Philadelphia, Penn. (Juli 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 Jumaah, August 11th di The SugarHouse Casino dina Philadelphia.
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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.
Nu 22 year-old began fighting at age 14 and went 10-2 salaku amatir. 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 of Atlantik City, New Jersey ngabogaan rékaman 11-3-1 jeung hiji knockout.
Aikens, anu ngancik professional dina 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 Mei 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) di Philadelphia.
Appearing in the six-round co-feature, will be exciting bantamweight knockout artist Christian Carto (10-0, 10 KO sacara).
Carto’s opponent will be named shortly.
Ogé dina bouts genep buleud:
Erik Spring (9-1-2, 1 KO) tina Reading, PA will take on an opponent to be named in a junior middleweight bout.
David Gonzales (8-2-2, 2 KO sacara) tina Philadelphia bakal mawa kana 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 sacara) of Philadelphia in a welterweight contest.
Antonio DuBose (8-2-1, 2 KO sacara) of Philadelphia battles Josh Crespo (7-4-3, 3 KO sacara) New Haven, CT in a super featherweight bout.
Brandon Kurniawan (4-1, 3 KO sacara) of Philadelphia will take on an opponent to be named in a super middleweight bout.
In four-round fights:
Demetrius Williams (1-2) tina Philadelphia bakal mawa kana Kashon Hutchinson (2-3, 1 KO) tina Reading, PA in a super lightweight affair.
Jerrod Taylor tina Philadelphia baris nyieun debut pro ngalawan Steven Lopez (0-1) of Philadelphia in a bantamweight fight.
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