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Chicago Cruiserweight Junior Wright to Face Russia’s Ruslan Fayfer for IBF #2 Spot This Friday in Russia

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Ce vendredi, Août 18, in Krasnodar, Russie, IBF #14-rated cruiserweight “Ouragan” Wright junior (16-2-1, 13 KOs) of Chicago will face hometown favorite and IBF #8-rated Ruslan Fayfer (20-0, 14 KOs) in an eliminator for the #2 contender spot.
For the talented 31-year-old Wright, a victory would spell another shot at a world championship. But when a fighter is coming into a Russian fighter’s hometown, that isn’t always easy. Encore, Wright and his trainer Rick Wilson have spent eight weeks preparing for this fight, believing that Junior is coming back to US with the victory.
“Fighters come from the US to fight in Russia they all come home with a bad story,” said Wright, “but we’re not. We’re coming out of Krasnodar with a beautiful gift.”
Wright was last seen stopping Detroit’s Damon McCreary in two rounds in January of this year.

“Junior Wright has shown throughout his career that he is one of the most dedicated fighters in the cruiserweight division,” said his promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “Fighting the best available contenders, Junior is once again showing his will and desire to be the best cruiserweight in the world. I expect a ‘Hurricane-like’ performance from him vendredi.”
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Bigger, Stronger Heavyweight Version of Junior Wright to be Unleashed against McCreary at Detroit Brawl on January 22, at Masonic Temple in Detroit

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Former cruiserweight world title challenger “Ouragan” 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 KOs) from Evanston, Illinois, expects to come in at a muscular 225 lbs. when he takes on Detroit’s Damon McCreary (15-6, 11 KOs) in an eight-round featured bout on promoter Dmitriy Salita’s special Dimanche edition of his “La bagarre de Détroit” series on Janvier 22, 2017, at Masonic Temple in Detroit.
Once again sponsored by the Greektown Casino Hotel, billets pour “La bagarre de Détroit” are priced at VIP $123, Box Seats are $80 et $60, Seating is $40, et $20. They are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and Ticketmaster.com.
“Formation va bien,” 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-lutte, 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 lbs. 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 combats amateurs?” 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 KOs) and welterweight KO artist Bakhtiyar “Bakha Bullet” Yeyubov (11-0, 10 KOs) de Houston, Texas, via Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan will face opponents in separate bouts.
In other scheduled eight-rounders will be transplanted cruiserweight Alexey Zubov (13-1, 8 KOs), from Magnitogorsk, Russie, now living in Detroit and Detroit’s all-action bantamweight James Gordon Smith (11-0, 6 KOs).
In six-round bouts will be resurgent Detroit welterweight “Foudre” Larry Ventus (7-11-1, 3 KOs); and undefeated Toledo super middleweight prospect DeAndre Ware (8-0, 6 KOs).
In exciting scheduled four-rounders will be talented, undefeated bantamweight Jarico “Great Lakes King” O'Quinn (4-0, 3 KOs); 2016 Olympic alternate and undefeated middleweight Ardreal Holmes (4-0, 2 KOs) of Flint; and undefeated Detroit heavyweight and former National Golden Gloves champion Marcus Carter (1-0, 1 KO).
All opponents are, jusque là, TBA, but matchmaker Dennis Turner is hard at work to make another spectacular night that these shows are known for.
La nuit de combat, ouverture des portes à 4:00 h and the fights begin at 5:00 h. The Masonic Temple is located at 500 Temple Street in Detroit.
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Salita Promotions a été fondée en 2010 par Dmitriy Salita, un boxeur professionnel et un challenger au titre mondial qui a vu la nécessité d'une entité promotionnelle pour présenter les meilleurs jeunes espoirs de boxe et des prétendants établis en Amérique du Nord et dans le monde. Les téléspectateurs regardent les combattants sur les réseaux de télévision mondiaux, y compris Showtime, ESPN, Spike TV, Universal Sports Network et MSG ont apprécié l'action de combat Salita Promotions ces dernières années. Nous sommes fiers d'offrir à nos combattants des opportunités à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur du ring. Salita Promotions a hâte de continuer à se développer et de répondre aux besoins des fans de combat du monde entier.
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National and International Prospects Appearing at Detroit Brawl on January 22, at Masonic Temple in Detroit

