Shields-Habazin undercard features Motor City talent

Press Release

17/09/2019

Shields-Habazin undercard features Motor City talent

An all-Detroit shootout and an appearance by an exciting and popular international female fighter will highlight the non-televised undercard of the Saturday, October 5th event at the Dort Federal Event Center in Flint, Mich that is headlined by the Claressa Shields  vs. Ivana Habazin 154-pound title fight live on Showtime. In addition to the main event, which will be for the WBO junior middleweight championship, the Showtime broadcast will also see Saginaw, Michigan heavyweight Jermaine Franklin (19-0, 13 KOs) facing Czech Republic's Pavel Sour (11-1, 6 KOs). The show will also feature a five-fight mix of local and international talent, topped by a classic "All Detroit" ten-round super flyweight showdown between West Detroit's Jarico "Great Lakes King" O'Quinn (12-0-1, 8 KOs) and East Detroit's James "O.G." Smith (13-2, 7 KOs).
 
Stepping in for her third pro fight in the U.S., IBO 154-pound champion Hannah Rankin (7-3, 1 KO) from Glasgow Scotland takes on California-based veteran Erin Toughill (7-5-1) in a six-round showcase...
 
Also scheduled for action will be Saginaw, Mich. cruiserweight Robert Simms (9-3, 3 KOs) going into a six-round battle against Columbus, Ohio's Michael Glasscox (6-3-2, 5 KOs)...
 
Kazakhstani heavyweight Izim Izbaki (2-0, 1 KO) faces Mount Morris, Michigan's Troy Albring (0-2) over four rounds and...
 
Welterweight Jacob Bonas (3-0-1, 2 KOs), one of the last of the young fighters trained by the late, great Emanuel Steward, takes on Indiana's Norfleet Stitts (1-3) in a four-rounder to open the card.
 
"Homecoming for Herstory" is promoted by Salita Promotions. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com and at the Dort Center box office.