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Lebih Banyak! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
LAS VEGAS (Mei 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Biaya)will battle once-beaten Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 Biaya)dan atas pesaing B.J. Bunga Bunga mengambil Meksiko Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 Biaya) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Hari Sabtu, Mei 21 dari Itu Chelsea dalam The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
Mei 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. DAN/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara dan di luar AS. Olimpiade Baling-baling Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo berjuang mantan juara 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” Puputan (15-1-1, 8 Biaya) in an eight-round super middleweight contest against Virginia’s Scott Sigmon (26-8-1, 14 Biaya) dan prospek tak terkalahkan Tra-Kwon “Manusia unggul” kecil (3-0, 1 Biaya) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodriguez (6-2, 2 Biaya).
Berasal dari Shymkent, Kazakhstan berjuang keluar dari Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, yang melihat dia mendapatkan mahkota penjelajah dengan mengalahkan BJ. Flores pada bulan Juli. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. 32 tahun memenangkan gelar juara dunia di kelas berat ringan dengan mengalahkan Gabriel Campillo di Las Vegas pada 2010. Itu 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.
Dua kali di luar AS. Juara nasional sebagai amatir, 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, yang tidak pernah berhenti.
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