Philadelphia, Penn. (Lub Xya hli ntuj 10, 2017)–Undefeated super middleweight 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 Friday, August 11th ntawm The SugarHouse Casino nyob rau hauv Philadelphia.
Lub card yog nce los ntawm huab tais lub Promotions.
Ferhadi of Frederick, Maryland was born in Iraq, and has amassed a perfect mark of 7-0 with six knockouts.
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, Iraq.
Lub 22 year-old began fighting at age 14 and went 10-2 raws li ib tug pib xyaum ua. 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, Virginia.
Aikens ntawm Atlantic City, New Jersey muaj ib cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 11-3-1 nrog ib tug knockout.
Aikens, uas muab kev nyob rau hauv 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. Rau Tej zaum 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) nyob rau hauv Philadelphia.
Appearing in the six-round co-feature, will be exciting bantamweight knockout artist Christian Carto (10-0, 10 KO lub).
Carto’s opponent will be named shortly.
Tsis tas li ntawd nyob rau hauv rau-round bouts:
Erik Caij nplooj ntoos hlav (9-1-2, 1 KO) Nyeemntawv, PA will take on an opponent to be named in a junior middleweight bout.
David Gonzales (8-2-2, 2 KO lub) ntawm Philadelphia yuav noj nyob rau 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 lub) of Philadelphia in a welterweight contest.
Antonio DuBose (8-2-1, 2 KO lub) ntawm Philadelphia battles Josh Crespo (7-4-3, 3 KO lub) New Haven, CT in a super featherweight bout.
Brandon Robinson (4-1, 3 KO lub) of Philadelphia will take on an opponent to be named in a super middleweight bout.
In four-round fights:
Demetrius Williams (1-2) ntawm Philadelphia yuav noj nyob rau Kashon Hutchinson (2-3, 1 KO) Nyeemntawv, PA in a super lightweight affair.
Jerrod Taylor ntawm Philadelphia yuav ua kom nws debut pro tiv thaiv Steven Lopez (0-1) of Philadelphia in a bantamweight fight.
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