Houston, TX (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 23, 2015) – Undefeated teeb heavyweight contender, Medzhid “B-52” Bektemirov (16-0, 12 Kos), rov qab los rau lub nplhaib Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 5, 2015 nyob rau Osceola cuab yeej cuab tam Center nyob rau hauv Kissimmee, Florida. Medzhid will square off against Alexander Hom (24-1, 19 Kos) nyob rau hauv ib tug teem tseg 10-round bout uas yuav tsum tau qhia nyob rau HBO Latino pib ntawm 9:45 p.m. THIAB/PT.

Bektemierov, ranked WBA #12 thiab Qhov #13, yog pa roj carbon monoxide-nce los ntawm Gary Shaw Productions thiab Savarese Promotions. Alexander Brand will be a major step up in class for Bektemierov, definitely his toughest fight as a professional. Training out of Houston, Texas, Bektemierov, muab nws xav txog sib ntaus sib tua Hom rau HBO, nws thawj uas tawm hauv TV bout.

“Tiv thaiv Alexander Hom, Kuv yuav yuav tsum tau nyob rau hauv kuv qhov zoo tshaj plaws,” hais tias Medzhid “B-52” Bektemirov, uas yog khob qhov rooj tawm peb ntawm nws plaub tw. “I’ve been waiting for the opportunity to show the world that I’m a real contender. Gary Shaw and Lou Savarese did their part on getting me this fight on HBO, now it’s time to do mine. They won’t be disappointed. Everyone watching on television can expect to see a lot of bombs being thrown from me. I’m always going to be gunning for the knockout early, tab sis yuav tsum npaj mus rau hauv lub deb yog tias kuv yuav tsum tau.”

“Bektemierov tau nyob rau hauv lub gym ua hauj lwm rau nws khoom siv tes txij li thaum nws kawg sib ntaus ua ntej lawm no xyoo,” hais tias Gary Shaw. “Nws tos ntev rau lub sij hawm mus tua nyob rau hauv TV, and the fans watching on HBO are going to see B-52 drop some heavy artillery. This is a real fight with two top level contenders. Everyone should be tuning in, qhov no yog yuav mus yuav ib tug tsov rog.”

“Gary thiab kuv paub tias qhov no yog ib tug lossis loj kauj ruam mus rau Bektemierov, tab sis peb xav tias nws tau txais cov txuj ci thiab kev txawj los ua ib tug ntiaj teb no zus,” Lou Savarese hais tias. “The fight will be shown to millions watching on HBO and we feel our B-52 can come out on top. These are the type of fights that build the character of a champion.”