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Više! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
LAS VEGAS (Maj 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KOs)will battle once-beaten Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 KOs)i glavni kandidat B.J. Cvijeće preuzima u Meksiku Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 KOs) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Subota, Maj 21 iz The Chelsea unutra U Cosmopolitan u Las Vegasu.
The May 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 poslije podne. I/6 poslije podne. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara i U.S. Olimpijski Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo bore bivši šampion Austin Trout and unbeaten contender Jermell Charlo facing top contender John Jackson for the vacant WBC Super Welterweight world title.
Shumenov will defend his cruiserweight title in a 12-round matchup with Wright while Flores will make his heavyweight debut against and Santos in a six-round tilt.
Rounding out the action is Las Vegas-native Lanell “KO” Mijeh (15-1-1, 8 KOs) in an eight-round super middleweight contest against Virginia’s Scott Sigmon (26-8-1, 14 KOs) and unbeaten prospect Tra-Kwon “Nadčovjek” Pettis (3-0, 1 KOs) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodriguez (6-2, 2 KOs).
Rođen u Shymkent, Kazahstan bori se Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, koji ga vidio zaraditi kruzer krunu pobijedivši BJ. Flores je u julu. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. 32-godišnji je osvojio titulu svjetskog prvaka u teškoj kategoriji pobijedivši na svjetlo Gabriel Campillo u Las Vegasu 2010. The 2004 Olympian for Kazakhstan went on to defend his title five times and will make his first 200-pound defense against Chicago’s Wright. The 29-year-old has won back-to-back fights since suffering his only loss last May.
Dva puta U.S. National Champion kao amater, Flores seeks a run at a world title after coming up just short in a decision loss to Shumenov last July. Born in San Francisco, but fighting out of Chandler, Arizona, Flores had won seven fights in a row before his last bout including victories over veterans Kevin Engel and Anthony Caputo Smith. He will be opposed by the durable Mexican Santos, koji nikada nije prestao.
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