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Promoter Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions has announced the featured fighters for a special Dimanche edition of his “La bagarre de Détroit” series on Janvier 22, 2017, at Masonic Temple in Detroit.
In addition to Detroit fan favorite Lanardo “Pain Server” Tyner (30-10-2, 19 KOs) appearing in the eight-round main event will be an impressive group of local and international talents.
Once again sponsored by the Greektown Casino Hotel, billets pour “La bagarre de Détroit” are priced at VIP $123, Box Seats are $80 et $60, Seating is $40, et $20. They are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and

In separate eight-rounders will be recognizable former cruiserweight world title challenger “Ouragan” Wright junior (15-2-1, 12 KOs) from Evanston, Illinois; transplanted cruiserweight Alexey Zubov (13-1, 8 KOs), from Magnitogorsk, Russie, now living in Detroit and Detroit’s all-action bantamweight James Gordon Smith (11-0, 6 KOs).
In six-round bouts will be welterweight KO artist Bakhtiyar “Bakha Bullet” Yeyubov (11-0, 10 KOs) de Houston, Texas, via Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan; resurgent Detroit welterweight “Foudre” Larry Ventus (7-11-1, 3 KOs); talentueux, undefeated bantamweight Ja’Rico “Great Lakes King” O'Quinn (4-0, 3 KOs); 2016 Olympic alternate and undefeated middleweight Ardreal Holmes (4-0, 2 KOs) of Flint; and undefeated Toledo super middleweight prospect DeAndre Ware (8-0, 6 KOs).
In a scheduled four-rounder will be undefeated Detroit heavyweight and former National Golden Gloves champion Marcus Carter (1-0, 1 KO).
All opponents are, jusque là, TBA, but matchmaker Dennis Turner is hard at work to make another spectacular night that these shows are known for.
La nuit de combat, ouverture des portes à 4:00 h and the fights begin at 5:00 h. The Masonic Temple is located at 500 Temple Street in Detroit.
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Team Shumenov responds to Lebedev vs. Gassiev world title fight announcement

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LAS VEGAS (Août 17,, 2016) – Team Shumenov believes it is worth reviewing recent history enlight of the recent announcement that WBA Super/IBF cruiserweight world champion Denis Lebedev will defend against Murat Gassiev in late November or early December in Russia: A condition for allowing Lebedev to fight IBF cruiserweight champion Victor Emilio Ramirez mai 21, 2016 was that Lebedev had to fight WBA cruiserweight world champion Shumenov Beibu dans 120 journées. (Lebedev hasn’t made a mandatory defense since April 10, 2015.) Shumenov has done everything to make that fight, while Lebedev has done nothing but run from his mandatory title fight. When it first became obvious in June that Lebedev was trying to avoid his mandated WBA title fight, Shumenov repeatedly requested that the WBA order a purse bid.
Lebedev ignored the WBA and then recently sought, after the WBA deadline had passed, a special permit allowing him to fight Gassiev, which Shumenov officially objected to dans 48 heures. WBA Interim cruiserweight world champion yunier Dorticos has also objected. At this present time, bien que, Team Shumenov is still waiting to hear the WBA’s ruling in terms of stripping Lebedev if he decides to fight Gassiev instead of Shumenov.
It really is very simple. Shumenov wants to fight Lebedev, who is doing everything he can to avoid it. If Lebedev doesn’t care to meet his obligations and conditions of his prior special permit, he should relinquish his title. Lebedev and his people need to rejoin the rest of us in the real world and stop claiming that Shumenov has not been pushing for this fight.
According to a recent report, Lebedev’s camp members erroneously reported that, “Shumenov is not exactly pushing the issue” (to fight Lebedev next).
Les fans peuvent ami Beibut Shumenov sur sa page Fan Facebook à www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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Team Shumenov petitions WBA to declare purse bid for mandatory title fight vs. Lebedev or strip Lebedev of his world cruiserweight title belt

