Houston, Texas (Lub ob hlis ntuj 12, 2015) – Gary Shaw Productions thiab Savarese Promotions yog tsos ncha moo lawv union los txhawb ib qho ntawm feem txawj ntse thiab tuaj zeem muag nyob rau hauv lub teeb Heavyweight faib, Medzhid Bektemir (14-0, 11 Kos). A devastating puncher with power in both hands, Bektemirov kuj muaj ceev thiab quickness, ua nws ib yam ntawm cov feem ntau tham txog neeg tua hluav taws nyob rau hauv Russia.
Yug nyob rau hauv Makhachkala, Russia, Bektemirov, tam sim no nyob nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws USA, qhov chaw uas nws tsheb ciav hlau nrog Ronnie Shields nyob rau ntawm lub “PLEX” nyob rau hauv Stafford, Texas. A hard worker who practically lives in the gym, Medzhid noj, pw thiab nqus pa boxing.
“Kuv qhia koj txoj cai tam sim no, Medzhid Bektemirov yog ib qho ntawm feem feemxyuam fighters Kuv twb pom nyob rau hauv ib tug thaum lub sij hawm,” hais tias Gary Shaw. “He has the rare combination of speed and power. I’m talking destructive power coming from both hands. His hooks are deadly and his fast feet are amazing. I’m going to go out on a limb and say Bektemirov could be the next great fighter to come out of Russia. I have the greatest amount of respect for Gennady Golovkin thiab Sergey Kovalev, both are great champions. Golovkin is a very special fighter and if Bektemirov can reach his level, then we’ll have something special as well. I believe Bektemirov will be looking to face Kovalev in the not so distant future.”
Nyob rau hauv tsuas yog nws 12th sib ntau sib tw, Bektemirov tej tus Qhov United States (USNBC) teeb Heavyweight title nrog ib tug dominating kev kawm tiv thaiv Randy Griffin (25-4-3, 13 Kos), winning a lopsided twelve-round unanimous decision. Having gone twelve rounds in a professional bout already, Medzhid Bektemir, tau pov thawj nws yuav mus rau hauv lub deb yog tias xav tau kev yuav.
“Nyob rau hauv 2015 Medzhid Bektemirov yuav ua kom nws muaj lub npe hu rau txhua leej txhua tus nyob rau hauv lub teeb-Heavyweight faib.”Lou Savarese hais. “This kid reminds me of Mike Tyson with his heavy hands and tremendous speed. I’ve been in the ring with Tyson and I’m confident when I say Bektemirov reminds me a lot like Mike. Gary and I are going to put tremendous amount promoting Medzhid. He will become a household name very soon and we are gunning for that world title.”
“Kuv xav tias tau koob hmoov yuav tsum tau nce los ntawm Gary Shaw thiab Lou Savarese uas tau nyob rau hauv boxing ntau xyoo,” Medzhid Bektemir hais tias. “I’ve come a long way from Russia to pursue my dream of becoming a champion. I love to fight and I get great enjoyment when I knockout my opponent. In every bout, I’m always going to be looking to end the fight early. The fans want to see knockouts and that is my specialty.”