On Saturday June 5th, King's Promotions will present a day/night doubleheader at The 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The start times are 3 PM and 8 PM ET. In the afternoon main event, undefeated super middleweight Devar Ferhadi takes on Blake Mansfield (7-3-1) in an eight round contest. Capping off the night portion of the card will be an eight-round super middleweight clash featuring Brandon Robinson against Genc Pllana.
Ferhadi of Frederick, Maryland, has a record of 8-0 with seven knockouts. Ferhadi came to the United States from Iraq, and is also a medical doctor. Ferhadi is coming off a fifth-round stoppage over previously undefeated Vincent Baccus (4-0-1 at the time) in December 2019.
Mansfield of Burlington, North Carolina has a record of 7-3-1 with four knockouts. The 32 year-old Mansfield is a six-year pro with a win over Antowyan Aikens (10-2-1). In his last outing, Mansfield lost to Aaron Casper (6-4-1) on November 7th.
Robinson of Upper Darby, PA has a record of 15-2 with 10 knockouts. The 32 year-old Robinson is a five-year professional. Robinson has wins over Ernest Amuzu (25-3) and Martez McGregor (8-2). Robinson, who has won four in a row, is coming off an early stoppage over Josue Obando on March 7, 2020.
Pllana of Hagerstown, Maryland by way of Kosovo, has a record of 8-3-1 with four knockouts. Pllana, 27 years-old is a four-year professional known as "The Sexy Albanian" and has wins over Jason Bell (3-0) and Kevin Newman II (11-1-1). Pllana is coming off a loss to Raphael Igbokwe on November 28th in Houston, Texas.
Filling out the rest of the day-time card:
In six-round bouts: Greg Outlaw (8-0, 3 KOs) of Bowie, Maryland takes on Andrew Rodgers (4-9-2, 2 KOs) of Elkhart, Indiana at 140 pounds...
Joseph Jackson (16-0, 12 KOs) of Greensboro, NC fights Terrence Williams (5-4-1, 1 KO) of York, PA in a junior middleweight clash...
Kashon Hutchinson (7-5, 1 KO) of Reading, PA fights undefeated Edgar Torres (8-0-1, 4 KOs) of Woodbridge, VA in a welterweight contest.
In four-round bouts: Yahu Gavriel Blackwell (3-1, 2 KOs) of Baltimore fights Nicoy Clarke (2-6) of Jersey City in a heavyweight bout...
and bantamweight LeAnna Cruz of Allentown, PA fights Marissa Messer Belenchia (1-1) of East Haven, Connecticut.
On the evening show:
In six-round bouts: Rasheed Johnson (7-3, 3 KOs) of Philadelphia fights Rafiq Muhammad (4-0, 2 KOs) of Richmond, VA in a welterweight clash...
Jonathan Rodriguez (8-1, 3 KOs) of Bethlehem, PA takes on Sebastian Baltazar (1-4) of Tacoma, WA in a bantamweight fight...
Khainell Wheeler (4-1, 4 KOs) of Bethlehem, PA will fight Vincent Baccus (4-2-1, 3 KOs) of Okmulgee, OK in a super middleweight fight...
In four-round bouts: In a battle of undefeated lightweights James Bernadin (3-0-1, 2 KOs) of Lancaster, PA fights Osvaldo Morales (4-0, 2 KOs) of Harrisburg, PA...
Elijah Morales (7-0, 4 KOs) of Trenton, NJ fights Andres Abarca (2-4) of Normandy Park, WA in a welterweight contest...
and Eric Monroe of Philadelphia will make his pro debut against Roudly Lolo (0-0-1) of Camp Hill, PA in a super middleweight affair.
Both cards will be streamed live on BXNGTV.com. Tickets can be purchased by calling 610-587-5950 or at Pivott Boxing (2807 North 6th Street in Philadelphia, 215-398-5766)
