PORTLAND — Douglas William Burnell, “Doug”, 60, of Fayette died in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 21, at Maine Medical Center, as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Doug went home to be with his Savior surrounded by his loving family. He passed while doing what he loved, riding his Harley […]
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USA International Black Belt Hall of Fame: Jenkins induction reflects on his roots
The smart-alecky, mouthy middle child from Newark, N.J., suddenly became a wide-eyed youth full of wonder. In an instant, karate grabbed his attention. “I wasn’t really paying attention at first,” Jenkins recalls. “They were doing these moves, and I was thinking ‘I can do that.’ I was just sitting on the sidelines.” He stopped making […]
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Prospective newlyweds on same fight card
Bruce Boyington will make the second defense of his New England Fights middleweight title against Jamie Harrison in the main event of “NEF XVII,” slated for April 11 at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. But it won’t be the only fight that occupies his mind that night. Boyington’s longtime fiancee and soon-to-be wife, Randi […]
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MMA: The time is now for Boetsch
BANGOR — Tim Boetsch has done some fishing and renewed old acquaintances during his most recent homecoming to Maine, but the trip mostly has been about finding his inner “Barbarian,” the aggression and nastiness that lifted the Lincolnville native toward the top of the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division just over two years ago. After […]