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Power Punching Shoh Ergashev Wins Again in Russia, Calls Out Brandon Rios, Post-Fight

Undefeated junior welterweight slugger Shohjahon “Shoh” Ergashev notched another dominating victory on Sunday night, in front of a packed house at the Korston Club Hotel Moscow, в Москве, Россия, as he demolished opponent Juma Waswa in four one-sided rounds.

 

 

 

Fighting in the 10-round main event, Uzbekistan-born southpaw Ergashev (сейчас 13-0, 12 КО) was even able to drop Uganda’s Waswa for the first and second times ever, before stopping him the first time in his career.

 

 

 

Ergashev showed his versatility, as he dug a lot of punches to the body to lower the defense of his opponent, who was fighting out of a high-hand-raised peekaboo stance. Throughout the fight, Waswa (сейчас 10-3-1, 4 КО) didn’t manage to land even one clean punch.

 

 

 

потом, the confident Ergashev called for a high-profile opponent to face him.

 

 

 

“I am happy I got to get in some rounds and the fight concluded as I wished with a stoppage,«Сказал Эргашев, “but now I am ready to come back to the US and get some big names under my belt. How about Brandon Rios? I would break him in half.”

 

 

 

25-year-old Ergashev, a national hero in Uzbekistan, trains at the Kronk Boxing Gym in Detroit under the watchful eyes of Javan SugarHill Steward and co-trainer Rick Phillips.

 

 

 

“Shoh is one of the most exciting and hardest punchers in boxing,” said Ergashev’s promoter, Дмитрий Салита. “I feel very confident that he can beat all the champions in the division and he is still getting better in every fight. С его власти, the sky is the limit.”

Junior Welterweight Power Puncher Shoh Ergashev Returns to Action on August 19

Uzbekistan-born junior welterweight sensation Shohjahon “Shoh” Ergashev will return to action on Sunday, Август 19, at the Korston Club Hotel Moscow, в Москве, Россия. The fearsome punching southpaw Ergashev (12-0, 11 КО) will face Kampala, Uganda’s Juma Waswa (10-2-1, КО) в главном событии 10-раундовом.

 

 

 

В своем последнем бою, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn in April, the WBA #7-ranked Ergashev went the 10-round distance for the first time while winning every round and the WBA International title against former World Series of Boxing Champion Zhimin Wang of China.

 

 

 

Эргашев, who spends most of his time training at the Kronk Boxing Gym in Detroit, says that even though Wasma has never been stopped or knocked down in his career, he is shunning the boxer’s convention of saying he will go for the KO only if it presents itself.

 

 

 

The fearless Uzbek says he’s only out for one thing in this and every fight.

 

 

 

“I am happy to be fighting in Moscow in front of my fans from Russia and Uzbekistan. My goal is to score exciting knockouts and that’s what I plan on doing August 19.”

 

 

 

“Shoh is one of the hardest punchers in boxing,” said Ergashev’s promoter, Дмитрий Салита. “I believe he has all the ingredients to be a dominant force and one of the most exciting fighters in the sport. Августа 19, he will take another step toward his goal of winning a world title in the near future.”

 

 

 

Слово, says the 25-year-old is a bright light, even in his formidable stable of Soviet Bloc fighters that includes undefeated Kazakhstani junior welterweight showman Bakhtiyar Eyubov, world-rated super middleweight Aslambek Idigov, world-rated light heavyweight Umar Salamov, непобедимый тяжеловес Апти Davtaev, world-rated Ukrainian-born Korean Arnold Khegai, тяжелый вес соперник Алексей Зубы, будущий чемпион Непобедимый женщин Елена Савельева, top-rated bantamweight Nikolai Potapov and undefeated IBF #1 contender Elena Gradinar.