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To the delight of the sizable Mexican community in Detroit, op Zaterdag, Juli 16, world-rated Mexican heavyweight contender Andy “The Destroyer van Mexicali” Ruiz will appear in the 10-round main event of Salita Promotions’ volgende “Detroit Brawl” aflevering in de Masonic Temple in Downtown Detroit.
26-jarige Ruiz, van Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, is a former amateur standout, now undefeated at 27-0, 18 KOs as a professional and rated WBO #5, IBF #5, en WBC #7 bij zwaargewicht. Ruiz is the current NABF heavyweight champion and has already made four successful defenses. Daarvoor, hij hield het WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight Championship en maakte nog eens drie succesvolle verdedigingen voordat hij het opgaf.
In zijn laatste optreden in de ring, Ruiz stopped former world title challenger Ray Austin in the fourth round on Mei 14 in Studio City, Californië.
“I cannot wait to get back into the ring,” said Ruiz. “I’ve got some thunder coming with me to Detroit.”
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“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.”
Het geven van de “Detroit Brawl” crowd its usual international flavor will be red-hot welterweight KO artist Bakhtiyer Eubov (10-0, 10 KO) of Aktjubinsk, Kazakhstan making a very special six-round appearance, along with welterweights Giorgi Gelashvili (4-0, 2 KO) Brooklyn via Georgia en Serdar Hadurbadyev (2-0, 2 KO) van Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan in other six-round bouts.
Making his long-awaited four-round pro debut that night will be “Southpaw Prince” Gheith Karim, een drievoudig nationaal amateurkampioen uit Dearborn, Michigan. Een product van de Kronk Gym, Karim werd al sinds zijn leeftijd aangeprezen door de legendarische Kronk-oprichter Emanuel Steward 11. Hij zal strijden als junior middengewicht.
Ook gepland voor die avond zijn publiekslieveling Detroit-prospects, waaronder cruiserweight Demetrius Banks (7-0, 4 KO) in een zes-rounder; middengewicht Dorell Van Horn Jr (9-0, 6 KO) in een zes-rounder; as well as Detroit bantamweight Jarico O’Quinn (1-0, 1 KO); super bantamgewicht Zach Shamoun (3-0-1, 3 KO) van Bloomfield Hills Michigan; en cruiserweight Clarence Dubose (3-0, 3 KO) van Eastpointe, Michigan, in afzonderlijke vier-ronders.
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