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To the delight of the sizable Mexican community in Detroit, վրա Շաբաթ, Հուլիս 16, world-rated Mexican heavyweight contender Andy “The Destroyer from Mexicali” Ruiz will appear in the 10-round main event of Salita Promotions’ հաջորդ “Detroit Brawl” installment at the Masonic Temple in Downtown Detroit.
26-ամյա Ruiz, from Mexicali, Baja California, Մեքսիկա, is a former amateur standout, now undefeated at 27-0, 18 KOs as a professional and rated WBO #5, IBF #5, եւ WBC #7 ժամը քաշային կարգ. Ruiz is the current NABF heavyweight champion and has already made four successful defenses. Մինչ այդ, he held the WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship and made an additional three successful defenses before relinquishing.
In his last in-ring appearance, Ruiz stopped former world title challenger Ray Austin in the fourth round on Մայիս 14 in Studio City, Կալիֆորնիայի.
“I cannot wait to get back into the ring,” said Ruiz. “I’ve got some thunder coming with me to Detroit.”
Sponsored by Greektown Casino and Thomas Magee’s Sporting House Whiskey Bar, տոմսերը “Detroit Brawl” will be priced at VIP $123, Box Seats $100, Ringside $93, Reserved $63 իսկ $38, and Balcony $28, and are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and Tickmaster.com.
“I am very excited about bringing another sensational show to Detroit that will feature local talent as well as some of the best fighters from around the country and the world,” said Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions. “I have a vision of helping Detroit become known as America’s Greatest Comeback City and the East Coast hub of professional boxing. With each show, we are showcasing great fighters and building a fan base locally and around the world.”
Giving the “Detroit Brawl” crowd its usual international flavor will be red-hot welterweight KO artist Bakhtiyer Eubov (10-0, 10 Նոկաուտով) of Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan making a very special six-round appearance, along with welterweights Giorgi Gelashvili (4-0, 2 Նոկաուտով) Brooklyn via Georgia and Serdar Hadurbadyev (2-0, 2 Նոկաուտով) of Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan in other six-round bouts.
Making his long-awaited four-round pro debut that night will be “Southpaw Prince” Gheith Karim, a three-time national amateur champion from Dearborn, Միչիգան. A product of the Kronk Gym, Karim was being touted as a future star by legendary Kronk founder Emanuel Steward since the age of 11. He will compete as a junior middleweight.
Also scheduled for action that night are crowd-favorite Detroit prospects including cruiserweight Demetrius Banks (7-0, 4 Նոկաուտով) in a six-rounder; middleweight Dorell Van Horn Jr (9-0, 6 Նոկաուտով) in a six-rounder; as well as Detroit bantamweight Jarico O’Quinn (1-0, 1 KO); super bantamweight Zach Shamoun (3-0-1, 3 Նոկաուտով) of Bloomfield Hills Michigan; and cruiserweight Clarence Dubose (3-0, 3 Նոկաուտով) of Eastpointe, Միչիգան, in separate four-rounders.
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On պայքարում գիշերը, դռները բաց են 6:30 Թեմա and the fights begin at 7:15 Թեմա.
