Rapid Rising Detroit Super Middleweight Prospect “Hot Boy” Harris Featured on Detroit Brawl Card
By Robert Brizel, Head Real Combat Media Boxing Correspondent
Detroit, MI (January 20th, 2022)– Salita Promotions presents a six-bout card of professional boxing at the Ford Center in Dearborn, Michigan, on Saturday night, January 22, 2022, featuring world ranked middleweight Hugo “The Boss” Centeno Jr. and Detroit super middleweight contender Winfred “Hotboy” Harris Jr. in the co-main events.
Ranked middleweight contender, Centeno, 28-3-1, 15 knockouts, Oxnard, California, has been hot and cold since August 2017, winning, losing, winning, losing, winning, drawing and winning in his last six bouts. Centeno will battle experienced veteran Antonio Todd, 12-5 with seven knockouts, Atlanta, Georgia. Todd is coming off an eight round decision win over Delveccio Savage at Buckhead Fight Club in Atlanta in December 2021.
In the eight-round co-main event, super middleweight contender Winfred “Hotboy” Harris Jr., 20-1-1 with 10 knockouts, Detroit, Michigan, coming off a second round knockout of Kenneth Council at The Civic Center in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, returns home for the first time in 3 months to face Mexican veteran Esau Herrera, 19-13-1, eight knockouts, Mexico City, Mexico, for the regional LBF USMC Super Middleweight Championship.
5-0 Detroit middleweight prospect Marlon Harrington is scheduled to appear in a six rounder versus 2-8 Terry Roscoe, Albany, Georgia. Welterweight Quinton Randall, 8-0, two knockouts, Houston, Texas, will square off against undefeated Julian Smith, 5-0, four knockouts, Country Club Hills, Illinois, in a six rounder.
In pro debuts: the card will feature the six-round pro debut, amateur star Joseph “Sug” Hicks Jr., of Grand Rapids, Michigan will face 1-7 veteran Montrel James of St. Louis, Missouri; the card will also feature the highly anticipated pro debut of amateur national champion lightweight Joshua James Pagan of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Glenn Mitchell, 3-6, three knockouts, Steubenvile, Ohio. Opening the card with the exciting action will be a four-round welterweight war between undefeated rising super welterweight prospect Gordie Russ II, 2-0, with two knockouts, Detroit, Michigan, versus Leslie Michael Klekotta, 3-7, with two knockouts, Conroe, Texas.
Ford Community & Performing Arts Center is located at 15801 Michigan Ave. in Dearborn. On fight night, doors open at 6:30 pm and the action starts at 7:00 pm. Detroit Brawl Lincoln Ballroom doors open 6:30 P.M., first bout 7 P.M. at The Ford Community & Performing Arts Center on January 22, 2022. General admission 35 dollars, VIP seating 60 dollars. The Box Office will be open 11 A.M. to 4 P.M. and 5 to 8:30 P.M. the day of the event. Tickets are available by cash, check, or credit card at the Box Office, by credit card over the telephone, or by credit card online. Call 313-943-2354 for general admission ticket inquiries. Call Lina at 313-529-7604 for VIP ticket inquiries. Thursday and Friday, and Friday 5 to 8:30 P.M the day of the event. Tickets purchased a week in advance will be mailed, tickets purchased less than a week before the event will be available at “Will call” at the Box Office the evening of the event. Free parking, food and beverage are available at the event. For more event information online, go to www.dearborntheater.com/events.
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