Pllana Wins Unanimous Decision In Las Vegas!

Big win for Hagerstown, MD super middleweight "The Sexy Albanian" Genc Pllana on national television Friday night at Sam's Town and Gambling Hall in Las Vegas, NV.  Pllana won a 10-round unanimous decision over "The Second Coming" Kevin Newman II of Las Vegas.  The bout opened the ShoBox telecast on Showtime.

Here is a report on the bout from Ryan Burton of BoxingScene.com:

The early rounds were close as Newman tried to solve the riddle of the Kosovo native.  Both fighters had their moments as Newman was the aggressor but Pllana counter punched very effectively. Newman jabbed forward successfully but ate more than a few big punches as he worked his way in.

At the end of the fourth round Newman hurt Pllana's nose. No blood was drawn but Pllana began to paw at it as he walked to his corner.  At the end of the fifth with his back against the ropes, Newman unloaded several power shots.  Defense went out the window in the sixth and seventh as both fighters threw wild punches with various degrees of success with Pllana getting the best of it. Newman finished the eighth round strong, landing several flush shots as Pllana just smiled.


Newman outworked Pllana in the last two rounds but Pllana was very successful with the punches that he did throw and he landed most of them flush.

All three judges scored the bout for Pllana, 96-94, much to the chagrin of the fans who came to see the hometown hero, who had competed at Sam's Town and Gambling Hall for seven occasions.  Pllana is unbeaten in his last four outings (3-0-1, one KO) and his overall record is 8-1-1, four KO's.  Newman saw his four-bout winning streak broken and he is now 11-2-1, six KO's.