Lewiston, Maine (November 18, 2015) – New England Fights (NEF), America's number-one regional fight promotion, will hold its next event, "NEF XX: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE" this Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. The event will feature a first for Maine - mixed-martial-arts (MMA) bouts and professional boxing bouts on the same event with an MMA cage and a boxing ring set up side-by-side. The fight promotion announced earlier today that Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch (18-9) would be the guest of honor at the event. It was further announced that Boetsch will be available to meet fans in attendance and sign autographs from 6:00 to 7:00 pm prior to the first fight.
Boetsch is a native of Lincolnville, Maine. He is a lifelong wrestler, having won four state championships while attending Camden Hills Regional High School. Boetsch was inducted into the Maine Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2012. After high school, Boetsch would go on to compete for Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania where he graduated with a degree in criminal justice.
He is currently in his second stint with the UFC. Boetsch holds victories over many of the sport's biggest names like Kendall Grove (22-15), Brad Tavares (13-4) and Yushin Okami (30-10) just to name a few. Most recently, he headlined "UFC Fight Night 68" in New Orleans, Louisiana against Dan Henderson (31-14). Boetsch is scheduled to face Ed Herman (23-11) at "UFC Fight Night 81" on January 17, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. He is currently training with fellow UFC veteran Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis at Davis' Team Irish facility in Brewer, Maine in preparation for the upcoming bout.
"Very excited to be supporting Maine MMA," exclaimed Boetsch of his upcoming appearance at NEF XX. "Looking forward to watching a full card of great fights and meeting all the fans that come out to see an exciting show!"
“I’ve been watching Tim compete as a wrestler and mixed martial artist for almost 20 years,” stated NEF co-owner and matchmaker Matt Peterson. “I watched him cement his legacy in Maine amateur wrestling by winning four high school state championships and cheered him on as he fought his way to becoming one of the baddest men on the planet in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Tim, along with Marcus Davis, Mike Brown and Tim Sylvia, makes up the Mount Rushmore of Maine MMA and it will be an honor to have him and Marcus both in attendance at the 20th installment of New England Fights on November 21st.”
New England Fights' next event, "NEF XX: A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE," takes place this Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in 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. Tickets for "NEF XX" start at just $25 and are on sale now at www.TheColisee.com or by calling the Colisée box office at 207.783.2009 x 525. For more information on the event and fight card updates, please visit the promotion’s website at www.NewEnglandFights.com. In addition, you can watch NEF videos at www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, follow them on Twitter @nefights and join the official Facebook group “New England Fights.”