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Plus! 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 Wright junior (15-1-1, 12 KOs)et haut concurrent B.J. Fleurs prend Mexique Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 KOs) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Samedi, Mai 21 à partir de Le Chelsea à l'intérieur Le Cosmopolitan de Las Vegas.
Le mai 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara et nous. Olympien Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo aux prises avec l'ancien champion Austin Trout and unbeaten contender Jermell Charlo face au meilleur candidat 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” Soufflet (15-1-1, 8 KOs) in an eight-round super middleweight contest against Virginia’s Scott Sigmon (26-8-1, 14 KOs) et perspective invaincue Tra-Kwon “Superman” Pettis (3-0, 1 KOs) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodriguez (6-2, 2 KOs).
Originaire de Shymkent, Kazakhstan combats de Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, qui l'a vu gagner une couronne cruiserweight en battant BJ. Flores en Juillet. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. Le 32-year-old a remporté un titre mondial au poids lourd légers en battant Gabriel Campillo à Las Vegas en 2010. Le 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.
Deux fois par U.S. Champion national en tant qu'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, qui n'a jamais été arrêté.
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