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LAS VEGAS (Juillet 22, 2016) – It has been more than a month since World Boxing Association (WBA) world cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KOs), based on the much publicized WBA Cruiserweight Tournament rules and regulations, petitioned the WBA to either declare a purse bid for a title fight between WBA Super cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev, or strip Lebedev of his title belt for being non-compliant.
Dernière Juillet, Shumenov defeated B.J. Fleurs by way of a 12-round unanimous decision to become the WBA mandatory challenger for Lebedev, who hasn’t fought a mandatory defense since April 10, 2015.
The WBA issued a resolution this past April that Lebedev, qui a vaincu Victor Emelio Ramirez in May to also become International Boxing Federation cruiserweight champion, must fight Shumenov dans 120 journées of the latter’s May 21, 2016 knockout victory over Wright junior.
On record for making changes to insure only one world champion in each division, incredibly, the WBA presently has 38 different world title belt holders in only 17 différentes catégories de poids. Only three WBA divisions have one world champion – super léger, lightweight and light flyweight – and eight have three world titlists, including its cruiserweight division, which presently has world champions in Lebedev, Shumenov and Interim champion yunier Dorticos, who is the WBA second mandatory challenger.
In an apparent public relations move, the WBA has suddenly declared this month a rash of mandatory defenses, cependant, declaring and actually making these title fights are two different things, as Shumenov has unfortunately learned. The WBA should have ordered a Lebedev vs. Shumenov purse bid on June 21, 2016, when the two sides couldn’t come to an agreement, but the WBA failed to do so. When Shumenov repeated his request for a purse bid in June, the WBA failed once again to act.
WBA Rule D: Purse Bids
1. Call For Purse Bid. Bout participants shall reach an agreement on holding the bout no later than ninety (90) days before the expiration of the mandatory period. To confirm an agreement has been reached, the WBA must receive acceptable bout contracts signed by the boxers certifying they have reached terms for the bout. If no agreement has been reached, the Championships Committee, with the approval of the President, can call for Purse bid. A boxer may also request a purse bid at any time.
Lebedev’s promoter, Andrei Ryabinsky, has been quoted in stories about having a deal in place for his fighter to defend his IBF title first. In effect, the WBA is allowing Lebedev to hold the WBA Super cruiserweight title belt hostage, leveraging it against his IBF crown. Shumenov, who is a former WBA Super light heavyweight champion, has now proudly worn the WBA belt around his waist for a total of nearly five years.
“I was looking forward to fighting Lebedev and I don’t understand his unwillingness and refusal to step in the ring with me,” Shumenov dit.
Team Shumenov is extremely disappointed in the WBA’s failure to act on making the fight with Lebedev that it mandated, in addition to being discouraged by the WBA’s failure, after several requests had been made, to either set a purse bid date or strip Lebedev of his world title belt. Not knowing if or when the WBA is finally going to rule has left Shumenov unable to book any fights. The WBA’s failure to enforce its own purse bid rule, or strip Lebedev, has unfairly prevented Shumenov from earning a living while at the peak of his pro boxing career.
Shumenov is the only native Kazakh to be a two-division world champion. Now a resident of Las Vegas, he also represented his native Kazakhstan at the 2004 Olympics in Greece.
Les fans peuvent ami Beibut Shumenov sur sa page Fan Facebook à www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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Face à face avec Beibut Shumenov

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Le champion du monde WBA cruiserweight veut
Denis Lebedev se bat pour arriver cet été

LAS VEGAS (Juin 5, 2016) – World Boxing Association (WBA) champion du monde cruiserweight Shumenov Beibu(17-2, 10 KOs) arrêté Non. 11-Évalué Junior “Ouragan” Wright (15-2-1, 12 KOs) dans le 10e autour de leur mai 21stcombat pour le titre pour rester le challenger obligatoire de la WBA Super / International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion du monde cruiserweight Denis Lebedev (29-2, 22 KOs). La WBA a mandaté un combat Lebedev-Shumenov dans 120 journées de mai 21.

