Dusty Hernandez Harrison’s DHH Promotions presents ‘Beltway Battles’ on October 29
Even after compiling an unbeaten report as a professional, Dusty Hernandez Harrison has skilled peaks and valleys all through his profession. From combating on ESPN telecasts to headlining membership reveals, Harrison has struggled to search out consistency in a profession that was as soon as promising.
Whereas he nonetheless hopes to proceed along with his professional profession, Harrison will start a brand new chapter in his life, one through which he will be simply as profitable as he’s as a prizefighter, if no more.
Harrison will promote his first card tonight on the Leisure and Sports activities Area in his hometown of Washington DC. In the principle occasion, featherweight prospect Cobia Breedy will face Sulaiman Segawa in a 10-round bout.
The struggle between Breedy and Segawa will stream reside on Hundreds of thousands.co (9 p.m. ET/ 6 p.m. PT, $12) and can headline a seven-bout Rising Star Promotions and DHH Promotions card.
Harrison (34-0-1, 20 knockouts), who turned professional in June 2011 on the age of 17, most not too long ago appeared within the ring on February 8 of final 12 months, stopping Australia’s Les Sherrington in Spherical 2, in close by Vienna, Virginia. Harrison fought 3 times in 2019, two-and-a-half years after defeating Thomas Lamanna by unanimous determination.
After showing on two ESPN telecasts in 2014 and combating on a card headlined by middleweight titlist Gennadiy Golovkin later that 12 months to profitable on membership reveals in entrance of sparse crowds, Harrison has struggled to search out consistency within the ring. His life outdoors of it’s serving to him discover extra of a objective as he inches in the direction of the age of 30.
“As I battle with discovering the motivation I as soon as needed to get again within the ring, I’m surrounded by boxing on a regular basis,” Harrison informed The Ring on Wednesday night. “I’ve my very own gymnasium, the place I’m coaching folks every single day, together with quantity of professionals simply getting began. It solely is sensible to make use of the issues I’ve discovered and connections I’ve made in boxing and DC through the years to strive my hand [at promoting].”
Cobia Breedy (proper) vs. Tugstsogt Nyambayar. Photograph credit score: Amanda Westcott
Like Harrison, Breedy resides within the “DMV,” which is comprised of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. Breedy (15-1, 5 KOs), who’s initially from Barbados and now resides within the DC suburb of Hyattsville, Maryland, most not too long ago fought on September 19 of final 12 months, dropping by cut up determination to former world title challenger Tugstsogt Nyambayar.
The Uganda-born Segawa (13-3-1, 4 KOs) additionally resides within the space, in Silver Spring, Maryland. His stoppage loss to Jamaine Ortiz, final November, snapped a three-bout unbeaten streak.
Different space fighters additionally on the cardboard embody DeMarcus “Chop Chop” Corley, who will face journeyman Lenwood Dozier (10-27-3, 5 KOs). Corley, a former WBO junior welterweight titleholder, has misplaced 5 of his final six bouts and has compiled a 51-33-4, 28 KOs report.
The “Beltway Battles” card was initially scheduled for September 4 however, as a number of promoters cope with unpredictable and unexpected circumstances, Harrison postponed the cardboard till tonight.
Harrison has needed to roll with the punches as a promoter as he would as a prizefighter over the past a number of weeks.
“Within the ring, you’ll be able to’t give attention to the unhealthy that simply occurred,” mentioned Harrison, who has fought on Gary Shaw Productions playing cards in addition to signing a promotional cope with Roc Nation. “When you get dropped, you must rise up and maintain combating as if it didn’t occur.
“We have now had so many fights fall out, sponsors fall via, [and an} original date postponed but we never stopped pushing to put together what I think is a great card. A [regional] title struggle, bringing again a legend [Corley] and filling the undercard with sizzling prospects, together with Jalil Hackett (1-0, 1 KO). Additionally the struggle is at a 4,000-seat enviornment, newly inbuilt DC. We have now [scaled it] for 3,000 folks. This isn’t your unusual ‘membership’ present. It doesn’t matter what. I’m pleased with what we obtained accomplished.”
Harrison does have brief and long-term targets, out and in of the ring. He desires to proceed selling playing cards however he want to lace up the gloves once more.
Whether or not he returns to the ring stays to be seen however Harrison could have discovered one other objective within the sport.
“As a promoter, brief time period [plans] are to placed on 4 reveals in DC over the subsequent 12 months,” mentioned Harrison. “[I want to] proceed to placed on nice match-ups and permit up-and-coming guys to get their begin. Lengthy-term? It’s laborious to suppose thus far forward in a sport and enterprise this unpredictable but when I can have a fighter-friendly promotional firm at some point, signing and constructing my very own guys, that may be nice.
“As a fighter, my solely aim is to only get motivated, get in form and determine if being contained in the ropes continues to be my dream.”
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has coated boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He will be reached by e mail at [email protected] or on Twitter @FSalazarBoxing.
