Philadelphie, Penn. (Juillet 10, 2017)–Invaincu super-moyens Devar Ferhadi will take on his toughest test when he takes on battle tested Antowyan Aikens in the eight-round main event of a great night of boxing on Vendredi, August 11th à Le casino SugarHouse en Philadelphie.
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Ferhadi of Frederick, Maryland was born in Iraq, and has amassed a perfect mark of 7-0 avec six coups de grâce.
Ferhadi has one of the unique stories in the sport as he spends about eight months out of the year as a medical student in Kurdastad, Irak.
Le 22 year-old began fighting at age 14 and went 10-2 en tant qu'amateur. He lost in an Olympic qualifying tournament.
He started coming to the United States, and his whole family still resides in Iraq.
This will be Ferhadi’s first fight in almost a year when he stopped Christopher Petty in three rounds on August 19m 2016 in Crystal City, Virginie.
Aikens d'Atlantic City, New Jersey a un dossier de 11-3-1 avec un KO.
Aikens, qui est devenu professionnel en 2011, won his first ten fights, which was highlighted by a win over then0undefeated Sherman Artis.
Aikens went through a stretch where he went 0-3-1 against fighters who had a combined record of 29-2-2. Sur Mai 19, Aikens got back in the win column in a big way when he took a six-round unanimous decision over previously undefeated Amir Shabazz (4-0) à Philadelphie.
Appearing in the six-round co-feature, will be exciting bantamweight knockout artist Christian Carto (10-0, 10 KO).
Carto’s opponent will be named shortly.
Aussi dans des épisodes de six rondes:
Erik printemps (9-1-2, 1 KO) de Reading, PA will take on an opponent to be named in a junior middleweight bout.
David Gonzales (8-2-2, 2 KO) de Philadelphie va prendre Darius Earvin (4-1) of Los Angeles in a super lightweight bout.
Marquis Taylor (6-1) of Houston will fight Vincent Floyd (3-2-1, 2 KO) of Philadelphia in a welterweight contest.
Antonio DuBose (8-2-1, 2 KO) des batailles de Philadelphie Josh Crespo (7-4-3, 3 KO) de New Haven, CT in a super featherweight bout.
Brandon Robinson (4-1, 3 KO) of Philadelphia will take on an opponent to be named in a super middleweight bout.
In four-round fights:
Demetrius Williams (1-2) de Philadelphie va prendre Kashon Hutchinson (2-3, 1 KO) de Reading, PA in a super lightweight affair.
Jerrod Taylor de Philadelphie fera ses débuts pro contre Steven Lopez (0-1) of Philadelphia in a bantamweight fight.
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