Shumenov, 32, est un 2004 Olympien du Kazakhstan qui vit et s'entraîne à Las Vegas. Au cours de sa carrière de boxe professionnelle de 9 ans, Shumenov a battu quatre champions du monde – Gabriel Campillo, Byron Mitchell, William Joppy et Montell Griffin – ainsi que sept challengers titre mondial. Il est 8-2 (4 KOs) dans des combats de championnat du monde
Vous trouverez ci-dessous une entrevue individuelle avec Shumenov:
(Photo de Yumio Yamada)
Évaluez votre performance contre Junior Wright lors de votre dernier combat?
BS: “Je suis à 100% un combattant complètement différent de celui de mon précédent combat contre B.J. Fleurs. Mais, au début de ce combat, J'ai eu un peu de rouille annulaire. L'inactivité est vraiment difficile pour moi. J'aimerais être plus occupé et me battre plus souvent. J'ai déjà commencé à m'entraîner et à faire des exercices légers, juste après mon combat le 21 mai. Dans mon prochain combat, Je serai combattant encore plus différent contre Lebedev.”
Qu'est-ce que ça fait d'être le seul combattant de votre pays à être champion du monde en 2 divisions?
BS: “Je ne pense pas vraiment à ces choses. Mon objectif principal est d'unifier tous les titres et de combattre tous les meilleurs combattants.”
Vous avez toujours voulu vous unifier pour déterminer qui est le meilleur ou le vrai champion. En 20-11, vous avez presque combattu une unification en tant que poids lourd léger WBA mais alors champion WBO Juergen Braehmer qui est soudainement rentré chez vous quelques jours avant le combat d'unification prévu. Que ressentez-vous de savoir que vous combattrez Lebedev pour les titres WBA super et IBF cruiserweight dans 120 journées à partir de mai 21?
BS: “Cela a toujours été mon objectif – d'unifier – et je suis encore plus motivé en sachant que je vais me battre pour ces deux titres très bientôt.”
Pensez-vous qu'un accord sera conclu entre votre manager, Le promoteur d’Al Haymon et Lebedev, Andrei Ryabinsky, ou ira-t-il en bourse?
BS: “Ça ne me concerne pas, s'il va à une offre de bourse, ou où se trouve l'emplacement. Cependant, J'espère que les parties pourront trouver le meilleur accord possible pour toutes les personnes impliquées.”
Si Lebedev ne veut pas se battre contre vous et qu'il renonce à sa ceinture de super-titre WBA, Où allez-vous à partir de là, combattre le deuxième challenger obligatoire Yunier Dorticos?
BS: “J'ai entendu des rumeurs selon lesquelles Lebedev ne voulait pas me battre et, si c'est vrai et qu'il abandonne sa ceinture WBA Super, alors je veux combattre Dorticos parce que chaque organisation ne devrait avoir qu'un seul champion dans chaque division. J'espère que ce n'est pas le cas, comme j'attendais de combattre Lebedev depuis que j'ai remporté le titre provisoire WBA (obligatoire) de retour en juillet de 2015. La WBA nous a ordonné de nous battre dans 120 journées du 21 mai. Je suis prêt, disposé et capable de le combattre et j'espère qu'il est prêt, aussi.”
Les fans peuvent ami Beibut Shumenov sur sa page Fan Facebook à www.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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World champion Beibut Shumenov to defend title vs. Junior Wright this Saturday night in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS (Mai 18, 2016) – World Boxing Association (WBA) Intérimaire champion Cruiserweight mondiale Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KOs) makes his first title defense ce samedi nuit (Mai 21) against WBA No. 11-Évalué Junior “Ouragan” Wright (15-1-1, 12 KOs) at The Chelsea inside of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
“I’m happy to get the opportunity to fight ce samedi nuit,” Shumenov dit, “but I wish that I could fight more often. I’ve been ready since January. Every training session I gain new knowledge. I am a completely different fighter than in my last fight.”
Shumenov’s last fight was back in July, in which he defeated B.J. Fleurs (31-1-1, 20 KOs) by 12-round unanimous decision in Las Vegas to capture the vacant WBA Interim title, making the former WBA light heavyweight champion Shumenov the first professional boxer from Kazakhstan to be a two-division world champion.
By becoming the WBA Interim cruiserweight champion, Shumenov also became the No. 1 ranked mandatory challenger for WBA Super cruiserweight titlist Denis Lebedev (28-2, 21 KOs), who also fights ce samedi in Russia against International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Victor Emilio “Tyson de Abasto” Ramirez (22-2-1, 17 KOs) in a unification match.
The WBA has already mandated that the Lebedev-Ramirez must fight Shumenovdans 120 journées. Le WBA, cependant, has failed to explain why it also declared a WBA “régulier” cruiserweight world title fight ce vendredi night in France between No. 2 yunier Dorticos et n. 5 Youri Kalenga (since upgraded to No. 3), especially after announcing that it would work this year to have only one world champion in each weight class.
Shumenov, bien sûr, is risking his mandatory position by fighting Wright, the former 5-time Chicago Golden Gloves champion. “I need to stay active,” Shumenov explained why he’s taking such a risk. “Chaque combat, I gain experience and it also helps me develop my fighting skills.”
The 12-round Shumenov vs. Wright title fight is on the non-televised portion of The Cosmopolitan show.
Les fans peuvent ami Beibut Shumenov sur sa page Fan Facebook àwww.facebook.com/BeibutShumenov.
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HURRICANE WRIGHT WANTS TO TOPPLE TOP CRUISERWEIGHTS CHICAGO BOXER TARGETS CHAMP SHUMENOV

