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Heavyweights Simms & Johnson To Rumble In Detroit Brawl
Main Event March 5 In Dearborn
On Saturday, March 5, 2022, in the Lincoln Ballroom of the
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn,
Michigan, Salita Promotions will present another edition of
the “Detroit Brawl” series, this time featuring Saginaw,
Michigan, heavyweight spoiler Robert Simms (11-3, 3 KOs)
taking on undefeated New Yorker Moses “ThunderHands” Johnson
(8-0, 7 KOs) in the 10-round main event.
Tickets for “Detroit Brawl” start at $35. Order tickets
online or call or visit the Ford Community & Performing Arts
Center Box Office (313.943.2354) at 15801 Michigan Ave. in
Dearborn during Box Office hours: Thursday and Friday from
11 am to 4 pm and 5 pm to 8:30 pm on the day of the event.
A proven spoiler, in six years as a professional, Simms has
faced a number of quality opponents, often as the B side of
the bout sheet, taking upset victories over then 15-1 Joe
Cusumano (W 6), then 8-0-2 Colby Madison (W 8), and in his
last ring appearance, a unanimous decision over then 8-1
Aaron Quintana last March. Still improving, Simms has lost
only one fight of his last seven.
Born and raised in Huntington, New York, 29-year-old Johnson
has gone undefeated, thus far, in his four-year career,
stopping all but one opponent. As an amateur, Johnson was a
2015 Golden Gloves Champion in the super heavyweight open
class. Johnson has worked as a sparring partner for top
heavyweight Daniel Dubois. Simms represents, by far, his
toughest opponent to date.
Featured in the co-main event will be Detroit super
middleweight Winfred Harris Jr. (21-1-1, 10 KOs). Also
seeing action will be undefeated middleweight terror Marlon
Harrington (6-0, 5 KOs), as well as popular Grand Rapids,
Michigan-based former amateur stars Joseph “Sug” Hicks Jr.
(1-0, 1 KO), and Joshua Pagan (1-0, 1 KO) in separate four-rounders.
All undercard opponents will be announced shortly.
“The last Detroit Brawl was a tremendous success and we’re
coming back to the same terrific venue for another night of
world-class Michigan boxing,” said event promoter, Dmitriy
Salita. “We’ve got many of the best prospects in the state
that will be in tough match-ups, starting with our
heavyweight main event, that I can’t pick a winner of. Both
guys have a lot to prove, so it should be a sensational
night of boxing from beginning to end.”
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