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Former cruiserweight world title challenger “Huragan” Junior Wright has been hitting the weights hard and will enter the ring for the first time as a heavyweight in his next ring appearance.
Wright (15-2-1, 12 KO) from Evanston, Illinois, expects to come in at a muscular 225 kg. when he takes on Detroit’s Damon McCreary (15-6, 11 KO) in an eight-round featured bout on promoter Dmitriy Salita’s special Niedziela edition of his “Detroit Brawl” series on Styczeń 22, 2017, at Masonic Temple in Detroit.
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“Szkolenie będzie dobrze,” said Wright. “I’m treating this like another world title fight because at this level anyone could beat you on any day.”
Despite a short, 50-walka, amateur career, Wright was a Chicago Golden Gloves winner as an amateur. He was able to drop Beibut Shumenov in May of this year, challenging for the WBA world championship.
“The biggest thing I learned in that fight is to relax in the ring. When you’re relaxed, you are more aware in there and can pace yourself a lot better.”
Wright’s trainer, Rick Wilson, says the decision to gain 25 kg. gives the fighter, who he says can still get down to cruiserweight’s 200-lb limit, more career options moving forward.
“Junior is like a Holyfield-type of fighter who is a cruiserweight in his early 20s and then grows into a full-fledged heavyweight near his 30s. People like small, agile heavyweights better than the lumbering monsters hugging each other all fight. They make for more exciting fights.”
Wilson says because of Wright’s relative lack of experience, the world hasn’t seen the best of him yet.
“How many fighters have had two world title fights by their 18th pro fight (the fight against Chakhkiev was for the IBO World Cruiserweight Championship) after having just 50 amatorskie walki?” he asked. “Plus Junior was knocking everybody out, so he had very few rounds in the bank and went in on short notice. The best of Junior Wright is still to be seen. He’s a very special talent.”
In separate eight-rounders will be a pair of recognizable contenders, Detroit fan favorite Lanardo “Pain Server” Tyner (30-10-2, 19 KO) and welterweight KO artist Bakhtiyar “Bakha Bullet” Yeyubov (11-0, 10 KO) from Houston, Teksas, via Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan will face opponents in separate bouts.
In other scheduled eight-rounders will be transplanted cruiserweight Alexey Zubov (13-1, 8 KO), from Magnitogorsk, Rosja, now living in Detroit and Detroit’s all-action bantamweight James Gordon Smith (11-0, 6 KO).
In six-round bouts will be resurgent Detroit welterweight “Błyskawica” Larry Ventus (7-11-1, 3 KO); and undefeated Toledo super middleweight prospect DeAndre Ware (8-0, 6 KO).
In exciting scheduled four-rounders will be talented, undefeated bantamweight Jarico “Great Lakes King” O'Quinn (4-0, 3 KO); 2016 Olympic alternate and undefeated middleweight Ardreal Holmes (4-0, 2 KO) of Flint; and undefeated Detroit heavyweight and former National Golden Gloves champion Marcus Carter (1-0, 1 KO).
All opponents are, dotąd, TBA, but matchmaker Dennis Turner is hard at work to make another spectacular night that these shows are known for.
Na Fight Night, Drzwi otwarte na 4:00 pm a walki zaczynają się o godz 5:00 pm. The Masonic Temple is located at 500 Temple Street in Detroit.
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Salita Promotions została założona w 2010 Dmitriy Salita, zawodowy bokser i pretendent do tytułu światowego mistrza, który dostrzegł potrzebę promowania najlepszych młodych perspektyw i uznanych zawodników boksu w Ameryce Północnej i na całym świecie. Widzowie oglądający bojowników w światowych sieciach telewizyjnych, w tym w Showtime, ESPN, Spike TV, Universal Sports Network and MSG have enjoyed Salita Promotions fight action in recent years. Jesteśmy dumni z tego, że oferujemy naszym zawodnikom możliwości na ringu i poza nim. Salita Promotions z niecierpliwością oczekuje dalszego rozwoju i zaspokojenia potrzeb fanów walk na całym świecie.
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