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Więcej! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
LAS VEGAS (Maj 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KO)will battle once-beaten Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 KO)i top pretendentem B.J. Kwiaty nabiera Meksyku Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 KO) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Sobota, Maj 21 z The Chelsea wewnątrz The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
The May 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara i patenty USA. Olimpijczyk Łopatki Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo walki byłego mistrza Austin Trout and unbeaten contender Jermell Charlo w obliczu czołowego rywala 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” Miechy (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 “Nadczłowiek” Pettis (3-0, 1 KO) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodriguez (6-2, 2 KO).
Pochodzący z Shymkent, Kazachstan walczy z Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, który widział go zdobyć pokonując koronę cruiser BJ. Flores w lipcu. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. 32-latek zdobył tytuł mistrza świata w wadze półciężkiej pokonując Gabriel Campillo w Las Vegas w 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.
Dwa patenty USA. National Champion jako amator, 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, który nigdy nie został zatrzymany.
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