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Chicago, IL (Février 22, 2016) – BoxRec.com says Wright junior is the number-two ranked cruiserweight in the United States, and the Chicagoan is keen to show he should have the top slot.

Vendredi, la 15-1-1 Wright got a 1st round stoppage over Jim Franklin on a show in Iowa, and the boxer feels he’s building superb momentum, which will soon result in another title shot.

“The fight was over so fast I couldn’t really tell you much about it,” said Wright, rire. “But I threw a really good body shot to put him down and then afterwards I just threw a lot of combinations when he got up and they stopped it. I feel great about my win. While training for my world title fight with Rakhim Chakhiev in 2015, I had an injury but still went ahead with the fight. After the match I had surgery and now I am 100 hundred percent. I feel ready for all the top cruiserweights in the world, from what I see there is not much out there to worry about in the division. I would love the opportunity to fight Beibut Shumenov for a world title. He is one of the dominant champions and his fights happen in the U.S. so I feel there is no home-turf advantage, no jet leg to worry about. I feel very confident in this fight and my abilities!”

Wright is now No. 13 in the WBA and wants to fight best in the division, including WBA world champion Shumenov, or BoxRec No. 1 in the USA, BJ Flores.

His promoter Dmitry Salita backs the fighter nicknamed “Ouragan” all the way.

“I’ve always felt that Junior Wright is one of the best cruiserweights in the world and most definitely in the U.S.,” Parole dit. “I believe he has the tools to compete with and beat the best fighters in the cruiserweight division.”
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Salita Promotions Wins Big! Detroit Brawl a Motor City Success on Saturday Night

