DETROIT NATIVE RETURNS TO THE RING TO FACE EDWARD DIAZ IN CO-FEATURE OF CLARESSA SHIELDS VS. LANI DANIELS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT
Dé Sathairn, Iúil 26 AT LITTLE CAESARS ARENA IN DETROIT LIVE ON DAZN
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DETROIT (Iúil 9, 2025) – Salita Promotions has announced the signing of former WBC Super Welterweight Champion and proud Detroit nativeTony Harrison(29-4-1, 21 Kos) to their surging roster.
Embodying the Detroit fighting spirit, Harrison boasts a highly decorated career that spans over fourteen years. On a mission to reclaim a world title, Harrison is set to step back into the ring for the first time since his WBO Interim Super Welterweight showdown against Tim Tszyu in 2023. A force in the super welterweight division, Harrison defeated Jermell Charlo in 2018 to become the WBC Super Welterweight Champion, giving Charlo his first defeat. This time, Harrison is gearing up to perform for his hometown fans in the Motor City as the co-main event of the highly anticipatedClaressa Shields vs. Lani Daniels Heavyweight World Championship event onDé Sathairn, Iúil 26, at Little Caesars Arena. Opposite Harrison will be Dominican Republic’sEdward Diaz (15-6, 12 Kos). A heavy-handed competitor, Diaz is on the heels of a knockout victory over Juan Martinez.
Boxing is in Harrison’s blood as he is a third-generation professional fighter. His grandfather, Henry Hank, fought from 1955 go 1972 and retired with a record of 62-31-4, 40 Kos. Henry’s son, Ali Salaam – Harrison’s father and former trainer, now deceased – was a professional welterweight who fought from 1984 go 1989 and retired with a record of 11-6, 5 Kos.
“We are excited to get back in there and get to work,” said Harrison. “It’s been a minute, but we are going to roll out like George Foreman did for his comeback. I have a short window left, so we are going to be active, keep winning, and eventually get back to the mountain top. Regaining a world title is my No. 1 goal, and I am feeling very strong at 160. It all starts once again on July 26 in my hometown. Let’s eat.”
“Tony Harrison is the last world champion from Detroit — a fighter who has proudly carried the city’s rich boxing legacy all the way to a world title,” said Salita Promotions PresidentDmitry Salita. “Now rejuvenated at middleweight, he’s on a mission to add another belt to his already remarkable career. Fans watching live on DAZN and at Little Caesars Arena will witness an action-packed undercard featuring some of the best talent in the world.
Also featured on the impressive DAZN televised main card, rising heavyweight starPryce Taylor (8-0, 6 Kos) returns to the ring for the fourth time in 2025. On the strength of four straight knockouts, Brooklyn’s Taylor aims to continue his rise to heavyweight greatness against Saginaw, Mich.’sRobert Simms (12-4-1, 3 Kos).
Samantha Worthington (11-0, 7 Kos), atá á chomh-chur chun cinn ag Shields’Tionscnaimh T-Rexagus Arduithe Céime Salita, féachann sí le céim amháin níos gaire a thabhairt chun a aisling teideal domhanda a bhaint amach nuair a imbhuaileann sí le dream na FrainceBua Piteau (14-2, 2 Kos) do naWBA Jr. WelterweightWomen’s Interim Title. Réalta ardaitheach nach féidir a shéanadh faoi bhratach Salita Promotions, Alabama-born Worthington has passed every test in the ring impressively. Trí bhua ráitis le bliain anuas a theannadh le chéile, Tá an deis teideal eatramhach tuillte ag Worthington i rannán ina bhfuil sár-réaltaíKatie TayloragusAmanda Serrano. in aghaidh Worthington, Bíonn Piteau san iomaíocht le haghaidh spota ar bharr na roinne 140-punt réaltach. Ar neart cúig bua díreach, Beidh Piteau ag troid don chéad uair i SAM. i gcluiche ríthábhachtach i gcoinne Worthington i mí Iúil 26. Beidh buaiteoir an bhirt seo sa líne chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar bhuaiteoir Taylor vs. Serrano III, taking place this weekend
Kicking off the main card action, the reigning WBC International Women’s Featherweight champion, Caroline Veyre(9-1), a throideann amach as Montreal, céim isteach sa fáinne don dara huair i mbliana nuair a thugann sí aghaidh ar an bhFraincLicia Boudersa (23-3-2, 4 Kos) i Scriostóir Teideal Domhanda Meáchan Cleití na mBan WBC. Ag síniú isteach le Salita Promotions 2024, Tá sé cruthaithe go bhfuil Veyre ar cheann de na hiomaitheoirí is contúirtí sa rannán meáchain cleite. Ar na sála ar dhá bhua cinnireachta d’aon toil i troideanna cúl le cúl, Ullmhaíonn Veyre an chéad chéim eile a ghlacadh i dtreo ór WBC i gcoinne Boudersa a bhfuil tástáil cath air. Boudersa, 32, makes her promotional debut following a closely contested loss to Beatriz Ferreira for the IBF Lightweight World Title last year. Bródúil as taithí craobhchomórtais, Boudersa stands as a stiff test for the surging Veyre..
An GWOAT, Claressa Shields will return home on Saturday, Iúil 26, when she puts her Undisputed Heavyweight World Championship on the line in the main event at Detroit’s premier sports arenaCluiche ar líne Little Caesars Arenaagainst the reigning IBF Light Heavyweight World Champion from New Zealand, Lani Daniels (11-2-2, 1 KO). Shields, the most decorated female boxer in history, made headlines earlier this year by becoming the first woman ever to claim the Undisputed Heavyweight World Championship—and the first boxer, fireann nó baineann, to achieve undisputed status in three weight divisions. Recently signed to Salita Promotions, Daniels made history of her own when she became the first New Zealand-born fighter to win two world titles, and the first to win world titles in two different divisions when she defeated Desley Robinson in 2023. Shields vs. Daniels will air live on the global home of boxing, DAZN.
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