Cruiserweight Champion Beibut Shumenov Takes on Chicago’s Junior Wright & Top Contender B.J. Flores Battles Mexico’s Roberto Santos on Saturday, Mei 21 From The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Zaidi! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
LAS VEGAS (Mei 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 Kos)will battle once-beaten Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 Kos)na mgombea juu B.J. Maua inachukua Mexico Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 Kos) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Jumamosi, Mei 21 kutoka The Chelsea ndani ya Mji wa Las Vegas.
The May 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. NA/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara na U.S. Olympian Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall CHARLO wakipambana bingwa wa zamani 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).
Tiketi kwa ajili ya tukio kuishi, ambayo ni kukuzwa na Mayweather Promotions na TGB Promotions, are on-sale now. Bei ya tiketi kuanza saa $39, na zinapatikana online saa www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.na or through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000;www.ticketmaster.com.
asili ya Shymkent, Kazakhstan mapigano nje ya Las Vegas, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, ambayo kumwona kupata cruiserweight taji kwa kuwashinda BJ. Flores mwezi Julai. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. 32 mwenye umri wa miaka alishinda taji la dunia katika mwanga Heavyweight kwa kuwashinda Gabriel Campillo katika Las Vegas katika 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.
Mara mbili U.S. Taifa Bingwa kama Amateur, 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, ambao haijawahi kusimamishwa.
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