Continuing with his pledge pada hari Selasa, to give back to the city in which he has dedicated himself to resurrecting professional boxing, promoter Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions joined a group of fighters and trainers to work as a volunteer for Forgotten Harvest, salah satu organisasi penyelamat makanan terbesar di negara ini.

The group, (that included Salita, Sugar Hill Stewart (pelatih), Zach Shamoun (pejuang), Theotrice Chambers (pelatih), Muheeb Fazeldin (pejuang), and Andrei Saakyn (Salita Promosi) all involved with his latest “Perkelahian Detroit,” event at the Masonic Temple in Downtown Detroit, pada tanggal Hari Sabtu, November 12, spent a day working in Forgotten Harvest’s Royal Oak, Michigan, warehouse packing food to be delivered to families in need.

True to his word, Salita has incorporated a charitable element to every one of his Detroit shows. Selain waktu yang dihabiskan untuk menjadi sukarelawan, dia akan menyumbangkan sebagian dari setiap tiket yang terjual untuk menyediakan ribuan makanan bagi orang-orang yang kurang beruntung di Detroit. His last show was able to donate over 3000 makanan untuk keluarga yang layak.

“We are so glad that Salita Promotions is in our corner and has joined us in the fight against hunger here in metro Detroit,” stated Forgotten Harvest CEO Kirk Mayes. “We sincerely appreciate their help and community spirit.”

Salita says he’s happy his plans are coming together on both the boxing and charitable fronts.

“I am thrilled to be working with this wonderful organization that does so much for Detroit’s hungry,” dia mengatakan. “And I will continue to make every show as much about boxing as it is about giving back to this wonderful city that has become my second home.”

Based in Oak Park, Michigan, Forgotten Harvest was formed in 1990 to relieve hunger and prevent food waste throughout the metro Detroit area. Forgotten Harvest “rescued” lebih 40 million pounds of food last year by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from over 800 lokasi, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, restoran, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors and other Health Department-approved sources.

This donated food, which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered free of-charge to 280 emergency food providers in the metro Detroit area. Forgotten Harvest has been ranked as a four-star charity by Charity Navigator for nine consecutive years.

Di Hari Sabtu night’s six-round bantamweight main event Detroit’s undefeated James Gordon Smith (10-0, 6 Biaya) will take on Tashkent, Olim Nazarov yang tangguh dari Uzbekistan (14-2, 8 Biaya).

Dalam acara co-utama malam itu, muheeb “Menyolok,” Fazeldin (8-0-1, 3 Biaya) dari Sheffield, Inggris Raya melalui Yaman, akan menghadapi Modesto, Michael Gaxiola dari California (4-9) dalam pertarungan ringan enam ronde.

Dan dalam pertarungan kelas welter enam ronde penting lainnya, Penantang kelas welter terbaru yang tak terkalahkan dari Salita, Wesley Tucker (12-0, 7 Biaya) akan menampilkan bakatnya yang luar biasa melawan Rocky Mount, North Carolina, Richard Hall (11-24-3, 7 Biaya).

Pada undercard, kelas bantam super tak terkalahkan Zach Shamoun (4-0-1, 3 Biaya) akan mencari kemenangan profesional kelimanya melawan Dallas, Texas’ Charles Clark (1-1, 1 KO) dalam pertarungan empat ronde; Georgian super lightweight Giorgi Gelashvili (5-0, 3 Biaya) will face tough local product Larry Ventus (6-11-1, 3 Biaya) dari Detroit; Batu api, Michigan’s Ardreal Holmes (3-0, 2 Biaya) will take on Macon, Georgia’s Bryan Goldsby in a super welterweight four-rounder; dan di kelas welter semua-Michigan empat ronde, Raphael Sinegal dari Detroit (1-1, 1 KO) will face Mount Morris, Darryol Huphery Michigan.

Undefeated bantamweight Ja’Rico “Raja Danau Besar” O'Quinn (3-0, 2 Biaya) and Chicago-based super featherweight Yousif Saleh will look to further their careers in separate four-rounders against opponents TBA.

Untuk informasi lebih lanjut tentang “Perkelahian Detroit” atau Promosi Salita, kunjunganwww.salitapromotions.com.