Philadelphia, Penn. (July 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 na The SugarHouse Casino na Philadelphia.
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Ferhadi of Frederick, Maryland was born in Iraq, and has amassed a perfect mark of 7-0 na isii 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.
The 22 year-old began fighting at age 14 and went 10-2 dị ka onye na-amu amu. 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 nke Atlantic City, New Jersey nwere ihe ndekọ nke 11-3-1 na otu knockout.
Aikens, bụ onye mesịrị ọkachamara na 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. On Ka 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) na Philadelphia.
Appearing in the six-round co-feature, will be exciting bantamweight knockout artist Christian Carto (10-0, 10 Ko si).
Carto’s opponent will be named shortly.
Nakwa na isii gburugburu oké:
Erik Mmiri (9-1-2, 1 Ko) nke Reading, PA will take on an opponent to be named in a junior middleweight bout.
David Gonzales (8-2-2, 2 Ko si) nke Philadelphia ga-on 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 si) of Philadelphia in a welterweight contest.
Antonio DuBose (8-2-1, 2 Ko si) nke Philadelphia agha Josh Crespo (7-4-3, 3 Ko si) nke New ogige eden, CT in a super featherweight bout.
Brandon Robinson (4-1, 3 Ko si) of Philadelphia will take on an opponent to be named in a super middleweight bout.
In four-round fights:
Demetrius Williams (1-2) nke Philadelphia ga-on Kashon Hutchinson (2-3, 1 Ko) nke Reading, PA in a super lightweight affair.
Jerrod Taylor nke Philadelphia ga-eme ka ya pro mpụta mbụ megide Steven Lopez (0-1) of Philadelphia in a bantamweight fight.
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