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Ētahi atu! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
Las Vegas (Kia 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Koó)will battle once-beaten Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 Koó)me te nguha runga B.J. Flowers e ki runga ki Mexico o Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 Koó) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Rāhoroi, Kia 21 i Te Chelsea roto Ko te Cosmopolitan o Las Vegas.
The May 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. AND/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara ko U.S. Häkinakina Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo whawhai toa o mua Austin taraute 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” Pupuhi (15-1-1, 8 Koó) in an eight-round super middleweight contest against Virginia’s Scott Sigmon (26-8-1, 14 Koó) and unbeaten prospect Tra-Kwon “Superman” Pettis (3-0, 1 Koó) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodriguez (6-2, 2 Koó).
He Māori o Shymkent, Kazakhstan whawhai i roto i Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, i kite whiwhi ia ia he karauna Cruiserweight e hinga BJ. Flores i roto i te Hōngongoi. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. Riro te 32-tau-tawhito te taitara ao i taumahamaha marama e hinga Gabriel Campillo i Las Vegas i roto i 2010. Te 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.
Rua i te U.S. National Champion hei runaruna, 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, ko wai kua kahore i mutu.
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