Ardreal Holmes will get a real dwelling sport for his subsequent ring outing.
The unbeaten junior middleweight prospect will headline the Sept. 12 version of Huge Time Boxing USA sequence on DAZN. Holmes will face Hugo Noriega atop a present from Dort Federal Occasion Heart in his hometown of Flint, Michigan.
“There’s nothing like preventing at dwelling,” famous Holmes. “I do know on Sept. 12, there will probably be a raucous crowd rooting me on. Once I get my ‘W’ over Hugo Noriega, it should put me simply that a lot nearer to my dream of profitable a world title.”
Holmes (15-0, 6 knockouts) has fought all through Michigan, however by no means in his true hometown.
The 30-year-old southpaw fought his final two bouts in Detroit. The most recent was a second-round knockout of Marlon Harrington on Feb. 20 at Wayne State Fieldhouse. That occasion marked the maiden voyage for Salita Promotions’ Huge Time Boxing USA sequence.
Salita has been instrumental in revitalizing the boxing scene in Detroit and all through Michigan. His motion to showcase prime prospect expertise on DAZN has additional aided that trigger.
“The BIG TIME BOXING sequence has shortly grow to be the premier developmental platform for younger fighters within the U.S.,” stated Salita. “Flint is the house of former heavyweight world champion Chris Byrd, Anthony and Andre Dirrell, and, in fact, The GWOAT, Claressa Shields.
“We’ve got by no means seen a crop of younger and hungry fighters just like the group preventing on Sept. 12. I really feel the following U.S. born world champion will come from proper right here within the Better Detroit and surrounding areas like Flint.”
Noriega (10-2, 5 KOs) has suffered each profession defeats in his previous 4 begins. Nonetheless, the Miami-based Cuban is coming off an eight-round win over Saul Corral on March 23 in Miami. The bout will mark his first outdoors the Southeast area.
Additionally introduced for the DAZN present are a number of in-state prospects:
- Joseph “Sug” Hicks (10-0, 7 KOs) of Grand Rapids, Mich., who faces Ronnie Austion (10-2, 7 KOs);
- Detroit’s undefeated “Hitman 2.0” Da’Velle Smith (8-0, 6 KOs)
- Flints’ Leon Lawson III (15-1, 8 KOs)
- Jaquan McElroy (1-0), Holmes’ youthful brother and promoted by Shields;
- Flint natives Chris Thompson (2-0, 2 KOs) and Deandre Savage (5-0, 5 KOs), each of whom at present prepare in Las Vegas.
