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Detroit Brawl Series Leading Way
To Motown Boxing Renaissance
As he prepares for his latest Detroit Brawl event this
Saturday (March 5, 2022), promoter Dmitriy Salita of Salita
Promotions says he’s honored to be part of the exciting
revival of boxing in the historic city.
Salita, who started his mission to help revive the storied
fighting history of Detroit just over six years ago, will
promote his 17th show in the area this weekend in the
Lincoln Ballroom of the Ford Community & Performing Arts
Center in Dearborn, Michigan, when Saginaw, Michigan,
spoiler Robert Simms (11-3, 3 KOs) will test the mettle of
undefeated New Yorker Moses “ThunderHands” Johnson (8-0, 7
KOs) in the night’s 10-round heavyweight main event.
“I’m pleased to be part of bringing boxing back to Motown,”
said Dmitriy Salita. “This is the comeback city and that’s
what we are seeing. Detroit boxing is back! Just like in the
classic days of boxing, this Saturday night in Dearborn, we
have a great heavyweight main event, a classic 50/50
crossroads matchup that could truly go either way. A great
show for the fans to see the next generation of stars in our
area.”
Truly an international event, WBC #10- and IBF #9-ranked
super middleweight Vladimir Shishkin (12-0, 7 KOs), will
take on Ecuadorian trialhorse Jeyson “Verdugo” Minda
(14-6-1, 8 KOs), in a bout scheduled for eight rounds; while
in the 10-round super middleweight co-main event will be
Detroit’s own Winfred “Hot Boy” Harris Jr. (21-1-1, 10 KOs)
taking on another veteran known for pulling off occasional
surprises, former NABA-US Super Middleweight Champion Dashon
“Fly Boy” Johnson of Riverside, California.
Also seeing action will be undefeated middleweight terror
Marlon Harrington (6-0, 5 KOs) stepping up in class to face
Montevideo, Uruguay’s Andres Viera (11-4, 8 KOs) in a
six-round brawl.
Featured in four-round showcase bouts will be popular Grand
Rapids, Michigan-based former amateur stars Joseph “Sug”
Hicks Jr. (1-0, 1 KO) taking on Justin Baesman (0-2) of
Herlong, California; and Joshua Pagan (1-0, 1 KO) facing
Iowa’s Hugo Gutierrez (0-3), while undefeated Detroit super
welterweight Gordie Russ II (3-0, 3 KOs) takes on Jarrell
“Snap” Murray (0-3) of Iowa.
Making their Detroit Brawl debuts against opponents TBA will
be Dearborn’s own 19-year-old undefeated southpaw Husam Al
Mashhadi (2-0, 2 KOs) in a super welterweight four-rounder;
and Detroit’s Vernon Webber will hope to make his
heavyweight pro debut a memorable one against Pontiac
Michigan’s also debuting Luke Sills.
“It’s a great show we have this Saturday,” continued Salita.
“Many of the stars of tomorrow will be there in tough
matchups. It’s the kind of old-school show that used to be a
regular attraction in this great city. Where you could go
watch two tough prospects battle for a chance to move up the
ladder and see future big names before they became the next
Detroit superstars.”
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