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Máis! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
LAS VEGAS (Maio 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos)will battle once-beaten Júnior Wright (15-1-1, 12 Kos)e contedor superior B.J. Flores asume a México Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 Kos) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Sábado, Maio 21 a partir de O Chelsea dentro The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
The May 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. E/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara e U.S. Olímpico Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo loitando contra o ex-campión 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” Fol (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 “Superhome” Pettis (3-0, 1 Kos) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodríguez (6-2, 2 Kos).
Un nativo de Shymkent, Casaquistán loitando fóra de Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, que o viu gañar unha coroa cruiserweight ao derrotar BJ. Flores en xullo. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. A 32-year-old gañou un título mundial no medio-pesado, derrotando Gabriel Campillo en Las Vegas en 2010. O 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.
Dúas veces por U.S. Campión Nacional como un afeccionado, 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 foi detido.
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