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Di Più! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
LAS VEGAS (Maggio 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KO)will battle once-beaten Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 KO)e concorrente in alto B.J. Fiori assume del Messico Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 KO) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Sabato, Maggio 21 da Il Chelsea dentro Il Cosmopolitan di Las Vegas.
il maggio 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 noi. Olimpionico Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo combattendo l'ex campione Austin Trota e contendente imbattuto 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” Soffietto (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 “Superuomo” Pettis (3-0, 1 KO) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodriguez (6-2, 2 KO).
Un nativo di Shymkent, Kazakistan combattimento da Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, che ha visto a guadagnare una corona cruiserweight sconfiggendo BJ. Flores nel mese di luglio. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. Il 32-year-old ha vinto un titolo mondiale a dei pesi massimi leggeri sconfiggendo Gabriel Campillo a Las Vegas nel 2010. Il 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.
Due volte U.S. Campione Nazionale come un dilettante, 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, che non è mai stato arrestato.
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