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Promoter Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions wishes to thank the multitude of fans and everyone involved in the great success of his debut “La bagarre de Détroit” show in Detroit last Saturday, Février 6.
Held at the beautiful Masonic Temple Downtown, the well-attended “La bagarre de Détroit” featured a night of entertaining fights with an old-school Detroit feel. Even Detroit greats Thomas Hearns and Hilmer Kenty were in attendance.
“I was very happy with the entire event,” ledit mot. “The fans came out, the fighters fought hard and in that classic venue, it felt like a boxing show from days gone by. I wish to thank everyone from Kronk and especially Javan Hill, as well as Dennis Turner and the staff at the Masonic for all their help. And to the Detroit boxing community in general, who helped get the word out on the show and helped make it such a success.”
Mot, who says this was the first of a series of regular shows, says he won’t rest on the success of the first event for long.
“We are looking at doing the second Detroit Brawl in early spring,” il dit. “It is so apparent that this city loves its boxing and I’m proud to be bringing it to them.”
Dates and venue “Detroit Brawl 2” will be announced in the near future.
Results from the inaugural Detroit Brawl
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Dimash Niyazov (9-0-3, 4 KOs) W6 (UD) James Lester (10-10, 4 KOs)
Scores: 58-55, 58-55, 59-54.
James Gordon Smith (9-0, 6 KOs) KO2 Antwan Robertson (10-15-1, 5 KOs)
Temps: 2:21.
Eudy “AK47” Bernardo (21-0, 15 KOs) KO 2 Ben Odamattey (16-13-3, 9 KOs)
Temps: 1:18.
Edward Williams (11-1-1, 4 KOs) W6 (UD) Angel Figueroa (4-3-1)
Scores: 60-54, 59-55, 60-54.
James Ballard (6-0, 3 KOs) TKO3 Nathan Bedwell (5-16, 2 KOs)
Temps: 1:39.
Emilio Salas (5-1-1, 3 KOs) KO2 Karinn Davis (2-6, 2 KOs
Temps: 2:16.
Serdar Hudayberdiyev TKO4 Kevin Shacks (0-2)
Temps: 1:33
Kane Heron (3-0, 2 KOs) TKO1 Brian Otey (0-2)
Temps: 1:33
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Full Card Announced for Saturday Night’s ‘Detroit Brawl’ at Masonic Temple

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The full card has been announced for promoter Dmitriy Salita’s “La bagarre de Détroit” cetteSamedi, Février 6, à 6:30 h at the iconic Masonic Temple in Downtown Detroit.
Dans l'événement principal de la nuit, WBA #14-ranked cruiserweight Junior “Ouragan” Wright (14-1-1, 11 KOs) of Chicago will face Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania’s Chris “Cauchemar” Stallworth (9-3, 3 KOs) in a six-round cruiserweight battle. The powerful 29-year-old Wright has already challenged for a world title and is looking to secure another opportunity.
In the intriguing six-round co-main event, undefeated New York (via Kazakhstan) lightweight Dimash Niyazov (8-0-3, 4 KOs) takes on Detroit’s capable James Lester (10-9, 4 KOs). While Niyazov has the unbeaten record, Lester has been in with stronger opposition and always been competitive.
Topping the undercard, Detroit’s undefeated bantamweight James Gordon Smith (8-0, 5 KOs) will go against Saint Paul, Minnesota veteran Antwan Robertson (10-14-1, 6 KOs).
Les billets pour “La bagarre de Détroit” sont au prix de $28, $38, $48, $63, $93, et $123 et are available at all Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com, en appelant 800-745-3000, or by visiting the Masonic Temple box office. For event information visit themasonic.com et SalitaPromotions.com.
In other exciting action, Detroit’s Ed Williams (10-1-1, 4 KOs) will face Angel Figueroa (4-2-1) of Lorain, Ohio, in a six-round welterweight bout.
In a super lightweight six-rounder Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic’s undefeated Eudy Bernardo (20-0, 14 KOs) goes against Ben Odamattey (16-12-3, 9 KOs) d'Accra, Ghana. Bernardo, considered a strong up-and-coming prospect, is now trained by Detroit’s former world champion Frank Tate and is looking for a world title opportunity in the very near future.
Dans les combats de quatre rondes, light heavyweight James Ballard (5-0, 2 KOs) of Detroit battles Nathan Bedwell (5-15, 4 KOs) of Lexington, Tennessee; cruiserweight Emilio Salas (4-1-1, 2 KOs) de Coamo, Puerto Rico, faces Jackson, Michigan’s Karinn Davis (2-5, 2 KOs); and Canadian super welterweight Kane Heron (2-0, 1 KO) will face Michigan’s Brian Otey (0-1).
Rounding out the action in a very special pro debut, Turkmenistan’s former Asian Games Amateur Champion, Serdar Hudayberdiyev will face Kevin Shacks (0-1).
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