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Bebe Kokoa! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
Las Vegas (Mey 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos)will battle once-beaten Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 Kos)ary ambony ka hiady B.J. Flowers maka ny Meksika Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 Kos) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Asabotsy, Mey 21 amin'ny The Chelsea ao anatiny Ny Cosmopolitan ny Las Vegas.
The May 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. SY/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara ary U.S. Olympian Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo tompon-daka teo aloha miady Austin trondro 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).
Ny tompon-tany ny Shymkent, I Kazakhstan niady avy any Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, izay nahita azy ny cruiserweight mahazo satro-boninahiny ka nandresy BJ. Flores tamin'ny volana Jolay. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. Ny 32 taona, nahazo anaram-boninahitra ao amin'ny fahazavana izao tontolo izao lanja mavesatra amin'ny nandresy Gabriel Campillo any Las Vegas ao 2010. The 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.
Indroa isan-U.S. Tompon-daka-pirenena toy ny matihanina, 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, izay tsy mbola nitsahatra.
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