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Mwy! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
LAS VEGAS (Mai 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos)yn brwydro unwaith-guro Wright Iau (15-1-1, 12 Kos)a contender top B.J. Blodau yn cymryd ar Mecsico Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 Kos) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Dydd Sadwrn, Mai 21 o Y Chelsea y tu mewn Mae Cosmopolitan o Las Vegas.
The May 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara a U.S. Olympaidd Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo brwydro cyn-bencampwr Austin Brithyll ac ymrysonwr heb ei guro 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” Bellows (15-1-1, 8 Kos) in an eight-round super middleweight contest against Virginia’s Scott Sigmon (26-8-1, 14 Kos) a gobaith diguro Tra-Kwon “Superman” Pettis (3-0, 1 Kos) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodriguez (6-2, 2 Kos).
Yn frodor o Shymkent, Kazakhstan yn ymladd allan o Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, a welodd ef yn ennill coron cruiserweight trwy guro BJ. Flores ym mis Gorffennaf. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. Enillodd y 32-mlwydd-oed teitl pwysau trwm y byd yn ysgafn drwy guro Gabriel Campillo yn Las Vegas yn 2010. Y 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.
Dwywaith y U.S. Pencampwr Cenedlaethol fel amatur, 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, sydd erioed wedi ei atal.
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