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Hape! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
Las Vegas (Ka 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos)will battle once-beaten Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 Kos)le contender holimo B.J. Lipalesa nka ka Mexico ea Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 Kos) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Moqebelo, Ka 21 ho tloha The Chelsea ka hare The Cosmopolitan ea Las Vegas.
The May 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. LE/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara le U.S. Olympian Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo loantšanang mampoli e kileng 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 letsoalloa la Shymkent, Kazakhstan loana tsoa Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, e leng mo bona fumana chelete le cruiserweight moqhaka ka hlōla BJ. Flores a July. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. The 32 ea lilemo li hlōla lefatšeng le tlotla ka leseli heavyweight ka hlōla Gabriel Campillo ho la Las Vegas a 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.
Habeli ka U.S. National Champion e le e tsenwe, 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, ea ileng a e-s'o ile a khaotsa ho.
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