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Crystal City, Virginia (Lub yim hli ntuj 18, 2016)–One of the best stories in boxing will have another chapter written no hnub Friday hmo ntuj li Devar Ferhadi yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Christopher Petty in a four-round bout at the Crystal City Hilton in Crystal City, Virginia.
Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Undefeated Mykal hma liab will make his 2nd headlining appearance no hnub Friday night when he takes on Somner Martin in a junior welterweight bout scheduled for eight rounds
Ferhadi, of Frederick, Maryland has a perfect mark of 6-0 nrog tsib knockouts, just completed his third year of medical school in his native Kurdistan.
Because he finished up school at the end of June, lub 21 year-old started his training camp in Kurdistan, before heading back to the states to spar with the likes of undefeated middleweight Immanuwel Aleem, undefeated junior middleweight Jarrett Hurd and recent light heavyweight world title challenger Thomas Williams.
“This has been a long camp, but I am ready to fight,” said Ferhadi. “I started over there and I came back home to finish camp off.”
Ferhadi, who will pursue General or internal medicine when his fight days are complete, is ready for what the unknown Petty will bring.
” He is a last-minute replacement and a southpaw, But I have prepared hard and I prepared to win.”
There were several opponents that were offered the fight with Ferhadi and due to his amateur pedigree combined with the world class sparring that Ferhadi consistently gets when he is home in Maryland, he is looking to step up the competition.
“We are always looking to fight better opponents and we have no problem stepping up.”
This will be Devar’s first fight since February, where he was home from school long enough to stop Travis Davidson in one round in Roanoke, Virginia. But between training and a heavy school load, Ferhadi is grateful for the time off from the ring.
“The time off actually helps me. It’s tough jumping from one camp right into another one, but I am ready to go and expect me to put on a show.”
Said Ferhadi’s manager, Jason Boyer, “Devar has three more years of medical school and when he is completed that, he will be come a full-time boxer. Nyob rau ntawm taw tes, he will just be about 24 xyoo-laus, so I know the best boxing years have yet to come.”
In a six-round heavyweight co-feature of undefeated heavyweights, Luther Smith(5-0, 4 KO lub) ntawm Bowie, Maryland will take on Mike Balogun (6-0, 5 KO lub) of Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
Nyob rau hauv plaub-round bouts:
Jordan Dawb (2-0, 2 KO lub) ntawm Washington, DC will take on Sergio Aguilar (0-4) ntawm Homestead, Florida in a bantamweight bout.
Marcus Bates (3-0-1, 3 KO lub) ntawm Washington, DC yuav sib ntaus sib tua Daniel Hernandez(0-1-1) ntawm tus poj vaj, NY in a featherweight bout,
Sam hla (3-0, 1 KO) ntawm Greenbelt, Maryland will take on Mike Estus (0-3) of Ames, Iowa.
Colby Madison (2-0, 1 KO) ntawm Owings Mills, Maryland will tangle with an Bryson Haubrick (Pro debut)s) of Lewistown, Pennsylvania, nyob rau hauv ib tug Heavyweight sib ntau sib tw.
Patrick Rivera of Edgewood, Maryland will make his pro debut when he fights Dustin Caplinger (2-8, 1 KO) of Columbus, OH in a junior middleweight bout.
Phillip Hooker ntawm Washington, DC will make his pro debut against David Rohn(0-6-1) of Villa Park, IL in a middleweight bout.
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