FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) – On Thursday night, Flint boxer Ardreal Holmes Jr. (15-0-0, 6 KOs) will take center stage as the main event in his hometown.
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“Huge blessing,” Holmes Jr. said. “Just total excitement. Just ready to deliver and execute.”
Holmes Jr. will put his undefeated record on the line against Cuban boxer Hugo Noriega (10-2-0, 5 KOs) in the main event of the BIG TIME BOXING USA fight card at the Dort Center on Thursday, November 12.
The card features Holmes and a host of Flint boxers who grew up training at Berston Field House, including Holmes’ younger brother Jaquan McElroy, Leon Lawson III and Chris Thompson.
“You know how you listen to a song and get chills through your body? It’s the same feeling,” Lawson III said
“It’s home,” McElroy said. “You feel comfortable at home. That’s the feeling I’m getting.”
15-time world champion Claressa Shields was on hand at the open media workout at Berston, helping Holmes Jr. prepare for his fight. The two have known each other since they were kids. Shields says she has tremendous respect for Holmes Jr.
“I respect his skills,” Shields said. “I see that he’s working on his uppercuts, his hooks. He’s looking like he’s better from the last time that I seen him and if he got better from the last time I seen him when he got a second-round knockout, I know that this fight is going to be very exciting.”
The fight card will be streamed on DAZN starting at 8 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets using this link or in person at the Dort Center.
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