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Top Heavyweight Contender Otto Wallin Ready For Rydell
Booker On May 26 In Dearborn
WBC #11-rated heavyweight Otto Wallin says he’s taking his
upcoming fight with Rydell Booker as seriously as the world
championship fight he’s on the verge of securing with one or
two more victories.
Sweden’s Wallin (23-1, 14 KOs) will take on hometown veteran
Rydell Booker (26-5-1, 13 KOs) in the 10-round main event of
Salita Promotions’ Detroit Brawl event on Thursday, May 26,
2022, in the Lincoln Ballroom of the Ford Community &
Performing Arts Center in Dearborn, Michigan.
Tickets for “Detroit Brawl” start at $40 and can be
purchased by clicking HERE. PLEASE NOTE: Tickets ordered
online will be placed in will call at the box office for
pick-up. A limited quantity of VIP tickets is also available
by calling 313.529.7604.
“I always enter the ring knowing I’ve done all I can in
training and that brings me confidence to perform at my best
and makes me willing to do what it takes to win,” said
Wallin. “My preparations for fights, both physically and
mentally, are always 100%. This fight doesn’t have the
magnitude that I’ve been hoping for, but it’s great for me
to be active. I need that to keep developing and to be ready
when the bigger fights come.”
Wallin says despite the fight having no championship
implications, he’s ready for anything the capable Booker can
throw his way.
“Booker is a well-schooled boxer and a skillful one,” added
the 31-year-old southpaw Wallin, “and anything can happen in
heavyweight boxing, so I cannot underestimate him. I expect
me to be the busier guy with Booker trying to counter my
shots. I’m ready for whatever he will bring.”
Best known for coming heart-stoppingly close to defeating
lineal and world-recognized heavyweight champion Tyson Fury
in their September 2019 battle, Wallin says Fury’s
retirement, and the possibility of a rematch disappearing
with it, don’t overall affect the big Swede’s mission.
“My plan has always been to become heavyweight world
champion so that doesn’t change with Fury’s potential
retirement. I’m here to work my way up the rankings and
force the champions to fight me.”
“Otto Wallin is the biggest heavyweight name to fight in
Detroit since Mike Tyson, which was October 20, 2000,” said
event promoter, Dmitriy Salita. “I’m very excited about our
upcoming event, which is stacked with local and
international talent.”
A 10-round super lightweight co-main event has been added to
the already stacked card, as IBF #4, WBA #13, WBO #11 and
RING #7 super lightweight slugger Shohjahon Ergashev (21-0,
19 KOs) of Detroit via Rakhmon, Uzbekistan will take on
South American Champion Luis Alberto Veron (19-3-2, 9 KOs)
of Jose Leon Suarez, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
On the undercard, rising super welterweight powerhouse
Marlon Harrington (7-0, 6 KOs) will be appearing in an
eight-round showdown, as will fast-tracking former national
amateur champion and undefeated professional middleweight
Joseph Hicks Jr. (1-0, 1 KO) of Grand Rapids, Michigan in a
six-round bout.
Fighting in supporting bouts will be a trio of undefeated
Michigan prospects, including super welterweight Husam Al
Mashhadi (3-0, 3 KOs) of Dearborn, as well as super
lightweight Ferris Dixon Jr. (2-0, 1 KO) and also undefeated
super welterweight Da'Velle Smith (2-0, 2 KOs), both of
Detroit.
All opponents will be announced shortly and all bouts are
subject to change. The Ford Community & Performing Arts
Center is located at 15801 Michigan Ave. in Dearborn. On
fight night, doors open at 6:00 pm and the action starts at
7:00 pm.
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