Continuing with his pledge il Martedì, 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, one of the nation’s largest food rescue organizations.

The group, (that included Salita, Sugar Hill Stewart (allenatore), Zach Shamoun (combattente), Theotrice Chambers (allenatore), Muheeb Fazeldin (combattente), and Andrei Saakyn (Promozioni Salita) all involved with his latest “Detroit Brawl,” event at the Masonic Temple in Downtown Detroit, su Sabato, Novembre 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. In addition to the time spent volunteering, he will be donating a portion of every ticket sold to provide thousands of meals to Detroit’s less fortunate. His last show was able to donate over 3000 meals to worthy families.

“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,” lui ha detto. “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” su 40 million pounds of food last year by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from over 800 posizioni, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, ristoranti, 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.

In Sabato night’s six-round bantamweight main event Detroit’s undefeated James Gordon Smith (10-0, 6 KO) will take on Tashkent, Uzbekistan formidable Olim Nazarov (14-2, 8 KO).

In co-main event della serata, Muheeb “Flashy,” Fazeldin (8-0-1, 3 KO) from Sheffield, United Kingdom via Yemen, will face Modesto, California’s Michael Gaxiola (4-9) in a six-round lightweight battle.

And in another significant six-round welterweight showdown, Salita’s newest undefeated welterweight contender Wesley Tucker (12-0, 7 KO) will showcase his considerable talents against Rocky Mount, Carolina del Nord, Richard Hall (11-24-3, 7 KO).

Sul undercard, undefeated super bantamweight Zach Shamoun (4-0-1, 3 KO) will look for his fifth professional victory against Dallas, Texas’ Charles Clark (1-1, 1 KO) in quattro round; Georgian super lightweight Giorgi Gelashvili (5-0, 3 KO) will face tough local product Larry Ventus (6-11-1, 3 KO) di Detroit; pietra focaia, Michigan’s Ardreal Holmes (3-0, 2 KO) will take on Macon, Georgia’s Bryan Goldsby in a super welterweight four-rounder; and in an all-Michigan welterweight four-rounder, Detroit’s Raphael Sinegal (1-1, 1 KO) will face Mount Morris, Michigan’s Darryol Humphery.

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

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