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Más! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
LAS VEGAS (Mayo 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KOs)will battle once-beaten Júnior Wright (15-1-1, 12 KOs)y los principales candidatos B.J. Flores lleva en México de Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 KOs) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Sábado, Mayo 21 desde La Chelsea dentro The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
El Mayo 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. Y/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara y nosotros. Olímpico Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo luchando contra el ex campeón Austin trucha and unbeaten contender Jermell Charlo frente al principal contendiente 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” Fuelle (15-1-1, 8 KOs) in an eight-round super middleweight contest against Virginia’s De Scott Sigmon (26-8-1, 14 KOs) y el invicto prospecto Tra-Kwon “Superhombre” Pettis (3-0, 1 KOs) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodriguez (6-2, 2 KOs).
Un nativo de Shymkent, Kazajstán luchando fuera de Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, que lo vio ganar una corona de peso crucero al derrotar BJ. Flores en julio. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. El jugador de 32 años de edad, ganó un título mundial en el peso semipesado al derrotar a Gabriel Campillo en Las Vegas en 2010. La 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.
Dos veces al U.S. Campeón Nacional como aficionado, 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, que nunca se ha detenido.
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