Flint’s undefeated 154-pound contender Ardreal Holmes Jr. will face once-beaten New Yorker Wendy Toussaint on Saturday, June 3, in a 10-round battle in Little Caesars Arena in Detroit for the USBA Super Welterweight title.
The match will serve as the co-featured bout in support of the Claressa Shields vs. Hanna Gabriels main event rematch. It will be streamed on the international sports streaming service DAZN in the U.S. and Canada.
The evening’s action also will include Grand Rapids undefeated Joseph Hicks taking on Atlanta-based Antonio Todd over eight rounds for the WBC Americas Silver Middleweight Championship.
Tickets for the live event are on sale now and can be purchased through 313Presents.com, Ticketmaster.com, and the XFINITY Box Office at Little Caesars Arena. The event is promoted by New York-based Salita Promotions and 313 Presents in Detroit.
“These are two highly competitive fights with significant consequences for the winner,” says Dmitriy Salita, president of Salita Promotions. “Both Ardreal and Hicks are some of the best talent from the state of Michigan, and they’re stepping into challenging fights with titles and world rankings at stake. These are the kind of rising stars and fights worthy of big-time boxing’s return to Detroit.”
The 28-year-old Holmes Jr. (13-0, 5 KOs), known in the ring as “Bossman,” is a 6-foot-2 left-hander and a 2016 U.S. Olympic alternate coming off a pair of professional victories.
“It means the world to me to be fighting in front of my fans in Michigan,” says Holmes. “I want to put on a great performance in this fight and open the doors toward contending for a world title in the near future. Flint watched me and Claressa train together for years, so it’ll be a treat for them to see us in action and in person on a night that’s going to be one to remember.”
Originally from Haiti, Huntington, New York’s Toussaint (14-1, 6 KOs), known in the ring as “Haitian Fire,” stands 5-foot-10½.
The 29-year-old Hicks (6-0, 5 KOs) started boxing at 19 and became a standout amateur before entering the pro ranks. He was set to captain the U.S. Olympic Team at the 2020 summer games, before the COVID-19 pandemic delayed the proceedings.
