Sunday, July 19, 2020

Pllana Faces Igbokwe In Eight-Round Rematch Tuesday In Las Vegas!

Hagerstown, MD super middleweight "The Sexy Albanian" Genc Pllana has an opportunity to avenge his only loss on national television when he faces Raphael "Trouble" Igbokwe of Fresno, TX in an eight-round rematch on Tuesday, July 21st at the MGM Grand Bubble in Las Vegas, NV.  The bout will be televised on ESPN.

The two men faced each other on August 23rd, 2019 and Igbokwe would win an eight-round majority decision in Houston, TX.  Since that bout, Pllana (8-1-1, four KO's) has had a win and a draw.  Pllana won a 10-round unanimous decision over Kevin Newman II on February 28th in Las Vegas. Igbokwe (14-2, six KO's) won his last contest by six-round unanimous decision over Javier Frazier on March 7th in Sugar Land, TX.  This will be Igbokwe's first bout outside the state of Texas.

The ESPN telecast will begin at 8 PM ET.

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