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Mehr! 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)will battle once-beaten Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 KOs)und Top-Anwärter B.J. Blumen nimmt Mexikos Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 KOs) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Samstag, Mai 21 von Die Chelsea innerhalb Das The Cosmopolitan.
The May 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. UND/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara und US-. Olympier Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo Kampf gegen Ex-Champion Austin Trout und ungeschlagener Anwärter Jermell Charlo mit Blick auf Top-Anwärter 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” Balg (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 “Übermensch” Pettis (3-0, 1 KOs) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodriguez (6-2, 2 KOs).
Der gebürtige Shymkent, Kasachstan aus Las Vegas kämpfen, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, Welche Ihn verdienen eine Krone im Cruisergewicht durch das Besiegen von BJ. Flores im Juli. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. Der 32-Jährige gewann einen WM-Titel im Halbschwergewicht durch das Besiegen von Gabriel Campillo in Las Vegas in 2010. Die 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.
Zweimal in der US-. National Champion als Amateur, 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, die nie aufgehört wurde,.
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