Press Release: Heavyweight Upset Brewing in Detroit?
Having already experienced being a world-rated TV-level fighter under tremendous pressure to win every fight impressively, Miami-based slugger Josh "Dempsey" Gormley says he much prefers the lowered expectations of being considered the "opponent" since coming back to boxing. "There's a lot of pressure on you as the A-side guy," explained Gormley. "As an opponent, I'm supposed to lose, so when I win it'll be that much more dramatic."
Gormley (22-4, 21 KOs) will face WBO #5-, IBF #5-, and WBC #7-rated and current NABF heavyweight champion Andy "The Destroyer from Mexicali" Ruiz (27-0, 18 KOs) in a non-title fight this Saturday in Detroit. The two bruising heavyweights will meet in the 10-round main event of Salita Promotions' latest "Detroit Brawl" event at the Masonic Temple.
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