lightweight Title against Jon Lemke (7-8). It was Boyington's third defense of the belt since winning it in the late summer of 2014. After the Lemke defense, Boyington relinquished the championship in order to sign with the World Series of Fighting (WSOF).
While he has fought on many of the largest stages in the world over the past two years, including Madison Square Garden in New York City and halfway across the globe in Russia, Boyington is looking forward to his homecoming and the opportunity to once again fight before his many Maine fans.
"Man, I couldn't possibly be more excited to get inside the NEF cage, where I have molded my career, built my fan base and learned so much about myself over the years," said Boyington. "I am so hungry to entertain people that I can guarantee everyone will want to see what's going down! I live for this, and on February 3rd, there will be some of the best MMA that has ever been on display from the State of Maine, and I'm grateful and humbled by the opportunity. My opponent is a respectable guy that I believe loves to fight and I want that in there. I wish him the very best in preparation, and I thank (NEF owners) Matt (Peterson) and Nick (DiSalvo) once again for providing me a platform."
Boyington currently owns and operates Boyington's Taekwondo of Bangor, Maine. He also trains with Young's MMA in the same city.
“I’m looking forward to returning to NEF," said Trahan. "They always put on a good show and treat the fighters right. I’m really looking forward to fighting Bruce. He definitely is the most experienced fighter I’ll be going up against so far.”
NEF's next mixed-martial-arts event, "NEF 32: Super Saturday," will see the company make its return to the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, February 3, 2018. Tickets are on-sale now online at www.TheColisee.com.
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