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Liyane! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
Las Vegas (May 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KOs)will battle once-beaten Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 KOs)lan ndhuwur contender B.J. Bunga njupuk ing Meksiko Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 KOs) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Setu, May 21 saka Ing Chelsea nang Ing Cosmopolitan Las Vegas.
The May 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 P.M. Lan/6 P.M. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara lan U.S. Olympian Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo battling 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” Bellows (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 “Superman” Pettis (3-0, 1 KOs) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodriguez (6-2, 2 KOs).
A kolom saka Shymkent, Kazakhstan onomatopia metu Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, kang weruh wong entuk makutha Cruiserweight kanthi ngawonaken BJ. Flores in July. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. 32-taun-lawas menang judhul donya ing abot cahya kanthi ngawonaken Gabriel Campillo ing Las Vegas ing 2010. Ing 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.
Kaping pindho U.S. Juara Nasional minangka 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, sing wis tau wis mandegake.
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