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Gehiago! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
LAS VEGAS (Maiatza 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos)will battle once-beaten Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 Kos)eta goiko contender B.J. Flowers Mexikoko hartzen du Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 Kos) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Larunbata, Maiatza 21 batetik The Chelsea barruan Las Vegas Cosmopolitan.
The May 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. ETA/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara eta U.S. Olympian Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo txapeldun ohia borrokalari 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” Hauspoak (15-1-1, 8 Kos) in an eight-round super middleweight contest against Virginia’s Scott Sigmon (26-8-1, 14 Kos) eta irabazi gabeko perspektiba Tra-Kwon “Superman” Pettis (3-0, 1 Kos) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodriguez (6-2, 2 Kos).
Shymkent jaiotzez, Kazakhstan Las Vegas kanpo borrokan, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, bertan ikusi cruiserweight koroa bat irabazten zion BJ garaituz. Uztailean Flores. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. 32 urte ditu mundu argi heavyweight at titulu bat irabazi Gabriel Campillo garaituz Las Vegas-en arabera 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.
Birritan U.S bat. Espainiako txapelduna amateur gisa, 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, Nork ez du inoiz gelditu.
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