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Die! Super Middleweight Contender Lanell Bellows & Super Lightweight Prospect Tra-Kwon Pettis Round Out Action in Separate Undercard Fights
Las fegasi (Le 19, 2016) – Cruiserweight champion Shumenov Beibu (16-2, 10 KOs)will battle once-beaten Junior Wright (15-1-1, 12 KOs)ati oke contender B.J. Ododo gba on Mexico ká Roberto Santos (12-3, 5 KOs) in a pair of boutsthat highlight undercard action on Saturday, Le 21 lati Awọn Chelsea inu The lele ti Las fegasi.
The May 21 event features SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING beginning at 9 p.m. ATI/6 p.m. PT with a tripleheader of 154-pound world title fights. The main event sees a rematch between WBA champion Erislandy Lara ati U.S. Olympian Vanes Martirosyanplus IBF champion Jermall Charlo njijadu tele asiwaju Austin eja 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 “Okunrin alagbara” Pettis (3-0, 1 KOs) in a six-round super lightweight battle against Mexico’s Carlos Rodriguez (6-2, 2 KOs).
A lọdọ awọn ti Shymkent, Kasakisitani ija jade ti Las fegasi, Shumenov looks to build on his last fight, eyi ti ri i jo'gun a cruiserweight ade nipa bori BJ. Flores ni July. His first title defense was scheduled for December but was cancelled when Shumenov suffered an eye injury. Awọn 32-odun-atijọ gba a aye akọle ni ina heavyweight nipa bori Gabriel Campillo ni Las fegasi ni 2010. Awọn 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.
Lẹmeji a U.S. National asiwaju bi ohun magbowo, 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, ti o ti kò ti a ti duro.
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