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Plis! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
LAS VEGAS (Me 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Ko)will battle once-beaten Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 Ko)ak contender tèt B.J. Flè pran sou Meksik la Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 Ko) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Samdi, Me 21 soti nan Nan Chelsea andedan Cosmopolite a nan Las Vegas.
The May 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. AK/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara ak U.S. Zolenpik Pal Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo ap batay ansyen chanpyon Austin Trout and unbeaten contender Jermell Charlo facing top contender Jan 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” Bellows (15-1-1, 8 Ko) in an eight-round super middleweight contest against Virginia’s Scott Sigmon (26-8-1, 14 Ko) and unbeaten prospect Tra-Kwon “Devni selèb” Pettis (3-0, 1 Ko) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodriguez (6-2, 2 Ko).
Yon natif natal nan Shymkent, Kazakhstan goumen soti nan Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, ki te wè l 'touche yon kouwòn cruiserweight pa bat BJ. Flores nan mwa Jiyè. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. 32-zan la te genyen yon tit mond nan pwa loud limyè pa bat Gabriel Campillo nan Las Vegas nan 2010. Nan 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.
De fwa nan yon U.S. Nasyonal Champion kòm yon amatè, 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, ki moun ki pa janm te sispann.
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